For the constituency, see West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency). For the former rural district, see West Lancashire Rural District.
Borough in England
West Lancashire
Borough
The West Lancashire plain near Burscough
Shown within the ceremonial county of 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 and Cabinet
• MPs:
Ashley Dalton (Lab) (West Lancashire)
Katherine Fletcher (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)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
• Ethnic groups
List
96.9% White
1.3% Mixed
1.3% Asian
0.4% other
0.3% Black
Religion (2021)
[1]
• Religion
List
61.5% Christianity
31.5% no religion
5.6% not stated
0.4% Islam
0.3% other
0.2% Buddhism
0.2% Hinduism
0.1% Sikhism
0.1% Judaism
Time zone
UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
L, PR, WN
ONS code
30UP (ONS)
E07000127 (GSS)
West Lancashire Borough Council
Type
Type
Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor
Maureen Nixon, Labour since 17 May 2023
Leader
Yvonne Gagen, Labour since 18 May 2022[3]
Chief Operating Officer
Jacqui Sinnott-Lacey[2] since 2020[4]
Structure
Seats
45
Political groups
Administration (26)
Labour (26)
Other parties (19)
Conservatives (15)
Our West Lancashire (4)
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Last election
2 May 2024
Meeting place
52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L392DF
Website
www.westlancs.gov.uk
West Lancashire is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The council is based in Ormskirk, and the largest town is Skelmersdale. The district borders Fylde to the north, over the Ribble Estuary; South Ribble, Chorley, and Wigan to the east; St Helens, and Knowsley to the south; and Sefton to the south and west.
The borough has a population of 117,400 and an area of 133.8 square miles (347 km2).[5] It is primarily rural, and the most populous settlements after Ormskirk and Skelmersdale are Burscough (9,935), Up Holland (7,578), and Tarleton (5,959).[6] The borough council is based in Ormskirk, and there are twenty-one civil parishes.
The west of the borough contains much of the southern part of the Lancashire Plain, a low-lying region of mossland. A large lake called Martin Mere occupied much of the area until it was drained for agriculture. The northern border of the borough is the Ribble Estuary, and both it and the remnant of Martin Mere are Ramsar sites.[7] In the west the land is rises to Harrock Hill, Parbold Hill, and Ashurst Hill; the River Douglas flows west through the valley between the last two, then turns north and forms the borough boundary.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – West Lancashire Local Authority (E07000127)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^Cite error: The named reference Management was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Council minutes, 18 May 2022" (PDF). West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^"Jacqui Sinnott-Lacey appointed as West Lancashire Borough Council's new Chief Operating Officer". Skem News. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^"How life has changed in West Lancashire: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^Parish populations.
^"NCA Profile: 32 Lancashire and Amounderness Plain - NE512". Natural England. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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