2023 Chorley Borough Council election

Council elections for the Borough of Chorley are due to be held on 4 May 2023 as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.

Main article: Chorley Borough Council elections
2023 Chorley Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
14 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alistair Bradley Alan Cullens n/a
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats before 31 10 1[lower-alpha 1]
Seats after 37 5 0
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 5 Decrease 1
Leader before election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

 Leader after election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

A third of the council is up for election. Ahead of the election the council was under Labour control.[2]

Results summary

The results of the 2022 elections are summarised below.[3]

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2022 Chorley Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 13 Increase 6 92.85 24 37 88.09 16,480 61.00 +5.3
  Conservative 1 Decrease 5 7.14 4 5 11.90 7,767 28.75 -3.75
  Green 0 Steady 0 0 0 00.00 2,767 10.24 +1.15
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0 0 0 00.00 634 2.34 +0.01
  TUSC 0 Steady 0 0 0 00.00 104 00.38 +0.10
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0 0 0 00.00 0 00.00 Steady

Ward results

Adlington & Anderton
Adlington & Anderton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Francis Wilson 1,348 70.6 +8.6
Conservative Neil Gardiner Baglow 430 22.5 -9.9
Green Catherine Hunter-Russell 132 6.9 +1.3
Majority 918 48.1
Turnout 1,910
Labour hold Swing

Buckshaw & Whittle
Buckshaw & Whittle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samantha Jayne Martin 1,205 59.7 +5.4
Conservative Gregory Ian Morgan 652 32.3 -5.2
Green Rachel Smith 161 8.0 -0.2
Majority 553 27.4
Turnout 2,018
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chorley East
Chorley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Snow 1,175 82.6
Conservative Mark Grandi 248 17.4
Majority 927 65.1
Turnout 1,423
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Chorley North & Astley
Chorley North & Astley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Margaret Sherwood 1,026 58.7
Conservative Oliver Luke Knights 522 29.9
Green Jon Royle 199 11.4
Majority 504 28.8
Turnout 1,747
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East
Chorley North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon France 1,554 69.7
Conservative Charles Russell Hargreaves 509 22.8
Green Simon Cash 162 7.3
Majority 1,045 47.0
Turnout 2,225
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West
Chorley North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth 1,425 65.5
Conservative Peter Malpas 561 25.8
Green Mark Tebbutt 191 8.8
Majority 864 39.7
Turnout 2,177
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beverly Murray 1,203 61.0
Conservative Conner Dawson 514 26.1
Green Jane Weston 150 7.6
TUSC Jenny Hurley 104 5.3
Majority 689 35.0
Turnout 1,971
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West
Chorley South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Lees 857 51.4
Green Andy Hunter-Rossall 625 37.5
Conservative Peter Clifford Davenport 152 9.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn 33 2.0
Majority 232 13.9
Turnout 1,667
Labour hold Swing

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Barbara Mary Mcgovern 1,065 52.3
Conservative Sam Chapman 724 35.6
Green Olga Gomez-Cash 117 5.7
Liberal Democrats Gail Ormston 129 6.3
Majority 341 16.8
Turnout 2,035
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clayton West & Cuerden
Clayton West & Cuerden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Amanda Brown 1,369 56.7
Conservative Magdalene Margaret Cullens 723 30.0
Green Clare Hales 119 4.9
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth 202 8.4
Majority 646 26.8
Turnout 2,413
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Coppull
Coppull
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julia Louise Berry 1,161 71.4
Conservative Christine Turner 330 20.3
Green Anne Calderbank 134 8.2
Majority 831 51.1
Turnout 1,625
Labour hold Swing

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig G. Southern 1,139 50.4
Labour Caroline Elizabeth Turner 828 36.6
Liberal Democrats Rowan Patrick Power 161 7.1
Green Robert Stewart Wade 134 5.9
Majority 311 13.7
Turnout 2,262
Conservative hold Swing

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Anne Heydon 1,082 50.8
Conservative Harold Heaton 827 38.8
Green Sally Felton 111 5.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Frost 109 5.1
Majority 255 12.0
Turnout 2,129
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Euxton
Euxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Williamson 1,182 54.9
Conservative Debra Platt 808 37.5
Green Pauline Margaret Summers 162 7.5
Majority 374 17.4
Turnout 2,152
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. The one independent councillor prior to the election, James Nevett, had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2021, but resigned from the party in November 2022.[1]
  1. Faulkner, Paul (20 November 2022). "Chorley councillor quits Labour with a warning for former colleagues and a call for a more supportive environment for young people in local politics". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. "Your councillors by party". Chorley Borough Council. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. "Election 2022 - Results".
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