The campaign site of the Reform UK West Lancashire branch. Meet your Reform councillors, see what we are working on for Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Burscough and the wider borough, and get involved.https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lancashire-grooming-gangs-inquiry-motion/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lancashire-grooming-gangs-inquiry-motion/At Full Council on 16 July 2026, Lancashire councillors voted 67 to 0 to back a Reform motion committing the county to full cooperation with the national grooming gangs inquiry.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/evans-grooming-inquiry-speech/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/evans-grooming-inquiry-speech/The county council's Deputy Leader, West Lancashire's Cllr Simon Evans, pledged full cooperation with the inquiry and warned it must not become another that drags on for years and delivers little.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/reform-lancashire-year-one-record/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/reform-lancashire-year-one-record/In July 2026 Lancashire County Council's cabinet received the year-end financial figures for Reform's first full year in charge. Here is what they show, set against the Conservative record, and every number comes from the council's own reports.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/reform-team-county-hall/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/reform-team-county-hall/West Lancashire is represented by four Reform UK county councillors on the Reform-run Lancashire County Council, including the council’s Deputy Leader.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/reform-wins-west-lancashire-2026/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/reform-wins-west-lancashire-2026/Reform UK won seven seats on West Lancashire Borough Council at the May 2026 election, becoming the council’s fourth-largest group from a standing start.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/ella-worthington-civic-pride/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/ella-worthington-civic-pride/In April 2026, Skelmersdale West's Cllr Ella Worthington was appointed to the Lancashire County Council cabinet as Cabinet Member for Civic Pride, a new portfolio focused on the pride, cleanliness and upkeep of the county's towns.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lowest-council-tax-rise-in-12-years/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lowest-council-tax-rise-in-12-years/The Reform-run county council’s 2026/27 budget held the council tax increase to 3.8 per cent, the lowest rise in twelve years.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lancashire-scraps-net-zero-target/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lancashire-scraps-net-zero-target/At Full Council in October 2025, Reform councillors carried a motion to drop the county council's voluntary 2030 net zero target and stop voluntary carbon reporting.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lancashire-potholes-down-42-percent/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/lancashire-potholes-down-42-percent/The number of outstanding road defects across Lancashire has fallen by 42 per cent in a year under the Reform-run county council.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/rick-edwards-audit-deputy-chair/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/rick-edwards-audit-deputy-chair/At Lancashire County Council's annual meeting on 22 May 2025, Burscough and Rufford's Cllr Rick Edwards was appointed Deputy Chair of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, a role he continues to hold.Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashirehttps://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/simon-evans-deputy-leader/https://reformwestlancs.co.uk/news/simon-evans-deputy-leader/When Reform UK took control of Lancashire County Council in May 2025, Skelmersdale Central's Cllr Simon Evans was appointed Deputy Leader of the council and Cabinet Member for Children and Families, one of the most senior Reform roles in the county.Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTReform UK West Lancashire