West Lancashire







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


Borough in England, United Kingdom





















































































Borough of West Lancashire
Borough

Official logo of Borough of West Lancashire
Arms of West Lancashire Borough Council

Shown within non-metropolitan Lancashire
Shown within non-metropolitan Lancashire

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 133.9 sq mi (346.8 km2)
Area rank 121st
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total 113,900
 • Rank Ranked 207th
 • Density 850/sq mi (330/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.




Contents






  • 1 Administrative organisation


    • 1.1 Unparished towns


    • 1.2 Parish councils


    • 1.3 Parish meetings




  • 2 Twin towns


  • 3 References





Administrative organisation





West Lancashire is located in the Borough of West Lancashire

Ormskirk

Ormskirk



Skelmersdale

Skelmersdale



Andertons Mill

Andertons Mill



Appley Bridge

Appley Bridge



Aughton

Aughton



Banks

Banks



Barrow Nook

Barrow Nook



Barton

Barton



Bickerstaffe

Bickerstaffe



Bispham Green

Bispham Green



Blaguegate

Blaguegate



Burscough

Burscough



Crawford

Crawford



Dalton

Dalton



Downholland Cross

Downholland Cross



Great Altcar

Great Altcar



Halsall

Halsall



Haskayne

Haskayne



Hesketh Bank

Hesketh Bank



Hilldale

Hilldale



Holmes

Holmes



Holmeswood

Holmeswood



Hundred End

Hundred End



Lathom

Lathom



Mere Brow

Mere Brow



Newburgh

Newburgh



Parbold

Parbold



Roby Mill

Roby Mill



Rufford

Rufford



Scarisbrick

Scarisbrick



Scarth Hill

Scarth Hill



Shirdley Hill

Shirdley Hill



Simonswood

Simonswood



Sollom

Sollom



Tarleton

Tarleton



Tarlscough

Tarlscough



Upholland

Upholland



Westhead

Westhead



Wrightington Bar

Wrightington Bar





Towns and villages in West Lancashire




Civil parishes in West Lancashire



Political Composition (2018)-



















Party Seats
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:




  • France Cergy-Pontoise, France


  • Germany Erkrath, Germany



References





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