2006 Chorley Borough Council election

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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 25Increase2.svg 5
Labour 17Decrease2.svg 4
Independent 3Steady2.svg
Liberal Democrat 2Decrease2.svg1

Election result

Chorley local election result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1150Increase2.svg 561.145.012,037+9.0
  Labour 504Decrease2.svg427.835.79,555+1.7
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg 15.69.52,552−8.6
  Independent 100Steady2.svg5.68.72,312−3.2
  New Party 000Steady2.svg01.0272+1.0

One Labour councillor was unopposed.

Results Map

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2006 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY Catherine Hoyle 1,26457.1+13.3
Conservative Paul Barron70031.6−7.9
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling24911.3−5.5
Majority 56425.5+21.2
Turnout 2,21339.5
Labour hold Swing

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYAlan Cain83266.4+8.2
Labour Laura Jane Lennox42133.6+1.6
Majority 41132.8+6.6
Turnout 1,25345.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chisnall ward

Chisnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYHarold Heaton70155.7+19.9
Liberal Democrats Nora Theresa Ball31925.4+9.1
Labour David Christopher Lloyd23818.9−11.7
Majority 38230.3+25.1
Turnout 1,25839.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYHasina Khan79856.9+5.0
Conservative Simon Parkinson60543.1+20.9
Majority 19313.8−15.9
Turnout 1,40329.2
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY Dennis Edgerley 81651.8+10.5
Conservative Marlene Ann Bedford48630.9+2.9
New Party Colin Denby27217.3+17.3
Majority 33020.9+10.3
Turnout 1,57431.5
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Green check.svgYRalph Snape2,31285.3+8.3
Labour Alistair Ward Bradley2037.5+7.5
Conservative Kirk Houghton1977.3−5.3
Majority 2,10977.8+13.4
Turnout 2,71254.5
Independent hold Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYThomas McGowan62542.9−2.2
Conservative Barbara Higham61242.0+7.3
Liberal Democrats David Porter21915.0−5.2
Majority 130.9−9.5
Turnout 1,45631.4
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYRoy Leesunopposed
Labour hold Swing

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYJames Bell1,26864.8+13.4
Labour David Edwin Rogerson36218.5−4.5
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth32716.7−8.9
Majority 94146.3+20.5
Turnout 1,95736.7
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMargaret Cullens713
Conservative Green check.svgYPeter Baker661
Labour Karen Teresa Martyniuk561
Labour Edward Anthony Murphy484
Liberal Democrats Andrew Peter Philip Buckley420
Turnout 2,83930.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods and Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMichael Joseph Muncaster79360.1+18.1
Labour James Freeman52639.9+2.2
Majority 26720.2+15.9
Turnout 1,31938.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Green check.svgYKenneth William Ball90754.4+6.0
Labour Susan Elizabeth Millar52131.2−8.2
Conservative Stephen William Royce24014.4+2.2
Majority 38623.2+14.2
Turnout 1,66833.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYKeith Iddon1,17654.1+0.3
Labour Alan Whittaker99845.9−0.3
Majority 1788.2+0.6
Turnout 2,17445.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.3

Euxton North ward

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYRosemary Russell83353.7+0.4
Labour Thomas Gray71846.3−0.4
Majority 1157.4+0.8
Turnout 1,55143.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.4

Euxton South ward

Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYGeoffrey Russell83667.6+10.4
Labour Helen Margaret Bradley40132.4−10.4
Majority 43535.2+20.8
Turnout 1,23738.2
Conservative hold Swing

Pennine ward

Pennine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMarie Elizabeth Gray49865.2+10.2
Labour Hollie Louise Berry15520.3+5.1
Liberal Democrats Janet Ross-Mills11114.5−15.3
Majority 34344.9+19.7
Turnout 76443.5
Conservative hold Swing

Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYIris Elaine Smith88665.6+18.5
Labour Christopher Howard46434.4+2.2
Majority 42231.2+16.3
Turnout 1,35041.6
Conservative hold Swing

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