2006 West Lancashire District Council election

[3] Most seats only had Conservative and Labour party candidates, with no Liberal Democrats standing in the election.

[3] The Conservatives focused their campaign on crime and the environment, while targeting the Labour held wards of Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott.

[3] However Labour targeted the Conservative wards of Derby, Newburgh and Parbold, while criticising the Conservatives for holding a failed vote on transferring council housing.

[3] The results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council, which they had held since 2002.

[4] They gained 3 seats from Labour in Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott wards,[5] with the Labour leader on the council, Alan Bullen, saying that it had "not been a good night".