is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election.
The constituency covers most of the
West Lancashire district, except for the northern part around
Banks and
Tarleton , which is in the
South Ribble constituency. The main towns in the constituency are
Ormskirk and the
New Town of
Skelmersdale .
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the
Boundary Commission For England has created a new seat in Central Lancashire, resulting in consequential changes across the county.
The existing seat of West Lancashire has been altered with only minor changes, however, with the modified seat constructed from the following electoral wards:
- Ashurst, Aughton and Downholland, Aughton Park, Bickerstaffe, Birch Green, Burscough East, Burscough West, Derby, Digmoor, Halsall, Knowsley, Moorside, Newburgh, Parbold , Scarisbrick , Scott, Skelmersdale North, Skelmersdale South, Tanhouse, Up Holland , and Wrightington.
The seat maintains the main population areas of
Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, with the more rural townships heading to the north towards
Southport . The district council's most northern fringes, around
Hesketh Bank and
Meols Cop are in the
South Ribble constituency.
The constituency was formed in
1983 . Prior to that, the area was covered by the former
Ormskirk Constituency , whose past
Members Of Parliament had included
Harold Wilson (
1945 -
1950 ) and
Robert Kilroy-Silk (
1974 -
1983 ). Both were
Labour MPs, although Ormskirk was held by the
Conservative Party between
1950 and
1974 .
Following the boundary changes of 1983, Kilroy-Silk moved to the new
Knowsley North seat, and at the
1983 General Election West Lancashire was taken by
Ken Hind of the Conservatives. Hind held it until the
1992 Election , when it was won by
Colin Pickthall of Labour. Labour have held the seat since then, and after Pickthall stood down at the
2005 Election he was replaced by
Rosie Cooper .
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Alf Doran
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14,662
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340
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+20
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Richard Kemp
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6,059
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140
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+24
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Alan Freeman
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871
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20
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+20
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English Democrats Party
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Stephen Garrett
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525
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12
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+12
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Clause 28 Children's Protection Christian Democrats
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David Braid
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292
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07
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+07
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Jeremy Myers
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13,761
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320
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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John Thornton
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4,966
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116
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Independent (politician)
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David Hill
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523
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12
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