Your Councillors by Ward

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.

Becoming a councillor

Complaining about a councillor

Councillors' code of conduct

Councillors' allowances

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:

 Aughton & Holborn

 Burscough Bridge & Rufford

 Burscough Town

 North Meols & Hesketh Bank

 Old Skelmersdale

 Ormskirk East

 Ormskirk West

 Rural North East

 Rural South

 Rural West

 Skelmersdale North

 Skelmersdale South

 Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre


  • Councillor Carl Coughlan

    Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

    Labour and Co-operative Party

    Portfolio Holder for Leisure; and Youth Champion


  • Councillor Paul Hogan

    Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

    Labour and Co-operative Party

    Food Security Champion


  • Councillor Maureen Nixon

    Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

    Labour and Co-operative Party

    Mayor of West Lancashire

 Tarleton Village

 Up Holland