Local Government Boundary Commission For Report No. 102 LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BOUNDARY COMMISSION

FOR ENGLAND

RETORT NO. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND

CHAIRMAN Sir Edmund Compton, GCB,KBE. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Mr J M Rankin.QC.

MEMBERS The Countess Of Albeoarle, DBS. Mr T C Bentleld. Professor Michael Chiaholm. Sir Andrew Wheatley,CB£. Mr P B Young, CB£. To the Rt Hon Roy Jenkins, HP Secretary of State for the Home Department

PROPOSALS FOR REVISED ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS TOR THE WEST DISTRICT OF LANCASHIRE

1. We, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, having carried ' out our initial review of the electoral arrangements for the District in accordance with the requirements of section 63 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Act 1972, present our proposals for the future electoral arrangements for that District.

2. In accordance with the procedure laid down in section 60(l) and (2) of the 1972 Act, notice was given on 20 February 1974 that we were to undertake this review. This was incorporated in a consultation letter addressed to the West Lancashire District Council, copies of which were circulated to the Lancashire County Council, Parish Councils in the district, the Members of Parliament for the constituencies concerned and the headquarters of the main political parties. Copies were also sent to the editors of local newspapers circulating in the area and to the local government press. Notices inserted in the local press announced the start of the review and invited comments from members of the public and from any interested bodies.

3. West Lancashire District Council were invited to prepare a draft scheme of representation for our consideration. In doing so, they were asked to observe the rules laid down in Schedule 11 to the Local Government Act 1972 and the guide- lines which we set out in our Report No 6 about the proposed size of the council and the proposed number of councillors for each ward. They were asked also to take into account any views expressed to them following their consultation with local interests. We therefore asked that they should publish details of their provisional proposals about a month before they submitted their draft scheme to us, thus allowing an opportunity for local comment. 4. In accordance with section 7(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the Council had exercised an option for K"system of elections by thirds.

5. . In due course the District Council presented their draft scheme of representation. The Council proposed to divide the area into 25 wards each returning 1, 2 or 3 members to form a council of 55, the same as at present. They envisaged, however, that the proposed Birch Green ward, in the •¥?• New Town area, which they expected to grow rapidly over the next few years, would in due course be represented by more than the one councillor to which, on its 1974 electorate, it was entitled.

6. The Council sent us copies of representations which they had received during the period when their scheme was being prepared„' They had been able to meet most of the suggestions in settling their draft scheme, but they had not felt able to accept either the proposals made by a local association for a new ward based on the Hewburgh area and affecting the and neighbouring wards, or the proposals made by the Parbold Parish Council who considered that the parish should form a ward on its owno The Parish Council also made representations direct to us and to their Member of Parliament.

7. We considered the draft scheme and the suggested modifications. We concluded that we could not accept the proposal that the parish of Parbold should form a ward on its own. We decided, however, to adopt the suggestion by the local association for a new ward based on the area-of Newburgho The proposal involved the redrawing of the proposed Parbold, Derby, and wards to form five new wards which we decided to call Parbold, Newburgh, Derby, Lathom and Wrightington. i - ' ' ^ 8. We considered several possibilities for adapting the Council's draft scheme in other areas so as to secure a more even standard of representation. We decided to reduce the number of councillors representing the proposed Digmoor and Moorside wards from three councillors to two0 In relation to the proposed Birch Green ward, where extensive development was expected, we decided, having studied forecasts of its electorate-in five years time,* that representation by three councillors would be appropriate*

9« After consulting the Ordnance Survey we made a small number of minor ' adjustments to the alignment of some of the boundaries in order to secure boundary lines which were more readily identifiable on the ground.

10. Subject to the changes referred to in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 above we decided that the District Council's draft scheme provided a reasonable basis for the future electoral arrangements of the district in compliance with the rules in Schedule 11 to the 1972 Act and our guidelines and we formulated•our draft proposals accordingly.

11. On 31 July 1975 we issued our draft proposals and these were sent to all who had received our consultation letter or had commented on the Council's draft scheme. The Council were asked to make these draft proposals and the accompanying maps, which defined the proposed ward boundaries, available for inspection at their main offices* Representations on our draft proposals were invited from those to whom they were circulated and, by public notices, from other members of the public and interested bodies. We asked that any comments should reach us by 3 October 1975.

