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    1988 handbook

    West Lancashire: 1988 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1987) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Labour 23 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 · Other 0

    After (end of 1988) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 23 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Aughton Park1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    J JamesConservative723
    J. PickthallLabour163
    C. JermynSLD83
    Aughton Town Green1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    D. BurnsConservative1,218
    M. MurrayLabour337
    A. JenkinsSLD172
    Birch Green1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    P. ByrneLabour2,189
    C AltyConservative458
    Burscough1 seat · turnout 47.1%
    F. WestleyConservative808
    L. MorrisLabour799
    J. BerrySLD119
    Derby1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    M. RylanceConservative1,228 ✓
    E. KnowlesSLD730
    Elizabeth RaffertyLabour687
    Halsall1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    W. GillConservative496
    G. RileyIndependent178
    D. SheekeyLabour69
    HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL1 seat · turnout 51.1%
    P. HandleySLD753
    W. HillConservative453
    C. DereliLabour61
    Knowsley1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    C. AinscoughConservative1,003
    I. McCainSLD741
    A. WilliamsLabour379
    Moorside1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    S. RileyLabour1,045
    J. HignettConservative179
    Rufford1 seat · turnout 56.6%
    S. TaylorConservative514
    G. ToppingLabour128
    A. TurnbullIndependent74
    Scott1 seat · turnout 53.7%
    W. BrownLabour1,267
    H. SkaifeConservative918
    M. McCainSLD144
    Skelmersdale North1 seat · turnout 39.9%
    A. BullenLabour1,409
    G. AltyConservative393
    Skelmersdale South1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    S. JonesLabour1,346
    H BarkerConservative291
    Tanhouse1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    R PendletonLabour1,203
    M. BrothertonConservative225
    Up Holland North1 seat · turnout 53.2%
    M. ChapmanLabour827
    L. MurphyConservative618
    K. HenrySLD123
    Up Holland South1 seat · turnout 56.9%
    R PendletonLabour698
    D. RowlandsConservative663
    B. CarmanSLD133
    Wrightington1 seat · turnout 47.9%
    T. MillerConservative761 ✓
    D. ThompsonLabour344