2018 Chorley Borough Council election

The 2018 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in Chorley, Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

2018 Chorley Borough Council Election

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17 of the 47 seats to Chorley Borough Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Last election 31 seats, 52.9% 14 seats, 28.6% 2 seats, 7.2% Seats won 14 2 0 Seats after 33 12 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 54.4% 36.1% 0.0% Swing 1.5% 7.5 2.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2018 Chorley Borough Council election
Leader before election Alistair Bradley Labour Leader after election Alistair Bradley Labour

Labour retained its majority on the Council.^[1]

Results summary

The results of the 2018 elections are summarised below.^[2]

2018 Chorley Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14	2	82.4	19	33	68.1	16,071	54.4	+1.5
	Conservative	2	2	11.76	10	12	25.5	11,098	36.1	+7.5
	Independent	1		5.9	1	2	6.3	1,406	4.8	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	821	4.4	+0.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	-0.7
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	137	0.4	-5.9

Ward results

Adlington & Anderton

Adlington & Anderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Albert Graham Dunn	1,277	58.3	−3.1
	Conservative	Edward Lowe	803	36.6	+10.8
	Liberal Democrats	William Pilling	111	5.1	+0.2
Majority			474	21.6
Turnout			2,191
	Labour hold		Swing

Astley & Buckshaw

Astley & Buckshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mathew John Lynch	1,071	50.7	+11.7
	Conservative	Aidy Riggot	1041	49.3	−0.3
Majority			31	1.4
Turnout			2,112
	Labour hold		Swing

Chisnall

Chisnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Whittaker	777	58.2	+19.6
	Conservative	Mervyn Heyes Holden	559	41.8	−19.6
Majority			218	16.3
Turnout			1,336
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorley East

Chorley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hasina Khan	1,195	74.3	+6.9
	Conservative	Clare Denise Grew	413	25.7	+13.0
Majority			782	48.6
Turnout			1,608
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorley North East

Chorley North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alistair William Morwood	1,059	69.0	+5.3
	Conservative	Ryan Paul Hoey	395	25.7	+5.6
	UKIP	Tommy Sharrock	81	5.3	−11.0
Majority			664	43.3
Turnout			1,535
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorley North West

Chorley North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ralph Snape	1,356	61.7	−2.6
	Labour	Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth	561	25.5	+2.8
	Conservative	Luke Steven Kerr	282	12.8	+5.2
Majority			795	36.2
Turnout			2,199
	Independent hold		Swing

Chorley South East

Chorley South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bev Murray	1,240	63.6
	Conservative	Marie Elizabeth Gray	591	30.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Porter	119	6.1
Majority			649	33.3
Turnout			1,950
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorley South West

Chorley South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Lees	1,148	65.4	−8.3
	Conservative	Sandra Mercer	419	23.9	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Elizabeth Curtis	189	10.7	New
Majority			729	41.5
Turnout			1,756
	Labour hold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-woods

Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-woods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Eric Bell	1,198	50.1	+4.0
	Labour	Mark Clifford	1,015	42.4	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Glenda Charlesworth	128	5.4	−0.8
	Independent	William David Carpenter	50	2.1	New
Majority			183	7.7
Turnout			2,391
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods North

Clayton-le-Woods North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Marie Hargreaves	1,025	61.3	−0.5
	Conservative	Magda Cullens	646	38.7	+0.5
Majority			379	22.6
Turnout			1,671
	Labour hold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden

Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neville Grant Whitman	771	48.0	−0.2
	Conservative	Mick Muncaster	709	44.2	−7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ormston	125	7.8	New
Majority			62	3.8
Turnout			1,605
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Coppull

Coppull

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Holgate	1,123	74.1	+25.5
	Conservative	Carole Margaret Billouin	393	25.9	+10.1
Majority			730	48.2
Turnout			1,516
	Labour hold		Swing

Eccleston & Mawdesley

Eccleston & Mawdesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Iddon	1,179	53.9	+7.8
	Labour	Catherine Ann Donegan	762	34.8	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Robert Frost	190	8.7	New
	UKIP	Mark Lawrence Smith	56	2.6	−11.5
Majority			417	19.1
Turnout			2,187
	Conservative hold		Swing

Euxton North

Euxton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tommy Gray	834	59.0	−13.4
	Conservative	Hazel Sarah Walton	527	37.3	+20.7
	Democrats and Veterans	Barry Edwin Mason	52	3.7	New
Majority			307	21.7
Turnout			1,413
	Labour hold		Swing

Euxton South

Euxton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Frances Sharples	715	50.4	+8.8
	Conservative	Phil Loynes	704	49.6	+5.7
Majority			11	0.8
Turnout			1,419
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Pennine

Pennine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon France	528	53.5	+9.2
	Conservative	Peter Malpas	459	46.5	+5.8
Majority			69	7.0
Turnout			987
	Labour hold		Swing

Wheelton and Whitnell

Wheelton and Whitnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Mary France	970	55.4	−0.5
	Conservative	Caroline Snowden	780	44.6	+0.5
Majority			190	10.8
Turnout			1,750
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. chorley.gov.uk
2. Borough and Parish elections Archived 26 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Chorley