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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 27 | 6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 6 | 1 | |
Conservative | 16 | 7 | |
Independent | 1 |
Election result
Source: Chorley Borough Council[1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 82.4 | ||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
Ward results
Adlington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Molyneaux | 1,133 | 78.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Bleasdale | 308 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 57.3 | ||||
Turnout | 32.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Hodson | 954 | 88.1 | ||
Conservative | R. Charnley | 129 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | 76.2 | ||||
Turnout | 26.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Lowe | 988 | 73.8 | ||
Labour | K. Lowe | 959 | |||
Conservative | R. Goldsby | 209 | 15.6 | ||
Conservative | C. Goldsby | 201 | |||
Liberal Democrats | V. Jones | 142 | 10.6 | ||
Majority | 58.2 | ||||
Turnout | 31.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Holgate | 1,101 | 68.2 | ||
Conservative | E. Baxendale | 385 | 23.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Porter | 129 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 44.3 | ||||
Turnout | 40.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. McGowan | 1,317 | 85.1 | ||
Conservative | P. Malpas | 231 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 70.2 | ||||
Turnout | 30.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Gee | 1,193 | 78.2 | ||
Conservative | E. Montgomery | 333 | 21.8 | ||
Majority | 56.4 | ||||
Turnout | 36.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | S. Charlesworth | 1,110 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | E. Murphy | 608 | 26.6 | ||
Conservative | A. Cullens | 564 | 24.7 | ||
Majority | 22.0 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Cronshaw | 484 | 40.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Freeman | 452 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | M. Muncaster | 275 | 22.7 | ||
Majority | 32 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,211 | 39.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Coppull North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Hilton | 784 | 59.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Eastham | 442 | 33.4 | ||
Conservative | Ms. M. Stewart | 97 | 7.3 | ||
Majority | 25.9 | ||||
Turnout | 46.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coppull South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | E. Holland | 722 | 52.1 | ||
Labour | R. Lees | 605 | 42.8 | ||
Conservative | M. Stewart | 86 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 8.3 | ||||
Turnout | 47.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Eccleston and Heskin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Titherington | 1,013 | 62.7 | ||
Conservative | J. Lucas | 509 | 31.5 | ||
Independent | D. Staig | 93 | 5.8 | ||
Majority | 31.2 | ||||
Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Euxton North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Berry | 765 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | G. Jolly | 399 | 30.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D bland | 130 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 28.3 | ||||
Turnout | 47.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Euxton South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Cocking | 720 | 58.0 | ||
Conservative | G. Simmons | 403 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Sharp | 119 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 25.5 | ||||
Turnout | 36.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lostock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Heyes | 512 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Rigby | 430 | 31.6 | ||
Independent (Politician) | M. Iddon | 420 | 30.8 | ||
Majority | 6.0 | ||||
Turnout | 42.8 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Whittle-le-Woods
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | M. Lavender | 395 | 38.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Walker | 389 | 37.5 | ||
Independent (Politician) | D. Yates | 252 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 0.6 | ||||
Turnout | 38.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Whithnell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Jones | 395 | 38.1 | ||
Conservative | M. Crook | 457 | 35.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | G. Charlesworth | 103 | 8.1 | ||
Independent (Politician) | M. Crowther | 50 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 16.2 | ||||
Turnout | 46.0 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Chorley Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 Chorley Borough Council
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