West Lancashire Borough Council: all 44 councillors
West Lancashire Borough Council has 44 councillors on the official list. The largest group is The Conservative Party, with 12 of the 44 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: West Lancashire Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy).
See West Lancashire: local statistics and who has power over West Lancashire, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- The Conservative Party: 12 councillors
- Our West Lancashire Party: 11 councillors
- Labour and Co-operative Party: 9 councillors
- Reform UK: 7 councillors
- Labour Party: 3 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Gordon Paul Johnson (Our West Lancashire Party): Chairperson of Licensing & Appeals Committee; Vice-Chairperson of Licensing & Gambling Committee
- John Gordon (The Conservative Party): Vice-Chairperson of Local Plan Committee; Armed Forces Champion
- Paul David Hesketh (Our West Lancashire Party): Assistant Leader; Deputy Leader of Our West Lancashire (OWL)
- Jess Riding (Our West Lancashire Party): Dementia Champion
- Ian Eccles (The Conservative Party): Chairperson of Licensing & Gambling Committee; Vice-Chairperson of Licensing & Appeals Committee
- Thomas de Freitas (The Conservative Party): Assistant Leader; Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
- John Howard (The Conservative Party): The Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire
- Neil Furey (Our West Lancashire Party): Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee
- Michael John Crompton (Our West Lancashire Party): Youth Champion
- Janet Ingman (Our West Lancashire Party): The Mayor of West Lancashire
- Mark Anderson (Labour and Co-operative Party): Leader of the Labour Group
- Robert Bailey (The Conservative Party): Vice-Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee; Small Business Champion
- David Whittington (The Conservative Party): The Leader of The Council; Chairperson of Policy & Resources Committee
- Adrian Owens (Our West Lancashire Party): The Deputy Leader of the Council; Vice-Chairperson of Policy and Resources
- Ian Rigby (Our West Lancashire Party): Chairperson of Local Plan Committee
- Linda Marjorie Webster (Our West Lancashire Party): Chairperson of Planning Committee
- Gareth Oakes (Reform UK): The Deputy Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group; Vice-Chairperson of Audit & Governance Committee
- Mrs Marilyn Westley (The Conservative Party): Vice-Chairperson of Planning Committee
- Yvonne Gagen (Labour and Co-operative Party): Chairperson of Audit & Governance Committee
- Terry Aldridge (Labour and Co-operative Party): Older People’s Champion
- Aaron Body (Reform UK): Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group
- John Fillis (Labour Party): Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aughton & Holborn | Anne Marie Hughes | Our West Lancashire Party | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Hughes@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583219 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Aughton & Holborn | Gordon Paul Johnson | Our West Lancashire Party | Chairperson of Licensing & Appeals Committee; Vice-Chairperson of Licensing & Gambling Committee | 6 May 2019 | Cllr.Johnson2@westlancs.gov.uk 07856930856 Home: 114 Nursery Avenue, Ormskirk, L39 2DZ |
| Aughton & Holborn | Sarah E Lawton | Labour and Co-operative Party | 9 May 2023 | Cllr.Lawton@westlancs.gov.uk C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Burscough Bridge & Rufford | Alison Jones | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Jones@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583222 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Burscough Bridge & Rufford | John Gordon | The Conservative Party | Vice-Chairperson of Local Plan Committee; Armed Forces Champion | 5 May 2016 | Cllr.Gordon@westlancs.gov.uk 01704 823073 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Burscough Bridge & Rufford | Paul David Hesketh | Our West Lancashire Party | Assistant Leader; Deputy Leader of Our West Lancashire (OWL) | 9 May 2023 | Cllr.Hesketh@westlancs.gov.uk 07518170902 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Burscough Town | Jess Riding | Our West Lancashire Party | Dementia Champion | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Riding@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583213 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF |
| Burscough Town | Judy Abbott | Labour Party | 7 May 2024 | Cllr.Abbott@westlancs.gov.uk 07578213029 C/o Democratic Services, West Lancashire Borough Counci, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF | |
| Burscough Town | Patricia Burnside | Labour and Co-operative Party | 9 May 2022 | Cllr.P.Burnside@westlancs.gov.uk C/o West Lancs Borough Council, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF | |
| North Meols & Hesketh Bank | Ian Eccles | The Conservative Party | Chairperson of Licensing & Gambling Committee; Vice-Chairperson of Licensing & Appeals Committee | 10 May 2021 | Cllr.Eccles@westlancs.gov.uk 07771642524 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| North Meols & Hesketh Bank | John Howard | The Conservative Party | The Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire | 5 November 2021 | Cllr.Howard@westlancs.gov.uk 07795 200514 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| North Meols & Hesketh Bank | Thomas de Freitas | The Conservative Party | Assistant Leader; Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 | cllr.defreitas@westlancs.gov.uk 07490 541165 C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF |
| Old Skelmersdale | Donna West | Labour and Co-operative Party | 3 May 2007 | Cllr.West@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 729350 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Old Skelmersdale | Ella Worthington | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Worthington@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583217 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Old Skelmersdale | Neil Furey | Our West Lancashire Party | Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee | 1 May 2008 | Cllr.Furey@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 721228 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Ormskirk East | Janet Ingman | Our West Lancashire Party | The Mayor of West Lancashire | 7 May 2024 | Cllr.Ingman@westlancs.gov.uk 07890590691 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Ormskirk East | Michael John Crompton | Our West Lancashire Party | Youth Champion | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Crompton@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583204 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF |
