1995 Chorley Borough Council election

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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party took control (the council had been under no overall control since 1991.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 27Increase2.svg 6
Liberal Democrat 6Increase2.svg 1
Conservative 16Decrease2.svg 7
Independent 1Steady2.svg

Election result

Source: Chorley Borough Council [1]

Chorley Local Election Result 1998
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1460Increase2.svg 682.4
  Conservative 007Decrease2.svg 70
  Liberal Democrats 310Increase2.svg 117.6
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.0

Ward results

Adlington

Adlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY Florence Molyneaux1,13378.6
Liberal Democrats J. Bleasdale30821.4
Majority57.3
Turnout 32.9
Labour hold Swing

Chorley East

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY B. Hodson95488.1
Conservative R. Charnley12911.9
Majority76.2
Turnout 26.7
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY Adrian Lowe98873.8
Labour Green check.svgY K. Lowe959
Conservative R. Goldsby20915.6
Conservative C. Goldsby201
Liberal Democrats V. Jones14210.6
Majority58.2
Turnout 31.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South East

Chorley South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY Anthony Stephen Holgate1,10168.2
Conservative E. Baxendale38523.5
Liberal Democrats David Porter1298.0
Majority44.3
Turnout 40.3
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY Thomas McGowan1,31785.1
Conservative Peter Malpas23114.9
Majority70.2
Turnout 30.4
Labour hold Swing

Chorley West ward

Chorley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY A. Gee1,19378.2
Conservative E. Montgomery33321.8
Majority56.4
Turnout 36.1
Labour hold Swing

Clayton-le-Woods East

Clayton-le-Woods East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Green check.svgYS. Charlesworth1,11048.6
Labour E. Murphy60826.6
Conservative Alan Cullens56424.7
Majority22.0
Turnout 30.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY J. Cronshaw48440.0
Liberal Democrats J. Freeman45237.3
Conservative M. Muncaster27522.7
Majority322.6
Turnout 1,21139.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Coppull North ward

Coppull North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY N. Hilton78459.3
Liberal Democrats P. Eastham44233.4
Conservative Ms. M. Stewart977.3
Majority25.9
Turnout 46.7
Labour hold Swing

Coppull South ward

Coppull South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Green check.svgYE. Holland72252.1
Labour R. Lees60542.8
Conservative M. Stewart866.1
Majority8.3
Turnout 47.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eccleston and Heskin

Eccleston and Heskin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYT. Titherington1,01362.7
Conservative J. Lucas50931.5
Independent D. Staig935.8
Majority31.2
Turnout 40.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Euxton North

Euxton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJ. Berry76559.1
Conservative G. Jolly39930.8
Liberal Democrats D bland13010.0
Majority28.3
Turnout 47.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Euxton South

Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYJ. Cocking72058.0
Conservative G. Simmons40332.4
Liberal Democrats P. Sharp1199.6
Majority25.5
Turnout 36.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Lostock

Lostock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgYDavid Heyes51237.6
Conservative J. Rigby43031.6
Independent (Politician) M. Iddon42030.8
Majority6.0
Turnout 42.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Whittle-le-Woods

Whittle-le-Woods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Green check.svgYM. Lavender39538.1
Conservative J. Walker38937.5
Independent (Politician) D. Yates25224.3
Majority0.6
Turnout 38.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Whithnell

Whithnell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Green check.svgY K. Jones39538.1
Conservative M. Crook45735.9
Liberal Democrats G. Charlesworth1038.1
Independent (Politician) M. Crowther503.9
Majority16.2
Turnout 46.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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