# 2004 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 21 | 1 |
| Conservative | 20 | 2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 |
| Independent | 3 | |
Party political make-up of Chorley Council :
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| Party | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) | Current Council (2014) |
| Labour | 15 | 20 | 24 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 27 | 23 | 20 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 11,169 | −2.9 |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 34.0 | 10,525 | −9.1 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 13.3 | 11.9 | 3,692 | +9.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 5,602 | +2.3 |

## Results Map

* 2004 results

## Ward results
### Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Davies | 1,226 | 43.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Barron | 1,105 | 39.5 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 469 | 16.8 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 4.3 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,800 | 52.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Dickinson | 521 | 52.3 | −17.2 |
| | Independent | Stephen Williams | 193 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Graham | 122 | 12.2 | −2.9 |
| | Independent | Graham Dixon | 91 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 69 | 6.9 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 32.9 | −21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 996 | 56.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley East ward

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Wilson | 1,038 | 51.9 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Elvi Livesey | 443 | 22.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Mellor | 309 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| | Independent | Thomas Fawcett | 209 | 10.5 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 29.7 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,999 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Lowe | 913 | 41.3 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Blackburn | 679 | 30.7 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 618 | 28.0 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 10.6 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,210 | 45.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joyce Snape | 2,290 | 77.0 | +77.0 |
| | Conservative | Magdalene Cullens | 375 | 12.6 | −29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Norman | 220 | 7.4 | −12.9 |
| | Independent | Philip Baker | 88 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,915 | 64.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,973 | 60.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ms. Margaret Lees | 999 | 45.1 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 768 | 34.7 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 446 | 20.2 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 10.4 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 46.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Gee | 841 | 47.4 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | Elsie Perks | 482 | 27.1 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Linda Eubank | 453 | 25.5 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 20.3 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,776 | 38.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

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

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Walker | 1,361 | 51.4 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 679 | 25.6 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Sharon Gray | 608 | 23.0 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | 25.8 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 50.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Cullens | 813 | 39.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 736 | 35.9 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | David Unsworth | 502 | 24.5 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 3.7 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Coppull ward

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stella Walsh | 1,187 | 48.4 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Beverley Gore | 966 | 39.4 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Royce | 299 | 12.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 9.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,452 | 50.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Caunce | 1,358 | 53.8 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Margaret Bradley | 1,168 | 46.2 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 7.6 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,526 | 54.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Euxton North ward

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Gee | 1,016 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Russell | 890 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,906 | 55.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Case | 661 | 69.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Florence Molyneaux | 286 | 30.2 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 39.6 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 54.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lostock ward

Lostock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Margaret Iddon | 821 | 46.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Simon Moulton | 667 | 37.6 | −17.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Tack | 288 | 16.2 | −28.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,776 | 54.2 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Shaun Smith | 808 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Howard | 552 | 32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shelagh Graham | 355 | 20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |