2008 Chorley Borough Council election

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The Chorley Borough Council elections took place on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election.

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Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 820Increase2.svg253.345.711,872-0.9%
  Labour 501Decrease2.svg133.335.19,128-3.1%
  Independent 101Decrease2.svg16.710.42,699+4.4%
  Liberal Democrats 100Steady2.svg6.77.82,016-0.5%
  New Party 000Steady2.svg0.01.1276+0.1%

Results map

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2008 results
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Previous 2004 results

Wards

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYPeter Wilson1,10344.5−1.2
Conservative Eric Catterall1,07943.6+7.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Ling29411.9+1.1
Majority241.0−8.1
Turnout 247644.4
Labour hold Swing −4.1

Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYDavid Dickinson64881.6+29.3
Labour Neil Caton14618.4+6.2
Majority50263.2+30.3
Turnout 79446.0
Conservative hold Swing +11.6

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYJulia Berry97462.4+1.9
Conservative Nicola Gregory58737.6+13.3
Majority38724.8−11.3
Turnout 156132.2
Labour hold Swing -5.7

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYAdrian Lowe76445.2−5.1
Conservative Simon Parkinson65038.5+3.5
New Party Colin Denby27616.3+1.6
Majority1146.7−8.6
Turnout 1,69035.0
Labour hold Swing −4.3

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Green check.svgYJoyce Snape2,05576.3−9.0
Labour Jonathan Pryor33712.5+5.0
Conservative Barbara Higham30211.2+3.9
Majority171863.8−14.0
Turnout 2,69453.0−1.5
Independent hold Swing −7.0

N.B. Percentage change in Chorley North-West is taken from when a Snape last faced the electorate.

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYAlistair Ward Bradley89046.2+2.7
Conservative Eleanor Smith83443.3−1.2
Liberal Democrats David Porter20410.6−1.4
Majority562.9+4.0
Turnout 1,92840.0
Labour hold Swing +2.0

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYAnthony Gee83151.8+9.7
Conservative Dorothy Livesey77248.2+16.1
Majority593.7−6.3
Turnout 1,60328.5
Labour hold Swing −3.2

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

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYJohn Walker1,35365.5+8.4
Labour Frances Maguire38718.7−2.2
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth32615.8−6.2
Majority96646.8+11.6
Turnout 2,06637.0
Conservative hold Swing +5.3

Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton-le-Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYAlan Cullens89753.1+11.7
Labour Steve Murfitt49929.5−6.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn29417.4−5.1
Majority39823.6+18.3
Turnout 1,69034.9
Conservative hold Swing +9.2

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Green check.svgYStella Walsh89851.2−0.1
Labour Peter Gore58833.5+0.9
Conservative Stephen Royce26915.3−0.8
Majority31017.7−1.1
Turnout 1,75536.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −0.5

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYHenry Caunce1,30657.8−2.4
Labour Alan Whittaker95642.2+2.4
Majority35015.5−4.8
Turnout 2,26248.2
Conservative hold Swing −2.4

Euxton North ward

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYDebra Platt90854.9+1.2
Labour Danny Gee74545.1−1.2
Majority1639.9+2.5
Turnout 1,65346.8+3.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.2

Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYPatricia Mary Case57372.3+2.5
Labour Paul James Walmsley22027.7−2.5
Majority35344.5+4.9
Turnout 79346.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYSimon Moulton84656.8+19.2
Independent Margaret Iddon64443.2−3.0
Majority20213.6+22.2
Turnout 1,49044.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +11.1

N.B. Percentage change in Lostock is taken from when Margaret Iddon last faced the electorate.

Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYShaun Smith84855.1+8.0
Labour Chris France69044.9+12.7
Majority15810.3−4.6
Turnout 1,53838.2
Conservative hold Swing −2.4

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