2006 Chorley Borough Council election
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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 25 | 5 | |
Labour | 17 | 4 | |
Independent | 3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 1 |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 61.1 | 45.0 | 12,037 | +9.0 | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27.8 | 35.7 | 9,555 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 2,552 | −8.6 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 2,312 | −3.2 | ||
New Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 272 | +1.0 |
One Labour councillor was unopposed.
Results Map
[edit]Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Hoyle | 1,264 | 57.1 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Barron | 700 | 31.6 | −7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 249 | 11.3 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 564 | 25.5 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,213 | 39.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Cain | 832 | 66.4 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Laura Jane Lennox | 421 | 33.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 411 | 32.8 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,253 | 45.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Chisnall ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Heaton | 701 | 55.7 | +19.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nora Theresa Ball | 319 | 25.4 | +9.1 | |
Labour | David Christopher Lloyd | 238 | 18.9 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 382 | 30.3 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,258 | 39.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hasina Khan | 798 | 56.9 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 605 | 43.1 | +20.9 | |
Majority | 193 | 13.8 | −15.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,403 | 29.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Edgerley | 816 | 51.8 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Marlene Ann Bedford | 486 | 30.9 | +2.9 | |
New Party | Colin Denby | 272 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Majority | 330 | 20.9 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,574 | 31.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ralph Snape | 2,312 | 85.3 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Alistair Ward Bradley | 203 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Kirk Houghton | 197 | 7.3 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 2,109 | 77.8 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,712 | 54.5 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas McGowan | 625 | 42.9 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Barbara Higham | 612 | 42.0 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 219 | 15.0 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.9 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,456 | 31.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roy Lees | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Bell | 1,268 | 64.8 | +13.4 | |
Labour | David Edwin Rogerson | 362 | 18.5 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 327 | 16.7 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 941 | 46.3 | +20.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,957 | 36.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clayton le Woods North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Cullens | 713 | |||
Conservative | Peter Baker | 661 | |||
Labour | Karen Teresa Martyniuk | 561 | |||
Labour | Edward Anthony Murphy | 484 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Peter Philip Buckley | 420 | |||
Turnout | 2,839 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Joseph Muncaster | 793 | 60.1 | +18.1 | |
Labour | James Freeman | 526 | 39.9 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 267 | 20.2 | +15.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,319 | 38.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth William Ball | 907 | 54.4 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Susan Elizabeth Millar | 521 | 31.2 | −8.2 | |
Conservative | Stephen William Royce | 240 | 14.4 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 386 | 23.2 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,668 | 33.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Iddon | 1,176 | 54.1 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Alan Whittaker | 998 | 45.9 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 178 | 8.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,174 | 45.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rosemary Russell | 833 | 53.7 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Thomas Gray | 718 | 46.3 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 115 | 7.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,551 | 43.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Russell | 836 | 67.6 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Helen Margaret Bradley | 401 | 32.4 | −10.4 | |
Majority | 435 | 35.2 | +20.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,237 | 38.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pennine ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marie Elizabeth Gray | 498 | 65.2 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Hollie Louise Berry | 155 | 20.3 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Ross-Mills | 111 | 14.5 | −15.3 | |
Majority | 343 | 44.9 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 764 | 43.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Iris Elaine Smith | 886 | 65.6 | +18.5 | |
Labour | Christopher Howard | 464 | 34.4 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 422 | 31.2 | +16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,350 | 41.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |