# 2018 Chorley Borough Council election

The 2018 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in Chorley, Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Labour retained its majority on the Council.

## Results summary

The results of the 2018 elections are summarised below.
2018 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 | 14 | 2 | 82.4 | 19 | 33 | 68.1 | 16,071 | 54.4 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 11.76 | 10 | 12 | 25.5 | 11,098 | 36.1 | +7.5 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 1,406 | 4.8 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 821 | 4.4 | +0.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 0.4 | -5.9 |

## Ward results
### Adlington & Anderton

Adlington & Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Graham Dunn | 1,277 | 58.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Lowe | 803 | 36.6 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Pilling | 111 | 5.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Astley & Buckshaw

Astley & Buckshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mathew John Lynch | 1,071 | 50.7 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Aidy Riggot | 1041 | 49.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,112 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chisnall

Chisnall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Whittaker | 777 | 58.2 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Mervyn Heyes Holden | 559 | 41.8 | −19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,336 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley East

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hasina Khan | 1,195 | 74.3 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Clare Denise Grew | 413 | 25.7 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | 48.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North East

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alistair William Morwood | 1,059 | 69.0 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Paul Hoey | 395 | 25.7 | +5.6 |
| | UKIP | Tommy Sharrock | 81 | 5.3 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | 43.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North West

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ralph Snape | 1,356 | 61.7 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth | 561 | 25.5 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Luke Steven Kerr | 282 | 12.8 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,199 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley South East

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bev Murray | 1,240 | 63.6 |
| | Conservative | Marie Elizabeth Gray | 591 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 119 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chorley South West

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Lees | 1,148 | 65.4 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 419 | 23.9 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Elizabeth Curtis | 189 | 10.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 41.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-woods

Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Eric Bell | 1,198 | 50.1 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Clifford | 1,015 | 42.4 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 128 | 5.4 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | William David Carpenter | 50 | 2.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,391 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton-le-Woods North

Clayton-le-Woods North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yvonne Marie Hargreaves | 1,025 | 61.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Magda Cullens | 646 | 38.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden

Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neville Grant Whitman | 771 | 48.0 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Mick Muncaster | 709 | 44.2 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ormston | 125 | 7.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,605 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Coppull

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Holgate | 1,123 | 74.1 | +25.5 |
| | Conservative | Carole Margaret Billouin | 393 | 25.9 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 48.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Eccleston & Mawdesley

Eccleston & Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Iddon | 1,179 | 53.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Catherine Ann Donegan | 762 | 34.8 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Frost | 190 | 8.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Mark Lawrence Smith | 56 | 2.6 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,187 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Euxton North

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tommy Gray | 834 | 59.0 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Sarah Walton | 527 | 37.3 | +20.7 |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Barry Edwin Mason | 52 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Euxton South

Euxton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Frances Sharples | 715 | 50.4 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Phil Loynes | 704 | 49.6 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,419 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Pennine

Pennine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon France | 528 | 53.5 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 459 | 46.5 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 987 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wheelton and Whitnell

Wheelton and Whitnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Mary France | 970 | 55.4 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Snowden | 780 | 44.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,750 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |