Your Councillors

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.

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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:

Councillor
Councillor	Political party	Ward
Councillor Judy Abbott C/o Democratic Services, West Lancashire Borough Counci, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07578213029 Work: Cllr.Abbott@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour Party (Labour Group)	Burscough Town
Councillor Terry Aldridge Older People's Champion C/o Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF Home: 01695 733298 Work: Cllr.Aldridge@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Skelmersdale South
Councillor Mark Anderson Lead Member: Finance C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07908 640034 Work: Cllr.M.Anderson@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Ormskirk West
Councillor Robert Bailey 73 Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, Lancashire, WN8 7HD Home mobile: 07767 795451 Work: Cllr.R.Bailey@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Rural North East
Councillor Alexander Blundell C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Work: Cllr.Blundell@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Rural West
Councillor Patricia Burnside C/o West Lancs Borough Council, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07834702240 Work: Cllr.P.Burnside@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Burscough Town
Councillor Carl Coughlan Lead Member: Leisure; and Youth Champion C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07951712882 Work: Cllr.Coughlan@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Councillor Vickie Cummins Lead Member: Communities; and Food Security Champion C/o 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07720315322 Work: Cllr.Cummins@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Skelmersdale South
Councillor Terence Devine Deputy Armed Forces Champion C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07724 508311 Work: Cllr.Devine@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Skelmersdale North
Councillor Gareth Dowling Deputy Leader of the Council; and Lead Member: Planning & Community Safety C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF Home: 07595 953099 Work: Cllr.Dowling@westlancs.gov.uk Home: Cllr.Dowling.WestLancs@gmail.com	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Ormskirk West
Councillor Ian Eccles C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07771642524 Work: Cllr.Eccles@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	North Meols & Hesketh Bank
Councillor Anne Mary Fennell Deputy Mayor; and Dementia Champion C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF Work: Cllr.Fennell@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Ormskirk West
Councillor John Fillis C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695 573360 Home mobile: 07811388153 Work: Cllr.J.Fillis@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour Party (Labour Group)	Up Holland
Councillor Julian Antoni Finch Mayor of West Lancashire C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF Work mobile: 07534144431 Work: Cllr.Finch@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Skelmersdale South
Councillor Andy Fowler C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01704538661 Home mobile: 07985263163 Work: Cllr.A.Fowler@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Burscough Town
Councillor Thomas de Freitas Lead Member: Rural Affairs C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07490 541165 Work: cllr.defreitas@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	North Meols & Hesketh Bank
Councillor Neil Furey Lead Member: Clean & Green C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695 721228 Work: Cllr.Furey@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour Party (Labour Group)	Old Skelmersdale
Councillor Yvonne Gagen Leader of the Council & Lead Member: Legal & Democratic and Human Resources C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695 728177 Home mobile: 07788 265730 Work: Cllr.Gagen@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Skelmersdale North
Councillor John Gordon C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01704 823073 Work: Cllr.Gordon@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Councillor Nikki Hennessy C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695 423872 Work: Cllr.N.Hennessy@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Ormskirk East
Councillor Paul Hennessy Armed Forces Champion C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695423872 Work: Cllr.P.Hennessy@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Aughton & Holborn
Councillor Paul David Hesketh Deputy Leader: Our West Lancashire (OWL) C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07518170902 Work: Cllr.Hesketh@westlancs.gov.uk	Our West Lancashire (Our West Lancashire Group)	Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Councillor Paul Hogan Food Security Champion C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07714190664 Work: Cllr.Hogan@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Councillor John Howard C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07795 200514 Work: Cllr.Howard@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	North Meols & Hesketh Bank
Councillor Janet Ingman C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07890590691 Work: Cllr.Ingman@westlancs.gov.uk	Our West Lancashire (Our West Lancashire Group)	Ormskirk East
Councillor Katie Juckes C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07563611788 Work: Cllr.Juckes@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Rural North East
Councillor Sarah E Lawton Deputy Mayoress C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Work: Cllr.Lawton@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Aughton & Holborn
Councillor Kerry A Lloyd Lead Member: Health & Wellbeing C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695421073 Work: Cllr.Lloyd@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Aughton & Holborn
Councillor Mrs Jane Marshall C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Work: Cllr.Marshall@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Rural West
Councillor John Mee C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01772 346940	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Tarleton Village
Councillor Rob Molloy C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07453321479 Work: Cllr.R.Molloy@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Ormskirk East
Councillor Maureen Nixon C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695 722543 Work: Cllr.Nixon@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Councillor Gaynar Owen C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07908800550 Work: Cllr.Owen@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour Party (Labour Group)	Up Holland
Councillor Adrian Owens 4 Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, WN8 7ND Home: 01257 464813 Work: Cllr.Owens@westlancs.gov.uk	Our West Lancashire (Our West Lancashire Group)	Rural South
Councillor Melissa S Parlour Lead Member: Economic Regeneration & Green Growth C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Work: Cllr.Parlour@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Skelmersdale North
Councillor Suresh Patel Small Businesses Champion C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07830347838 Work: Cllr.S.Patel@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour Party (Labour Group)	Up Holland
Councillor Edward Pope C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01704 894540 Work: Cllr.Pope@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Councillor Nicola Pryce-Roberts Lead Member: Housing C/O Democratic Services, West Lancs Borough Council, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07807991675 Work: Cllr.Pryce-Roberts@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour Party (Labour Group)	Old Skelmersdale
Councillor Ian Rigby Leader: Our West Lancashire Group (OWL) C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Work: Cllr.Rigby@westlancs.gov.uk	Our West Lancashire (Our West Lancashire Group)	Rural South
Councillor Linda Marjorie Webster C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07851037975 Work: Cllr.Webster@westlancs.gov.uk	Our West Lancashire (Our West Lancashire Group)	Rural South
Councillor Donna West C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01695 729350 Work: Cllr.West@westlancs.gov.uk	Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)	Old Skelmersdale
Councillor David Westley Leader of the Conservative Group C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01704 840681 Work: Cllr.Westley@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Tarleton Village
Councillor Mrs Marilyn Westley C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01704 840681 Work: Cllr.MWestley@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Rural West
Councillor David Whittington Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home mobile: 07786 806239 Work: Cllr.Whittington@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Rural North East
Councillor Mrs Joan Witter C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 01772 930462 Home mobile: 07860 676487 Work: Cllr.Witter@westlancs.gov.uk	The Conservative Party (Conservative Group)	Tarleton Village