Chorley Council election 2004
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Elections to Chorley Council were held on 10 June 2004. 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
- Labour 21
- Conservative 20
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 3
[edit] Election result
| Chorley Local Election Result 2004 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Conservative | 6 | +2 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 11,169 | -2.9% | |||
| Labour | 6 | -1 | 40.0 | 34.0 | 10,525 | -9.1% | |||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 3,692 | +9.7% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -1 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 5,602 | +2.3% | |||
[edit] Ward results
| Adlington and Anderton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Michael Davies | 1,226 | 43.8 | -0.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Barron | 1,105 | 39.5 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Pilling | 469 | 16.8 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 121 | 4.3 | -1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,800 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Brindle and Hoghton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Dickinson | 521 | 52.3 | -17.2 | |
| Independent | Stephen Williams | 193 | 19.4 | +19.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Graham | 122 | 12.2 | -2.9 | |
| Independent | Graham Dixon | 91 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Mellor | 69 | 6.9 | -8.5 | |
| Majority | 328 | 32.9 | -21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 996 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Chorley East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mary Wilson | 1,038 | 51.9 | -7.9 | |
| Conservative | Elvi Livesey | 443 | 22.2 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Mellor | 309 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
| Independent | Thomas Fawcett | 209 | 10.5 | -9.2 | |
| Majority | 595 | 29.7 | -9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,999 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Chorley North East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Adrian Lowe | 913 | 41.3 | -11.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Blackburn | 679 | 30.7 | +16.9 | |
| Conservative | Simon Parkinson | 618 | 28.0 | -5.0 | |
| Majority | 234 | 10.6 | -9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,210 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Chorley North West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Joyce Snape | 2,290 | 77.0 | +77.0 | |
| Conservative | Magdalene Cullens | 375 | 12.6 | -29.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Norman | 220 | 7.4 | -12.9 | |
| Independent | Philip Baker | 88 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,915 | 64.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,973 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Chorley South East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Margaret Lees | 999 | 45.1 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Livesey | 768 | 34.7 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 446 | 20.2 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 231 | 10.4 | -6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,213 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Chorley South West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Anthony Gee | 841 | 47.4 | -10.8 | |
| Conservative | Elsie Perks | 482 | 27.1 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Eubank | 453 | 25.5 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 359 | 20.3 | -13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,776 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Walker | 1,361 | 51.4 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 679 | 25.6 | -0.3 | |
| Labour | Sharon Gray | 608 | 23.0 | -3.2 | |
| Majority | 682 | 25.8 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,648 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Clayton le Woods North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan Cullens | 813 | 39.6 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fenn | 736 | 35.9 | -0.1 | |
| Labour | David Unsworth | 502 | 24.5 | -2.7 | |
| Majority | 77 | 3.7 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,051 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Coppull | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stella Walsh | 1,187 | 48.4 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Beverley Gore | 966 | 39.4 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Royce | 299 | 12.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 221 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,452 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Eccleston and Mawdesley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Henry Caunce | 1,358 | 53.8 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Helen Bradley | 1,168 | 46.2 | -2.3 | |
| Majority | 190 | 7.6 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,526 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Euxton North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Daniel Gee | 1,016 | 53.3 | ||
| Conservative | Rosemary Russell | 890 | 46.7 | ||
| Majority | 126 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,906 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Heath Charnock and Rivington | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mary Case | 661 | 69.8 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Florence Molyneaux | 286 | 30.2 | -5.5 | |
| Majority | 375 | 39.6 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 947 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Lostock | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Margaret Iddon | 821 | 46.2 | +46.2 | |
| Conservative | Simon Moulton | 667 | 37.6 | -17.5 | |
| Labour | Patricia Tack | 288 | 16.2 | -28.7 | |
| Majority | 154 | 8.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,776 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Wheelton and Withnell | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Shaun Smith | 808 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Howard | 552 | 32.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shelagh Graham | 355 | 20.7 | ||
| Majority | 256 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,715 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Chorley Council election 2003 |
Chorley local elections | Succeeded by Chorley Council election 2006 |
