2008 Chorley Borough Council election
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The Chorley Borough Council elections took place on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
53.3 | 45.7 | 11,872 | -0.9% | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
33.3 | 35.1 | 9,128 | -3.1% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
6.7 | 10.4 | 2,699 | +4.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.7 | 7.8 | 2,016 | -0.5% | |
New Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.1 | 276 | +0.1% |
Results map
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Wards
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | ![]() |
1,103 | 44.5 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Eric Catterall | 1,079 | 43.6 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Ling | 294 | 11.9 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 24 | 1.0 | −8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2476 | 44.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
648 | 81.6 | +29.3 | |
Labour | Neil Caton | 146 | 18.4 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 502 | 63.2 | +30.3 | ||
Turnout | 794 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | ![]() |
974 | 62.4 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Nicola Gregory | 587 | 37.6 | +13.3 | |
Majority | 387 | 24.8 | −11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1561 | 32.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | ![]() |
764 | 45.2 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 650 | 38.5 | +3.5 | |
New Party | Colin Denby | 276 | 16.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 114 | 6.7 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,690 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | ![]() |
2,055 | 76.3 | −9.0 | |
Labour | Jonathan Pryor | 337 | 12.5 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Barbara Higham | 302 | 11.2 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 1718 | 63.8 | −14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,694 | 53.0 | −1.5 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | −7.0 |
N.B. Percentage change in Chorley North-West is taken from when a Snape last faced the electorate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | ![]() |
890 | 46.2 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Eleanor Smith | 834 | 43.3 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 204 | 10.6 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 56 | 2.9 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,928 | 40.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
831 | 51.8 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 772 | 48.2 | +16.1 | |
Majority | 59 | 3.7 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,603 | 28.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 |
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,353 | 65.5 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Frances Maguire | 387 | 18.7 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 326 | 15.8 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 966 | 46.8 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,066 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Clayton-le-Woods North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
897 | 53.1 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Steve Murfitt | 499 | 29.5 | −6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 294 | 17.4 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 398 | 23.6 | +18.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,690 | 34.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | ![]() |
898 | 51.2 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Peter Gore | 588 | 33.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Royce | 269 | 15.3 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 310 | 17.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,755 | 36.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,306 | 57.8 | −2.4 | |
Labour | Alan Whittaker | 956 | 42.2 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 350 | 15.5 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,262 | 48.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
908 | 54.9 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Danny Gee | 745 | 45.1 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 163 | 9.9 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,653 | 46.8 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.2 |
Heath Charnock and Rivington ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
573 | 72.3 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Paul James Walmsley | 220 | 27.7 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 353 | 44.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 793 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
846 | 56.8 | +19.2 | |
Independent | Margaret Iddon | 644 | 43.2 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 202 | 13.6 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,490 | 44.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | +11.1 |
N.B. Percentage change in Lostock is taken from when Margaret Iddon last faced the electorate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
848 | 55.1 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Chris France | 690 | 44.9 | +12.7 | |
Majority | 158 | 10.3 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,538 | 38.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 |