Chorley council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 14 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
7
Reform UK
Seats contested
14
across 14 wards
Turnout
40.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 7 +7 13,048 35.2% —
Labour Party 5 -8 12,820 34.6% -25.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 5,814 15.7% -11.1
Green Party 1 +1 4,662 12.6% +2.6
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 612 1.7% +0.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 54 0.1% -1.1
Independent 0 +0 21 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Labour and Co-operative Party 15
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Green Party 14
Reform UK 14
Liberal Democrats 6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Independent 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 & Anderton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party June Molyneaux Elected 1,266 46.4% -25.8
Reform UK Graham Keith Thornton 928 34.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Baglow 280 10.3% -10.7
Green Party Amy Hardcastle 257 9.4% +2.5
Majority338
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,731

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Buckshaw & Whittle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dedrah Cecilia Moss Elected 824 32.1% +6.7
Reform UK Craig Tommony 781 30.4% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Turner 589 22.9% -12.6
Green Party Rachel Smith 375 14.6% +8.2
Majority43
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,569

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Chorley East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Martin Andrew Topp Elected 778 39.7% -0.4
Labour Party Ian Daniel Cardwell 677 34.6% -2.4
Green Party Louise Elizabeth Hall 296 15.1% +7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Grandi 171 8.7% -0.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Carole Ann Sasaki 37 1.9% -3.5
Majority101
Turnout32.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,959

Reform UK hold

Chorley North & Astley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Perks Elected 944 39.3% —
Labour Party Alistair William Morwood 820 34.2% -26.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeffrey Johnstone Green 327 13.6% -12.2
Green Party Jon Royle 310 12.9% +2.4
Majority124
Turnout38.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,401

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Chorley North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jen Whiffen Elected 1,470 51.3% -19.5
Reform UK Paul Robert Hazzard 768 26.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Paterson 350 12.2% -9.4
Green Party Mark Worsley Tebbutt 214 7.5% -0.1
Liberal Democrats David Golden 64 2.2% —
Majority702
Turnout44.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,866

Labour Party hold

Chorley North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Emma Louise Walker Elected 1,093 42.1% -22.0
Reform UK Shaz Malik 727 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Malpas 403 15.5% -7.7
Green Party Anne Frances Calderbank 375 14.4% +4.2
Majority366
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,598

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Hill Elected 1,196 42.7% —
Labour Party Samir Khan 939 33.5% -29.1
Green Party Jane Elizabeth Weston 365 13.0% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Diana Khan 301 10.7% -14.2
Majority257
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,801

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Chorley South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Olga Cash Elected 866 39.7% +5.5
Reform UK Barry Young 774 35.5% —
Labour Party Terry Howarth 423 19.4% -37.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Dorothy Livesey 120 5.5% -3.6
Majority92
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,183

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ellie Close Elected 1,017 31.0% —
Labour Party Michelle Beach 717 21.9% -26.9
Labour Party Michelle Le Marinel 717 21.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Greg Morgan 400 12.2% -24.9
Green Party Amy Louise Coxley 263 8.0% +1.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn 149 4.5% -3.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Geoff Fielden 17 0.5% —
Majority300
Turnout37.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,280

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Clayton West & Cuerden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Lesley Durose Elected 1,153 38.9% —
Labour Party Neville Grant Whitham 989 33.3% -29.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Chapman 477 16.1% -8.9
Green Party Simon Cash 233 7.9% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Katherine Simpson 115 3.9% -0.4
Majority164
Turnout43.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,967

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Coppull

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Joe McCartney Elected 1,057 47.4% —
Labour Party Steve Holgate 520 23.3% -47.8
Green Party Debbie Brotherton 421 18.9% +10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Harold Heaton 162 7.3% -13.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Frost 71 3.2% —
Majority537
Turnout35.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,231

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan John Platt Elected 1,207 39.2% -5.7
Reform UK Mark Wade 997 32.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Caroline Elizabeth Turner 462 15.0% -26.3
Green Party Josh Collins 264 8.6% -0.4
Liberal Democrats John Wright 127 4.1% -0.7
Independent Barrie William Duckworth 21 0.7% —
Majority210
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,078

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Arjun Singh Elected 997 36.7% -26.5
Reform UK Fred Laithwaite 950 35.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ethan James Howarth 558 20.5% -8.0
Green Party Sef Churchill 127 4.7% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Rowan Power 86 3.2% -0.2
Majority47
Turnout46.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,718

Labour Party hold

Euxton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jonathan Close Elected 978 36.9% —
Labour Party Gillian Frances Sharples 906 34.2% -32.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Turner 469 17.7% -7.0
Green Party Pauline Margaret Summers 296 11.2% +2.2
Majority72
Turnout43.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,649

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

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