Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party won majority control from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition. Labour gaining control of this council was notable as David Cameron visited the town in 2006 when the Conservative Party gained control saying "this is the beginning."[1] Nick Robinson of the BBC asked on the election coverage, "then what is it now?"
Council make-up
[edit]After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Current Council (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labour | 15 | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservative | 27 | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lib Dems | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
68.8 | 53.4 | 14,194 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | 4 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
25.0 | 32.1 | 8,531 | −5.9 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6.3 | 7.2 | 1,906 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 4.1 | 1,088 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | 2.1 | 555 | −3.9 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 1.1 | 293 | +1.1 |
Results map
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Wards
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,290 | |||
Labour | ![]() |
1,241 | |||
Conservative | Mike Devaney | 580 | |||
Conservative | Elliot Matthews | 473 | |||
UKIP | Hayden Clewlow | 340 | |||
Turnout | 3,924 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
430 | 63.7 | −17.9 | |
Labour | Chris Caton | 244 | 36.3 | +17.9 | |
Majority | 186 | 27.6 | |||
Turnout | 674 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −17.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | ![]() |
1,151 | 74.4 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 253 | 16.5 | +1 | |
Green | Alan Leach | 144 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 898 | 58.0 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,548 | 31.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,068 | 63.9 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 311 | 18.6 | −15.0 | |
UKIP | Tommy Shorrock | 223 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Green | Stephen Cross | 69 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 757 | 45.3 | +13 | ||
Turnout | 1,671 | 33.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | ![]() |
1,755 | 72 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Geoffrey O'Donoghue | 476 | 19 | +19 | |
Conservative | David Metcalfe | 218 | 9 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 1279 | 52 | |||
Turnout | 2,449 | 51.9 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | −15.0 |
N.B. Percentage change is taken from when a Snape last faced the electorate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | ![]() |
1,079 | 59.4 | +8 | |
Conservative | Samuel Andrew Chapman | 505 | 27.8 | −6 | |
Independent | Glynn Hughes | 151 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Green | Alistair James Straw | 80 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 574 | 31.6 | +14 | ||
Turnout | 1,815 | 36.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,087 | 70.2 | +13 | |
Conservative | Terry Cook | 462 | 29.8 | +5 | |
Majority | 625 | 40.3 | +8 | ||
Turnout | 1,549 | 26.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +4 |
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,220 | 58.6 | +10 | |
Labour | Frances Maguire | 861 | 41.4 | +8 | |
Majority | 359 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,081 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1 |
Clayton-le-Woods North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,000 | 58.4 | +13 | |
Conservative | Alan Cullens | 711 | 41.6 | +6 | |
Majority | 289 | 17 | +8 | ||
Turnout | 1,711 | 33.2 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
1,017 | 57.3 | +2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stella Walsh | 555 | 31.3 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Malpas | 201 | 11.3 | −1 | |
Majority | 462 | 26.1 | +4 | ||
Turnout | 1,773 | 36.9 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
1,009 | 46.6 | −10.1 | |
Labour | Stanley Joseph Ely | 914 | 42.2 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Robert Keane | 241 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 95 | 4.4 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,164 | 45.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
847 | 53.8 | +7 | |
Conservative | Debra Platt | 549 | 34.9 | −12 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Flinders Mallinson | 179 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 298 | 18.9 | +26 | ||
Turnout | 1,575 | 45.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10 |
Heath Charnock and Rivington ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
475 | 55.4 | +27 | |
Conservative | Barbara Catterall | 278 | 32.4 | −40.0 | |
UKIP | Nigel Cecil | 105 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 197 | 23.0 | +68 | ||
Turnout | 858 | 48.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +34 |
Lostock ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
708 | 56.0 | +13 | |
Labour | Alan Whittaker | 556 | 44.0 | +24 | |
Majority | 152 | 12.0 | +6 | ||
Turnout | 1,264 | 37.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | ![]() |
888 | 58.8 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | David Morgan | 623 | 41.2 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 265 | 17.5 | +24 | ||
Turnout | 1,511 | 47.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Live election results: Labour seize control in Chorley". Lancashire Telegraph.