- Chorley Council election, 2007
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Elections to Chorley Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party retained overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 26
- Labour 15
- Independent 3
- Liberal Democrat 3
Election result
Chorley Local Election Result 2007 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 10 1 0 +1 66.7 46.6 12,075 +1.6% Labour 4 0 2 -2 26.7 38.2 9,889 +2.5% Liberal Democrat 1 1 0 +1 6.7 8.3 2,154 -1.2% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 1,546 -2.7% New Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 251 +0.0% Ward results
Adlington and Anderton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour June Molyneux 1,078 45.7 -11.4 Conservative A Unsworth 863 36.6 +5.0 Liberal Democrat Philip Pilling 254 10.8 -0.5 Independent D Greenhalgh 163 6.9 +6.9 Majority 215 9.1 Turnout 2,358 Labour hold Swing -8.2 Astley and Buckshaw Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mark Perks 975 76.5 +10.1 Labour David Lloyd 299 23.5% -10.1 Majority 676 53.1 Turnout 1,274 Conservative hold Swing +10.1 Chisnall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Edward Smith 755 57.8 +2.1 Labour Edward Forshaw 551 42.2 +23.3 Majority 204 15.6 Turnout 1,306 Conservative hold Swing -12.7 Chorley East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Terence Brown 963 60.5 +3.6 Conservative S Parkinson 388 24.3 -18.8 Independent Melville Coombes 242 15.2 +15.2 Majority 575 36.1 Turnout 1,593 Labour hold Swing +11.2 Chorley North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Marion Lowe 858 50.3 -1.5 Conservative T S Acton 597 35.0 +4.1 New Party Colin Denby 251 14.7 -2.6 Majority 261 15.3 Turnout 1,706 Labour Co-op hold Swing -2.8 Chorley North West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Malpas 1,349 56.1 +48.8 Labour Co-op Alistair Bradley 1,056 43.9 +36.4 Majority 293 12.2 Turnout 2,405 Conservative hold Swing +6.2 Chorley South East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Pat Haughton 855 44.5 +2.5 Labour Christopher Snow 834 43.5 +0.5 Liberal Democrat David Porter 231 12.0 -3.0 Majority 21 1.1 Turnout 1,920 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.0 Chorley South West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Laura Lennox 718 42.1 -5.3 Conservative Eleanor Smith 548 32.1 +5.0 Independent D J Lucas 441 25.8 +25.8 Majority 170 10.0 Turnout 1,707 Labour Co-op hold Swing -5.2 Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G I Morgan 1,164 57.1 -7.7 Liberal Democrat Glenda Charlesworth 447 22.0 +5.3 Labour J E Cronshaw 426 20.9 +2.4 Majority 717 35.2 Turnout 2,037 Conservative hold Swing -6.5 Clayton le Woods North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M J Devaney 727 41.4 +1.8 Labour Karen Martyniuk 634 36.1 +11.6 Liberal Democrat Stephen Fenn 396 22.5 -13.4 Majority 93 5.3 Turnout 1,757 Conservative hold Swing -4.9 Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J A Boothman 773 56.5 -3.6 Labour Co-op D E Rogerson 595 43.5 +3.6 Majority 178 13.0 Turnout 1,368 Conservative hold Swing -3.6 Coppull Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Nora Ball 826 51.3 -3.1 Labour Susan Millar 524 32.6 +1.4 Conservative M A Bedford 259 16.1 +1.7 Majority 302 18.8 Turnout 1,609 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing -2.3 Eccleston and Mawdesley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative K Joyce 1,245 60.2 +6.1 Labour H M Bradley 824 39.8 -6.1 Majority 421 20.3 Turnout 2,069 Conservative hold Swing +6.1 Euxton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Peter Goldsworthy 832 61.1 -6.7 Labour Co-op Tommy Gray 529 38.9 +6.7 Majority 303 22.3 Turnout 1,361 Conservative hold Swing -6.7 Lostock Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Doreen Dickinson 745 51.6 +14.0 Independent Tommy Wilson 700 48.4 +48.4 Majority 45 3.1 Turnout 1,445 Conservative hold Swing -17.2 References
- ^ "English local elections 2007 - Chorley", BBC News, 4 May 2007
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