Your Councillors by Party
There are 45 councillors serving the 15 wards of the borough. Councillors are elected by a simple majority and serve for four years.
The political balance of the Council is currently 26 Labour seats, 15 Conservative seats and 4 'Our West Lancashire' seats. Information about borough councillors is available below.
Complaining about a councillor
To find your councillor and further information including their contact details, political group and the committees on which they sit please use the links below:
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Terry AldridgeSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Older People's Champion
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Councillor Mark AndersonOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Patricia BurnsideBurscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Carl CoughlanTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Portfolio Holder for Leisure; and Youth Champion
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Councillor Vickie CumminsSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Portfolio Holder for Health & Wellbeing
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Councillor Terence DevineSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Armed Forces Champion
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Councillor Gareth DowlingOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Planning & Community Safety
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Councillor Anne Mary FennellOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Portfolio Holder for Communities; and Dementia Champion
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Councillor Julian Antoni FinchSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire
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Councillor Andy FowlerBurscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Yvonne GagenSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Legal & Democratic
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Councillor Nikki HennessyOrmskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Paul HennessyAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
Armed Forces Champion
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Councillor Paul HoganTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Food Security Champion
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Councillor Sarah E LawtonAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Kerry A LloydAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Rob MolloyOrmskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
Portfolio Holder for Finance
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Councillor Maureen NixonTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Mayor of West Lancashire
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Councillor Melissa S ParlourSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Donna WestOld Skelmersdale
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Adam YatesOrmskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder for Green Growth
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Robert BaileyRural North East
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Alexander BlundellRural West
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Darren DanielsTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Ian EcclesNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Thomas de FreitasNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
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Councillor John GordonBurscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
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Councillor John HowardNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Katie JuckesRural North East
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Mrs Jane MarshallRural West
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Edward PopeBurscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Jayne RearBurscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
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Councillor David WestleyTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
Leader of the Conservative Group
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Councillor Mrs Marilyn WestleyRural West
The Conservative Party
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Councillor David WhittingtonRural North East
The Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
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Councillor Mrs Joan WitterTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
Labour Party
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Councillor John FillisUp Holland
Labour Party
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Councillor Neil FureyOld Skelmersdale
Labour Party
Portfolio Holder for Street Scene
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Councillor Gaynar OwenUp Holland
Labour Party
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Councillor Suresh PatelUp Holland
Labour Party
Small Businesses Champion
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Councillor Nicola Pryce-RobertsOld Skelmersdale
Labour Party
Portfolio Holder for Housing
Our West Lancashire
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Councillor Paul David HeskethBurscough Town
Our West Lancashire
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Councillor Thomas Marsh-PritchardRural South
Our West Lancashire
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Councillor Ian RigbyRural South
Our West Lancashire
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Councillor Linda Marjorie WebsterRural South
Our West Lancashire