2022 Chorley Borough Council election

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2022 Chorley Borough Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023  

14 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Screenshot 20230504 030016 Chrome.jpg
LeaderAlistair BradleyMartin Boardman
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before2913
Seats after3210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote16,7089,804
Percentage55.732.5
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.4Decrease2.svg 7.0

Leader before election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

Leader after election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections.

Contents

A third of the council was up for election. The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group. [1]

Results summary

The results of the 2022 elections are summarised below. [2]

2022 Chorley Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Increase2.svg 392.9193276.216,75855.7+6.4
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 37.1491023.89,80432.5―7.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,7359.1+2.2
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07022.3+0.2
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000850.3+0.1

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Molyneaux 1,339 62.0 +7.5
Conservative Neil Gardiner Baglow69932.4+2.2
Green Jon Royle1215.6―3.4
Majority64029.6
Turnout 2,15936.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.7

Buckshaw and Whittle

Buckshaw and Whittle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dedrah Cecillia Moss 1,036 54.3 +21.2
Conservative Christine Turner71537.5―3.6
Green Rachel Smith1568.2―2.0
Majority32124.8
Turnout 1,90727.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg12.4

Chorley East

Chorley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zara Khan 1,153 70.6 +7.9
Conservative Susan Margaret Morris30418.6―5.3
Green Emma Jayne Kilburn17510.7―2.6
Majority84952.0
Turnout 1,63227.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.6

Chorley North and Astley

Chorley North and Astley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alistair William Morwood 1,159 58.6 +16.1
Conservative Oliver Luke Knights60630.6+1.0
Green Katherine Jane Becker21310.8―2.6
Majority55328.0
Turnout 1,97833.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Chorley North East

Chorley North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Whiffen 1,516 61.1 +8.2
Conservative Ryan Grogan78331.6―4.6
Green Daisy Skye Royle1817.3―3.5
Majority73329.5
Turnout 2,48045.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.4

Chorley North West

Chorley North West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew John Lynch 1,366 59.0 +2.8
Conservative Peter Malpas73831.9+1.4
Green Mark Worsley Tebbutt2119.1―4.2
Majority62827.1
Turnout 2,31539.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Chorley South East and Heath Charnock

Chorley South East and Heath Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samir Kahn 1,169 58.2 +5.4
Conservative Sandra Mercer59129.4―2.6
Green Jane Elizabeth Weston1648.2―1.0
TUSC Jenny Hurley854.2―1.7
Majority57828.8
Turnout 2,00930.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.0

Chorley South West

Chorley South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Howarth 858 51.5 ―4.0
Green Andy Hunter-Rossall54732.8+10.6
Conservative Marie Gray26215.7―6.6
Majority31118.7
Turnout 1,66729.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.3

Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton

Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Le Marinel 1,035 46.5 +17.4
Conservative Gregory Ian Morgan98944.4+11.7
Green Olga Maria Gomez-Cash2039.1―1.0
Majority462.1
Turnout 2,22733.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.9

Clayton West and Cuerden

Clayton West and Cuerden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neville Grant Whitman 1,499 58.9 +13.6
Conservative William Simmance80231.5―3.6
Green Clare Elizabeth Hales2439.6―2.6
Majority69727.4
Turnout 2,54438.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg8.6

Coppull

Coppull
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ryan Towers 1,325 70.1 +9.3
Conservative Andi Mac45824.2―6.3
Green Anne Francis Calderbank1075.7―2.9
Majority86745.9
Turnout 1,89031.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.8

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Platt 1,200 46.3 ―3.9
Labour Caroline Elizabeth Turner66025.5+0.1
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Wright63624.6+11.1
Green Robert Stewart Wade933.6―7.4
Majority54020.8
Turnout 2,58941.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard

Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arjun Singh 1,154 51.5 +3.9
Conservative John Derek Dalton91740.9+6.3
Green Sally Felton1044.6―5.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Robert Frost662.9―4.9
Majority23710.6
Turnout 2,24139.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

Euxton

Euxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Gray 1,429 62.0 +18.1
Conservative Rosie Russell74032.1―11.2
Green Richard Taylor Kilburn1355.9―2.0
Majority68929.9
Turnout 2,30439.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.7

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References

  1. "Election results: May 2022".
  2. "Election 2022 - Results".