Thornton West

Thornton West is an electoral ward in the Borough of Wyre, Lancashire, occupying the western part of the Thornton built-up area within Thornton-Cleveleys. The ward is mainly residential, with pockets of local shops and services concentrated along the former village centre. Streets around that centre include a grid of late-Victorian terraced housing, backed by post-war semi-detached estates and small rows of shops. Primary schools, a community centre and parish halls provide regular meeting places for residents and local groups.

Everyday life in Thornton West revolves around those local facilities, playing fields and allotments that are used for grassroots sport and gardening. Regular bus services connect the ward to neighbouring towns, and councillors for Wyre Borough represent the area at council meetings. Community events and volunteer-led projects are staged from the community spaces and church halls, and small commercial units on the main shopping streets host independent traders and services used by residents.