2007 Chorley Borough Council election

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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 26Increase2.svg1
Labour 15Decrease2.svg2
Independent 3Steady2.svg
Liberal Democrat 3Increase2.svg1

Election result

Chorley local election result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1010Increase2.svg166.746.612,075+1.6
  Labour 402Decrease2.svg226.738.29,889+2.5
  Liberal Democrats 110Increase2.svg16.78.32,154−1.2
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.06.01,546−2.7
  New Party 000Steady2.svg0.01.0251+0.0

Results Map

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2007 results
Previous 2003 results Chorley 2003.jpg
Previous 2003 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJune Molyneux1,07845.7−11.4
Conservative Adam Unsworth86336.6+5.0
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling25410.8−0.5
Independent Donald Greenhalgh1636.9+6.9
Majority 2159.1
Turnout 2,35842.0
Labour hold Swing −8.2

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMark Perks97576.5+10.1
Labour David Christopher Lloyd29923.5−10.1
Majority 67653.1
Turnout 1,27444.7
Conservative hold Swing +10.1

Chisnall ward

Chisnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYEdward Smith75557.8+2.1
Labour Edward Forshaw55142.2+23.3
Majority 20415.6
Turnout 1,30639.4
Conservative hold Swing −12.7

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYTerence Brown96360.5+3.6
Conservative Simon Parkinson38824.3−18.8
Independent Melville Coombes24215.2+15.2
Majority 57536.1
Turnout 1,59332.1
Labour hold Swing +11.2

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYMarion Lowe85850.3−1.5
Conservative Tony S. Acton59735.0+4.1
New Party Colin Denby25114.7−2.6
Majority 26115.3
Turnout 1,70634.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing −2.8

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYPeter Malpas1,34956.1+48.8
Labour Co-op Alistair Ward Bradley1,05643.9+36.4
Majority 29312.2
Turnout 2,40548.7
Conservative hold Swing +6.2

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMrs. Patrica Mary Houghton85544.5+2.5
Labour Christopher Michael Snow83443.4+0.5
Liberal Democrats David Porter23112.0−3.0
Majority 211.1
Turnout 1,92039.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.0

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYLaura Jane Lennox71842.1−5.3
Conservative Eleanor Smith54832.1+5.0
Independent David J. Lucas44125.8+25.8
Majority 17010.0
Turnout 1,70730.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing −5.2

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYGregory I. Morgan1,16457.1−7.7
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth44722.0+5.3
Labour Jean E. Cronshaw42620.9+2.4
Majority 71735.2
Turnout 2,03737.3
Conservative hold Swing −6.5

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYMichael J. Devaney72741.4+1.8
Labour Karen Teresa Martyniuk63436.1+11.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn39622.5−13.4
Majority 935.3
Turnout 1,75733.4
Conservative hold Swing −4.9

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods and Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYJudith A. Boothman77356.5−3.6
Labour Co-op David Edwin Rogerson59543.5+3.6
Majority 17813.0
Turnout 1,36840.0
Conservative hold Swing −3.6

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Green check.svgYNora Theresa Ball82651.3−3.1
Labour Susan Millar52432.6+1.4
Conservative Marlene Ann Bedford25916.1+1.7
Majority 30218.8
Turnout 1,60932.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing −2.3

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYKevin Joyce1,24560.2+6.1
Labour Helen Margaret Bradley82439.8−6.1
Majority 42120.3
Turnout 2,06943.3
Conservative hold Swing +6.1

Euxton South ward

Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYPeter Goldsworthy83261.1−6.7
Labour Co-op Tommy Gray52938.9+6.7
Majority 30322.3
Turnout 1,36142.2
Conservative hold Swing −6.7

Lostock ward

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYDoreen Dickinson74551.6+14.0
Independent Tommy Wilson70048.4+48.4
Majority 453.1
Turnout 1,44542.1
Conservative hold Swing −17.2

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