2011 Chorley Borough Council election
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control to NOC.
Council Make-up
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Council (2011-2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 27 | 27 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 15 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 60 | 49.0 | 14,467 | +10 | |
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 40 | 38.3 | 11,308 | −1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 6.2 | 1,818 | −6 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 1,220 | +3 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 707 | −6 |
Results Map
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | June Molyneux | 1,418 | 55.0 | −2 | |
Conservative | Lawrence Catterall | 898 | 34.8 | +5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Hughes | 264 | 10.2 | −3 | |
Majority | 520 | 20.2 | −7 | ||
Turnout | 2,580 | 46.9 | −26 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Astley and Buckshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Perks | 872 | 54.3 | +0 | |
Labour | Ian Handley | 599 | 37.3 | −9 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | 134 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 273 | 17.0 | +14 | ||
Turnout | 1,605 | 49.0 | −23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Chisnall ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Leadbetter | 739 | 49.5 | −2 | |
Labour | Danny Gee | 607 | 40.7 | +14 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cuerden | 146 | 9.8 | −5 | |
Majority | 132 | 8.8 | −15 | ||
Turnout | 1,492 | 46 | −26 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8 |
Chorley East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Brown | 1,381 | 75.8 | +18 | |
Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 276 | 15.2 | −7 | |
UKIP | Tommy Shorrock | 164 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,105 | 60.7 | +24 | ||
Turnout | 1,821 | 38 | −25 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.5 |
Chorley North East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marion Lowe | 1,280 | 66.2 | +18 | |
Conservative | Elliot Matthews | 653 | 33.8 | +6 | |
Majority | 627 | 32.4 | +12 | ||
Turnout | 1,933 | 40 | −27 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6 |
Chorley North West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline Phipps | 1,538 | 56.0 | +12 | |
Conservative | Peter Malpas | 1,207 | 44.0 | −12 | |
Majority | 331 | 12.1 | +24 | ||
Turnout | 2,745 | 58 | −13 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12 | |||
N.B. Percentage change in vote is from 2007
Chorley South East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul James Walmsley | 1,056 | 50.7 | +6 | |
Conservative | Samuel Andrew Chapman | 701 | 33.7 | −1.0 | |
UKIP | Nigel Cecil | 137 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Chris P. Curtis | 103 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 86 | 4.1 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 355 | 17.0 | +6 | ||
Turnout | 2,083 | 43.1 | −23.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Chorley South West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Stephen Holgate | 1,115 | 57.1 | +10 | |
Conservative | Dr. Bulvinder Michael | 487 | 24.9 | −8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Grunstein | 193 | 9.9 | −10 | |
UKIP | Alan Wallbank | 157 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 628 | 32.2 | +18 | ||
Turnout | 1,952 | 34 | −26 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9 |
Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Greg Morgan | 1,162 | 48.6 | −6 | |
Labour | Celine Frances Maguire | 793 | 33.2 | +9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 286 | 12.0 | −9 | |
UKIP | Hilda Freeman | 148 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 369 | 15.4 | −15 | ||
Turnout | 2,389 | 41 | −19 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.5 |
Clayton le Woods North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Murfitt | 891 | 45.0 | +11 | |
Conservative | Mike Devaney | 716 | 36.1 | −2 | |
UKIP | Mark Rhodes | 213 | 10.8 | +11 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 161 | 8.1 | −20 | |
Majority | 175 | 8.8 | +14 | ||
Turnout | 1,981 | 39 | −34 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Rogerson | 801 | 50.3 | +5 | |
Conservative | Judith Boothman | 655 | 41.1 | −14 | |
UKIP | Paul Freeman | 137 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 146 | 9.2 | +18 | ||
Turnout | 1,593 | 48.0 | −22 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Coppull ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Crow | 1,141 | 54.7 | +22 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nora Ball | 682 | 32.7 | −17 | |
Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 262 | 12.6 | −5 | |
Majority | 459 | 22.0 | +38 | ||
Turnout | 2,085 | 44.0 | −23 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +19.5 | |||
Eccleston and Mawdesley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Joyce | 1,247 | 56.9 | −1 | |
Labour | Stan Ely | 945 | 43.1 | +1 | |
Majority | 302 | 13.8 | −1 | ||
Turnout | 2,192 | 47.0 | −26 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1 |
Euxton South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Goldsworthy | 734 | 50.4 | −10 | |
Labour | Mark Jarnell | 593 | 40.7 | +1 | |
UKIP | Mrs. Denise Hogan | 130 | 8.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 141 | 9.7 | −10 | ||
Turnout | 1,457 | 46.0 | −25 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Lostock ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 699 | 43.4 | −14 | |
Independent | John Forrest | 604 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Michael Gaskill | 309 | 19.2 | +20 | |
Majority | 95 | 5.9 | −−8 | ||
Turnout | 1,612 | 47.0 | +3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −25.5 |
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