# Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)

Chorley is a constituency in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party, but in 2019 became the Speaker, making him unaffiliated.

## Constituency profile

Chorley constituency consists of the majority of the borough of Chorley. As well as the central market town of Chorley itself, the seat extends into southern Lancashire rural hinterland with three major villages and minor villages. The town of Chorley is Labour's strongest area in the seat, with the rural hinterland and smaller towns and villages more inclined to vote Conservative.
Chorley's expansion is assured with the building of Buckshaw Village, an urban development sprawling over the former Royal Ordnance Site east of Leyland in the seat.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Leyland Hundred, and part of the Sessional Division of Leyland.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Chorley, the Urban Districts of Adlington, Croston, Leyland, and Withnell, the Rural District of Chorley, and in the Rural District of Wigan the civil parishes of Haigh, Parbold, Worthington, and Wrightington.
1950–1955: The Municipal Borough of Chorley, the Urban Districts of Adlington and Leyland, and the Rural District of Chorley.
1955–1983: The Municipal Borough of Chorley, the Urban Districts of Adlington, Leyland and Withnell, and the Rural District of Chorley.
1983–1997: The Borough of Chorley, and the District of West Lancashire wards of Parbold and Wrightington.
1997–2010: The Borough of Chorley.
2010–2024: The Borough of Chorley wards of Adlington and Anderton, Astley and Buckshaw, Brindle and Hoghton, Chisnall, Chorley East, Chorley North East, Chorley North West, Chorley South East, Chorley South West, Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods, Clayton-le-Woods North, Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden, Coppull, Euxton North, Euxton South, Heath Charnock and Rivington, Pennine, and Wheelton and Withnell.
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire leading up to the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Wyre and Preston North in the central part of the county, which caused "knock-on" effects elsewhere. Chorley constituency was one of the largest in electorate at the start of the review, which was a factor in the alterations to both its own composition and the changes to surrounding constituencies. These changes took away from the seat all the areas to the west of the M6 motorway, namely Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley; these moved to South Ribble.
2024–present: The Borough of Chorley wards of Adlington & Anderton, Buckshaw & Whittle, Chorley East, Chorley North & Astley, Chorley North East, Chorley North West, Chorley South East & Heath Charnock, Chorley South West, Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton, Clayton West & Cuerden, Coppull, Euxton.
    Minor changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range and align with revised ward boundaries.

## History

From its creation in 1885 until the 1945 general election, Chorley was held by Conservative Party members. In 1945, it was won by Clifford Kenyon of the Labour Party who held it, sometimes with very small majorities, until his retirement in 1970. It then proved to be a bellwether for the next 40 years, changing hands between Labour and the Conservatives; however, this pattern was broken in 2010 when Labour MP Lindsay Hoyle retained the seat against the national trend.
Hoyle has been MP for Chorley since 1997. In November 2019, he was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons following the resignation of John Bercow; Sir Lindsay had been Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons under Bercow since 2010. There is an inconsistently followed convention, which is mostly kept by the major parties, not to oppose the Speaker at elections. In keeping with this, the previously announced Liberal Democrat candidate for the 2019 UK general election, Paul Valentine, subsequently withdrew from the general election once Sir Lindsay was appointed Speaker. However the Green Party candidate, James Melling, stood against the incumbent Speaker.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Joseph Feilden | Conservative |
| 1895 by-election | David Lindsay | Conservative |
| 1913 by-election | Henry Hibbert | Conservative |
| 1918 | Douglas Hacking | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Douglas Hacking | Conservative |
| 1945 | Clifford Kenyon | Labour |
| 1970 | Connie Monks | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | George Rodgers | Labour |
| 1979 | Den Dover | Conservative |
| 1997 | Lindsay Hoyle | Labour |
| 2019 | Lindsay Hoyle | Speaker |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

The Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, and Labour traditionally do not stand against the sitting Speaker of the House of Commons. Reform UK originally listed Simon Evans as their candidate before instead listing him as their candidate for West Lancashire.
General election 2024: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle | 25,238 | 74.3 | +7.0 |
| | Green | Mark Tebbutt | 4,663 | 13.7 | +4.7 |
| | Democracy for Chorley | Ben Holden-Crowther | 2,424 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | English Constitution | Graham Moore | 1,007 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Martin Powell-Davies | 632 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,575 | 60.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,964 | 47.2 | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

The Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, and Labour traditionally do not stand against the sitting Speaker of the House of Commons, and consequently did not oppose Lindsay Hoyle's re-election bid. The Brexit Party did not stand an official candidate, however their former candidate stood as an independent, having changed his ballot name to Mark Brexit-Smith. The Green Party does not follow the convention of standing aside for the Speaker, and also fielded a candidate in the election.
General election 2019: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle | 26,831 | 67.3 | +12.0 |
| | Independent | Mark Brexit-Smith | 9,439 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Green | James Melling | 3,601 | 9.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,392 | 43.6 | +30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,870 | 51.0 | −21.7 |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | | |
General election 2017: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | 30,745 | 55.3 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Moon | 23,233 | 41.8 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 1,126 | 2.0 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Peter Lageard | 530 | 1.0 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,512 | 13.5 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,634 | 72.7 | +3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
General election 2015: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | 23,322 | 45.1 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Loughenbury | 18,792 | 36.3 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Mark Smith | 6,995 | 13.5 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 1,354 | 2.6 | −11.4 |
| | Green | Alistair Straw | 1,111 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Adrian Maudsley | 138 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,530 | 8.8 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,712 | 69.2 | −1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |
General election 2010: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | 21,515 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Cullens | 18,922 | 38.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 6,957 | 14.0 |
| | UKIP | Nick Hogan | 2,021 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Christopher Curtis | 359 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,593 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,774 | 70.2 |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | 25,131 | 50.7 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mallett | 17,506 | 35.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wilson-Fletcher | 6,932 | 14.0 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,625 | 15.4 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,569 | 62.9 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
General election 2001: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | 25,088 | 52.3 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Booth | 16,644 | 34.7 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 5,372 | 11.2 | +2.7 |
| | UKIP | John Frost | 848 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,444 | 17.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,952 | 62.2 | −15.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lindsay Hoyle | 30,607 | 53.0 |
| | Conservative | Den Dover | 20,737 | 35.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Jones | 4,900 | 8.5 |
| | Referendum | Anthony Heaton | 1,319 | 2.3 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Leadbetter | 143 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,870 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,706 | 77.3 |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
General election 1992: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Den Dover | 30,715 | 47.2 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Raymond McManus | 26,469 | 40.7 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Ross-Mills | 7,452 | 11.5 | −4.6 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Leadbetter | 402 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,246 | 6.5 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,038 | 82.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Den Dover | 29,015 | 48.0 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Watmough | 20,958 | 34.7 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Ian Simpson | 9,706 | 16.1 | −4.2 |
| | Green | Anthony Holgate | 714 | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,057 | 13.3 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,393 | 76.9 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 1983: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Den Dover | 27,861 | 48.3 |
| | Labour | Ivan Taylor | 17,586 | 30.5 |
| | SDP | Peter O'Neill | 11,691 | 20.2 |
| | Ecology | Anthony Holgate | 451 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | Eva Rokas | 114 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,275 | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,703 | 79.2 |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Den Dover | 31,125 | 46.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | George Rodgers | 28,546 | 43.0 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal | Neva Orrell | 6,388 | 9.6 | −6.3 |
| | National Front | Michael John Dean | 379 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,579 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,438 | 82.0 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.1 | |
General election October 1974: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Rodgers | 27,290 | 44.1 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Barry Porter | 24,577 | 39.7 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal | Neva Orrell | 9,831 | 15.9 | −4.1 |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Harold Smith | 185 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,713 | 4.4 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,883 | 81.2 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
General election February 1974: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Rodgers | 25,440 | 40.3 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Constance Monks | 25,035 | 39.7 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal | Neva Orrell | 12,652 | 20.0 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,127 | 83.7 | +4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election 1970: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Constance Monks | 26,577 | 47.2 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Derek Forwood | 24,900 | 44.3 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | Gordon Payne | 4,428 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | Anti-Party | Barry Elder | 334 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,677 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,239 | 78.8 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.3 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 27,319 | 54.8 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Constance Monks | 22,575 | 45.2 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,744 | 9.5 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,894 | 81.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
General election 1964: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 24,710 | 48.4 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 20,997 | 41.1 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal | Alistair Bell | 5,331 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,713 | 7.3 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,038 | 84.6 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 25,641 | 50.7 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank Taylor | 24,965 | 49.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 1.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,606 | 85.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
General election 1955: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 24,994 | 51.4 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 23,656 | 48.6 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 2.8 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,650 | 84.3 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
General election 1951: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 24,771 | 50.6 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hall-Davis | 24,118 | 49.4 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,889 | 88.1 | −0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
General election 1950: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 23,233 | 47.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Fountaine | 22,872 | 46.9 |
| | Liberal | Florence Emilie Adams | 2,706 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,105 | 88.4 |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clifford Kenyon | 24,550 | 53.2 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hamilton Brown | 21,595 | 46.8 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,955 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,145 | 76.2 | 2.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.2 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Hacking | 23,061 | 55.3 | −14.0 |
| | Labour | Arthur Whiting | 17,286 | 41.4 | +10.7 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Bob Edwards | 1,365 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,775 | 13.9 | −24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,712 | 78.4 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −12.4 | |
General election 1931: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Douglas Hacking | 28,749 | 69.3 | +23.7 |
| | Labour | John Barrow | 12,734 | 30.7 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,015 | 38.6 | +35.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,483 | 80.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +17.7 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Hacking | 19,728 | 45.6 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 18,369 | 42.4 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Emlyn-Jones | 5,207 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,359 | 3.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,304 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Hacking | 17,844 | 57.7 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Zeph Hutchinson | 13,074 | 42.3 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,770 | 15.4 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,918 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election 1923: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Hacking | 14,715 | 54.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Zeph Hutchinson | 12,179 | 45.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,536 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,894 | 74.4 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1922: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Douglas Hacking | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| C | Unionist | Douglas Hacking | 13,059 | 67.7 |
| | Labour | Elijah Sandham | 6,222 | 32.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,837 | 35.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,896 | 54.5 |
| | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) | Unionist win (new boundaries) |
General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Henry Hibbert
* Liberal: John Peter Todd Jackson
By-election 1913: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Hibbert | 7,573 | 57.5 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal | John Peter Todd Jackson | 5,606 | 42.5 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,967 | 15.0 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,179 | 87.1 | +1.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
General election December 1910: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | 7,423 | 60.3 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal | John Peter Todd Jackson | 4,887 | 39.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,536 | 20.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,310 | 85.8 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election January 1910: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | 7,735 | 58.3 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Lyon Blease | 5,523 | 41.7 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,212 | 16.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,258 | 92.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | 6,803 | 55.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Eliot Crawshay-Williams | 5,416 | 44.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,219 | 92.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,247 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
By-election 1903: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | 6,226 | 56.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | James Lawrence | 4,798 | 43.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,428 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,024 | 85.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,836 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1895 Chorley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lindsay | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Feilden | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Feilden | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Chorley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Feilden | 5,867 | 67.6 |
| | Liberal | Harold Wright | 2,808 | 32.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,059 | 35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,675 | 87.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |