# 2003 Chorley Borough Council election

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 | ± |
| Labour | 22 | |
| Conservative | 18 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 2 |
| Independent | 3 | |

## Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 60.0 | 38.9 | 12,639 | +4.9 |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 40.0 | 43.1 | 13,997 | −2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 5,143 | +2.6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.2 | 721 | −4.8 |

## Results Map

* 2003 results

## Ward results
### Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YJune Molyneux | 1,281 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative | Lois Birtwistle | 1,104 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 528 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,913 | 53.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YMark Perks | 887 | 58.2 |
| | Labour | David Lloyd | 488 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ormston | 149 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chisnall

Chisnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YEdward Smith | 620 | 35.82 |
| | Labour | Edward Forshaw | 529 | 30.56 |
| | Independent | Alan Cornwell | 299 | 17.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glyn Jones | 283 | 16.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 5.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,731 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chorley East

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YTerence Brown | 1,282 | 59.79 |
| | Conservative | Elsie Perks | 440 | 20.52 |
| | Independent | Melville Coombes | 422 | 19.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 40.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,144 | 44.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley North East

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YMarion Lowe | 1,264 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Smith | 785 | 33.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Smith | 327 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | 46.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley North West

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YPeter Malpas | 1,254 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Crabtree | 1,126 | 37.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Norman | 605 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,985 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Chorley South East

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YChristopher Michael Snow | 1,281 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Marsden | 863 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 352 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,496 | 50.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley South West

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YJohn Wilson | 1,150 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Carter | 487 | 24.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Jean Mellor | 340 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 33.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,977 | 42.0 |
| | 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 | YNigel Baxter | 1,170 | 47.9 |
| | Labour | Sharon Gray | 640 | 26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 634 | 25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,444 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YRoger Livesey | 715 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 699 | 36.0 |
| | Labour | Darren Woodruff | 529 | 27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,943 | 38.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YThomas Bedford | 731 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Ted Murphy | 656 | 37.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Ormston | 353 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,740 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Coppull

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YAndrew Birchall | 939 | 45.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cuerden | 873 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 246 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,058 | 44.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YFrancis Culshaw | 1,399 | 51.4 |
| | Labour | Thomas Titherington | 1,320 | 48.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,719 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Euxton South ward

Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YPeter Golsworthy | 1,039 | 57.2 |
| | Labour | Mary Gray | 778 | 42.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,817 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lostock

Lostock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | YDoreen Dickinson | 899 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | David Massam | 734 | 44.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,633 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |