Chorley council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
14
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
40.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 14 +4 16,071 54.3% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -1 11,098 37.5% +10.4
Independent 1 +0 1,406 4.8% -3.0
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 821 2.8% -1.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 137 0.5% -5.2
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 52 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Labour Party 17
Liberal Democrats 6
Independent 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Independents for Direct Democracy 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 Albert Graham Dunn Elected 1,277 58.3% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Edward Lowe 803 36.6% +10.9
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling 111 5.1% +0.2
Majority474
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,191

Labour Party hold

Astley and Buckshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew John Lynch Elected 1,071 50.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aidy Riggott 1,041 49.3% —
Majority30
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,112

Chisnall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Whittaker Elected 777 58.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mervyn Heyes Holden 559 41.8% —
Majority218
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,336

Chorley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hasina Khan Elected 1,195 74.3% +7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Denise Grew 413 25.7% +13.0
Majority782
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,608

Labour Party hold

Chorley North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alistair William Morwood Elected 1,059 69.0% +5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Paul Hoey 395 25.7% +5.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tommy Shorrock 81 5.3% -11.0
Majority664
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,535

Labour Party hold

Chorley North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ralph Snape Elected 1,356 61.7% -2.7
Labour Party Sarah Ainsworth 561 25.5% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Steven Kerr 282 12.8% +5.3
Majority795
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,199

Independent hold

Chorley South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bev Murray Elected 1,240 63.6% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Elizabeth Gray 591 30.3% +7.8
Liberal Democrats David Porter 119 6.1% +3.5
Majority649
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,950

Labour Party hold

Chorley South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Roy Lees Elected 1,148 66.9% -6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Mercer 419 24.4% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Elizabeth Curtis 148 8.6% —
Majority729
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,715

Labour Party hold

Clayton-le-Woods North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yvonne Marie Hargreaves Elected 1,025 61.3% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Magda Cullens 646 38.7% +0.4
Majority379
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,671

Labour Party hold

Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neville Grant Whitham Elected 771 48.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mick Muncaster 709 44.2% —
Liberal Democrats Gail Patricia Ormston 125 7.8% —
Majority62
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,605

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Bell Elected 1,198 50.1% +4.0
Labour Party Mark Edward Clifford 1,015 42.5% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth 128 5.4% -0.8
Independent William David Carpenter 50 2.1% —
Majority183
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,391

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Coppull

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Holgate Elected 1,123 74.1% +25.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Margaret Billouin 393 25.9% +10.1
Majority730
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,516

Labour Party hold

Eccleston and Mawdesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Iddon Elected 1,179 53.9% —
Labour Party Catherine Ann Donegan 762 34.8% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Frost 190 8.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Brexit-Smith 56 2.6% —
Majority417
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,187

Euxton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tommy Gray Elected 834 59.0% -13.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Hazel Sarah Walton 527 37.3% +20.7
Independents for Direct Democracy Barry Edwin Mason 52 3.7% —
Majority307
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,413

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Euxton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gillian Frances Sharples Elected 715 50.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Adrian Ellis Loynes 704 49.6% —
Majority11
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,419

Pennine

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gordon France Elected 528 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Malpas 459 46.5% —
Majority69
Turnout51.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast987

Wheelton and Withnell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Mary France Elected 970 55.4% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Snowden 780 44.6% +0.5
Majority190
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,750

Labour Party hold

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