Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 31 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | 6 | ![]() | |
Independent | 2 | ![]() |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
62.5 | 48.3 | 8,722 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
18.8 | 31.5 | 5,693 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
18.8 | 19.1 | 3,446 | ||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.8 | 145 | N/A | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.3 | 54 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
698 | 71.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ormston | 273 | 28.1 | ||
Majority | 425 | 43.8 | |||
Turnout | 971 | 22.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
627 | 75.5 | ||
Conservative | Erik Karl Baxendale | 204 | 24.5 | ||
Majority | 423 | 50.9 | |||
Turnout | 831 | 20.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
610 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | Colin Nelson Goldsby | 224 | 24.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 81 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 386 | 42.2 | |||
Turnout | 915 | 21.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
646 | 59.8 | ||
Conservative | Robert Tyler | 355 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 79 | 7.3 | ||
Majority | 291 | 26.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,080 | 26.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
776 | 74.3 | ||
Conservative | Peter Malpas | 268 | 25.7 | ||
Majority | 508 | 48.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,044 | 19.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
720 | 62.6 | ||
Conservative | Ms. Rosalie Margaret Goldsby | 257 | 22.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mavis Porter | 173 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | 463 | 40.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,150 | 27.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clayton-le-Woods East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | ![]() |
1,010 | 47.9 | ||
Conservative | Roger Livesey | 696 | 33.0 | ||
Labour | Jean Cronshaw | 402 | 19.1 | ||
Majority | 314 | 14.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,108 | 27.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
528 | 46.3 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | John Philip Walker | 419 | 36.8 | +14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gail Patricia Ormston | 193 | 16.9 | −20.4 | |
Majority | 109 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,140 | 36.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | ![]() |
533 | 60.7 | +27.4 | |
Labour | John Murphy | 345 | 39.3 | −20.0 | |
Majority | 188 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 878 | 31.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +23.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | ![]() |
764 | 70.7 | +19.6 | |
Labour | Ms. Hilary Thompson | 262 | 24.3 | −18.5 | |
Independent | Christopher McMullan | 54 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 502 | 46.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,080 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +19.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Titherington | 946 | 59.8 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Brian Twist | 636 | 40.2 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 310 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,582 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
503 | 55.4 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Goldsworthy | 359 | 39.5 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Pauline Sharp | 46 | 5.1 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 144 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 908 | 30.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
508 | 45.9 | +13.5 | |
Labour | John Cocking | 497 | 44.9 | −13.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Linda Norman | 101 | 9.1 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 11 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,106 | 33.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.3 |
Lostock ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
590 | 54.0 | +22.4 | |
Labour | James Freeman | 304 | 27.8 | −9.8 | |
Independent Labour | David Heyes | 145 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 53 | 4.9 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 286 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,092 | 33.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
622 | 60.7 | +23.2 | |
Labour | Steven Turner | 263 | 25.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Harding | 140 | 13.7 | −24.4 | |
Majority | 359 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,025 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +23.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
595 | 51.7 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Ms. Iris Elaine Smith | 555 | 48.3 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 40 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,150 | 40.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.4 |