Chorley Council election, 2007

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Elections to Chorley Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party retained overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

[edit] Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 10 1 0 +1 66.7 46.6 12,075 +1.6%
  Labour 4 0 2 -2 26.7 38.2 9,889 +2.5%
  Liberal Democrat 1 1 0 +1 6.7 8.3 2,154 -1.2%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 1,546 -2.7%
  The New Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 251 +0.0%

[edit] Ward results

Adlington and Anderton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Molyneux 1,078 45.7 -11.4
Conservative A Unsworth 863 36.6 +5.0
Liberal Democrat Philip Pilling 254 10.8 -0.5
Independent D Greenhalgh 163 6.9 +6.9
Majority 215 9.1
Turnout 2,358
Labour hold Swing -8.2
Astley and Buckshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Perks 975 76.5 +10.1
Labour David Lloyd 299 23.5% -10.1
Majority 676 53.1
Turnout 1,274
Conservative hold Swing +10.1
Chisnall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Smith 755 57.8 +2.1
Labour Edward Forshaw 551 42.2 +23.3
Majority 204 15.6
Turnout 1,306
Conservative hold Swing -12.7
Chorley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Brown 963 60.5 +3.6
Conservative S Parkinson 388 24.3 -18.8
Independent Melville Coombes 242 15.2 +15.2
Majority 575 36.1
Turnout 1,593
Labour hold Swing +11.2
Chorley North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Marion Lowe 858 50.3 -1.5
Conservative T S Acton 597 35.0 +4.1
The New Party Colin Denby 251 14.7 -2.6
Majority 261 15.3
Turnout 1,706
Labour Co-op hold Swing -2.8
Chorley North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Malpas 1,349 56.1 +48.8
Labour Co-op Alistair Bradley 1,056 43.9 +36.4
Majority 293 12.2
Turnout 2,405
Conservative hold Swing +6.2
Chorley South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Houghton 855 44.5 +2.5
Labour Christopher Snow 834 43.5 +0.5
Liberal Democrat David Porter 231 12.0 -3.0
Majority 21 1.1
Turnout 1,920
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.0
Chorley South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Laura Lennox 718 42.1 -5.3
Conservative Eleanor Smith 548 32.1 +5.0
Independent D J Lucas 441 25.8 +25.8
Majority 170 10.0
Turnout 1,707
Labour Co-op hold Swing -5.2
Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G I Morgan 1,164 57.1 -7.7
Liberal Democrat Glenda Charlesworth 447 22.0 +5.3
Labour J E Cronshaw 426 20.9 +2.4
Majority 717 35.2
Turnout 2,037
Conservative hold Swing -6.5
Clayton le Woods North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M J Devaney 727 41.4 +1.8
Labour Karen Martyniuk 634 36.1 +11.6
Liberal Democrat Stephen Fenn 396 22.5 -13.4
Majority 93 5.3
Turnout 1,757
Conservative hold Swing -4.9
Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J A Boothman 773 56.5 -3.6
Labour Co-op D E Rogerson 595 43.5 +3.6
Majority 178 13.0
Turnout 1,368
Conservative hold Swing -3.6
Coppull
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nora Ball 826 51.3 -3.1
Labour Susan Millar 524 32.6 +1.4
Conservative M A Bedford 259 16.1 +1.7
Majority 302 18.8
Turnout 1,609
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing -2.3
Eccleston and Mawdesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K Joyce 1,245 60.2 +6.1
Labour H M Bradley 824 39.8 -6.1
Majority 421 20.3
Turnout 2,069
Conservative hold Swing +6.1
Euxton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Goldsworthy 832 61.1 -6.7
Labour Co-op Tommy Gray 529 38.9 +6.7
Majority 303 22.3
Turnout 1,361
Conservative hold Swing -6.7
Lostock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doreen Dickinson 745 51.6 +14.0
Independent Tommy Wilson 700 48.4 +48.4
Majority 45 3.1
Turnout 1,445
Conservative hold Swing -17.2

[edit] References

  1. ^ "English local elections 2007 - Chorley", BBC News, 4 May 2007

http://www.lep.co.uk/politics/Local-elections-2007--who.2847912.jp


Preceded by
Chorley Council election 2006		 Chorley local elections Succeeded by
Chorley Council election 2008