2019 Chorley Borough Council election

2019 Chorley Borough Council Election

2 May 2019(2019-05-02)
15 of the 47 seats toChorley Borough Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative Independent Last election 32 seats, 54.4% 13 seats, 36.1% 2 seats, 4.8% Seats before 2 Seats won 13 2 0 Seats after 37 8 0 Seat change 5 5 2 Popular vote 52.6% 36.1% 0.0% Swing 1.8% 4.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Chorley Borough Council election
Leaderbefore election Alistair Bradley Labour Leader after election Alistair Bradley Labour

The2019 Chorley Borough Council electiontook place on 2 May 2019 to elect members ofChorley Borough CouncilinChorley,Lancashire,England. This was on the same day asother local electionsacross England.

All locallyregistered electors(British,Irish,CommonwealthandEuropean Unioncitizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.

Labour retained its majority on the Council.

Results summary

The results of the 2019 elections are summarised below.

2019 Chorley Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	13	5	86.7	24	37	78.7	12,640	52.6
	Conservative	2	5	13.3	6	8	17.0	8,686	36.1
	Independent	0		0.0	2	2	4.3	0	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,046	4.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	906	3.8
	Brexit Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	765	3.2

Ward results

Adlington & Anderton

Adlington & Anderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Molyneaux	1,063	56.1
	Conservative	Paul Lowe	694	31.3
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Pilling	239	12.6
Majority			369
Turnout			2,052	34.3
	Labourhold		Swing

Astley & Buckshaw

Astley & Buckshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laura Lennox	833	47.9
	Conservative	Peter Malpas	683	39.3
	Green	David Harrison	223	12.8
Majority			150
Turnout			1,764	33.6
	LabourgainfromConservative		Swing

Chisnall

Chisnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julia Berry	587	45.8
	Conservative	Martin Bashforth	414	32.3
	Brexit Party	Kerry Welsh	281	21.9
Majority			173
Turnout			1,293	39.2
	LabourgainfromConservative		Swing

Chorley East

Chorley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Brown	1,091	78.8
	Conservative	Clare Grew	294	21.2
Majority			797
Turnout			1,426	27.5
	Labourhold		Swing

Chorley North East

Chorley North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Lowe	948	70.3
	Conservative	Philip Loynes	400	29.7
Majority			548
Turnout			1,404	29.3
	Labourhold		Swing

Chorley North West

Chorley North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aaron Beaver	978	49.0
	Conservative	Patricia Haughton	666	33.4
	Green	Nicola Adshead	246	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Zeljko Krizanac	106	5.3
Majority			312
Turnout			2,030	43.8
	Labourhold		Swing

Chorley South East

Chorley South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Walmsley	946	55.1
	Conservative	Neil Baglow	524	30.5
	Green	James Melling	248	14.4
Majority			422
Turnout			1,749	30.4
	Labourhold		Swing

Chorley South West

Chorley South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Lees	878	55.0
	Conservative	Marie Gray	340	21.3
	Green	Jane Weston	189	11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Curtis	188	11.8
Majority			538
Turnout			1,624	26.7
	Labourhold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods North

Clayton-le-Woods North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Murfitt	767	52.4
	Conservative	Carole Billouin	438	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gail Ormston	259	17.7
Majority			329
Turnout			1,514	30.8
	Labourhold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden

Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Gabbott	650	44.8
	Conservative	Michael Muncaster	566	39.0
	UKIP	John Ward	234	16.1
Majority			84
Turnout			1,468	35.5
	LabourgainfromConservative		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-Woods

Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-Woods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Clifford	1,121	48.3
	Conservative	Gergory Morgan	948	40.8
	Liberal Democrats	Glenda Charlesworth	254	10.9
Majority			173
Turnout			2,370	36.2
	LabourgainfromConservative		Swing

Coppull

Coppull

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Hilton	927	69.9
	Conservative	Sandra Mercer	400	30.1
Majority			527
Turnout			1,394	27.6
	Labourhold		Swing

Eccleston & Mawdesley

Eccleston & Mawdesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Boardman	1,066	54.2
	Labour	Catherine Donegan	649	33.0
	Brexit Party	Richard Croll	250	12.7
Majority			417
Turnout			1,997	39.3
	Conservativehold		Swing

Euxton South

Euxton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debra Platt	620	52.8
	Labour	Terence Howarth	554	47.2
Majority			66
Turnout			1,230	38.7
	Conservativehold		Swing

Lostock

Lostock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Sloan	648	50.6
	Conservative	Doreen Dickinson	633	49.4
Majority			15
Turnout			1,330	38.5
	LabourgainfromConservative		Swing