David Whittington: councillor for Rural North East, West Lancashire Borough Council
David Whittington is a The Conservative Party councillor for the Rural North East ward on West Lancashire Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. David Whittington is also The Leader of The Council; Chairperson of Policy & Resources Committee. Their current term began on 10 October 2013.
- Council
- West Lancashire Borough Council
- Ward
- Rural North East
- Party
- The Conservative Party
- Posts
- The Leader of The Council; Chairperson of Policy & Resources Committee
- Term began
- 10 October 2013
- Official profile
- democracy.westlancs.gov.uk
- Source
- West Lancashire Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact David Whittington
These are the details West Lancashire Borough Council publishes for David Whittington, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: Cllr.Whittington@westlancs.gov.uk
- Phone: 07786 806239
- Post: C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF
- Official profile: democracy.westlancs.gov.uk
Who else represents Rural North East
- Robert Bailey The Conservative Party Vice-Chairperson of Communities & Environment Committee
- Katie Juckes The Conservative Party
The Conservative Party on West Lancashire Borough Council
The Conservative Party holds 12 of the 44 seats on West Lancashire Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: The Conservative Party 12, Our West Lancashire Party 11, Labour and Co-operative Party 9, Reform UK 7, Labour Party 3, Independent 2.
Leaders and post holders on West Lancashire Borough Council
- Paul David Hesketh Assistant Leader
- Thomas de Freitas Assistant Leader
- John Howard The Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire
- Janet Ingman The Mayor of West Lancashire
- Mark Anderson Leader of the Labour Group
- Adrian Owens The Deputy Leader of the Council
- Gareth Oakes The Deputy Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group
- Aaron Body Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group
All 44 councillors of West Lancashire Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Rural North East
David Whittington sits on West Lancashire Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above West Lancashire, each with its own page:
- Lancashire County Council
- Lancashire Constabulary led by Clive Grunshaw, Sacha Hatchett
- Southport: Patrick Hurley (Labour) MP
- West Lancashire: Ashley Dalton (Labour) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over West Lancashire, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
West Lancashire Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by West Lancashire Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.