Previous elections
You can see the results and other information from previous elections, as shown below:
1 May 2025
The 2025 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Reform UK | 53 |
|---|---|
Conservative | 8 |
Independent | 7 |
Labour | 5 |
Liberal Democrat | 5 |
Green Party | 4 |
Our West Lancashire | 2 |
The result of the 2025 election saw the Reform UK Party take control of the county council.
Watch the recording of the announcement of results for the 2025 county council election.
6 May 2021
The 2021 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Conservative | 48 |
|---|---|
Labour | 32 |
Green | 2 |
Liberal Democrats | 2 |
The result of the 2021 election saw the Conservative Party retaining control of the county council.
Watch the recording of the announcement of results for the 2021 county council election.
4 May 2017
The 2017 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Conservative | 46 |
|---|---|
Labour | 30 |
Liberal Democrats | 4 |
Independent | 2 |
Green | 1 |
UKIP | 1 |
The result of the 2017 election saw the Conservative Party taking control of the county council from no overall control.
2 May 2013
The 2013 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Labour | 39 |
|---|---|
Conservative | 35 |
Liberal Democrats | 6 |
Independent | 3 |
Green | 1 |
The result of the 2013 election saw the council become 'no overall control'. No single party had a majority.
4 June 2009
The 2009 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Conservative | 51 |
|---|---|
Labour | 16 |
Liberal Democrats | 10 |
Independent | 3 |
Green | 2 |
Idle Toad | 1 |
British National Party | 1 |
The result of the 2009 elections saw the Conservative Party taking control of the county council from the Labour Party.
5 May 2005
The 2005 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Labour | 44 |
|---|---|
Conservative | 31 |
Liberal Democrats | 6 |
Independent | 1 |
Green | 1 |
Idle Toad | 1 |
The result of the 2005 elections saw the Labour Party retain control of the county council.
The 2001 elections resulted in a political balance as follows:
Labour | 44 |
|---|---|
Conservative | 27 |
Liberal Democrats | 5 |
Green | 1 |
No description | 1 |
The result of the 2001 elections saw the Labour Party retain control of the county council.