# 2022 Chorley Borough Council election

Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections.
A third of the council was up for election. The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group.

## Results summary

The results of the 2022 elections are summarised below.
2022 Chorley Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 13 | 3 | 92.9 | 19 | 32 | 76.2 | 16,758 | 55.7 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 3 | 7.14 | 9 | 10 | 23.8 | 9,804 | 32.5 | ―7.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,735 | 9.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 702 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0.3 | +0.1 |

## Ward results
### Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June Molyneaux | 1,339 | 62.0 | +7.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Gardiner Baglow | 699 | 32.4 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Jon Royle | 121 | 5.6 | ―3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,159 | 36.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Buckshaw and Whittle

Buckshaw and Whittle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dedrah Cecillia Moss | 1,036 | 54.3 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 715 | 37.5 | ―3.6 |
| | Green | Rachel Smith | 156 | 8.2 | ―2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,907 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.4 | |

### Chorley East

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zara Khan | 1,153 | 70.6 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Margaret Morris | 304 | 18.6 | ―5.3 |
| | Green | Emma Jayne Kilburn | 175 | 10.7 | ―2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 849 | 52.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Chorley North and Astley

Chorley North and Astley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alistair William Morwood | 1,159 | 58.6 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Luke Knights | 606 | 30.6 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Katherine Jane Becker | 213 | 10.8 | ―2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,978 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### Chorley North East

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Whiffen | 1,516 | 61.1 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Grogan | 783 | 31.6 | ―4.6 |
| | Green | Daisy Skye Royle | 181 | 7.3 | ―3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,480 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Chorley North West

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew John Lynch | 1,366 | 59.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 738 | 31.9 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Mark Worsley Tebbutt | 211 | 9.1 | ―4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,315 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Chorley South East and Heath Charnock

Chorley South East and Heath Charnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samir Kahn | 1,169 | 58.2 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 591 | 29.4 | ―2.6 |
| | Green | Jane Elizabeth Weston | 164 | 8.2 | ―1.0 |
| | TUSC | Jenny Hurley | 85 | 4.2 | ―1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,009 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Chorley South West

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Howarth | 858 | 51.5 | ―4.0 |
| | Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 547 | 32.8 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Marie Gray | 262 | 15.7 | ―6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton

Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Le Marinel | 1,035 | 46.5 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Ian Morgan | 989 | 44.4 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Olga Maria Gomez-Cash | 203 | 9.1 | ―1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,227 | 33.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Clayton West and Cuerden

Clayton West and Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neville Grant Whitman | 1,499 | 58.9 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | William Simmance | 802 | 31.5 | ―3.6 |
| | Green | Clare Elizabeth Hales | 243 | 9.6 | ―2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,544 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Coppull

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ryan Towers | 1,325 | 70.1 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Andi Mac | 458 | 24.2 | ―6.3 |
| | Green | Anne Francis Calderbank | 107 | 5.7 | ―2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 45.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Platt | 1,200 | 46.3 | ―3.9 |
| | Labour | Caroline Elizabeth Turner | 660 | 25.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Wright | 636 | 24.6 | +11.1 |
| | Green | Robert Stewart Wade | 93 | 3.6 | ―7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,589 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard

Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arjun Singh | 1,154 | 51.5 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | John Derek Dalton | 917 | 40.9 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Sally Felton | 104 | 4.6 | ―5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Frost | 66 | 2.9 | ―4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,241 | 39.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Euxton

Euxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tommy Gray | 1,429 | 62.0 | +18.1 |
| | Conservative | Rosie Russell | 740 | 32.1 | ―11.2 |
| | Green | Richard Taylor Kilburn | 135 | 5.9 | ―2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,304 | 39.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.7 | |