County Councillor Rick Edwards

Rick is the Lancashire County Councillor for Burscough & Rufford.
Committees:
Deputy Chair Audit, Risk and Governance committee.
Development Control committee.
Pension fund committee.
Scrutiny management board.
Correspondence address:
Reform UK Group Office
County Hall
Preston
PR1 0LD
07856930925
rick.edwards@lancashire.gov.uk
Rick was born and raised in Manchester before moving to the Lancashire area in the mid 70s. He has been living in Burscough since 2007 after meeting and marrying his wife, Carol, a farmer’s daughter from Halsall, both are passionate about animals and currently live with five rescued cats.
A highly qualified engineer, Rick has spent much of his life running small to medium sized companies including his own micro car manufacturing company establishing agencies in both America and Japan, the company went on to feature on the BBC Top Gear program and represented Great Britain at the motor show in Japan by invitation of the British Embassy.
Rick has a passion for motorcycles and has been riding them since the age of three, and if you are a fan of live music and think that Rick looks a little familiar, he has been playing in bands since his school days and currently fronts the band, Best Kept Secret.

Recent events.
2/5/25 – Rick received 1416 (35%) of 3994 votes, 11 ballot papers rejected in the 2025 County Council elections.