1996 Chorley Borough Council election
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Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 2 May 1996. One-third of the council was up for election and the result was a hold for the ruling Labour group.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:#DC241f;" width=10px | " | | Labour | 31 |  7
|
| style="background-color:#FAA61A;" width=10px | " | | Liberal Democrat | 7 | 1
|
| style="background-color:#0087DC;" width=10px | " | | Conservative | 8 |  8
|
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | " | | Independent | 1 | 
|
Election result
Source: Chorley Borough Council[1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7
|
78.6 | ||||
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8
|
7.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
|
7.1 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
7.1 | ||||
Ward results
Adlington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour |  Lindsay Hoyle
|
1,179 | 69.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Taylor | 391 | 23.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | A. Bland | 129 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 46.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Anderton Heath Charnock & Rivington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Lees
|
612 | 57.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Morris | 452 | 42.5 | ||
| Majority | 15.0 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.6 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Brindle & Hoghton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Charnley
|
343 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | J. Ross-Mills | 334 | 44.1 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Labour party (UK)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Labour party (UK)|Template:Labour party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | J. Lowe | 80 | 16.9 | |
| Majority | 1.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 50.5 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Wilson
|
915 | 85.4 | ||
| Conservative | R. Charnley | 156 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 70.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Lowe
|
980 | 81.8 | ||
| Conservative | C. Goldsby | 218 | 18.2 | ||
| Majority | 63.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Crabtree
|
1,004 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Colinson | 880 | 40.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | L. Norman | 302 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 5.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 42.6 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Chorley South East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Snow
|
951 | 60.0 | ||
| Conservative | P. Haughton | 521 | 32.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | D. Porter | 113 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | 27.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Chorley South West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Parr
|
1,169 | 71.3 | ||
| Conservative | M. Crook | 347 | 21.2 | ||
| Majority | 50.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 31.2 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Snape
|
1,581 | 80.7 | ||
| Labour | G. Prior | 291 | 14.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. Malpas | 86 | 4.4 | ||
| Majority | 65.9 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | D. Bland
|
1,115 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | E. Murphy | 693 | 28.7 | ||
| Conservative | A. Cullens | 603 | 25.0 | ||
| Majority | 17.5 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Eccleston and Heskin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Forshaw
|
913 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | B. Twist | 625 | 38.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | J. Eadon | 86 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 17.7 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.6 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Euxton South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Davies
|
739 | 52.5 | ||
| Conservative | G. Russell | 452 | 32.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | G. Morris | 217 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | 20.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 42.1 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lostock
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Lloyd
|
487 | 40.4 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (Politician)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Independent (Politician)|Template:Independent (Politician)/meta/shortname]] | M. Iddon | 390 | 32.4 | |
| Conservative | D. Lambert | 327 | 27.2 | ||
| Majority | 8.1 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.9 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Whithnell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Howard
|
584 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | I. Smith | 569 | 45.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | V. Jones | 94 | 7.5 | ||
| Majority | 1.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.3 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Chorley Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 Archived 6 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine Chorley Borough Council
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