Ahead of the election, West Lancashire Council was run by Labour, who had 26 seats out of 45
Local elections have been taking place across the UK, with more than 2,500 council seats up for grabs across 107 authorities. It is seen by many as the last big electoral test for all the political parties before the general election, which is expected to take place later this year.
Sixteen seats were contested in the wards Aughton & Holborn, Burscough Bridge & Rufford, Burscough Town, North Meols & Hesketh Bank, Old Skelmersdale, Ormskirk East, Ormskirk West, Rural North East, Rural West, Skelmersdale North, Skelmersdale South, Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, Tarleton Village and Up Holland.Other elections are taking place across Lancashire however there is no vote for Lancashire County Council this year - with the next ballot taking place in 2025.
The majority of councils will not start counting ballots until the working day starts at 9am on Friday morning and won’t declare the results of their local elections until Friday afternoon, or even later on Friday evening and into Saturday.Mayoral elections have also been taking place in Greater Manchester as well as East Midland, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, York and North Yorkshire, London and Salford.
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