| Ormskirk East | Nikki Hennessy | Independent | 1 May 2008 | Cllr.N.Hennessy@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 423872 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Ormskirk West | Anne Mary Fennell | Labour Party | 10 May 2021 | Cllr.Fennell@westlancs.gov.uk C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Ormskirk West | Charles Robert Berry | Our West Lancashire Party | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Berry@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583218 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Ormskirk West | Mark Anderson | Labour and Co-operative Party | Leader of the Labour Group | 9 May 2022 | Cllr.M.Anderson@westlancs.gov.uk 07908 640034 C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, L39 2DF |
| Rural North East | David Whittington | The Conservative Party | The Leader of The Council; Chairperson of Policy & Resources Committee | 10 October 2013 | Cllr.Whittington@westlancs.gov.uk 07786 806239 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Rural North East | Katie Juckes | The Conservative Party | 10 May 2021 | Cllr.Juckes@westlancs.gov.uk 01695583445 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Rural North East | Robert Bailey | The Conservative Party | Vice-Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee; Small Business Champion | 1 May 2000 | Cllr.R.Bailey@westlancs.gov.uk 07767 795451 C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF Home: 73 Brandreth Drive, Parbold, Wigan, Lancashire, WN8 7HD |
| Rural South | Adrian Owens | Our West Lancashire Party | The Deputy Leader of the Council; Vice-Chairperson of Policy and Resources | 6 May 1999 | Cllr.Owens@westlancs.gov.uk 01257 464813 Home: 4 Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, WN8 7ND |
| Rural South | Ian Rigby | Our West Lancashire Party | Chairperson of Local Plan Committee | 6 May 2019 | Cllr.Rigby@westlancs.gov.uk C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Rural South | Linda Marjorie Webster | Our West Lancashire Party | Chairperson of Planning Committee | 22 June 2023 | Cllr.Webster@westlancs.gov.uk 07851037975 C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF |
| Rural West | Alexander Blundell | The Conservative Party | 6 May 2019 | Cllr.Blundell@westlancs.gov.uk C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Rural West | Gareth Oakes | Reform UK | The Deputy Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group; Vice-Chairperson of Audit & Governance Committee | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Oakes@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583214 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF |
| Rural West | Mrs Marilyn Westley | The Conservative Party | Vice-Chairperson of Planning Committee | 7 May 2015 | Cllr.MWestley@westlancs.gov.uk 01704 840681 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Skelmersdale North | Lizzie Urquhart | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Urquhart@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583206 07845 802510 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Skelmersdale North | Melissa S Parlour | Labour and Co-operative Party | 9 May 2023 | Cllr.Parlour@westlancs.gov.uk C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Skelmersdale North | Yvonne Gagen | Labour and Co-operative Party | Chairperson of Audit & Governance Committee | 6 May 2010 | Cllr.Gagen@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 728177 07788 265730 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Skelmersdale South | Julian Antoni Finch | Independent | 6 May 2019 | Cllr.Finch@westlancs.gov.uk 07534144431 C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Skelmersdale South | Nigel Hudson | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Hudson@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583227 07958962046 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Skelmersdale South | Terry Aldridge | Labour and Co-operative Party | Older People’s Champion | 3 May 1990 | Cllr.Aldridge@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 733298 C/o Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancs, L39 2DF |
| Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre | Aaron Body | Reform UK | Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Body@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583224 07931703380 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF Home: 40 Eversley, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DP |
| Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre | Carl Coughlan | Labour and Co-operative Party | 6 May 2019 | Cllr.Coughlan@westlancs.gov.uk C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre | Maureen Nixon | Labour and Co-operative Party | 7 May 2015 | Cllr.Nixon@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 722543 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Tarleton Village | & Parish Councillor Norma Goodier | The Conservative Party | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Goodier@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583237 C/O Democratic Services, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2DF | |
| Tarleton Village | John Mee | The Conservative Party | 2 May 2002 | Cllr.Mee2@westlancs.gov.uk 01772 346940 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Tarleton Village | Mrs Joan Witter | The Conservative Party | 20 July 2018 | Cllr.Witter@westlancs.gov.uk 01772 930462 07860 676487 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF | |
| Up Holland | John Fillis | Labour Party | Deputy Leader of the Labour Group | 9 May 2022 | Cllr.J.Fillis@westlancs.gov.uk 07811388153 C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF |
| Up Holland | Richard Lee | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | Cllr.Lee@westlancs.gov.uk 01695 583225 C/O Council Offices, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, West Lancashire, L39 2DF |
Source
West Lancashire Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below come from the council's feed and are not kept in the copy). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by West Lancashire Borough Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.