Lancashire County Council 2nd May Elections.
County Councillors for West Lancashire are elected every four years and are democratically accountable to residents in their electoral division. Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It currently consists of 84 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, who won control of the council in the local council elections in June 2009, ending 28 years of Labour control. The Conservative Party has 51 councillors. Here in West Lancashire we have six seats out of the eight for all of West Lancashire.
Candidates this year-
- Ormskirk West – Cllr Rob Bailey *
- West Lancs West - Cllr David Sudworth.
- West Lancs East - Cllr David Westley *
- West Lancs North - (neighboring South Ribble area) – Cllr Malcolm Barron *
- West Lancs South - Cllr David O’Toole. *
- Skelmersdale West- Edward McCarthy.
- Skelmersdale East - Cllr Carolyn Evans. *
- Skelmersdale Central - Cindy Miller.
*Denotes sitting county councillor.
Lancashire Elections: our top pledges-
1. We will cut out waste and give value for money. In 4 years of Conservative control LCC has spent over £215m less on administration and we will continue to provide the most efficient services.
2. We will invest a further £10m in our highways. After years of under investment by Labour we have already invested £200m which is more than double Labour’s record.
3. We will continue the £3m Armed Forces Veterans Mentoring Scheme.To provide support to young people in schools and to help ex Service personnel back into employment.
4. We will invest a further £16m in young people. £10m is allocated to creating Youth Zones in all our districts, £5m for concessionary travel for young people and £1m to refurbish Youth Centres.
5. We will provide better facilities for children and adults with disabilities. £14m for day time and overnight respite care for children with disabilities and £1m to provide proper toileting facilities for adults with disabilities.
Digmoor By-Election. Residents in Digmoor can also vote for a new borough councillor in the by election held on the same day, 2nd May. The Conservative candidate is Edward McCarthy.
For more information on voting visit- http://www.westlancsconservatives.com/voting
Promoted by Graham Jones on behalf of Rob Bailey, David Westley, David O’Toole, Edward McCarthy, David Sudworth, Carolyn Evans, and Cindy Miller all of WLCA, 72C New Court Way, Ormskirk, Lancs L39 2YT.