2026 Chorley Borough Council election

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2026 Chorley Borough Council election

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14 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Leader Aileen Semmence Party Labour Conservative Last election 39 seats, 60.5% 3 seats, 26.8% Current seats 36 [1] 4   Party Reform Independent Last election Did not stand Did not stand Current seats 1 1
Incumbent Leader Aileen Semmence Labour

The 2026 Chorley Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in Lancashire, England. ^[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Council composition

After 2024 election			Before 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	39		Labour	36
	Conservative	3		Conservative	4
	Reform	0		Reform	1
	Independent	0		Independent	1

Changes 2024–2026:

• March 2025: Zara Khan (Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2025 ^[3]
• May 2025:
  • Martin Topp (Reform) gains by-election from Labour ^[4]
  • Samantha Martin (Labour) resigns – by-election held June 2025 ^[5]
• June 2025: Aidy Riggott (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour ^[6]
• February 2026: Chris Snow (Labour) suspended from party ^[7]

Election result

2026 Chorley Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour				24
	Conservative				3
	Reform	1			0
	Independent				1
	Green				0
	Liberal Democrats				0

Incumbents

Ward	Incumbent councillor	Party		Re-standing
Adlington & Anderton	June Molyneaux		Labour
Buckshaw & Whittle	Dedrah Moss		Labour
Chorley East	Martin Topp [a]		Reform
Chorley North & Astley	Alistair Morwood		Labour
Chorley North East	Jenny Whiffen		Labour
Chorley North West	Matthew Lynch		Labour
Chorley South East & Heath Charnock	Samir Khan		Labour
Chorley South West	Terry Howarth		Labour
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton	Michelle Beach		Labour
Clayton West & Cuerden	Neville Whitham		Labour
Coppull	Ryan Towers		Labour
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South	Alan Platt		Conservative
Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard	Arjun Singh		Labour
Euxton	Tommy Gray		Labour

References

1. Elected at the 2025 Chorley East by-election.

1. "Chorley Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
2. "Update on May 2026 local authority elections". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). 16 February 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
3. Boothroyd, David. "Ready when you are, Ms McGill". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Chorley East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
5. Boothroyd, David. "Reform gets Broads support". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
6. "Local Elections Archive Project — Buckshaw and Whittle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
7. "Councillor suspended over 'inappropriate' post". BBC News. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.