Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chorley County constituency
Chorley shown within Lancashire, and Lancashire shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	Lindsay Hoyle
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Lancashire
EP constituency:	North West England

Chorley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Since 1945 it has proved to be a marginal seat, changing hands between Labour and the Conservatives.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Boundaries

The current seat of Chorley consists of the district borough, and is due to be reduced in size at the next election following boundary changes. As well as the central market town of Chorley itself, the seat extends into southern Lancashire rural hinterland; Ormskirk to the west and Bolton and Wigan in the south. Villages such as Adlington, Eccleston and Coppull line the routes off the main roads and West Coast Main Line, with a number of famous people calling the affluent countryside their home.

Chorley's expansion is assured with the building of Buckshaw Village, an urban development sprawling over the former Royal Ordanance Site just to the east of Leyland. The town of Chorley is the most Labour part of the seat; the countryside villages around are Tory.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Wyre and Preston North in the central part of the county, which caused "knock-on" effects elsewhere in the central and southern parts of Lancashire. Chorley constituency was one of the largest in electorate number terms in the county at the start of the review, which was a factor in the alterations to both its own composition and the changes to surrounding constituencies.

The electoral wards which are used to create the altered Chorley constituency are within the boundaries of the borough council. No name changes were suggested during the review process.

• Adlington and Anderton, Astley and Buckshaw, Brindle and Hoghton, Chisnall, Chorley East, Chorley North East, Chorley North West, Chorley South East, Chorley South West, Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods, Clayton-le-Woods North, Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden, Coppull, Euxton North, Euxton South, Heath Charnock and Rivington, Pennine and Wheelton and Withnell.

These changes take away from the existing seat all the population areas to the west of the M6 motorway, namely Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley. These move to South Ribble. The newly formed constituency features the central areas and immediate suburban surrounds of the Chorley borough.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
1885		constituency created
	1885	Randle Joseph Feilden	Conservative
	1895	David Alexander Edward Lindsay, Lord Balniel	Conservative
	1913	Sir Henry Flemming Hibbert	Conservative
	1918	Sir Douglas Hewitt Hacking	Coalition Conservative
	1922		Conservative
	1945	Clifford Kenyon	Labour
	1970	Constance Monks	Conservative
	1974	George Rodgers	Labour
	1979	Den Dover	Conservative
	1997	Lindsay Hoyle	Labour

[edit] Election results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1] [2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Fenn
	Labour	Lindsay Hoyle

General Election 2005: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lindsay Hoyle	25,131	50.7	-1.6
	Conservative	Simon Mallett	17,506	35.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander Wilson-Fletcher	6,932	14.0	+2.8
Majority			7,625	15.4	-2.2
Turnout			49,569	62.9	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

General Election 2001: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lindsay Hoyle	25,088	52.3	-0.7
	Conservative	Peter Booth	16,644	34.7	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Fenn	5,372	11.2	+2.7
	UK Independence	John Frost	848	1.8	+1.8
Majority			8,444	17.6	+0.5
Turnout			47,952	62.3	-15.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.3

General Election 1997: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lindsay Hoyle	30,607	53.0	+12.0
	Conservative	Den Dover	20,737	35.9	-11.6
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Jones	4,900	8.5	-3.0
	Referendum Party	A Heaton	1,319	2.3	+2.3
	Natural Law	J Leadbetter	142	0.2	-0.4
Majority			9,870	17.1	+23.7
Turnout			74,615	77.6	-5.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+11.8

General Election 1992: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Den Dover	30,715	47.2	-0.8
	Labour	Ray McManus	26,469	40.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Ross-Mills	7,452	11.5	-4.6
	Natural Law	P Leadbetter	402	0.6	+0.6
Majority			4,246	6.5	-6.8
Turnout			64,636	82.8	+5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.4

General Election 1987: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Den Dover	29,015	48.0	-0.2
	Labour	Tony Watmough	20,958	34.7	+4.2
	Liberal	Ian Simpson	9,706	16.1	-4.2
	Green	Stephen Holgate	714	1.2	+0.4
Majority			8,057	13.3	-4.5
Turnout			78,541	76.9	-2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.2

General Election 1983: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Den Dover	27,861	48.3	+1.5
	Labour	I J Taylor	17,586	30.5	-12.5
	Social Democrat	P D O'Neill	11,691	20.2	+10.6
	Ecology	Stephen Holgate	451	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Mrs E Rokas	114	0.2	+0.2
Majority			10,275	17.8	+13.9
Turnout			72,841	79.2	-2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.0

