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Chorley Borough Council elections

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Chorley shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

One third of Chorley Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Chorley is a non-metropolitan district forming a lower-tier of local government under Lancashire County Council.

Political control

Party Period
No overall control 1973–1976
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative 1976–1983
No overall control 1983–1990
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1990–1991
No overall control 1991–1995
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1995–2000
No overall control 2000–2006
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative 2006–2011
No overall control 2011–2012
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 2012 – present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

Charnock Richard by-election 15 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 467 62.8
Labour 233 31.3
Liberal Democrats 44 5.9
Majority 134 31.5
Turnout 744 49.1
Conservative hold Swing
Clayton Le Woods & Whittle Le Woods By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,395 41.5 −9.9
Labour 1,105 32.8 +9.8
Liberal Democrats 865 25.7 +0.1
Majority 290 8.7
Turnout 3,365
Conservative hold Swing
Wheelton and Withnell By-Election 4 June 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Party Colin Denby
Labour Christopher France
UKIP Nick Hogan
Conservative Eleanor Smith
Majority
Turnout

References

  1. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chorley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ The Lancashire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Chorley". BBC Online. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chorley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.