2003 Chorley Borough Council election

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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 22Steady2.svg
Conservative 18Increase2.svg 2
Liberal Democrat 4Decrease2.svg 2
Independent 3Steady2.svg

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 920Increase2.svg 260.038.912,639+4.9
  Labour 611Steady2.svg40.043.113,997−2.0
  Liberal Democrats 002Decrease2.svg 20.015.85,143+2.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.02.2721−4.8

Results Map

2003 results Chorley 2003.jpg
2003 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJune Molyneux1,28144.0
Conservative Lois Birtwistle1,10437.9
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling52818.1
Majority1776.1
Turnout 2,91353.0
Labour hold Swing

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMark Perks88758.2
Labour David Lloyd48832.0
Liberal Democrats Raymond Ormston1499.8
Majority39926.2
Turnout 1,52455.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chisnall

Chisnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYEdward Smith62035.82
Labour Edward Forshaw52930.56
Independent Alan Cornwell29917.27
Liberal Democrats Glyn Jones28316.35
Majority915.26
Turnout 1,73154.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley East

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYTerence Brown1,28259.79
Conservative Elsie Perks44020.52
Independent Melville Coombes42219.68
Majority86040.11
Turnout 2,14444.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYMarion Lowe1,26453.2
Conservative Shaun Smith78533.0
Liberal Democrats Eileen Smith32713.8
Majority47920.2
Turnout 2,37646.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYPeter Malpas1,25442.0
Labour Robert Crabtree1,12637.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Norman60520.3
Majority1284.3
Turnout 2,98559.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chorley South East

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYChristopher Michael Snow1,28151.3
Conservative Sheila Marsden86334.6
Liberal Democrats David Porter35214.1
Majority41816.7
Turnout 2,49650.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJohn Wilson1,15058.2
Conservative Lawrence Carter48724.6
Liberal Democrats Ms. Jean Mellor34017.2
Majority66333.5
Turnout 1,97742.0
Labour hold Swing

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYNigel Baxter1,17047.9
Labour Sharon Gray64026.2
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth63425.9
Majority53021.7
Turnout 2,44449.0
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYRoger Livesey71536.8
Liberal Democrats William Mellor69936.0
Labour Darren Woodruff52927.2
Majority160.8
Turnout 1,94338.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYThomas Bedford73142.0
Labour Ted Murphy65637.7
Liberal Democrats Gail Ormston35320.3
Majority754.3
Turnout 1,74051.0
Conservative hold Swing

Coppull

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYAndrew Birchall93945.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Cuerden87342.4
Conservative Dorothy Livesey24612.0
Majority663.2
Turnout 2,05844.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYFrancis Culshaw1,39951.4
Labour Thomas Titherington1,32048.5
Majority792.9
Turnout 2,71955.0
Conservative hold Swing

Euxton South ward

Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYPeter Golsworthy1,03957.2
Labour Mary Gray77842.8
Majority26114.4
Turnout 1,81755.0
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYDoreen Dickinson89955.1
Labour David Massam73444.9
Majority16510.2
Turnout 1,63354.0
Conservative hold Swing

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