General Election 1979: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Den Dover	31,125	46.8	+7.1
	Labour	George Rodgers	28,546	43.0	-1.1
	Liberal	N Orrell	6,388	9.6	-6.3
	National Front	M Dean	379	0.6	+0.6
Majority			2,579	3.9	+8.3
Turnout			81,016	82.0	+0.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.1

General Election October 1974: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Rodgers	27,290	44.1	+3.8
	Conservative	G B Porter	24,577	39.7	0.0
	Liberal	N Orrell	9,831	15.9	-4.1
	CFMPB	Harold Smith	185	0.3	+0.3
Majority			2,713	4.4	+3.8
Turnout			76,218	81.2	-2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

General Election February 1974: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Rodgers	25,440	40.3	-4.0
	Conservative	Constance Monks	25,035	39.7	-7.5
	Liberal	N Orrell	12,652	20.0	+12.1
Majority			405	0.6	+3.6
Turnout			75,456	83.7	+4.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.75

General Election 1970: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Constance Monks	26,577	47.2	+2.0
	Labour	D A Forwood	24,900	44.3	-10.5
	Liberal	G Payne	4,428	7.9	+7.9
	Anti-Party	B Elder	334	0.6	+0.6
Majority			1,677	3.0	+12.5
Turnout			71,388	78.8	-2.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.3

General Election 1966: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	27,319	54.8	+6.4
	Conservative	Constance Monks	22,575	45.2	+4.1
Majority			4,744	9.5	+2.2
Turnout			61,551	81.1	-3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.15

General Election 1964: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	24,710	48.4	-2.3
	Conservative	J H V Sutcliffe	20,997	41.1	-8.2
	Liberal	A W Bell	5,331	10.5	+10.5
Majority			3,713	7.3	+6.0
Turnout			60,330	84.6	-1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

General Election 1959: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	25,641	50.7	-0.7
	Conservative	F H Taylor	24,965	49.3	+0.7
Majority			676	1.3	-1.5
Turnout			59,086	85.7	+1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

General Election 1964: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	24,710	48.4	-2.3
	Conservative	J H V Sutcliffe	20,997	41.1	-8.2
	Liberal	A W Bell	5,331	10.5	+10.5
Majority			3,713	7.3	+6.0
Turnout			60,330	84.6	-1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

General Election 1955: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	24,994	51.4	+0.8
	Conservative	A G F Hall Davis	23,656	48.6	-0.8
Majority			1,338	2.8	+1.6
Turnout			57,700	84.3	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

General Election 1951: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	24,771	50.6	+3.0
	Conservative	A G F Hall Davis	24,118	49.4	+2.5
Majority			583	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			55,603	88.1	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.3

General Election 1950: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	23,233	47.6	-5.6
	Conservative	A Fountaine	22,872	46.9	+0.1
	Liberal	F Adams	2,706	5.5	+5.5
Majority			361	0.7	-5.7
Turnout			55,218	88.4	+12.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

General Election 1945: Chorley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clifford Kenyon	24,550	53.2
	Conservative	R H Brown	21,595	46.8
Majority			2,955	6.4
Turnout			60,598	76.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Lancashire

[edit] References

3. http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm

Constituencies in North West England
Labour	Ashton-under-Lyne | Barrow and Furness | Birkenhead | Blackburn | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Blackpool South | Bolton North East | Bolton South East | Bolton West | Bootle | Burnley | Bury North | Bury South | Carlisle | Chorley | City of Chester | Copeland | Crosby | Denton and Reddish | Eccles | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Halton | Heywood and Middleton | Hyndburn | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Knowsley South | Leigh | Liverpool Garston | Liverpool Riverside | Liverpool Walton | Liverpool Wavertree | Liverpool West Derby | Makerfield | Manchester Blackley | Manchester Central | Manchester Gorton | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Oldham West and Royton | Pendle | Preston | Rossendale and Darwen | Salford | South Ribble | St Helens North | St Helens South | Stalybridge and Hyde | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Wallasey | Warrington North | Warrington South | Weaver Vale | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral South | Wirral West | Workington | Worsley | Wythenshawe and Sale East
Conservative	Altrincham and Sale West | Crewe and Nantwich | Congleton | Eddisbury | Fylde | Lancaster and Wyre | Macclesfield | Penrith and The Border | Ribble Valley | Tatton
Liberal Democrat	Cheadle | Hazel Grove | Manchester Withington | Rochdale | Southport | Westmorland and Lonsdale
North West European constituency: Conservative (4) | Labour (3) | Liberal Democrats (1) | UKIP (1)