X marks the spot for local voters who go to the polls next week with all 84 seats at County Hall up for grabs. while borough council voting will take place in 18 wards.

For LCC, there is one vacancy in each of the eight divisions making up West Lancashire including Burscough & Rufford; Ormskirk; Skelmersdale Central; Skelmersdale East; Skelmersdale West; West Lancashire East; West Lancashire North; and West Lancashire West.

Borough council voting will take place in 18 wards, and voting will also take place in parish elections.
The decision who will be the next Police and Crime Commissioner, which should have been held in May 2020, is also in voters hands on Thursday: candidates are Mark James Barker - Reform UK; Neil Darby - Liberal Democrats; Clive Grunshaw - Labour and Co-operative Party; Andrew James Snowden - Conservative Party.

Polling stations, which have been made as Covid safe as possible, will be open from 7am to 10pm on voting day - please don't forget to take a mask with you.

"The decision who will be the next Police and Crime Commissioner, which should have been held in May 2020, is also in voters hands on Thursday: candidates are Mark James Barker - Reform UK; Neil Darby - Liberal Democrats; Clive Grunshaw - Labour and Co-operative Party; Andrew James Snowden - Conservative Party.
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OK so we know the names but how do we know who to vote for without information about what each of them will do if elected?

easy - listen to BBC radio Lancs. from yesterday afternoon where Mike Stevens interviewed them all for an hour or so including a question from an Ormskirk listener about accountability and transparency.