Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
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| Labour | 22 | 
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| Conservative | 18 |  2
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| Liberal Democrat | 4 |  2
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| Independent | 3 |
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Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2
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60.0 | 38.9 | 12,639 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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40.0 | 43.1 | 13,997 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
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0.0 | 15.8 | 5,143 | +2.6 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 2.2 | 721 | −4.8 | |
Results Map edit
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Ward results edit
Adlington and Anderton ward edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour |  June Molyneux
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1,281 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lois Birtwistle | 1,104 | 37.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 528 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 177 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,913 | 53.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Astley and Buckshaw ward edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Perks
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887 | 58.2 | ||
| Labour | David Lloyd | 488 | 32.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ormston | 149 | 9.8 | ||
| Majority | 399 | 26.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,524 | 55.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chisnall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Smith
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620 | 35.82 | ||
| Labour | Edward Forshaw | 529 | 30.56 | ||
| Independent | Alan Cornwell | 299 | 17.27 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Glyn Jones | 283 | 16.35 | ||
| Majority | 91 | 5.26 | |||
| Turnout | 1,731 | 54.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley East edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terence Brown
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1,282 | 59.79 | ||
| Conservative | Elsie Perks | 440 | 20.52 | ||
| Independent | Melville Coombes | 422 | 19.68 | ||
| Majority | 860 | 40.11 | |||
| Turnout | 2,144 | 44.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North East edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marion Lowe
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1,264 | 53.2 | ||
| Conservative | Shaun Smith | 785 | 33.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Smith | 327 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 479 | 20.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,376 | 46.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North West edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Malpas
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1,254 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Robert Crabtree | 1,126 | 37.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Norman | 605 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 128 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,985 | 59.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Chorley South East edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Michael Snow
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1,281 | 51.3 | ||
| Conservative | Sheila Marsden | 863 | 34.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 352 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 418 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,496 | 50.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South West edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Wilson
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1,150 | 58.2 | ||
| Conservative | Lawrence Carter | 487 | 24.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ms. Jean Mellor | 340 | 17.2 | ||
| Majority | 663 | 33.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,977 | 42.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Baxter
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1,170 | 47.9 | ||
| Labour | Sharon Gray | 640 | 26.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 634 | 25.9 | ||
| Majority | 530 | 21.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,444 | 49.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton le Woods North ward edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Livesey
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715 | 36.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 699 | 36.0 | ||
| Labour | Darren Woodruff | 529 | 27.2 | ||
| Majority | 16 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,943 | 38.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Bedford
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731 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Ted Murphy | 656 | 37.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gail Ormston | 353 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 75 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,740 | 51.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Coppull edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Birchall
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939 | 45.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cuerden | 873 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 246 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 66 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,058 | 44.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Eccleston and Mawdesley ward edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Culshaw
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1,399 | 51.4 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Titherington | 1,320 | 48.5 | ||
| Majority | 79 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,719 | 55.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Euxton South ward edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Golsworthy
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1,039 | 57.2 | ||
| Labour | Mary Gray | 778 | 42.8 | ||
| Majority | 261 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,817 | 55.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lostock edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doreen Dickinson
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899 | 55.1 | ||
| Labour | David Massam | 734 | 44.9 | ||
| Majority | 165 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,633 | 54.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||