| Index: > A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
|
|||||
| West Lancashire District | |
|---|---|
Shown within Lancashire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 138th 346.79 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Ormskirk |
| ONS code: | 30UP |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 193rd 108,562 313 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 98.5% White |
| Politics | |
West Lancashire District Council http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPsThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | David BorrowDavid Stanley Borrow (born August 2, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for South Ribble. He was leader of Preston Council before his election to parliament in the 1997 elections. Borrow, David., Colin PickthallColin Pickthall (born 13 September 1944) in Dalton-in-Furness (then Lancashire, now Cumbria) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour member of Parliament for Lancashire West, was first elected to the Commons in 1992. He became a member of the |
West Lancashire is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in Lancashire, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk.
Other towns in the district include SkelmersdaleSkelmersdale is a New Town, located in the district of West Lancashire. As of 2004, it had a population of 41,700. The origins of the town date back to the Domesday Book, with a reference to Skjalmar's Dale. The modern town was designed to alleviate the p, Burscough and Banks .
In plans proposed by the Boundary Committee for reorganisation of local government into unitary authorities in Lancashire if North West England votes to have an elected regional assembly; the district would possibly be split into two, with the western part going with Sefton and the eastern part going to Wigan.
In the original plan this controversially included splitting the town of Ormskirk itself. These have since been changed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and Ormskirk is entirely included in the proposed Sefton and West Lancashire authority.
| Districts of England - North West England | |
|
Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre
| |
|
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |