Chorley Borough Council election, 2015

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The 2015 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results Map

Previous 2011 results Chorley 2011.jpg
Previous 2011 results

Council make-up

Party political make-up of Chorley Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2015)
2010 2011 2012 2014 2015
  Labour 1520243230                                               
  Conservative 2723201314                                               
  Independent 22223                                               
  Lib Dems 32100                                               

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 8 0 1 −1 53.3 45.5 21,900 −3.5
  Conservative 7 1 0 +1 46.7 39.1 18,808 +0.8
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 5,892 +8.1
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 982 −4.2
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 567N/A

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour June Molyneux 1,936 46.5
Conservative Charlotte Annaliese Woods 1,285 30.9
UKIP Stuart Rickaby 693 16.7N/A
Liberal Democrat Philip William Pilling 248 6.0
Majority 651 15.6
Turnout 4,162 70.7
Labour hold Swing

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Perks 1,518 49.6
Labour Dan Croft 1,194 39.0
UKIP Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson 351 11.5
Majority 324 10.6
Turnout 3,063 70.7
Conservative hold Swing

Chisnall ward

Chisnall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Leadbetter 1,433 61.4
Labour Anthony Stephen Holgate 899 38.6
Majority 534 22.9
Turnout 2,332 71.9
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Brown 1,861 58.1
Conservative Mike Devaney 642 20.0
UKIP Christopher Suart 554 17.3
Green Robert Dale Daykin 148 4.6
Majority 1,219 38.1
Turnout 3,205 62.2
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Marion Lowe 1,651 53.2
Conservative Tom Norris 770 24.8
UKIP Thomas Anthony Shorrock 526 16.9
Green Claire Louise Ashworth 159 5.1
Majority 881 28.4
Turnout 3,106 62.3
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Aaron Beaver 1,636 47.6
Conservative Peter Malpas 1,321 38.4
UKIP Julia Winifred Mary Smith 479 13.9
Majority 315 9.2
Turnout 3,436 73.1
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul James Walmsley 1,812 49.6
Conservative Sarah Louise Kiley 1,130 30.9
UKIP Shaun Jones 578 15.8
Liberal Democrat David Porter 134 3.7
Majority 682 18.7
Turnout 3,654 66.4
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret May Lees 1,855 51.7
Conservative Harold Heaton 1,087 30.3
UKIP Phillip Smith 646 18.0
Majority 768 21.4
Turnout 3,588 60.2
Labour hold Swing

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Gregory Morgan 2,061 45.0
Labour Mark Edward Clifford 1,585 34.6
UKIP David George Humphries 594 13.0
Liberal Democrat Glenda Charlesworth 345 7.5
Majority 476 10.4
Turnout 4,585 70.2
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Murfitt 1,404 45.8
Conservative Magda Cullens 1,144 37.3
Green Gillian Sarah Hargreaves 260 8.5
Liberal Democrat Stephen John Fenn 255 8.3
Majority 260 8.5
Turnout 3,063 58.7
Labour hold Swing

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Cullens 1,227 51.8
Labour Dave Rogerson 1,142 48.2
Majority 85 3.6
Turnout 2,369 70.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Clark 1,659 52.9
Conservative Joshua John Nelson 782 24.9
UKIP Mark Smith 695 22.2N/A
Majority 877 28.0
Turnout 3,136 64.6
Labour hold Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin William Boardman 1,856 50.5
Labour Helen Margaret Bradley 1,377 37.5
UKIP Richard George Croll 442 12.0N/A
Majority 479 13.0
Turnout 3,675 74.0
Conservative hold Swing

Euxton South ward

Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Debra Platt 1,017 43.9
Labour Stuart Anthony Clewlow 963 41.6
UKIP Philip Hayward 334 14.4
Majority 54 2.3
Turnout 2,314 72.2
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock ward

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doreen Dickinson 1,535 62.4
Labour Stanley Joseph Ely 926 37.6
Majority 609 24.8
Turnout 2,461 72.7
Conservative hold Swing

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One third of Chorley Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by one. The council stayed under no overall control.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party retained overall control.

The Chorley Borough Council elections took place on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control to NOC.

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party won majority control from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition. Labour gaining control of this council was notable as David Cameron visited the town in 2006 when the Conservative Party gained control saying "this is the beginning." Nick Robinson of the BBC asked on the election coverage, "then what is it now?"

The 2014 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party held control.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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