West Lancashire
53°33′43″N 2°49′37″W / 53.562°N 2.827°W
Borough of West Lancashire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
Admin. HQ | Ormskirk |
Government | |
• Type | West Lancashire Borough Council |
• Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
• Executive: | Labour |
• MPs: | Rosie Cooper (Lab) (West Lancashire), Seema Kennedy (Con) (South Ribble) |
Area | |
• Total | 134 sq mi (347 km2) |
• Rank | 102nd |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 119,367 |
• Rank | Ranked 202nd |
• Density | 890/sq mi (340/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 30UP (ONS) E07000127 (GSS) |
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 population of the District taken at the 2011 census 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
Political Composition (2018)-
Party | Seats |
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Conservatives | 19 |
Labour | 33 |
Independent | 2 |
Unparished towns
The main towns of Ormskirk (including the village of Westhead) and Skelmersdale are unparished areas.
Parish councils
- 1. Aughton
- 2. Bickerstaffe
- 4. Burscough
- 5. Dalton
- 6. Downholland
- 7. Great Altcar
- 8. Halsall
- 9. Hesketh-with-Becconsall
- 10. Hilldale
- 11. Lathom
- 12. Lathom South
- 13. Newburgh
- 14. North Meols
- 15. Parbold
- 16. Rufford
- 17. Scarisbrick
- 18. Simonswood
- 19. Tarleton
- 20. Upholland
- 21. Wrightington
Parish meetings
There is a single parish meeting:
- 3. Bispham
Twin towns
West Lancashire is twinned with:
- Cergy-Pontoise, France
- Erkrath, Germany
References
- ^ "Non Metropolitan District Council population 2011". Retrieved 16 January 2016.