2021 Chorley Borough Council election

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2021 Chorley Borough Council election
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  2019 6 May 2021 (2021-05-06) 2022  

42 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Cllr John walker.jpg
LeaderAlistair BradleyJohn Walker
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before378
Seats after2913
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote43,11534,515
Percentage49.339.6
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.3Increase2.svg 3

Leader before election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

Leader after election

Alistair Bradley
Labour


Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.

Contents

Due to new boundaries for the district, all wards elected three councillors at this election before returning to its normal cycle of electing a third of councillors each year.

The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group. [1]

Results summary

The results of the 2021 elections are summarised below. [2]

2021 Chorley Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 29Decrease2.svg 369.05292969.044311549.3-3.3
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg 330.95131330.953451539.5+3.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.060516.9+3.1
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.018082.1-2.3
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.000017682.0+2.0

Ward results

Adlington & Anderton

Adlington & Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Snape 1,436 59.6
Labour Peter Francis Wilson 1,232 51.1
Labour June Molyneaux 1,205 50.0
Conservative Jeffrey Johnstone Green79533.0
Conservative Neil Gardiner Baglow79032.8
Conservative Paul Edward Lowe73830.6
Green Sally Felton2379.8
Liberal Democrats Phillip William Pilling1676.9
Majority
Turnout 2,40939.12
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Buckshaw & Whittle

Buckshaw & Whittle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Aidy Riggott 1,039 46.4
Conservative John Phillip Walker 941 42.0
Conservative Christine Turner 869 38.8
Labour Dedrah Cecilia Moss83737.4
Labour Fiona Mary Gibson75333.6
Labour Michelle Le Marinel67730.2
Green Rachel Smith25611.4
Independent Stuart Anthony Clewlow25511.4
Liberal Democrats Gail Patricia Ormston1396.2
Liberal Democrats David Golden1125.0
Liberal Democrats Rowan Patrick Power562.5
Independent Darrell Fisher Dunn502.2
Majority
Turnout 2,24032.46
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Chorley East

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hasina Khan 1,070 60.6
Labour James Steven Nevett 1,066 60.3
Labour Zara Khan 992 56.1
Conservative Marie Elizabeth Gray40923.1
Conservative Patricia Mary Houghton38621.8
Conservative Sandra Mercer36020.4
Green Carl Antony Nuttall22712.8
Majority
Turnout 1,76729.15
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorley North & Astley

Chorley North & Astley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Lowe 1,054 48.5
Labour Jean Margaret Sherwood 953 43.9
Labour Alistair William Morwood 899 41.4
Conservative Grep Chapman73633.9
Conservative James Andrew Siswick71032.7
Conservative Stuart Jamieson69431.9
Independent Mark Perks35916.5
Green Kath Becker33215.3
Majority
Turnout 2,17336.01
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorley North East

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Mary France 1,513 55.4
Labour Gordon France 1,375 50.3
Labour Jenny Whiffen 1,137 41.6
Conservative Peter Malpas1,03637.9
Conservative Clive Tattum93734.3
Conservative Greg Morgan93334.2
Green Finty Maye Royle30911.3
Green Jon Royle2398.8
Majority
Turnout 2,73149.27
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorley North West

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aaron Beaver 1,352 55.0
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth 1,338 54.5
Labour Matthew John Lynch 1,143 46.5
Conservative Carole Margaret Billouin73229.8
Conservative Geoffrey Turner70728.8
Conservative Mick Muncaster70228.6
Green Nicola Adshead32013.0
Green Anne Frances Calderbank28611.6
Green Mark Worsley Tebbutt2138.7
Majority
Turnout 2,45641.37
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alistair Ward Bradley 1,346 57.6
Labour Bev Murray 1,103 47.2
Labour Samir Kahn 938 40.2
Conservative Ryan Anthony Kevin Grogan81735.0
Conservative Gillian Jamieson77133.0
Conservative Craig Southern62426.7
Green Eileen Larysa Hathaway23310.0
Green Emma Jayne Kilburn2269.7
Green Martin James Hathaway1827.8
TUSC Jenny Hurley1526.5
Majority
Turnout 2,33635.00
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorley South West

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Margaret Derbyshire 951 52.3
Labour Roy Lees 942 51.8
Labour Terry Howarth 875 48.2
Conservative Kevin Michael Brown38221.0
Green Andy Hunter-Rossall38020.9
Conservative Susan Margaret Morris37720.7
Green Olga Maria Gomez-Cash35019.3
Green Jane Elizabeth Weston34218.8
Conservative Martin Andrew Topp33618.5
Majority
Turnout 1,81733.33
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Cullens 948 38.7
Conservative Sam Chapman 925 37.8
Labour Peter Alexander Gabbott Peter 842 34.4
Conservative Marie Walker82333.6
Labour Ann Elizabeth Harrison70328.7
Independent Steve Williams57923.7
Labour Ryan Lee James Quick56423.0
Independent Mike Graham52521.5
Green Jackie Robinson29211.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn2349.6
Majority
Turnout 2,44735.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clayton West & Cuerden

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Clayton West & Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Clifford 1,415 51.2
Conservative Magdalene Margaret Cullens 1,098 39.7
Conservative William Simmance 1,052 38.1
Conservative Jocelyn Mary Morgan1,05038.0
Labour Yvonne Marie Hargreaves95734.6
Labour Neville Grant Whitman85230.8
Green Clare Elizabeth Hales37913.7
Green Robert Stewart Wade2709.8
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth2308.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Llewellyn Chandler-Jones1073.9
Majority
Turnout 2,76342.15
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Coppull

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Martin Hilton 1,127 58.8
Labour Julia Louise Berry 1,110 57.9
Labour Steve Holgate 1,047 54.6
Conservative Paul Leadbetter56629.5
Conservative Valerie Marie Caunce50826.5
Conservative Scott Henry Caunce50526.3
Green Catherine Frances Hunter-Rossall1598.3
Majority
Turnout 1,91731.35
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Iddon 1,555 55.8
Conservative Martin William Boardman 1,346 48.3
Conservative Alan John Platt 1,307 46.9
Labour Caroline Elizabeth Turner78628.2
Labour Paul Mark Sloan71525.7
Labour Pam Sloan66924.0
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Wright41614.9
Green John Clare33912.2
Majority
Turnout 2,78544.78
Conservative win (new seat)

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Whittaker 1,294 51.1
Conservative Harold Heaton 1,073 42.4
Conservative John Derek Dalton 941 37.2
Labour Martin John Fisher89335.3
Conservative Andrew Quickfall82032.4
Labour Gillian Frances Sharples71928.4
Green Dominique Clare26710.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Frost2148.5
Majority
Turnout 2,53043.80
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Euxton

Euxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Danny Gee 1,186 47.8
Conservative Debra Platt 1,171 47.2
Labour Tommy Gray 1,080 43.5
Conservative Philip Preston1,01841.0
Conservative Rosemary Russell98839.8
Labour Catherine Ann Donegan96939.0
Green Richard Taylor Kilburn2138.6
Liberal Democrats Diane Elizabeth Curtis1335.4
Majority
Turnout 2,48241.88
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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