Chorley Borough Council election, 2016

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The 2016 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Council make-up

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party political make-up of Chorley Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council (2016)
2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
  Labour 152024323030                                               
  Conservative 272320131414                                               
  Independent 222233                                               
  Lib Dems 321000                                               

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1000068.852.913,780−0.5
  Conservative 400025.028.67,444−3.5
  Independent 10006.37.21,862+0.0
  UKIP 000006.31,652+2.2
  Liberal Democrat 000004.31,115+2.2
  Green 000000.7183−0.4

Results map

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2016 results
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Previous 2012 results

Wards

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYPeter Francis Wilson1,42561.4
Conservative Dorothy Livesey59825.8
Green Andrew Whitson1837.9
Liberal Democrat Philip William Pilling1134.9
Majority82735.7
Turnout 2,31940.4
Labour hold Swing

Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Green check.svgYSheila Mary Long35044.3−19.4
Independent Steve Williams31539.9N/A
Labour Yvonne Marie Hargreaves12515.8−20.5
Majority354.4
Turnout 79047.3
Conservative hold Swing −29.7

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYZara Khan1,17667.4−7.0
UKIP Christopher Suart34819.9N/A
Conservative Aidy Riggott22212.7−3.8
Majority82847.4
Turnout 1,74635.0
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYAdrian Lowe1,04963.7−0.2
Conservative Philip Adrian Ellis Loynes33120.1+1.5
UKIP Tommy Shorrock26816.3+3.0
Majority71843.6
Turnout 1,64834.2
Labour hold Swing −0.9

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Green check.svgYJoyce Snape1,54764.3−7.7
Labour Anthony Stephen Holgate54722.7+3.7
Conservative Sandra Mercer1827.6−1.4
UKIP Julia Winifred Mary Smith12916.3N/A
Majority1,00041.6
Turnout 2,40552.5
Independent hold Swing -5.7

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYAlistair Ward Bradley1,26162.8+3.4
Conservative Dominic Keiran Jewell45222.5−5.3
UKIP Julia Winifred Mary Smith24312.1N/A
Liberal Democrat David Porter522.6N/A
Majority80940.3
Turnout 2,00836.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing +4.4

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYAnthony Gee1,35173.7+3.5
Conservative Mrs. Sarah Louise Kiley48326.3−3.5
Majority86847.3
Turnout 1,83431.1
Labour hold Swing +3.5

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

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Green check.svgYJohn Philip Walker1,12646.1−12.5
Labour Mark Edward Clifford96239.4−2.0
UKIP Andrew Anthony Romanienko2038.3N/A
Liberal Democrat Glenda Charlesworth1516.2N/A
Majority1646.7
Turnout 2,44238.0
Conservative hold Swing −5.3

Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton-le-Woods North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYJean Elizabeth Cronshaw1,02761.8+3.4
Conservative Eileen Whiteford63638.2−3.4
Majority39123.5
Turnout 1,66333.7
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Coppull ward

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYJane Louise Fitzsimons83248.6−8.7
Liberal Democrat Simon Thomson61035.6+4.3
Conservative Harold Heaton27115.8+4.5
Majority22213.0
Turnout 1,71335.6
Labour hold Swing −6.5

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Green check.svgYHenry William Caunce95346.1−0.5
Labour Stanley Joseph Ely82339.8−2.4
UKIP Mark Smith29214.1+3.0
Majority1306.3
Turnout 2,06841.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.0

Euxton North ward

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYDanny Gee1,10872.4+18.6
Conservative Alan John Platt25416.6−18.3
UKIP Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson16911.0−0.4
Majority85455.8
Turnout 1,53144.2
Labour hold Swing +18.5

Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Green check.svgYKim Snape66370.5+15.1
Conservative Peter Malpas27729.5−2.9
Majority38641.1
Turnout 94054.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing +9.0

Lostock ward

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Green check.svgYJohn Derek Dalton60245.4−10.6
Labour Alan Whittaker53440.3−3.7
Liberal Democrat John Patrick Wright18914.3N/A
Majority685.1
Turnout 1,32539.2
Conservative hold Swing −3.5

Wheelton and Withnell ward

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Wheelton and Withnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Green check.svgYChristopher France89755.9−2.9
Conservative Andrew James Snowden70744.1+2.9
Majority19011.8
Turnout 1,60450.3
Labour hold Swing −2.9

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