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West Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°33′43″N 2°49′37″W / 53.562°N 2.827°W / 53.562; -2.827
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For the constituency, see West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency). For the former rural district, see West Lancashire Rural District.

53°33′43″N 2°49′37″W / 53.562°N 2.827°W / 53.562; -2.827

Borough of West Lancashire
Borough
Official logo of Borough of West Lancashire
Arms of West Lancashire Borough Council
Shown within the ceremonial county of Lancashire
Shown within the ceremonial county of Lancashire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyLancashire
Admin. HQOrmskirk
Government
 • TypeWest Lancashire Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Labour
 • MPs:Rosie Cooper (Lab) (West Lancashire),
Katherine Fletcher (Con) (South Ribble)
Area
 • Total134 sq mi (347 km2)
 • Rank102nd
Population
 (2022)
 • Total119,367
 • RankRanked 202nd
 • Density890/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
L, PR, WN
ONS code30UP (ONS)
E07000127 (GSS)
Ethnicity98.5% White
Websitehttp://www.westlancs.gov.uk/

West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk, and the largest town is Skelmersdale. At the 2011 Census, the population of the borough was 110,685.[1]

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 the former Wigan Rural District.

Administrative organisation

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Towns and villages in West Lancashire
Civil parishes in West Lancashire

Political Composition (2019)-

Party Seats
Conservatives 19
Labour 29
Our West Lancashire 6

Unparished towns

The main towns of Ormskirk (including the village of Westhead) and Skelmersdale are unparished areas.

Parish councils

Parish meetings

There is a single parish meeting:

Twin towns

West Lancashire is twinned with:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Non Metropolitan District Council population 2011". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ^ West Lancashire Borough Council, Town Twinning retrieved 21 January 2019
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