Chorley Borough Council election, 2004

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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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 21 −1
Conservative 20 +2
Liberal Democrat 3 −1
Independent 3 0
Party political make-up of Chorley Council
   Party Seats Current Council (2014)
2010 2011 2012 2014
  Labour 15202432                                               
  Conservative 27232013                                               
  Independent 2222                                               
  Lib Dems 3210                                               

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 6 2 0 +2 40.0 36.0 11,169 −2.9
  Labour 6 0 1 −1 40.0 34.0 10,525 −9.1
  Independent 2 0 0 0 13.3 11.9 3,692 +9.7
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 1 −1 6.7 18.1 5,602 +2.3

Results Map

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2004 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Davies 1,226 43.8 −0.2
Conservative Paul Barron 1,105 39.5 +1.6
Liberal Democrat Philip William Pilling 469 16.8 −1.3
Majority 121 4.3 −1.8
Turnout 2,800 52.6
Labour hold Swing

Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Dickinson 521 52.3 −17.2
Independent Stephen Williams 193 19.4 +19.4
Labour Michael Graham 122 12.2 −2.9
Independent Graham Dixon 91 9.1 +9.1
Liberal Democrat William Mellor 69 6.9 −8.5
Majority 328 32.9 −21.2
Turnout 996 56.9
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mary Wilson 1,038 51.9 −7.9
Conservative Elvi Livesey 443 22.2 +1.7
Liberal Democrat Jean Mellor 309 15.5 +15.5
Independent Thomas Fawcett 209 10.5 −9.2
Majority 595 29.7 −9.6
Turnout 1,999 40.6
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Adrian Lowe 913 41.3 −11.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Blackburn 679 30.7 +16.9
Conservative Simon Parkinson 618 28.0 −5.0
Majority 234 10.6 −9.6
Turnout 2,210 45.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Joyce Snape 2,290 77.0 +77.0
Conservative Magdalene Cullens 375 12.6 −29.4
Liberal Democrat Linda Norman 220 7.4 −12.9
Independent Philip Baker 88 3.0 +3.0
Majority 1,915 64.4
Turnout 2,973 60.1
Independent hold Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ms. Margaret Lees 999 45.1 −6.2
Conservative Dorothy Livesey 768 34.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrat David Porter 446 20.2 +6.1
Majority 231 10.4 −6.3
Turnout 2,213 46.9
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony Gee 841 47.4 −10.8
Conservative Elsie Perks 482 27.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrat Ms. Linda Eubank 453 25.5 +8.3
Majority 359 20.3 −13.3
Turnout 1,776 38.4
Labour hold Swing

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Walker 1,361 51.4 +3.5
Liberal Democrat Glenda Charlesworth 679 25.6 −0.3
Labour Sharon Gray 608 23.0 −3.2
Majority 682 25.8 +4.1
Turnout 2,648 50.5
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Cullens 813 39.6 +2.8
Liberal Democrat Stephen John Fenn 736 35.9 −0.1
Labour David Unsworth 502 24.5 −2.7
Majority 77 3.7 +2.9
Turnout 2,051 41.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stella Walsh 1,187 48.4 +6.0
Labour Beverley Gore 966 39.4 −6.2
Conservative Stephen Royce 299 12.2 +0.2
Majority 221 9.0
Turnout 2,452 50.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Henry Caunce 1,358 53.8 +2.4
Labour Helen Margaret Bradley 1,168 46.2 −2.3
Majority 190 7.6 +4.7
Turnout 2,526 54.8
Conservative hold Swing

=Euxton North ward

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Daniel Gee 1,016 53.3
Conservative Rosemary Russell 890 46.7
Majority 126 6.6
Turnout 1,906 55.1
Labour hold Swing

Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mary Case 661 69.8 +5.5
Labour Florence Molyneaux 286 30.2 −5.5
Majority 375 39.6 +11.0
Turnout 947 54.8
Conservative hold Swing

Lostock ward

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Margaret Iddon 821 46.2N/A
Conservative Simon Moulton 667 37.6 −17.5
Labour Patricia Tack 288 16.2 −28.7
Majority 154 8.6
Turnout 1,776 54.2
Independent hold Swing

Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Shaun Smith 808 47.1
Labour Christopher Howard 552 32.2
Liberal Democrat Shelagh Graham 355 20.7
Majority 256 14.9
Turnout 1,715 53.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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