# 1999 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 31 | 3 |
| Conservative | 9 | 3 |
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | |
| Independent | 2 | 1 |

## Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 62.5 | 48.3 | 8,722 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18.8 | 31.5 | 5,693 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 18.8 | 19.1 | 3,446 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 145 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 54 | |

## Ward results
### Adlington

Adlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YFlorence Molyneux | 698 | 71.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ormston | 273 | 28.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 43.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 22.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley East

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YBarry Hodson | 627 | 75.5 |
| | Conservative | Erik Karl Baxendale | 204 | 24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 50.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831 | 20.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley North East

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YAdrian Lowe | 610 | 66.7 |
| | Conservative | Colin Nelson Goldsby | 224 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 81 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 915 | 21.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley South East

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YAnthony Stephen Holgate | 646 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Tyler | 355 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 79 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,080 | 26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley South West

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YThomas McGowan | 776 | 74.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 268 | 25.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 48.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,044 | 19.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley West

Chorley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YAnthony Gee | 720 | 62.6 |
| | Conservative | Ms. Rosalie Margaret Goldsby | 257 | 22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mavis Porter | 173 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 40.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,150 | 27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Clayton-le-Woods East

Clayton-le-Woods East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | YSimon Nicholas Jones | 1,010 | 47.9 |
| | Conservative | Roger Livesey | 696 | 33.0 |
| | Labour | Jean Cronshaw | 402 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,108 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YLesley Brownlee | 528 | 46.3 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | John Philip Walker | 419 | 36.8 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Patricia Ormston | 193 | 16.9 | −20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coppull North

Coppull North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | YPatricia Cuerden | 533 | 60.7 | +27.4 |
| | Labour | John Murphy | 345 | 39.3 | −20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +23.7 | |

### Coppull South

Coppull South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | YDerek Holland | 764 | 70.7 | +19.6 |
| | Labour | Ms. Hilary Thompson | 262 | 24.3 | −18.5 |
| | Independent | Christopher McMullan | 54 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 46.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,080 | 36.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +19.1 | |

### Eccleston and Heskin ward

Eccleston and Heskin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Titherington | 946 | 59.8 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Brian Twist | 636 | 40.2 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 37.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

### Euxton North

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YThomas Gray | 503 | 55.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Goldsworthy | 359 | 39.5 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Pauline Sharp | 46 | 5.1 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 908 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Euxton South

Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YGeoffrey Russell | 508 | 45.9 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | John Cocking | 497 | 44.9 | −13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Linda Norman | 101 | 9.1 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,106 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.3 | |

### Lostock ward

Lostock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YMs. Helen Sutton | 590 | 54.0 | +22.4 |
| | Labour | James Freeman | 304 | 27.8 | −9.8 |
| | Independent Labour | David Heyes | 145 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 53 | 4.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,092 | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.3 | |

### Whittle-le-Woods

Whittle-le-Woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YMargaret Ward | 622 | 60.7 | +23.2 |
| | Labour | Steven Turner | 263 | 25.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Harding | 140 | 13.7 | −24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,025 | 31.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +23.8 | |

### Withnell

Withnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YMs. Kerry Jones | 595 | 51.7 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Ms. Iris Elaine Smith | 555 | 48.3 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,150 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.4 | |