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The constituency was created as the successor to [[Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Ormskirk]] for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election]] and was held by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Ken Hind]] until [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] when it was taken for Labour by [[Colin Pickthall]]. Rosie Cooper succeed him in [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] was safely re-elected in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019. West Lancashire is considered a strong Labour seat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allegretti |first1=Aubrey |title=Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/20/labour-mp-rosie-cooper-resigns-west-lancashire-byelection |website=The Guardian |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> |
The constituency was created as the successor to [[Ormskirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Ormskirk]] for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election]] and was held by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Ken Hind]] until [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] when it was taken for Labour by [[Colin Pickthall]]. Rosie Cooper succeed him in [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] was safely re-elected in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019. West Lancashire is considered a strong Labour seat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allegretti |first1=Aubrey |title=Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/20/labour-mp-rosie-cooper-resigns-west-lancashire-byelection |website=The Guardian |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> |
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Cooper had served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] since the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]]. She announced her resignation in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2022 |title=West Lancashire by-election sets early test for Liz Truss |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/politics-explained/byelection-west-lancashire-liz-truss-b2171370.html |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
Cooper had served as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] since the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]]. She announced her resignation in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2022 |title=West Lancashire by-election sets early test for Liz Truss |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/politics-explained/byelection-west-lancashire-liz-truss-b2171370.html |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Along with the [[Next City of Chester by-election|Chester by-election]], it is expected to be the first by-election during the [[Charles III|reign of Charles III]] and the [[premiership of Rishi Sunak]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2022 |title=Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/20/labour-mp-rosie-cooper-resigns-west-lancashire-byelection |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> |
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 Boundary of the West Lancashire constituency in Lancashire | |||
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of West Lancashire is due following the resignation of incumbent member of Parliament Rosie Cooper, who announced her resignation to take up the job as Chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.[1] It is expected to be held in the autumn of 2022.[1]
Background
West Lancashire covers the southern part of the borough of the same name, with the major settlements being the towns of Burscough, Ormskirk and Skelmersdale. The rest of the population live in the surrounding villages. The seat is considered part of the red wall, and voted 55% in favour of Brexit in the 2016 EU membership referendum.[2]
The constituency was created as the successor to Ormskirk for the 1983 United Kingdom general election and was held by Conservative Ken Hind until 1992 when it was taken for Labour by Colin Pickthall. Rosie Cooper succeed him in 2005 was safely re-elected in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019. West Lancashire is considered a strong Labour seat.[3]
Cooper had served as MP since the 2005 general election. She announced her resignation in September 2022.[4] Along with the Chester by-election, it is expected to be the first by-election during the reign of Charles III and the premiership of Rishi Sunak.[5]
Candidates
Labour Party
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, declined to run amid speculation that he may want to enter Parliament again in the future,[6] and football broadcaster Gary Neville also declined to stand for the Labour Party's nomination.[7]
Labour shortlisted three women to be their candidate: Ashley Dalton; Emma Fox, former shortlisted candidate for Warrington South and daughter of Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle; and Louise Harbour, former deputy leader of Knowsley Council until she lost her seat in the 2022 local elections.[8]
Other candidates on the longlist had included councillor for Knowsley ward Adam Yates; county councillor for Skelmersdale West Julie Gibson; Michael Denoual; and Nikki Hennessy.[9]
In October 2022, Ashley Dalton, a candidate for Rochford and Southend East in 2017 and 2019, was confirmed as the party's candidate for the by-election.[8]
Conservative Party
In October 2022, the Conservative Party confirmed that Mike Prendergast, an Ormskirk-based solicitor and councillor for Dukes ward on Sefton Council, would be their candidate in the by-election.[10]
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Rosie Cooper | 27,458 | 52.1 | –6.8 | |
| Conservative | Jack Gilmore | 19,122 | 36.3 | –1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 2,560 | 4.9 | +2.9 | |
| Brexit Party | Marc Stanton | 2,275 | 4.3 | New | |
| Green | John Puddifer | 1,248 | 2.4 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 8,336 | 15.8 | –5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 52,663 | 72.03 | –2.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | –2.9 | |||
References
- ^ a b "By-election triggered in strong Labour seat as MP Rosie Cooper - who survived neo-Nazi murder plot - resigns". Sky News. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "EU referendum: All 14 Lancashire districts back Brexit". BBC News. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Allegretti, Aubrey. "Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "West Lancashire by-election sets early test for Liz Truss". The Independent. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down and trigger byelection". The Guardian. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Nicholson, Abigail. "Andy Burnham rules out standing in West Lancashire by-election". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Lord, Adam. "Labour conference: Gary Neville backs Sir Keir Starmer but dismisses suggestions he could stand to be next West Lancashire MP". Lancashire Post. Lancashire Post. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b Barre, Claire (12 October 2022). "Labour Party's 'surprise' candidate for crunch West Lancashire by-election dubbed 'referendum on fracking'". LancsLive. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Humphreys, David (7 October 2022). "Former Knowsley deputy leader on Labour long list for West Lancashire by-election". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Mike Prendergast". Twitter. Conservative North. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2019.