Main article: Chorley Borough Council elections
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.
Council make-up
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 15 | 20 | 24 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 27 | 23 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 76.5 | 46.2 | 13,908 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17.6 | 32.2 | 9,706 | −6.8 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2,354 | −0.2 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 3,547 | +10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 424 | −10.6 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 160 | +0.0 |
Results map
Wards
Adlington and Anderton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Dunn | 1,126 | 48.3 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | Charlotte Woods | 607 | 26.1 | −3.9 | |
UKIP | Hayden Clewlow | 520 | 22.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 76 | 3.3 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 519 | 22.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,329 | 40.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Astley and Buckshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew John Lynch | 788 | 47.1 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Alan Platt | 621 | 37.1 | −16.9 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | 265 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 167 | 10.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,674 | 43.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.0 |
Chisnall ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Whittaker | 848 | 57.1 | +24.1 | |
Conservative | Harold Heaton | 637 | 42.9 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 211 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,485 | 45.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chorley East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hasina Khan | 1,008 | 56.9 | −1.1 | |
UKIP | Christopher Suart | 435 | 24.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Alan Cullens | 223 | 12.6 | −11.4 | |
Independent | Melville George Coombes | 97 | 5.5 | −14.5 | |
Green | Anne Calderbank | 18 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 573 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,771 | 36.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chorley North East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alistair William Morwood | 1,162 | 69.1 | −2 | |
Conservative | Matt Hansford | 519 | 30.9 | −15 | |
Majority | 643 | 38.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,681 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7 |
Chorley North West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ralph Snape | 1,787 | 72.5 | −10.5 | |
Labour | Aaron Beaver | 400 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Malpas | 276 | 11.2 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 1,387 | 52 | |||
Turnout | 2,463 | 52.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Chorley South East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. Beverley Murray | 968 | 49.0 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Mrs. Sarah Louise Kiley | 504 | 25.5 | −9.1 | |
UKIP | David John McManus | 392 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Green | Alistair James Straw | 66 | 3.3 | −1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 47 | 2.4 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 464 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,977 | 36.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chorley South West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Lees | 1,184 | 67.3 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | Dominic Keiran Jewell | 575 | 32.7 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 609 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,759 | 30.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.6 |
Clayton le Woods and Whittle le Woods ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Bell | 1,409 | 58.6 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Dan Croft | 703 | 41.4 | +17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 205 | 2.4 | −18.6 | |
Majority | 706 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,317 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clayton le Woods North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charlie Bromilow | 732 | 58.4 | +24.4 | |
Conservative | Chris Morris | 480 | 41.6 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | Raymond McGrady | 458 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 96 | 2.4 | −25.6 | |
Green | Mark Lee | 76 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 289 | 17 | +8 | ||
Turnout | 1,711 | 34.5 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4 |
Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Muncaster | 736 | 51.2 | −3.8 | |
Labour | Paul Clark | 701 | 48.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 35 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,437 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.8 |
Coppull ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Toon | 885 | 57.3 | +24.1 | |
Independent | Kenneth William Ball | 470 | 16.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Mark Smith | 383 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tom Norris | 181 | 11.3 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 462 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,919 | 39.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Eccleston and Mawdesley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Iddon | 944 | 46.6 | −11.4 | |
Labour | Stan Ely | 741 | 42.2 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Richard George Croll | 402 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 203 | 4.4 | −10 | ||
Turnout | 2,164 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.8 |
Euxton North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Handley | 692 | 53.8 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Aron Wilding | 570 | 34.9 | −12.1 | |
UKIP | Stuart Rickaby | 289 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 122 | 18.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,551 | 44.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.4 |
Euxton South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Andrew Jarnell | 572 | 40.2 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | Debra Platt | 569 | 40.0 | −25.1 | |
UKIP | David Smithies | 283 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,424 | 44.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.5 |
Pennine
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon France | 354 | 44.3 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Marie Elizabeth Gray | 325 | 40.7 | −21.3 | |
UKIP | Tom Shorrock | 120 | 15.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 29 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 799 | 46.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wheelton and Withnell ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Mary France | 1,044 | 66.3 | +19.1 | |
Conservative | Alison Marie Hansford | 530 | 33.7 | −19.1 | |
Majority | 514 | 32.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,574 | 49.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.1 |
References
- "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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