12. VJest Lancashire District Council, Lancashire County Council, three parish councils in the district and a local political association all registered a their approval of our draft proposals. We received no other comments. Accordingly we decided to confirm the draft proposals as our final proposals • t without modification

13» Details of these final proposals are set out in Schedules 1 and 2 to this report and on the attached maps. Schedule 1 gives the names of the wards and the number of councillors to be returned by each. . Schedule 2 shows our proposals for the order of retirement of councillors. The boundaries of the new wards are defined on the maps.

PUBLICATION 14. In accordance with Section 60(5)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, a copy of this report and a copy of the maps are being sent to West Lancashire District Council and will be available for public inspection at the Council's main offices. Copies of this report are also being sent to those who received the consultation letter and to those who made comments. A detailed description, of the boundaries of the proposed wards, as defined on the mapsj is set out in Schedule 3 to this report. L.S. Signed EDMUND COMPTON (CHAIRMAN)

JOHN M RANKIN (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN)

DIANA ALBEMARLE

T C BENJIELD

. MICHAEL CHISHOIM

ANDREW WHSATLEY

F B YOUNG

f DAVID R SMITH (Secretary) 16 October DISTRICT OF VEST LANCASi-IIRE : NAMES OF PROPOSED WARDS AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS

N/UE OF WARD NO OF COUNCILLOP.S AUGliTON PARK ' .2 AUGHTON TOV/N GREEN . " 3

BICKERSTAFFE " 1 BIRCH GREEN " 3 3 DERBY 3 DIGMOOR ' , 2 DOWN HOLLAND '1 IULSALL 1 HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL 1

KNOWSLEY " 3 LATHOH ' 2 KOORSIDE • 2 NEWBUKGH 1 NORTH 2 PARBOLD 2 RUFTOPJ) ' 1

SCARISBRICK 2 SCOTT 3

SKELl'ERSDALE NORTH 3

SKELMERSDALE SOUTH 3 TAHHOUSE • 3 2 UPHOLUKD HORTH - 2 " ! SOUTH 2 WRIGHT JKGTON SCHEDULE 2

DISTRICT OF WEST LANCASHIRE ORDER OF RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLORS

NO, OF COUNCILLORS PROPOSED WARD NAME 1ST YEAR 2ND YEAK 3RD YEAH REPRESENTING WARD

AUGKTON PARK 2 - 1PE 1 AUGHTON TOWN GREEN 3 1 1PE 1 BICKERSTAFFK - 1 . « 1PE - BIRCH GREEN 1 1 3 i BURSCOUGH . 3 . 1 1 1 DERBY ' . - I 1 1 1 DIGMOOR 2 - 1 1 DOWN HOLLAND 1 1PE - - 1 - - '' 1PE KESIOTH-WITH-BECCONSALL 1 - - 1PE KNOWSLEY 3 1 1 1 LATHOK 2 1 1 . MOORSIDE 2 1 - - .1 NEV/BURGH 1 1 - - 2 1 1PE - PARBOLD 2 1 1PE - 1 - - 1PE RUFFORD _ 2 1 1PE SCOTT 3 1 1 1 SKELMSRSDALE KOETH 3 1 1 1 SKELMSRSDALE SOUTH 3 1 1 1 TANHOUSE 3 1 1 1 TARLETON 2 1 1PE - L'PHOLLAND NORTH 2 - 1 1 UPHOLIAND SOUTH 2 1 - 1 WKIGHTIMGTON 2 - 1PE 11 » 18 19 18

