- Chorley Council election, 2008
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The Chorley Borough Council Elections took place on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
Chorley Local Election Result 2008 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 8 2 0 +2 53.3 45.7 11,872 -0.9% Labour 5 0 1 -1 33.3 35.1 9,128 -3.1% Independent 1 0 1 -1 6.7 10.4 2,699 +4.4% Liberal Democrat 1 0 0 0 6.7 7.8 2,016 -0.5% New Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 276 +0.1% Wards
Adlington and Anderton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Peter Wilson 1,103 44.5 -1.2 Conservative Eric Catterall 1,079 43.6 +7.0 Liberal Democrat Philip Ling 294 11.9 +1.1 Majority 24 1.0 -8.1 Turnout 2476 44.4 Labour hold Swing -4.1 Brindle and Hoghton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Dickinson 648 81.6 +29.3 Labour Neil Caton 146 18.4 +6.2 Majority 502 63.2 +30.3 Turnout 794 46.0 Conservative hold Swing +11.6 Chorley East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Julia Berry 974 62.4 +1.9 Conservative Nicola Gregory 587 37.6 +13.3 Majority 387 24.8 -11.3 Turnout 1561 32.2 Labour hold Swing -5.7 Chorley North East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Adrian Lowe 764 45.2 -5.1 Conservative Simon Parkinson 650 38.5 +3.5 New Party Colin Denby 276 16.3 +1.6 Majority 114 6.7 -8.6 Turnout 1,690 35.0 Labour hold Swing -4.3 Chorley North West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Joyce Snape 2,055 76.3 -9.0 Labour Jonathan Pryor 337 12.5 +5.0 Conservative Barbara Higham 302 11.2 +3.9 Majority 1718 63.8 -14.0 Turnout 2,694 53.0 -1.5 Independent hold Swing -7.0 N.B. Percentage change in Chorley North-West is taken from when a Snape last faced the electorate.
Chorley South East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Alistair Bradley 890 46.2 +2.7 Conservative Eleanor Smith 834 43.3 -1.2 Liberal Democrat David Porter 204 10.6 -1.4 Majority 56 2.9 +4.0 Turnout 1,928 40.0 Labour hold Swing +2.0 Chorley South West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Anthony Gee 831 51.8 +9.7 Conservative Dorothy Livesey 772 48.2 +16.1 Majority 59 3.7 -6.3 Turnout 1,603 28.5 Labour hold Swing -3.2 Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Walker 1,353 65.5 +8.4 Labour Frances Maguire 387 18.7 -2.2 Liberal Democrat Glenda Charlesworth 326 15.8 -6.2 Majority 966 46.8 +11.6 Turnout 2,066 37.0 Conservative hold Swing +5.3 Clayton le Woods North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Cullens 897 53.1 +11.7 Labour Steve Murfitt 499 29.5 -6.6 Liberal Democrat Stephen Fenn 294 17.4 -5.1 Majority 398 23.6 +18.3 Turnout 1,690 34.9 Conservative hold Swing +9.2 Coppull Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Stella Walsh 898 51.2 -0.1 Labour Peter Gore 588 33.5 +0.9 Conservative Stephen Royce 269 15.3 -0.8 Majority 310 17.7 -1.1 Turnout 1,755 36.6 Liberal Democrat hold Swing -0.5 Eccleston and Mawdesley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Henry Caunce 1,306 57.8 -2.4 Labour Alan Whittikar 956 42.2 +2.4 Majority 350 15.5 -4.8 Turnout 2,262 48.2 Conservative hold Swing -2.4 Euxton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Debra Platt 908 54.9 +1.2 Labour Danny Gee 745 45.1 -1.2 Majority 163 9.9 +2.5 Turnout 1,653 46.8 +3.3 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.2 Heath Charnock and Rivington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Pat Case 573 72.3 +2.5 Labour Paul Walmsley 220 27.7 -2.5 Majority 353 44.5 +4.9 Turnout 793 46.0 Conservative hold Swing +2.5 Lostock Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Moulton 846 56.8 +19.2 Independent Margaret Iddon 644 43.2 -3.0 Majority 202 13.6 +22.2 Turnout 1,490 44.0 Conservative gain from Independent Swing +11.1 N.B. Percentage change in Lostock is taken from when Margaret Iddon last faced the electorate.
Wheelton and Withnell Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Shaun Smith 848 55.1 +8.0 Labour Chris France 690 44.9 +12.7 Majority 158 10.3 -4.6 Turnout 1,538 38.2 Conservative hold Swing -2.4 References
- 2008 Chorley election result
- Elections 2008 Results
- Election candidates revealed
- Labour man loses seat after 18 years
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Chorley Council election, 2007Chorley local elections Succeeded by
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