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, 14 Conservative seats and 5 '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:
Aughton & Holborn
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Councillor Paul HennessyAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
Armed Forces Champion
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Councillor Sarah E LawtonAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Mayoress
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Councillor Kerry A LloydAughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Health & Wellbeing
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
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Councillor John GordonBurscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Paul David HeskethBurscough Bridge & Rufford
Our West Lancashire
Deputy Leader: Our West Lancashire (OWL)
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Councillor Edward PopeBurscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
Burscough Town
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Councillor Judy AbbottBurscough Town
Labour Party
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Councillor Patricia BurnsideBurscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Andy FowlerBurscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
North Meols & Hesketh Bank
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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
Lead Member: Rural Affairs
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Councillor John HowardNorth Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
Old Skelmersdale
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Councillor Neil FureyOld Skelmersdale
Labour Party
Lead Member: Clean & Green
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Councillor Nicola Pryce-RobertsOld Skelmersdale
Labour Party
Lead Member: Housing
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Councillor Donna WestOld Skelmersdale
Labour and Co-operative Party
Ormskirk East
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Councillor Nikki HennessyOrmskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Councillor Janet IngmanOrmskirk East
Our West Lancashire
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Councillor Rob MolloyOrmskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
Ormskirk West
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Councillor Mark AndersonOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Finance
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Councillor Gareth DowlingOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Leader of the Council; and Lead Member: Planning & Community Safety
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Councillor Anne Mary FennellOrmskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Mayor; and Dementia Champion
Rural North East
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Councillor Robert BaileyRural North East
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Katie JuckesRural North East
The Conservative Party
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Councillor David WhittingtonRural North East
The Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Rural South
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Councillor Adrian OwensRural South
Our West Lancashire
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Councillor Ian RigbyRural South
Our West Lancashire
Leader: Our West Lancashire Group (OWL)
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Councillor Linda Marjorie WebsterRural South
Our West Lancashire
Rural West
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Councillor Alexander BlundellRural West
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Mrs Jane MarshallRural West
The Conservative Party
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Councillor Mrs Marilyn WestleyRural West
The Conservative Party
Skelmersdale North
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Councillor Terence DevineSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Armed Forces Champion
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Councillor Yvonne GagenSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Leader of the Council & Lead Member: Legal & Democratic and Human Resources
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Councillor Melissa S ParlourSkelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Economic Regeneration & Green Growth
Skelmersdale South
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Councillor Terry AldridgeSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Older People's Champion
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Councillor Vickie CumminsSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Communities; and Food Security Champion
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Councillor Julian Antoni FinchSkelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Mayor of West Lancashire
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
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Councillor Carl CoughlanTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Leisure; and Youth Champion
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Councillor Paul HoganTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Food Security Champion
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Councillor Maureen NixonTanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Tarleton Village
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Councillor John MeeTarleton Village
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 Joan WitterTarleton Village
The Conservative Party
Up Holland
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Councillor John FillisUp Holland
Labour Party
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Councillor Gaynar OwenUp Holland
Labour Party
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Councillor Suresh PatelUp Holland
Labour Party
Small Businesses Champion