Chorley council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 15 wards · 15 seats contested

Most seats
13
Labour Party
Seats contested
15
across 15 wards
Turnout
34.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 13 -1 12,640 52.6% -1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 +0 8,686 36.1% -1.4
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 1,044 4.3% +1.6
Green Party 0 +0 906 3.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 765 3.2% +2.7
Independent 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Labour and Co-operative Party 15
Liberal Democrats 5
Green Party 4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3

A party standing a full slate could field 15 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 and Co-operative Party June Molyneaux Elected 1,063 53.3% -5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Edward Lowe 694 34.8% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling 239 12.0% +6.9
Majority369
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,996

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Astley and Buckshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Laura Jane Lennox Elected 833 47.9% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Malpas 683 39.3% -10.0
Green Party David John Harrison 223 12.8% —
Majority150
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,739

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chisnall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Julia Louise Berry Elected 587 45.8% -12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Francis Bashforth 414 32.3% -9.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kerry Ann Welsh 281 21.9% —
Majority173
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,282

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chorley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Terry Brown Elected 1,091 78.8% +4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Clare Denise Grew 294 21.2% -4.5
Majority797
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,385

Labour Party hold

Chorley North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Marion Lowe Elected 948 70.3% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Adrian Ellis Loynes 400 29.7% +3.9
Majority548
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,348

Labour Party hold

Chorley North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Aaron Beaver Elected 978 49.0% +23.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Haughton 666 33.4% +20.6
Green Party Nicola Adshead 246 12.3% —
Liberal Democrats Stefan Krizanac 104 5.2% —
Majority312
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,994

Labour Party gain from Independent

Chorley South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Walmsley Elected 946 55.1% -8.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Baglow 524 30.5% +0.2
Green Party James Fletcher Melling 248 14.4% —
Majority422
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,718

Labour Party hold

Chorley South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret May Lees Elected 878 55.0% -11.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Elizabeth Gray 340 21.3% -3.1
Green Party Jane Elizabeth Weston 189 11.8% —
Liberal Democrats Diane Elizabeth Curtis 188 11.8% +3.2
Majority538
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,595

Labour Party hold

Clayton-le-Woods North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Murfitt Elected 767 52.4% -8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Margaret Billouin 438 29.9% -8.7
Liberal Democrats Gail Patricia Ormston 259 17.7% —
Majority329
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,464

Labour Party hold

Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Alexander Gabbott Elected 650 44.8% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mick Muncaster 566 39.0% -5.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Ward 234 16.1% —
Majority84
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,450

Labour Party hold

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Edward Clifford Elected 1,121 48.3% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Greg Morgan 948 40.8% -9.3
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth 254 10.9% +5.6
Majority173
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,323

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Coppull

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alex Martin Hilton Elected 927 69.9% -4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandra Mercer 400 30.1% +4.2
Majority527
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,327

Labour Party hold

Eccleston and Mawdesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin William Boardman Elected 1,066 54.2% +0.3
Labour Party Catherine Ann Donegan 649 33.0% -1.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard George Croll 250 12.7% +10.2
Majority417
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,965

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Euxton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Debra Platt Elected 620 52.8% +3.2
Labour Party Terry Howarth 554 47.2% -3.2
Majority66
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,174

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Lostock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Mark Sloan Elected 648 50.6% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Dickinson 633 49.4% +4.0
Majority15
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,281

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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