Victory for Labour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Following the trend since 2010, Labour comfortably won this constituency, with Ashley Dalton winning with 22,305 votes. Dalton won 50.5% of the vote, losing 1.6% of the vote share from the previous election, which was the by election in 2023. She however maintained clear support within the constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dalton beat Conservative, Mike Prendergast, by a significant margin, with Prendergast receiving 8,680 votes and losing 16.7% of the vote. Reform UK candidate Simon Evans was not that far behind, receiving 7,909 votes but gaining 13.66% share of the vote from the previous election. In fourth place came Green Party\u2019s Charlotte Houltram, with 3,263 votes and gaining 5% of the vote. In last place came Liberal Democrat, Graham Smith with 2,043 of the vote, with only a 0.3% loss from the previous election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What does this mean for West Lancashire?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
With Labour now the largest party in government, this now makes West Lancashire\u2019s Ashley Dalton MP part of the governing party. With Labour holding a significantly large majority, passing legislation becomes easier with Labour\u2019s manifesto pledges more likely to be enacted within Parliament. Since the election, Dalton has been appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary Labour\u2019s health team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of the West Lancashire Constituency, Dalton\u2019s plans for the Constituency contain 5 key components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n