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SCHEDULE 3

DISTRICT OF VEST LANCASHIRE : "-"DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WARD BOUNDARIES

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BURSCOUGH WARD -

Cor^encing at the point v/here Pippin Street nieetr; the eastern boundary of

Scarisbrick CP, thence northeastwards and following said CP boundary to the

' southern boundary of Rufford CP, thonce southeaatv/ards and following said

boundary to HOGS Lane, thonce southwestwards along said lane and ! Road to Junction Lane, thence southeastwardp along said lane to the Ormckirk to Preston railway, thence southwestwards along eaid railway to Abbey Lane, thence northwestwards along ssid lane to Liverpool Road South, thence south- eastwards along eaid road to Pippin Street, thence northwestwards along said

street to the point of commencement*. . •

LATHOM WARD -, . Commencing at the point v/here the eastern boundary of Burscough Ward meets the southern boundary of Rufford CP, thence eastwards along said boundary to Eller Brook, thence southwestwards along said brook to , thence westwards and following said brook to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Rufford Branch, at the Pump House, thence eouthwestwards and following said canal to the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal, thence southeastward^ along said canal to the Swing Bridge being a point opposite the road leading to Briars Lane, thence southwestwards along said Swing Bridge and road to Briars Lane, thence Boutheastwards along said lane to Eller Brook, thence southwcstwards and following said brook and continuing along Abbey Brook to Hill Dam Lane,

thence northwestwards along said lane to the eastern boundary of Burscough k Ward, thence generally northeastwards along said ward boundary to the point of

^commencement* i !

PARBOLD WARD

The parishes of Bisphaia, Par bold and Dalton plus the Hill Dale Ward of the

parish of Wrightington. ' WRIGHTIWGTON WARD

The parish of Wrightington less the 'Hill Dale V.'ard of the said parish and that area bounded by a line commencing at the point where the southern boundary of Wrightington CP meets the eastern boundary of the district, thence south- eastwards and following said boundary to the southern boundary of Parcel

No 5'+60 on OS Plan SD 52-5308 edn of 1967, thence westwards and following said boundary to the eastern boundary of Parcel No *f9'+5 thence southwards along said boundary to the northern boundary of Parcel No ^731 thence north* westwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of Parcel No 3335* thence southwestwards and following said boundary to the northern boundary of Bank

Wood, thence northwestwards along said boundary to the road known as Bank Brovr^ thence northwestwards and following said road and Lees Lane to the eastern boundary of Parbold Ward, thence northwestwards and following said boundary to the southern boundary of Ytoightington CP, thence southeastwards and following .said boundary to the point' of commencement*

KNOWSLEY WARD Commencing at the point where the southeastern boundary of Scarisbrick CP meets- Asmall Lane, thence southeastwards along said lane to a point opposite the northwestern boundary of No 1'+ Asmall Lane, thence northeastwards to and along said boundary and the rear boundaries of Ho 2 to 50 Tennyson Drive, thence eastwards in a straight line across Cotton Drive to the southern boundary of No 72 Cotton Drive, thence eastwards along said boundary and the rear boundaries of Nos 70 to 36 Cotton Drive to a point opposite the western end of the stream to the north of said drive, thence northwards in a straight line to caid stream, thence northeastwards and lollovdng said stream to

Southport Road, thence southeastwards and following said road, Church Street and Moor Street to the Orroskirk to Liverpool Railway thence eouthwestwards along said railway to Black Moss Lane, t.hence southeastwards and following said lane to the northeastern boundary of Aughton CP, thence northwestwards and following said boundary to the southeastern boundary of Scarisbrick Ward, thence northwestwards and following said boundary to the point of commencement*

SCOT! WARD

Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Knowsley Ward meets the southeastern boundary of Scarisbrick CP, thence northeastwards and following said CP boundary to the southern boundary of Burscough Ward, thence southeastwards and following said ward boundary to High Lane, thence south- eastwards along said laae, Burscough Road and Burscough Street to Hants Lano, thence northwestwards and following said lane to the northern boundary of Knowsley Ward, thence northwestwards and following said ward to the point of commencement*

