2023 Chorley Borough Council election

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2023 Chorley Borough Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

14 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderAlistair BradleyAlan Cullensn/a
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats before31101 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats after3750
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 1

Leader before election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

Leader after election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

The 2023 Chorley Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Chorley Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

A third of the council was up for election. Ahead of the election the council was under Labour control. [2] Labour won 13 of the 14 seats available, increasing their majority on the council. The Conservatives only retained one of the six seats they were defending. [3]

Results summary

The overall results were as follows: [4]

2022 Chorley Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Increase2.svg 692.85243788.0916,48061.00+5.3
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 57.144511.907,76728.75-3.75
  Green 0Steady2.svg00000.002,76710.24+1.15
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg00000.006342.34+0.01
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg00000.0010400.38+0.10
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 100000.00000.00Steady2.svg

Ward results

Adlington & Anderton

Adlington & Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Francis Wilson 1,348 70.6 +8.6
Conservative Neil Gardiner Baglow43022.5-9.9
Green Catherine Hunter-Russell1326.9+1.3
Majority91848.1
Turnout 1,910
Labour hold Swing

Buckshaw & Whittle

Buckshaw & Whittle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Jayne Martin 1,205 59.7 +5.4
Conservative Gregory Ian Morgan65232.3-5.2
Green Rachel Smith1618.0-0.2
Majority55327.4
Turnout 2,018
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chorley East

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Snow 1,175 82.6 +12.0
Conservative Mark Grandi24817.4-1.2
Majority92765.1
Turnout 1,423
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Chorley North & Astley

Chorley North & Astley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Margaret Sherwood 1,026 58.7 +0.1
Conservative Oliver Luke Knights52229.9-0.7
Green Jon Royle19911.4+0.6
Majority50428.8
Turnout 1,747
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon France 1,554 69.7 +8.6
Conservative Charles Russell Hargreaves50922.8-8.8
Green Simon Cash1627.3±0.0
Majority1,04547.0
Turnout 2,225
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth 1,425 65.5 +6.5
Conservative Peter Malpas56125.8-6.1
Green Mark Tebbutt1918.8-0.3
Majority86439.7
Turnout 2,177
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverly Murray 1,203 61.0 +2.8
Conservative Conner Dawson51426.1-3.3
Green Jane Weston1507.6-0.6
TUSC Jenny Hurley1045.3+1.1
Majority68935.0
Turnout 1,971
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Lees 857 51.4 -0.1
Green Andy Hunter-Rossall62537.5+4.7
Conservative Peter Clifford Davenport1529.1-6.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Fenn332.0N/A
Majority23213.9
Turnout 1,667
Labour hold Swing

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Barbara Mary Mcgovern 1,065 52.3 +5.8
Conservative Sam Chapman72435.6-8.8
Liberal Democrats Gail Ormston1296.3N/A
Green Olga Gomez-Cash1175.7-3.4
Majority34116.8
Turnout 2,035
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clayton West & Cuerden

Clayton West & Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Amanda Brown 1,369 56.7 -2.2
Conservative Magdalene Margaret Cullens72330.0-1.5
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth2028.4N/A
Green Clare Hales1194.9-4.7
Majority64626.8
Turnout 2,413
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Coppull

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julia Louise Berry 1,161 71.4 +1.3
Conservative Christine Turner33020.3-3.9
Green Anne Calderbank1348.2+2.5
Majority83151.1
Turnout 1,625
Labour hold Swing

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Craig G. Southern 1,139 50.4 +4.1
Labour Caroline Elizabeth Turner82836.6+11.1
Liberal Democrats Rowan Patrick Power1617.1-17.5
Green Robert Stewart Wade1345.9+2.3
Majority31113.7
Turnout 2,262
Conservative hold Swing

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Anne Heydon 1,082 50.8 -0.7
Conservative Harold Heaton82738.8-2.1
Green Sally Felton1115.2+0.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Frost1095.1+2.2
Majority25512.0
Turnout 2,129
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Euxton

Euxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Williamson 1,182 54.9 -7.1
Conservative Debra Platt80837.5+5.4
Green Pauline Margaret Summers1627.5+1.6
Majority37417.4
Turnout 2,152
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South by-election, 14 September 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debra Platt 878 47.9 –2.5
Labour Ian Cardwell71038.8+2.2
Liberal Democrats Rowan Power24413.3+6.2
Majority1689.1
Turnout 1,83229.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.4

The Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Keith Iddon. [5]

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References

  1. The one independent councillor prior to the election, James Nevett, had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2021, but resigned from the party in November 2022. [1]
  1. Faulkner, Paul (20 November 2022). "Chorley councillor quits Labour with a warning for former colleagues and a call for a more supportive environment for young people in local politics". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. "Your councillors by party". Chorley Borough Council. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. Faulkner, Paul (5 May 2023). "Chorley local election results 2023: Labour landslide as Tories suffer near wipeout". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. "Elections 2023 - results". Chorley Council. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. Faulkner, Paul (15 September 2023). "Chorley by-elections: Labour leader says party's county win points to 'red tsunami' in Lancashire at the general election". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 5 October 2023.