West Lancashire
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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.
West Lancashire | |
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Borough | |
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 |
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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) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
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West Lancashire Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 45 |
Political groups | Administration (26)
Other parties (19)
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Elections | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Meeting place | |
52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF | |
Website | |
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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.