Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as speaker,he was a member of the Labour Party.
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire,England. It is named after the town of Chorley,which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington,Buckshaw Village,Croston,Eccleston,Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester,England. It is named after its largest town,Wigan but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton,Ashton-in-Makerfield,Golborne,Hindley,Ince-in-Makerfield,Leigh and Tyldesley. The borough also covers the villages and suburbs of Abram,Aspull,Astley,Bryn,Hindley Green,Lowton,Mosley Common,Orrell,Pemberton,Shevington,Standish,Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes. The borough is also the second-most populous district in Greater Manchester.
Chorley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party,but in 2019 became the Speaker,making him unaffiliated.
Fylde is a constituency in Lancashire which since 2024 has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Andrew Snowden,a Conservative. It is the only Conservative seat in Lancashire after the 2024 General Election,and one of three seats held by the party in North West England overall.
Hyndburn is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Sarah Smith of the Labour Party.
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire,England. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire is smaller than the ceremonial county,which additionally includes Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool. The council is based in County Hall,Preston,and consists of 84 councillors.
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle,Baron Hoyle,,was a British politician and life peer who was chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 1997 and a lord-in-waiting from 1997 to 1999. A member of the Labour Party,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Nelson and Colne from 1974 to 1979 and Warrington North from 1981 to 1997.
Salford was,from 1844 to 1974,a local government district in the county of Lancashire in the northwest of England,covering the city of Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.
Mark Andrew Menzies is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire from 2010 to 2024. As a member of the Conservative Party,he was the parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to Charles Hendry,Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change,before both were removed in the 2012 British cabinet reshuffle.
The 2012 police and crime commissioner elections were polls held in most police areas in England and Wales on Thursday 15 November. The direct election of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) was originally scheduled for May 2012 but was postponed in order to secure the passage of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 through the House of Lords. The government considers the elected commissioners to have a stronger mandate than the "unelected and invisible police authorities that they replace". The elections took place alongside by-elections for the House of Commons in Cardiff South and Penarth,Corby and Manchester Central,and a mayoral election in Bristol.
Elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were held on 5 May 2016.
The Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner,an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Lancashire Police in the English County of Lancashire. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Lancashire Police Authority.
Stephen Graham Mold is an English Conservative politician who served as the Police,Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire from 2016 to 2024. He was elected to the post on 5 May 2016,succeeding the previous incumbent,Adam Simmonds. He was re-elected in 2021. He was succeeded by Danielle Stone,the Labour and Co-operative Party candidate,after he did not stand in the 2024 election.
Christian Wakeford is a British politician serving as Assistant Government Whip since 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bury South since the 2019 general election. Elected in 2019 as a Conservative,he crossed the floor to Labour in 2022. He was re-elected for Labour in the 2024 general election.
The 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. The election took place on the same day as council elections within the city region,including the election for the mayor of Salford,as well as local elections across England and Wales.
Stephen Mark Turner a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner from 2021 to 2024. He was elected on 13 May 2021,for the Conservative Party. He was replaced by Matthew Stephen Storey in May 2024.
The 2024 Hyndburn Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024,to elect 12 of the 35 members of Hyndburn Borough Council in Lancashire,England,being the usual approximate third of the council. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country,including for the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner.