DERBY WARD Commencing at the point where the northeastern boundary of Aughton CP moots the eastern boundary of Knowsley Ward, thence northeastwards and following said ward boundary and the eastern boundary of Scott Ward, to the southern boundary of Burscough Ward, thence northeastwards and following caid boundary to the southwestern boundary of Lathom Ward, thence southeastwards along said ward boundary and continuing along Hill Dani Lane, to Lythe Lane, thence generally southwards along said lane to Sandy Lane, thence southeactwarcic along said lane to the unnamed road from Sandy Lane to Lathoir. Lane, thence eouthwestwardo along said unnamed road to Lytham Lane, thence southeastwards along said lane to Mew Park Brook, thence southeastward^ and following said brook to the southeastern boundary of How Park V.'ood thence generally northoastvmrdo along caid boundary and the-southern boundary of Griaskirk Golf Course to the access road running between Haloall's Lodge and Hall Lane, thence southeastwards along

said access road to Hall Lane, thence southwestwards along caid lane to Spa

Lane, thence eastwards and southeastwards along said lane to Slate Brook,

thence northeastwards and following said brook, to the River Tav/d, thence

southeastwards and following said river to Vale Laae, thence southwestwards

along said lane to Spa Lane, thence southeactwards and following said lane to

the access road from said lane to Bibby's Cottage, thence southwestwards and

following said road to the dismantled railway thence southeastwards along

said railway and in prolongation thereof to Nevcrstitch Road, thence south-

eastwards and following said road to a point opposite.the southwestern

boundary of the former railway, thence Bouthvostwards to and northwestwards

along said boundary to Grid Reference SD ^629? 06^20t thence southwestwards in a straight line to the hedge at grid reference SD k62~j>2. 06H2, thence

southwestwards along said hedge and adjoining fence to Road, thence

southeastwards along said road to a point opposite the eastern boundary of

Skelmcrsdale Wardens Club, thence southwestwards to and along said boundary

to a point opposite the rear boundary of said club, thence westwards to the

track from said club to Holland's Farm, thence southwards to and along and

following the said track from Holland's Farm to the northern boundary of .

Bickerstaffe.-CP, thence northwestwards along said boundary and continuing along

the northeastern boundary of Aughton CP-,to_.the point of commencement.

NEWBUBGH WARD

Coinmencing at the point where the eastern boundary of the District meets the / • • western boundary of IJarbold YJard, thence scuthe^stvavds along said ward

boundary to the northern boundary of Eirch Green Ward, thence generally north- i westwards along said ward boundary and continuing northwestwards, southwestwards, and northwestwards along the northern boundary Qf Derby \7ard to the eastern

boundary of Latham Ward, thence northeastwards along the eastern boundary of said ward and continuing along the eastern boundary of Rufford CP to the •

eastern boundary of the District thence southeastward^ along said district boundary to the point of commencement*

SKELMKRSDALE SOUTH WARD ' - '' Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Bicherstaffe CP meets

the eastern boundary of Derby Ward, thence northeastwards and following said •

ward boundary to Neverstitch Poad, thence northeastwards along said road to School Lane, thence southeastwards and following said lane to Kiln Lane, thence Gouthcastwards along said lane and Church'Road to High Street, thence south- westwards along said street to V/instanley Road, thence southwards along said road to Gillibrands 3oad, thence southwards and following said road to Glenburn Road, thence oouthwestwards along said road to t)ie A lj>06 road, thence southeastwards along said road to a point due north of Crooked Lane, thence due southwards to Crooked Lane, thence southwards along said lane to Hipo Lane, thence southwestwardc and following said lane to the southern boundary of the District, thence northwestwards along eaid boundary to the northern boundary of Bickerstaffo CP, thence northwestwards and following said boundary to the point of

SKELI-25KSDALE NORTH WARD Commencing at the point where the northern boundary of Skelmersdale South Ward meets the eastern boundary of Derby Ward, thence northeastwards and following said ward boundary to the , thence southvestwards and following said river to a point where it enters a culvert to the east of Glenburn Comprehensive School thence due east in a straight line to the v/estcrn carriageway of the road known as Southv;ay, thence southwards and following said carriageway to • the centre of said road thence southwestwards and following said road and Whitelcdge Road to the northern boundary of Skelmcrsdole South Ward, thence northwestwards and following said boundary to the point of commencement*

BIRCH GREEK1 WARD

Commencing at the point where the main path from the Concourse to Glenburn Road meets the eastern boundary of Skelmercdale- North Ward, thence northwards and following said boundary to the southern boundary of Ncwburgh Ward, thence northeastwards and following eaid boundary and the 'southern boundary of

