2004 Chorley Borough Council election

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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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 21Decrease2.svg 1
Conservative 20Increase2.svg2
Liberal Democrat 3Decrease2.svg 1
Independent 3Steady2.svg
Party political make-up of Chorley Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2014)
2010201120122014
  Labour 15202432                                               
  Conservative 27232013                                               
  Independent 2222                                               
  Lib Dems 3210                                               

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 620Increase2.svg 240.036.011,169−2.9
  Labour 601Decrease2.svg 140.034.010,525−9.1
  Independent 200Steady2.svg13.311.93,692+9.7
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg 26.718.15,602+2.3

Results Map

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2004 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Davies1,22643.8−0.2
Conservative Paul Barron1,10539.5+1.6
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling46916.8−1.3
Majority1214.3−1.8
Turnout 2,80052.6
Labour hold Swing

Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Dickinson52152.3−17.2
Independent Stephen Williams19319.4+19.4
Labour Michael Graham12212.2−2.9
Independent Graham Dixon919.1+9.1
Liberal Democrats William Mellor696.9−8.5
Majority32832.9−21.2
Turnout 99656.9
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Wilson1,03851.9−7.9
Conservative Elvi Livesey44322.2+1.7
Liberal Democrats Jean Mellor30915.5+15.5
Independent Thomas Fawcett20910.5−9.2
Majority59529.7−9.6
Turnout 1,99940.6
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Lowe91341.3−11.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Blackburn67930.7+16.9
Conservative Simon Parkinson61828.0−5.0
Majority23410.6−9.6
Turnout 2,21045.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joyce Snape2,29077.0+77.0
Conservative Magdalene Cullens37512.6−29.4
Liberal Democrats Linda Norman2207.4−12.9
Independent Philip Baker883.0+3.0
Majority1,91564.4
Turnout 2,97360.1
Independent hold Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms. Margaret Lees99945.1−6.2
Conservative Dorothy Livesey76834.7+0.1
Liberal Democrats David Porter44620.2+6.1
Majority23110.4−6.3
Turnout 2,21346.9
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Gee84147.4−10.8
Conservative Elsie Perks48227.1+2.5
Liberal Democrats Ms. Linda Eubank45325.5+8.3
Majority35920.3−13.3
Turnout 1,77638.4
Labour hold Swing

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Walker1,36151.4+3.5
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth67925.6−0.3
Labour Sharon Gray60823.0−3.2
Majority68225.8+4.1
Turnout 2,64850.5
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Cullens81339.6+2.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn73635.9−0.1
Labour David Unsworth50224.5−2.7
Majority773.7+2.9
Turnout 2,05141.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stella Walsh1,18748.4+6.0
Labour Beverley Gore96639.4−6.2
Conservative Stephen Royce29912.2+0.2
Majority2219.0
Turnout 2,45250.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Caunce1,35853.8+2.4
Labour Helen Margaret Bradley1,16846.2−2.3
Majority1907.6+4.7
Turnout 2,52654.8
Conservative hold Swing

Euxton North ward

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Gee1,01653.3
Conservative Rosemary Russell89046.7
Majority1266.6
Turnout 1,90655.1
Labour hold Swing

Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Case66169.8+5.5
Labour Florence Molyneaux28630.2−5.5
Majority37539.6+11.0
Turnout 94754.8
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock ward

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Iddon82146.2N/A
Conservative Simon Moulton66737.6−17.5
Labour Patricia Tack28816.2−28.7
Majority1548.6
Turnout 1,77654.2
Independent hold Swing

Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shaun Smith80847.1
Labour Christopher Howard55232.2
Liberal Democrats Shelagh Graham35520.7
Majority25614.9
Turnout 1,71553.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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