West Lancashire
Coordinates: 53°33′43″N 2°49′37″W / 53.562°N 2.827°W
| West Lancashire | |||
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | North West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire | ||
| Founded | |||
| Admin. HQ | Ormskirk | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | West Lancashire Borough Council | ||
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | ||
| • Executive: | Conservative | ||
| • MPs: | Rosie Cooper (Lab), Lorraine Fullbrook (Con) |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 133.9 sq mi (346.8 km2) | ||
| Area rank | 121st | ||
| Population (2010 est.) | |||
| • Total | 110,300 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 203rd | ||
| • Density | 820/sq mi (320/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | ||
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| ONS code | 30UP | ||
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| Ethnicity | 98.5% White | ||
| Website | http://www.westlancs.gov.uk/ | ||
West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale.
The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and Holland urban districts along with part of West Lancashire Rural District and part of Wigan Rural District.
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[edit] Local government
Elections to the borough council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 54 seats on the council being elected at each election. Since gaining control of the council in the 2002 election the Conservative party has had a majority. As of the 2010 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-[1]
| Year | Conservatives | Labour | Independent |
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| 2010 | 31 | 22 | 1 |
[edit] Borough status
At a meeting of the Privy Council on 10 December 2008, an Order in Council was made for the issuing of a royal charter granting borough status to the district of West Lancashire.[2] The charter came into effect on 20 May 2009.[3][4]
[edit] Administrative organisation
[edit] Unparished towns
The main towns of Ormskirk (including the village of Westhead) and Skelmersdale are unparished areas.
[edit] Parish councils
- Aughton
- Bickerstaffe
- Burscough
- Dalton
- Downholland
- Great Altcar
- Halsall
- Hesketh-with-Becconsall
- Hilldale
- Lathom
- Lathom South
- Newburgh
- North Meols
- Parbold
- Rufford
- Scarisbrick
- Simonswood
- Tarleton
- Upholland
- Wrightington
[edit] Parish meetings
There is a single parish meeting, for Bispham Green.
[edit] Twin towns
West Lancashire is twinned with:
Cergy-Pontoise, France
Erkrath, Germany
[edit] References
- ^ "West Lancashire". BBC News. 19 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3787.stm. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Orders approved at the Privy Council held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 10th December 2008". Orders in Council. Privy Council. 2008. http://www.privy-council.org.uk/files/word/Draft%20List%20Dec%2010.doc. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ "The Royal Charter". West Lancashire District Council. 13 May 2009. http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/council__democracy/borough_status/royal_charter.aspx. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "West Lancs to become a Borough". West Lancashire District Council. 11 May 2009. http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/council__democracy/news_and_publications/this_months_news/borough_council.aspx. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[dead link]
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