Your Councillors by Ward

We currently have 54 Borough Councillors serving the 25 wards of the borough. Councillors are elected by a simple majority and serve for four years. However following a Boundary Review there will be all out elections in May 2023

The Council has 25 Labour seats, 20 Conservative seats, 7 'Our West Lancashire' seats and 2 Independent Members. 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:

 Ashurst

 Aughton & Downholland

 Aughton Park

 Bickerstaffe

 Birch Green

 Burscough East

 Burscough West

 Derby

 Digmoor

 Halsall

 Hesketh-with-Becconsall Ward

 Knowsley


  • Councillor Gareth Dowling

    Knowsley

    Labour and Co-operative Party

    Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Communities and Community Safety. Dementia Champion and Food Security Champion


  • Councillor Kate Mitchell

    Knowsley

    Our West Lancashire

    Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire


  • Councillor Adam Yates

    Knowsley

    Labour Party

    Portfolio Holder for Finance and Economic Regeneration

 Moorside

 Newburgh

 North Meols

 Parbold

 Rufford

 Scarisbrick

 Scott

 Skelmersdale North

 Skelmersdale South

 Tanhouse

 Tarleton

 Up Holland

 Wrightington