Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 18 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | ![]() | |
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
60.0 | 38.9 | 12,639 | +4.9 | |
Labour | 6 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
40.0 | 43.1 | 13,997 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
0.0 | 15.8 | 5,143 | +2.6 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2.2 | 721 | −4.8 |
Results Map
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Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,281 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Lois Birtwistle | 1,104 | 37.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 528 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 177 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,913 | 53.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
887 | 58.2 | ||
Labour | David Lloyd | 488 | 32.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ormston | 149 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 399 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,524 | 55.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Chisnall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
620 | 35.82 | ||
Labour | Edward Forshaw | 529 | 30.56 | ||
Independent | Alan Cornwell | 299 | 17.27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Jones | 283 | 16.35 | ||
Majority | 91 | 5.26 | |||
Turnout | 1,731 | 54.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,282 | 59.79 | ||
Conservative | Elsie Perks | 440 | 20.52 | ||
Independent | Melville Coombes | 422 | 19.68 | ||
Majority | 860 | 40.11 | |||
Turnout | 2,144 | 44.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,264 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | Shaun Smith | 785 | 33.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Smith | 327 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 479 | 20.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,376 | 46.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,254 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | Robert Crabtree | 1,126 | 37.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Norman | 605 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 128 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,985 | 59.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,281 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | Sheila Marsden | 863 | 34.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 352 | 14.1 | ||
Majority | 418 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,496 | 50.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,150 | 58.2 | ||
Conservative | Lawrence Carter | 487 | 24.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Jean Mellor | 340 | 17.2 | ||
Majority | 663 | 33.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,977 | 42.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,170 | 47.9 | ||
Labour | Sharon Gray | 640 | 26.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 634 | 25.9 | ||
Majority | 530 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,444 | 49.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clayton le Woods North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
715 | 36.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 699 | 36.0 | ||
Labour | Darren Woodruff | 529 | 27.2 | ||
Majority | 16 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,943 | 38.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
731 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | Ted Murphy | 656 | 37.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gail Ormston | 353 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 75 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,740 | 51.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
939 | 45.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Cuerden | 873 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 246 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 66 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,058 | 44.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,399 | 51.4 | ||
Labour | Thomas Titherington | 1,320 | 48.5 | ||
Majority | 79 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,719 | 55.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,039 | 57.2 | ||
Labour | Mary Gray | 778 | 42.8 | ||
Majority | 261 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,817 | 55.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lostock
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
899 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | David Massam | 734 | 44.9 | ||
Majority | 165 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,633 | 54.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |