# 2012 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party won majority control from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition. Labour gaining control of this council was notable as David Cameron visited the town in 2006 when the Conservative Party gained control saying "this is the beginning." Nick Robinson of the BBC asked on the election coverage, "then what is it now?"

## Council make-up

After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party political make-up of Chorley Council :
| Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) |
| Party | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) | Current Council (2012) |
| Labour | 15 | 20 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 27 | 23 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 68.8 | 53.4 | 14,194 | +3.4 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 32.1 | 8,531 | −5.9 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1,906 | +5.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4.1 | 1,088 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 555 | −3.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.1 | 293 | +1.1 |

## Results map

| 2012 results | Previous 2008 results |

## Wards
### Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | YPeter Wilson | 1,290 |
| | Labour | YGraham Dunn | 1,241 |
| | Conservative | Mike Devaney | 580 |
| | Conservative | Elliot Matthews | 473 |
| | UKIP | Hayden Clewlow | 340 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,924 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YDavid Dickinson | 430 | 63.7 | −17.9 |
| | Labour | Chris Caton | 244 | 36.3 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 27.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 674 | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −17.9 | |

### Chorley East ward

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | YJulia Berry | 1,151 | 74.4 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 253 | 16.5 | +1 |
| | Green | Alan Leach | 144 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 898 | 58.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,548 | 31.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 | |

### Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YAdrian Lowe | 1,068 | 63.9 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 311 | 18.6 | −15.0 |
| | UKIP | Tommy Shorrock | 223 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Stephen Cross | 69 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | 45.3 | +13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7 | |

### Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | YJoyce Snape | 1,755 | 72 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey O'Donoghue | 476 | 19 | +19 |
| | Conservative | David Metcalfe | 218 | 9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1279 | 52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | 51.9 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | −15.0 | |
N.B. Percentage change is taken from when a Snape last faced the electorate.

### Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | YAlistair Ward Bradley | 1,079 | 59.4 | +8 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Andrew Chapman | 505 | 27.8 | −6 |
| | Independent | Glynn Hughes | 151 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Alistair James Straw | 80 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 31.6 | +14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7 | |

### Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YAnthony Gee | 1,087 | 70.2 | +13 |
| | Conservative | Terry Cook | 462 | 29.8 | +5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 40.3 | +8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,549 | 26.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4 | |

### Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YJohn Walker | 1,220 | 58.6 | +10 |
| | Labour | Frances Maguire | 861 | 41.4 | +8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1 | |

### Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YJean Cronshaw | 1,000 | 58.4 | +13 |
| | Conservative | Alan Cullens | 711 | 41.6 | +6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 17 | +8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,711 | 33.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4 | |

### Coppull ward

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YRobert Finnamore | 1,017 | 57.3 | +2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Walsh | 555 | 31.3 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 201 | 11.3 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 26.1 | +4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,773 | 36.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2 | |

### Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YHenry Caunce | 1,009 | 46.6 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Stanley Joseph Ely | 914 | 42.2 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Keane | 241 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 4.4 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,164 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5 | |

### Euxton North ward

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YDaniel Gee | 847 | 53.8 | +7 |
| | Conservative | Debra Platt | 549 | 34.9 | −12 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | 179 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 18.9 | +26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 45.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10 | |

### Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YKim Snape | 475 | 55.4 | +27 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Catterall | 278 | 32.4 | −40.0 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Cecil | 105 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 23.0 | +68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 48.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +34 | |

### Lostock ward

Lostock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YJohn Dalton | 708 | 56.0 | +13 |
| | Labour | Alan Whittaker | 556 | 44.0 | +24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 12.0 | +6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.0 | |

### Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YChristopher France | 888 | 58.8 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | David Morgan | 623 | 41.2 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 17.5 | +24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 47.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.0 | |