Parbold Ward to the southeastern boundary of parcel No 3900 on OS 1:2500 Plan SD 50-5107 and SD 50-5106 editions of 19^0,.thence BouthwestwardG and following said boundary to the southeastern boundary of parcel No 2600 on said plans, thence scuthwestwards along said boundary and the northern boundary of parcel No 00?8 on OS 1:2500 plans SD 50-5106 and SD 48-4906 editions of I960 to the northeastern boundary of parcel No 8985 on the last named plan thence northwestwards along said boundary and southwestwards along the northwestern boundary of said parcel to Elmer's Green Lane, thence southeast- wards and following said lane to the path from said lane to Elmer's Wood thence south-westwards and following said path to the stream running through the centre of Elmer's Wood thence southwestwards and following said stream to Houghton's Lane thence southwards alone said lane to the path from said lane to the" Concourse thence westwards and follovdng said path to the path from the Concourse to Glenburn Road, thence northwestwards along said path to the point of commencement*

TAHHOUSE WARD i •Commencing at the point where Griinshaw Road meets the eastern boundary of Skelftersdalo North Ward, thence northeastwards and following said boundary to the southern boundary of Birch Green Ward, thence southeastwarcls and 7

following said boundary to the southern boundary of Parbold Vfard, thenco southeastward^ along said boundary and Mill Lane to Hart's Lane, thence southwestwards and following said lane to Stannanought Road, thence south- wards along said road to Grimshaw Road, thence southwestwards and following said road to the point of commencement. t< UPHOLLAND NOROH WARD c Commencing at the point where Qrmskirk Road meets Stannanought Road, thence northwards along the latter road to the eastern boundary of Tanhouse Ward, thence northwards and following said boundary to the eastern boundary of Parbold Ward, thence northeastwards and following said boundary to the southern boundary of '.Vrightington Ward thence southeastwards and following said boundary to the eastern boundary of the district, thence southeastwards and following said boundary to School Lane, thence 'southuestwarda and following said lane to Parliament Street, thence northwestwards along said street and Grove Road to Dingle Road, thence southwestwards and following said road to Ormskirk Road, thence southwestwards along said road to the point of commencement*

DIGMOOR WARD Commencing at the point where Gillibrands Road meets the eastern boundary of Skolmersdale North Ward, thence northwestwards and following said boundary to the southern boundary of Tanhouse Ward, thence eastwards and following said boundary to Digmoor Road, thence southwards and following said road to Gillibrands Road,

9 thence westwards along said road to the point of cornraencement.

* MOORSIES V/ARD Commencing at the point where the Regional Road meets the northeastern boundary of Skelinersdale South Ward, thence northwestwards along the said boundary to the south- eastern boundary of Skelmersdale North Ward, thence northwestwards along the said boundary to the southern boundary of Bigmoor Ward, thence southeastwards and 8 folio-wing the southern and eastern boundaries of said ward to the southern bounda>-, »' Tollhouse Ward, thence eastwards along said boundax-y to the western boundary of Upholland North Ward, thence southwards along said boundary and

Stannanought Eoad to the Regional Roadv-thence northeastwards along said road to the point of commencement, / 7

UPHOLLAHD SOUTH WiRD

Commencing at the point where the southern boundary of the district meets the southeastern boundary of Skelniersdale South Ward, thence northeastwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of Hoorside Ward, thence south- eastwards and following naid boundary to the southern boundary of Uphol3.and

North Wardv thence northeastwards and following said boundary to the eastern boundary of the district, thence southwards and following the eastern and southern boundaries of the district to the point of commencement..

NORTH MEOLS WARD ' • ' North Meols CP. . '

HESKETH-W.TH-BECCONSALL WARD

Hesketh-v/ith-Secconcall CP6

TARLETON WAI® ' '' ' Tarleton GP.

KU1TORD WARD ' . Hufford CPc

SCARISBKICK IVARD

Scarisbrick CPe HALSALL WARD

Halsall CP.

DOWNHOLLAND WARD

Downholland CP.

Great Altcar CP.

AUGHTON PARK WARD

The Christchurch and North East wards of the Parish of Aughton.

AUGHTON TOWN GREEN WARD

The Delph, Town Green and Holt Green wards of the parish of Aughton.

SICKERSTAFFE WARD

Bickerstaffe CP.