| Borough of Chorley | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Shown within Lancashire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Chorley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chorley Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Conservative / Liberal Democrat |
| • MPs: | Lindsay Hoyle (L) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.3 sq mi (202.8 km2) |
| Area rank | 165th |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 105,400 |
| • Rank | Ranked 214th |
| • Density | 1,346.1/sq mi (519.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode areas | PR6–PR7, BL6 |
| Area code(s) | 01257 |
| ISO 3166-2 | – |
| ONS code | 30UE |
| OS grid reference | SD5817 |
| NUTS 3 | – |
| Ethnicity | 96.5% White 1.6% S.Asian[1] |
| Website | chorley.gov.uk |
Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Chorley.
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The present Borough of Chorley was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the then existing municipal borough of Chorley with the urban districts of Adlington and Withnell, and Chorley Rural District.
With exception of the town of Chorley, which remains an unparished area, the borough has twenty-three civil parishes: Adlington, Anderton, Anglezarke, Astley Village, Bretherton, Brindle, Charnock Richard, Clayton-le-Woods, Coppull, Croston, Cuerden, Eccleston, Euxton, Heapey, Heath Charnock, Heskin, Hoghton, Mawdesley, Rivington, Ulnes Walton, Wheelton, Whittle-le-Woods, and Withnell.
Chorley Council is made up of forty-seven councillors, representing the following twenty electoral wards:[2][3]
The Chorley Parliament constituency is a constituency in the House of Commons, and until recently it was coterminous with the borough. Through boundary changes, Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley were transferred to the South Ribble constituency. The current Member of Parliament for Chorley is Lindsay Hoyle, who was first elected to the seat in 1997.
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