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 23 Labour seats, 14 Conservative seats, 5 'Our West Lancashire' seats and 3 Independent Members. 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:
Burscough Town
Labour Party
Skelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Older People's Champion
Ormskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Finance
Rural North East
The Conservative Party
Rural West
The Conservative Party
Burscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Leisure; and Youth Champion
Skelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Communities; and Food Security Champion
Skelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Armed Forces Champion
Ormskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Leader of the Council; and Lead Member: Planning & Community Safety
North Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
Ormskirk West
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Mayor; and Dementia Champion
Up Holland
Labour Party
Skelmersdale South
Labour and Co-operative Party
Mayor of West Lancashire
Burscough Town
Labour and Co-operative Party
North Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
Lead Member: Rural Affairs
Old Skelmersdale
Independent
Skelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Leader of the Council & Lead Member: Legal & Democratic and Human Resources
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
Ormskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
Aughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
Armed Forces Champion
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
Our West Lancashire
Deputy Leader: Our West Lancashire (OWL)
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Independent
Food Security Champion
North Meols & Hesketh Bank
The Conservative Party
Ormskirk East
Our West Lancashire
Rural North East
The Conservative Party
Aughton & Holborn
Labour and Co-operative Party
Deputy Mayoress
Aughton & Holborn
Independent
Rural West
The Conservative Party
Tarleton Village
The Conservative Party
Ormskirk East
Labour and Co-operative Party
Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Labour and Co-operative Party
Up Holland
Labour Party
Rural South
Our West Lancashire
Skelmersdale North
Labour and Co-operative Party
Lead Member: Economic Regeneration & Green Growth
Up Holland
Labour Party
Small Businesses Champion
Burscough Bridge & Rufford
The Conservative Party
Old Skelmersdale
Labour Party
Lead Member: Housing
Rural South
Our West Lancashire
Leader: Our West Lancashire Group (OWL)
Rural South
Our West Lancashire
Old Skelmersdale
Labour and Co-operative Party
Tarleton Village
The Conservative Party
Leader of the Conservative Group
Rural West
The Conservative Party
Rural North East
The Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Tarleton Village
The Conservative Party