2016 Chorley Borough Council election

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The 2016 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Council make-up

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party political make-up of Chorley Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2016)
2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
  Labour 152024323030                                               
  Conservative 272320131414                                               
  Independent 222233                                               
  Lib Dems 321000                                               

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1000Steady2.svg68.852.913,780−0.5
  Conservative 400Steady2.svg25.028.67,444−3.5
  Independent 100Steady2.svg6.37.21,862+0.0
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.06.31,652+2.2
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.04.31,115+2.2
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.7183−0.4

Results map

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2016 results
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Previous 2012 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYPeter Francis Wilson1,42561.4
Conservative Dorothy Livesey59825.8
Green Andrew Whitson1837.9
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling1134.9
Majority 82735.7
Turnout 2,31940.4
Labour hold Swing

Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYSheila Mary Long35044.3−19.4
Independent Steve Williams31539.9N/A
Labour Yvonne Marie Hargreaves12515.8−20.5
Majority 354.4
Turnout 79047.3
Conservative hold Swing −29.7

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYZara Khan1,17667.4−7.0
UKIP Christopher Suart34819.9N/A
Conservative Aidy Riggott22212.7−3.8
Majority 82847.4
Turnout 1,74635.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYAdrian Lowe1,04963.7−0.2
Conservative Philip Adrian Ellis Loynes33120.1+1.5
UKIP Tommy Shorrock26816.3+3.0
Majority 71843.6
Turnout 1,64834.2
Labour hold Swing −0.9

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Green check.svgYJoyce Snape1,54764.3−7.7
Labour Anthony Stephen Holgate54722.7+3.7
Conservative Sandra Mercer1827.6−1.4
UKIP Julia Winifred Mary Smith1295.4N/A
Majority 1,00041.6
Turnout 2,40552.5
Independent hold Swing -5.7

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYAlistair Ward Bradley1,26162.8+3.4
Conservative Dominic Keiran Jewell45222.5−5.3
UKIP Shaun Jones24312.1N/A
Liberal Democrats David Porter522.6N/A
Majority 80940.3
Turnout 2,00836.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing +4.4

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYAnthony Gee1,35173.7+3.5
Conservative Mrs. Sarah Louise Kiley48326.3−3.5
Majority 86847.3
Turnout 1,83431.1
Labour hold Swing +3.5

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

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYJohn Philip Walker1,12646.1−12.5
Labour Mark Edward Clifford96239.4−2.0
UKIP Andrew Anthony Romanienko2038.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth1516.2N/A
Majority 1646.7
Turnout 2,44238.0
Conservative hold Swing −5.3

Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton-le-Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJean Elizabeth Cronshaw1,02761.8+3.4
Conservative Eileen Whiteford63638.2−3.4
Majority 39123.5
Turnout 1,66333.7
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJane Louise Fitzsimons83248.6−8.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Thomson61035.6+4.3
Conservative Harold Heaton27115.8+4.5
Majority 22213.0
Turnout 1,71335.6
Labour hold Swing −6.5

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYHenry William Caunce95346.1−0.5
Labour Stanley Joseph Ely82339.8−2.4
UKIP Mark Smith29214.1+3.0
Majority 1306.3
Turnout 2,06841.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

Euxton North ward

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYDanny Gee1,10872.4+18.6
Conservative Alan John Platt25416.6−18.3
UKIP Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson16911.0−0.4
Majority 85455.8
Turnout 1,53144.2
Labour hold Swing +18.5

Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYKim Snape66370.5+15.1
Conservative Peter Malpas27729.5−2.9
Majority 38641.1
Turnout 94054.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing +9.0

Lostock ward

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Green check.svgYJohn Derek Dalton60245.4−10.6
Labour Alan Whittaker53440.3−3.7
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Wright18914.3N/A
Majority 685.1
Turnout 1,32539.2
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

Wheelton and Withnell ward

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Wheelton and Withnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYChristopher France89755.9−2.9
Conservative Andrew James Snowden70744.1+2.9
Majority 19011.8
Turnout 1,60450.3
Labour hold Swing −2.9

References

  1. "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.