2006 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Conservative 25 Increase 5
Labour 17 Decrease 4
Independent 3 Steady
Liberal Democrat 2 Decrease1

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 5 0 Increase 5 61.1 45.0 12,037 +9.0
  Labour 5 0 4 Decrease4 27.8 35.7 9,555 +1.7
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 Decrease 1 5.6 9.5 2,552 −8.6
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 5.6 8.7 2,312 −3.2
  New Party 0 0 0 Steady 0 1.0 272 +1.0

One Labour councillor was unopposed.

Results Map

2006 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Green tickYCatherine Hoyle 1,264 57.1 +13.3
Conservative Paul Barron 700 31.6 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Philip William Pilling 249 11.3 −5.5
Majority 564 25.5 +21.2
Turnout 2,213 39.5
Labour hold Swing

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYAlan Cain 832 66.4 +8.2
Labour Laura Jane Lennox 421 33.6 +1.6
Majority 411 32.8 +6.6
Turnout 1,253 45.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chisnall ward

Chisnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYHarold Heaton 701 55.7 +19.9
Liberal Democrats Nora Theresa Ball 319 25.4 +9.1
Labour David Christopher Lloyd 238 18.9 −11.7
Majority 382 30.3 +25.1
Turnout 1,258 39.0
Conservative hold Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Green tickYHasina Khan 798 56.9 +5.0
Conservative Simon Parkinson 605 43.1 +20.9
Majority 193 13.8 −15.9
Turnout 1,403 29.2
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Green tickYDennis Edgerley 816 51.8 +10.5
Conservative Marlene Ann Bedford 486 30.9 +2.9
New Party Colin Denby 272 17.3 +17.3
Majority 330 20.9 +10.3
Turnout 1,574 31.5
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Green tickYRalph Snape 2,312 85.3 +8.3
Labour Alistair Ward Bradley 203 7.5 +7.5
Conservative Kirk Houghton 197 7.3 −5.3
Majority 2,109 77.8 +13.4
Turnout 2,712 54.5
Independent hold Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Green tickYThomas McGowan 625 42.9 −2.2
Conservative Barbara Higham 612 42.0 +7.3
Liberal Democrats David Porter 219 15.0 −5.2
Majority 13 0.9 −9.5
Turnout 1,456 31.4
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Green tickYRoy Lees unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYJames Bell 1,268 64.8 +13.4
Labour David Edwin Rogerson 362 18.5 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Glenda Charlesworth 327 16.7 −8.9
Majority 941 46.3 +20.5
Turnout 1,957 36.7
Conservative hold Swing

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYMargaret Cullens 713
Conservative Green tickYPeter Baker 661
Labour Karen Teresa Martyniuk 561
Labour Edward Anthony Murphy 484
Liberal Democrats Andrew Peter Philip Buckley 420
Turnout 2,839 30.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Clayton le Woods and Cuerden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYMichael Joseph Muncaster 793 60.1 +18.1
Labour James Freeman 526 39.9 +2.2
Majority 267 20.2 +15.9
Turnout 1,319 38.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Green tickYKenneth William Ball 907 54.4 +6.0
Labour Susan Elizabeth Millar 521 31.2 −8.2
Conservative Stephen William Royce 240 14.4 +2.2
Majority 386 23.2 +14.2
Turnout 1,668 33.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Eccleston and Mawdesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYKeith Iddon 1,176 54.1 +0.3
Labour Alan Whittaker 998 45.9 −0.3
Majority 178 8.2 +0.6
Turnout 2,174 45.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.3

Euxton North ward

Euxton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYRosemary Russell 833 53.7 +0.4
Labour Thomas Gray 718 46.3 −0.4
Majority 115 7.4 +0.8
Turnout 1,551 43.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.4

Euxton South ward

Euxton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYGeoffrey Russell 836 67.6 +10.4
Labour Helen Margaret Bradley 401 32.4 −10.4
Majority 435 35.2 +20.8
Turnout 1,237 38.2
Conservative hold Swing

Pennine ward

Pennine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYMarie Elizabeth Gray 498 65.2 +10.2
Labour Hollie Louise Berry 155 20.3 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Janet Ross-Mills 111 14.5 −15.3
Majority 343 44.9 +19.7
Turnout 764 43.5
Conservative hold Swing
Wheelton and Withnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green tickYIris Elaine Smith 886 65.6 +18.5
Labour Christopher Howard 464 34.4 +2.2
Majority 422 31.2 +16.3
Turnout 1,350 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

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