# 2023 Chorley Borough Council election

The 2023 Chorley Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Chorley Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
A third of the council was up for election. Ahead of the election the council was under Labour control. Labour won 13 of the 14 seats available, increasing their majority on the council. The Conservatives only retained one of the six seats they were defending.

## Results summary

The overall results were as follows:
2023 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 | 6 | 92.9 | 24 | 37 | 88.1 | 16,480 | 59.26 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 5 | 7.1 | 4 | 5 | 11.9 | 8,193 | 29.46 | -3.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,480 | 8.92 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 551 | 1.98 | -0.3 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 104 | 0.37 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |

## Ward results
### Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Francis Wilson | 1,348 | 70.6 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Neil Gardiner Baglow | 430 | 22.5 | ―9.9 |
| | Green | Catherine Hunter-Russell | 132 | 6.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 48.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Buckshaw and Whittle

Buckshaw and Whittle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samantha Jayne Martin | 1,205 | 59.7 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Ian Morgan | 652 | 32.3 | ―5.2 |
| | Green | Rachel Smith | 161 | 8.0 | ―0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Chorley East

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Snow | 1,175 | 82.6 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Grandi | 248 | 17.4 | ―1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 927 | 65.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Chorley North and Astley

Chorley North and Astley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Margaret Sherwood | 1,026 | 58.7 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Luke Knights | 522 | 29.9 | ―0.7 |
| | Green | Jon Royle | 199 | 11.4 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Chorley North East

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon France | 1,554 | 69.7 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles Russell Hargreaves | 509 | 22.8 | ―8.8 |
| | Green | Simon Cash | 162 | 7.3 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 47.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Chorley North West

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth | 1,425 | 65.5 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 561 | 25.8 | ―6.1 |
| | Green | Mark Tebbutt | 191 | 8.8 | ―0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 864 | 39.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,177 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 | |

### Chorley South East and Heath Charnock

Chorley South East and Heath Charnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beverly Murray | 1,203 | 61.0 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Conner Dawson | 514 | 26.1 | ―3.3 |
| | Green | Jane Weston | 150 | 7.6 | ―0.6 |
| | TUSC | Jenny Hurley | 104 | 5.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Chorley South West

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Lees | 857 | 51.4 | ―0.1 |
| | Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 625 | 37.5 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Clifford Davenport | 152 | 9.1 | ―6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 33 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton

Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Barbara Mary Mcgovern | 1,065 | 52.3 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Andrew Chapman | 724 | 35.6 | ―8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Patricia Ormston | 129 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Olga Gomez-Cash | 117 | 5.7 | ―3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,035 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Clayton West and Cuerden

Clayton West and Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Amanda Brown | 1,369 | 56.7 | ―2.2 |
| | Conservative | Magdalene Margaret Cullens | 723 | 30.0 | ―1.5 |
| | Green | Clare Hales | 202 | 8.4 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 119 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 26.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Coppull

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julia Louise Berry | 1,161 | 71.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Turner | 330 | 20.3 | ―3.9 |
| | Green | Anne Calderbank | 134 | 8.2 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 51.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig G. Southern | 1,139 | 50.4 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Caroline Elizabeth Turner | 828 | 36.6 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowan Patrick Power | 161 | 7.1 | ―17.5 |
| | Green | Robert Stewart Wade | 134 | 5.9 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard

Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Anne Heydon | 1,082 | 50.8 | ―0.7 |
| | Conservative | Harold Heaton | 827 | 38.8 | ―2.1 |
| | Green | Sally Felton | 111 | 5.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Frost | 109 | 5.1 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,129 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Euxton

Euxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Williamson | 1,182 | 54.9 | ―7.1 |
| | Conservative | Debra Platt | 808 | 37.5 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Pauline Margaret Summers | 162 | 7.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.9 | |

## By-elections
### Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South by-election, 14 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debra Platt | 878 | 47.9 | ―2.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Cardwell | 710 | 38.8 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowan Patrick Power | 244 | 13.3 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 29.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
The Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Keith Iddon.