# 2016 Chorley Borough Council election

The 2016 Chorley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Chorley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Council make-up

After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party political make-up of Chorley Council :
| Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) |
| Party | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) | Current Council (2016) |
| Labour | 15 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 27 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 | 52.9 | 13,780 | −0.5 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 28.6 | 7,444 | −3.5 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1,862 | +0.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1,652 | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 1,115 | +2.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 183 | −0.4 |

## Results map

| 2016 results | Previous 2012 results |

## Wards
### Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | YPeter Francis Wilson | 1,425 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 598 | 25.8 |
| | Green | Andrew Whitson | 183 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 113 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 827 | 35.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 40.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YSheila Mary Long | 350 | 44.3 | −19.4 |
| | Independent | Steve Williams | 315 | 39.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Yvonne Marie Hargreaves | 125 | 15.8 | −20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 47.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −29.7 | |

### Chorley East ward

Chorley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YZara Khan | 1,176 | 67.4 | −7.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Suart | 348 | 19.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Aidy Riggott | 222 | 12.7 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 828 | 47.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YAdrian Lowe | 1,049 | 63.7 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Adrian Ellis Loynes | 331 | 20.1 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Tommy Shorrock | 268 | 16.3 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 43.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.9 | |

### Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | YJoyce Snape | 1,547 | 64.3 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Stephen Holgate | 547 | 22.7 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 182 | 7.6 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Julia Winifred Mary Smith | 129 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,000 | 41.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,405 | 52.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -5.7 | |

### Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | YAlistair Ward Bradley | 1,261 | 62.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Keiran Jewell | 452 | 22.5 | −5.3 |
| | UKIP | Shaun Jones | 243 | 12.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 52 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 40.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YAnthony Gee | 1,351 | 73.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Sarah Louise Kiley | 483 | 26.3 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 47.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

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

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YJohn Philip Walker | 1,126 | 46.1 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | Mark Edward Clifford | 962 | 39.4 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Anthony Romanienko | 203 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 151 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,442 | 38.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

### Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton-le-Woods North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YJean Elizabeth Cronshaw | 1,027 | 61.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Whiteford | 636 | 38.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,663 | 33.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Coppull ward

Coppull :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YJane Louise Fitzsimons | 832 | 48.6 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Thomson | 610 | 35.6 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Harold Heaton | 271 | 15.8 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | 35.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.5 | |

### Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YHenry William Caunce | 953 | 46.1 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Stanley Joseph Ely | 823 | 39.8 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Mark Smith | 292 | 14.1 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,068 | 41.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |

### Euxton North ward

Euxton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YDanny Gee | 1,108 | 72.4 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan John Platt | 254 | 16.6 | −18.3 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | 169 | 11.0 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 55.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,531 | 44.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +18.5 | |

### Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | YKim Snape | 663 | 70.5 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 277 | 29.5 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 41.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 940 | 54.4 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +9.0 | |

### Lostock ward

Lostock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | YJohn Derek Dalton | 602 | 45.4 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Whittaker | 534 | 40.3 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Patrick Wright | 189 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,325 | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

### Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | YChristopher France | 897 | 55.9 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James Snowden | 707 | 44.1 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 50.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.9 | |