# 2006 Chorley Borough Council election

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

Chorley Local Election Result 2006 :
| 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

* 2006 results

## Ward results
### Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YCatherine 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 | Majority | Majority | 564 | 25.5 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 39.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YAlan Cain | 832 | 66.4 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Laura Jane Lennox | 421 | 33.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 32.8 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chisnall ward

Chisnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YHarold 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 | Majority | Majority | 382 | 30.3 | +25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,258 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley East ward

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YHasina Khan | 798 | 56.9 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 605 | 43.1 | +20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 13.8 | −15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YDennis 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 | Majority | Majority | 330 | 20.9 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | YRalph 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,109 | 77.8 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,712 | 54.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YThomas McGowan | 625 | 42.9 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Higham | 612 | 42.0 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 219 | 15.0 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.9 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,456 | 31.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YRoy Lees | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YJames 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 | Majority | Majority | 941 | 46.3 | +20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,957 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YMargaret Cullens | 713 | |
| | Conservative | YPeter Baker | 661 | |
| | Labour | Karen Teresa Martyniuk | 561 | |
| | Labour | Edward Anthony Murphy | 484 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Peter Philip Buckley | 420 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,839 | 30.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods and Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YMichael Joseph Muncaster | 793 | 60.1 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | James Freeman | 526 | 39.9 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 20.2 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 38.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Coppull ward

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | YKenneth 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 | Majority | Majority | 386 | 23.2 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 33.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YKeith Iddon | 1,176 | 54.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Whittaker | 998 | 45.9 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 8.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,174 | 45.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Euxton North ward

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YRosemary Russell | 833 | 53.7 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Gray | 718 | 46.3 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 7.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,551 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Euxton South ward

Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YGeoffrey Russell | 836 | 67.6 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Margaret Bradley | 401 | 32.4 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 35.2 | +20.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,237 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pennine ward

Pennine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YMarie 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 | Majority | Majority | 343 | 44.9 | +19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YIris Elaine Smith | 886 | 65.6 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Howard | 464 | 34.4 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 31.2 | +16.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 41.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |