Chorley (borough)

Coordinates: 53°39′11″N 2°37′55″W / 53.653°N 2.632°W / 53.653; -2.632

Borough of Chorley
—  Borough  —
Shown within Lancashire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Lancashire
Founded	1 April 1974
Admin. HQ	Chorley
Government
- Type	Chorley Borough Council
- Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
- Executive:	Conservative / Liberal Democrat
- MPs:	Lindsay Hoyle (L)
Area
- Total	78.3 sq mi (202.8 km2)
Area rank	165th
Population (2010 est.)
- Total	105,400
- Rank	Ranked 214th
- Density	1,346.1/sq mi (519.7/km2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Postcode areas	PR6–PR7, BL6
Area code(s)	01257
ISO 3166-2	–
ONS code	30UE
OS grid reference	SD5817
NUTS 3	–
Ethnicity	96.5% White 1.6% S.Asian[1]
Website	chorley.gov.uk

Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Chorley.

Creation

The present Borough of Chorley was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the then existing municipal borough of Chorley with the urban districts of Adlington and Withnell, and Chorley Rural District.

Parishes

With exception of the town of Chorley, which remains an unparished area, the borough has twenty-three civil parishes: Adlington, Anderton, Anglezarke, Astley Village, Bretherton, Brindle, Charnock Richard, Clayton-le-Woods, Coppull, Croston, Cuerden, Eccleston, Euxton, Heapey, Heath Charnock, Heskin, Hoghton, Mawdesley, Rivington, Ulnes Walton, Wheelton, Whittle-le-Woods, and Withnell.

Wards

Chorley Council is made up of forty-seven councillors, representing the following twenty electoral wards:^[2][3]

1. Adlington & Anderton
2. Astley & Buckshaw
3. Brindle and Hoghton
4. Chisnall (Charnock Richard)
5. Chorley East
6. Chorley North East
7. Chorley North West
8. Chorley South East
9. Chorley South West
10. Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-Woods
11. Clayton-le-Woods North
12. Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden
13. Coppull
14. Eccleston & Mawdesley
15. Euxton North
16. Euxton South
17. Heath Charnock & Rivington
18. Lostock (Bretherton, Croston, & Ulnes Walton)
19. Pennine (Heapey & Anglezarke)
20. Wheelton & Withnell

Parliamentary constituency

The Chorley Parliament constituency is a constituency in the House of Commons, and until recently it was coterminous with the borough. Through boundary changes, Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley were transferred to the South Ribble constituency. The current Member of Parliament for Chorley is Lindsay Hoyle, who was first elected to the seat in 1997.

See also

North West England portal

• Chorley local elections

References

1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Chorley (Local Authority)". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277017&c=chorley&d=13&e=13&g=461789&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206542205140&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
2. ^ Your Councillors by Ward. Chorley Council. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
3. ^ Chorley Lower-Layer Super Output Areas. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 27 June 2010.