# 2010 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 27 |
| Labour | 15 |
| Independent | 2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 |

## Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 39 | 17,926 | −6.7 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 18,158 | +3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5,605 | +4.2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3,801 | −2.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 412 | +1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 222 | +0.5 |

## Results Map

| 2010 results | Previous 2006 results |

## Ward results
### Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Catherine Hoyle | 2,231 | 55.6 | +13 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Higham | 1,186 | 29.6 | −14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 593 | 14.8 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 27 | +26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,010 | 73 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.5 | |

### Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Platt | 1,170 | 53.9 | −23.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Handley | 1,002 | 46.1 | +23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 3 | −45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,172 | 72 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -23 | |

### Chisnall ward

Chisnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Heaton | 1,190 | 51.0 | −7 |
| | Labour | Edward Foreshaw | 620 | 26.6 | −15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Don Hoyland | 349 | 15.0 | +15 |
| | Independent | Alan Samuel Cornwell | 174 | 7.5 | +7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 24 | +8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2333 | 72.11 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4 | |

### Chorley East ward

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hasina Khan | 1,743 | 58 | −4 |
| | Conservative | Khalid Sohail | 657 | 22 | −16 |
| | Independent | Mel Coombes | 607 | 20 | +20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1086 | 36 | +11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3007 | 63 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6 | |

### Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dennis Edgerley | 1,523 | 48 | +3 |
| | Conservative | Bulvinder Michael | 894 | 28 | −11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Eubank | 456 | 14 | +14 |
| | UKIP | Nick Hogan | 234 | 7 | +7 |
| | Green | Ian Bridge | 84 | 3 | +3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 20 | +13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3191 | 66.55 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7 | |

### Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ralph Snape | 3,020 | 83.0 | +7 |
| | Conservative | Brett Austin Trevalyan | 441 | 12.1 | +1 |
| | UKIP | Colin Denby | 178 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,579 | 70.9 | +7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,639 | 76.95 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +3 | |

### Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beverley Murray | 1,441 | 45.4 | −1 |
| | Conservative | Elliot J. Matthews | 1,097 | 34.6 | −8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 497 | 15.7 | +5 |
| | Green | Chris Ffelan | 138 | 4.3 | +4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 10.8 | +8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 66.16 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Lees | 1,616 | 47 | −5 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Andrew Chapman | 1,124 | 33 | −15 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Grunstein | 711 | 20 | +20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 14 | +10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3451 | 59.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5 | |

### Clayton le Woods and Whittle le Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle le Woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Bell | 2,300 | 55 | −11 |
| | Labour Co-op | Frances Maguire | 1,024 | 24 | +5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 882 | 21 | +5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1276 | 30 | −17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4206 | 60.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8 | |

### Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cullens | 1,178 | 38 | −15 |
| | Labour | Steve Murfitt | 1,037 | 34 | +4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 853 | 28 | +11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 5 | −19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3068 | 72.75 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -9.5 | |

### Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden ward

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Muncaster | 1,274 | 55 | −2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Dave Rogerson | 1,060 | 45 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 9 | −4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2334 | 70 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

### Coppull ward

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Ball | 1,613 | 50 | −1 |
| | Labour | Richard Toon | 1,087 | 33 | −1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen William Royce | 546 | 17 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 16 | −2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3246 | 67.16 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0 | |

### Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Iddon | 2,015 | 57.6 | 0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Helen Margaret Bradley | 1,484 | 42.4 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 15 | 0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,499 | 72.96 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0 | |

### Euxton North ward

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Russell | 1,388 | 53.3 | −2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mark Andrew Jarnell | 1,215 | 46.7 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 7 | −3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2603 | 74.13 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2 | |

### Euxton South ward

Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Russell | 1,379 | 60.1 | −1 |
| | Labour | Anthony Stephen Holgate | 915 | 39.9 | +1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 20 | −2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2294 | 71.38 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1 | |

### Pennine ward

Pennine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marie Elizabeth Gray | 820 | 62.3 | −3 |
| | Labour | Hollie Louise Berry | 496 | 37.7 | +18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 25 | −20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | 77.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.5 | |

### Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Hansford | 1,282 | 52.8 | −2 |
| | Labour | Neil James Caton | 1,148 | 47.2 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | 75.76 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2 | |