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
Adlington and Anderton ward 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 |
Astley and Buckshaw ward edit
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 |
Chorley East ward edit
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 |
Chorley North East ward edit
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 |
Chorley North West ward edit
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 |
Chorley South East ward edit
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 |
Chorley South West ward edit
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 |
Coppull ward edit
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 |
Eccleston and Mawdesley ward edit
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 |
Euxton North ward edit
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 |
Euxton South ward edit
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 |
Wheelton and Withnell ward edit
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 |