Chorley council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
10
Labour Party
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
41.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 10 — 12,957 54.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 — 6,491 27.1% —
Independent 1 — 1,862 7.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 1,360 5.7% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 1,115 4.7% —
Green Party 0 — 183 0.8% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Labour Party 14
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6
Liberal Democrats 5
Independent 2
Green Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 14 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Adlington and Anderton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Francis Wilson Elected 1,425 61.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dorothy Livesey 598 25.8% —
Green Party Andrew Whitson 183 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling 113 4.9% —
Majority827
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,319

Brindle and Hoghton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Mary Long Elected 350 44.3% —
Independent Steve Williams 315 39.9% —
Labour Party Yvonne Marie Hargreaves 125 15.8% —
Majority35
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast790

Chorley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zara Khan Elected 1,176 67.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Christopher Suart 348 19.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aidy Riggott 222 12.7% —
Majority828
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,746

Chorley North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adrian Lowe Elected 1,049 63.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Adrian Ellis Loynes 331 20.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tommy Shorrock 268 16.3% —
Majority718
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,648

Chorley North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Joyce Snape Elected 1,547 64.3% —
Labour Party Steve Holgate 547 22.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Mercer 182 7.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Julia Winifred Mary Smith 129 5.4% —
Majority1,000
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,405

Chorley South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Alistair Ward Bradley Elected 1,261 62.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic Keiran Jewell 452 22.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Shaun Jones 243 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats David Porter 52 2.6% —
Majority809
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,008

Chorley South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anthony Gee Elected 1,351 73.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Louise Kiley 483 26.3% —
Majority868
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,834

Clayton-le-Woods North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jean Elizabeth Cronshaw Elected 1,027 61.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eileen Whiteford 636 38.2% —
Majority391
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,663

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Philip Walker Elected 1,126 46.1% —
Labour Party Mark Edward Clifford 962 39.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Andrew Anthony Romanienko 203 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth 151 6.2% —
Majority164
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,442

Coppull

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jane Louise Fitzsimons Elected 832 48.6% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Thomson 610 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harold Heaton 271 15.8% —
Majority222
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,713

Euxton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Danny Gee Elected 1,108 72.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan John Platt 254 16.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson 169 11.0% —
Majority854
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,531

Heath Charnock and Rivington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Kim Snape Elected 663 70.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Malpas 277 29.5% —
Majority386
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast940

Lostock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Derek Dalton Elected 602 45.4% —
Labour Party Julia Louise Berry 534 40.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Wright 189 14.3% —
Majority68
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,325

Wheelton and Withnell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christopher France Elected 897 55.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Snowden 707 44.1% —
Majority190
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,604

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