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

[edit] Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 6 2 0 +2 40.0 36.0 11,169 -2.9%
  Labour 6 0 1 -1 40.0 34.0 10,525 -9.1%
  Independent 2 0 0 0 13.3 11.9 3,692 +9.7%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat Swing
Coppull
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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