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

← 2016 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 2019 →

17 of the 47 seats to Chorley Borough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
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 Increase 2 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 54.4% 36.1% 0.0%
Swing Increase 1.5% Increase 7.5 Decrease 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

edit

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

edit

Adlington & Anderton

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit