West Lancashire 449122 223898590 2008-07-06T12:01:11Z Gr8opinionater 4847711 /* Local government */ {{Infobox UK District |name = West Lancashire District |image = [[Image:LancashireWest.png|120px|West Lancashire]]<br>''Shown within non-metropolitan [[Lancashire]]'' |status = District |region = [[North West England]] |admincounty = [[Lancashire]] |area = [[List of English districts by area|Ranked 138th]]<br>[[1 E8 m²|346.79]] [[square kilometre|km²]] |adminhq = [[Ormskirk]] |onscode = 30UP |population = [[List of English districts by population|Ranked {{English district rank|ONS=30UP}}]]<br>{{English district population|ONS=30UP}}<br>{{English district density|ONS=30UP}} / km² |ethnicity = 98.5% White |politics = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Arms-w-lancs.jpg|200px|Arms of West Lancashire District Council]] --><br>West Lancashire District Council<br>http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/ |leadership = Leader & Cabinet |executive = {{English district control|ONS=30UP}} |mp = [[David Borrow]], [[Rosie Cooper]] |year = 2005 }} [[Image:W-Lancs-D-C-Logo.png|left|thumb|130px|Logo]] '''West Lancashire''' is a [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] of [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. Its council is based in [[Ormskirk]]. The district was formed in [[1974]] under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], as a merger of [[Ormskirk Urban District|Ormskirk]] and [[Skelmersdale and Holland]] [[urban district]]s along with part of [[West Lancashire Rural District]] and part of [[Wigan Rural District]]. Other towns in the district include [[Skelmersdale]], [[Burscough]], [[Halsall]] and [[Banks, Lancashire|Banks]]. == Local government == The district council as of 2008 is governed by the Conservative party who are the largest party with 35 councilors and a majority of 16. The Labour party the second largest party represented with 18 councilors and 1 independent councilor are currently in opposition. {| class="wikitable" !Year !! [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] !! [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] !![[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |- |2008|| 35|| 18 || 1 || |- |} ==Elections== * [[West Lancashire local elections]] ==Parish Councils in West Lancashire== *[[Aughton, Lancashire|Aughton]] *[[Bickerstaffe]] *[[Burscough]] *[[Dalton, Lancashire|Dalton]] *[[Downholland]] *[[Great Altcar]] *[[Halsall]] *[[Hesketh-with-Becconsall]] *[[Hilldale, Lancashire|Hilldale]] *[[Lathom]] *[[Lathom South]] *[[Newburgh, Lancashire|Newburgh]] *[[North Meols]] *[[Parbold]] *[[Rufford, Lancashire|Rufford]] *[[Scarisbrick]] *[[Simonswood]] *[[Tarleton]] *[[Upholland]] *[[Wrightington]] Additionally, there is a single [[Parish meeting|Parish Meeting]], [[Bispham, West Lancashire|Bispham]]. [[Ormskirk]] (including the village of [[Westhead]]) and [[Skelmersdale]] are [[unparished area]]s. ==Twin towns== West Lancashire is twinned with: * {{flagicon|France}} [[Cergy-Pontoise]], [[France]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Erkrath]], [[Germany]] ---- {{NW_England}} [[Category:West Lancashire]] [[Category:Local government in Lancashire]] [[Category:Shire districts]] {{Lancashire}} {{Lancashire-geo-stub}} [[de:West Lancashire]] [[fr:West Lancashire]] [[it:West Lancashire]] [[nl:West Lancashire]] [[no:West Lancashire]] [[ro:West Lancashire]] [[sv:West Lancashire]]