2004 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough 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:

Party		Seats	±
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Labour	21	Decrease 1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Conservative	20	Increase2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liberal Democrat	3	Decrease 1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	3	Steady

Party political make-up of Chorley Council

	Party	Seats				Current Council (2014)
		2010	2011	2012	2014
	Labour	15	20	24	32
	Conservative	27	23	20	13
	Independent	2	2	2	2
	Lib Dems	3	2	1	0

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		6	2	0	Increase 2	40.0	36.0	11,169	−2.9
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		6	0	1	Decrease 1	40.0	34.0	10,525	−9.1
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		2	0	0	Steady	13.3	11.9	3,692	+9.7
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		1	0	1	Decrease 2	6.7	18.1	5,602	+2.3

Results Map

File:Chorley 2004.jpg 2004 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton

Adlington and Anderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Davies	1,226	43.8
		Paul Barron	1,105	39.5
		Philip William Pilling	469	16.8
Majority			121	4.3
Turnout			2,800	52.6
	hold		Swing

Brindle and Hoghton ward

Brindle and Hoghton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Dickinson	521	52.3
		Stephen Williams	193	19.4
		Michael Graham	122	12.2
		Graham Dixon	91	9.1
		William Mellor	69	6.9
Majority			328	32.9
Turnout			996	56.9
	hold		Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mary Wilson	1,038	51.9
		Elvi Livesey	443	22.2
		Jean Mellor	309	15.5
		Thomas Fawcett	209	10.5
Majority			595	29.7
Turnout			1,999	40.6
	hold		Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Adrian Lowe	913	41.3
		Christopher Blackburn	679	30.7
		Simon Parkinson	618	28.0
Majority			234	10.6
Turnout			2,210	45.0
	hold		Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joyce Snape	2,290	77.0
		Magdalene Cullens	375	12.6
		Linda Norman	220	7.4
		Philip Baker	88	3.0
Majority			1,915	64.4
Turnout			2,973	60.1
	hold		Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ms. Margaret Lees	999	45.1
		Dorothy Livesey	768	34.7
		David Porter	446	20.2
Majority			231	10.4
Turnout			2,213	46.9
	hold		Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Gee	841	47.4
		Elsie Perks	482	27.1
		Ms. Linda Eubank	453	25.5
Majority			359	20.3
Turnout			1,776	38.4
	hold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Walker	1,361	51.4
		Glenda Charlesworth	679	25.6
		Sharon Gray	608	23.0
Majority			682	25.8
Turnout			2,648	50.5
	hold		Swing

Clayton-le-Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Cullens	813	39.6
		Stephen John Fenn	736	35.9
		David Unsworth	502	24.5
Majority			77	3.7
Turnout			2,051	41.4
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stella Walsh	1,187	48.4
		Beverley Gore	966	39.4
		Stephen Royce	299	12.2
Majority			221	9.0
Turnout			2,452	50.4
	hold		Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry Caunce	1,358	53.8
		Helen Margaret Bradley	1,168	46.2
Majority			190	7.6
Turnout			2,526	54.8
	hold		Swing

Euxton North ward

Euxton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Gee	1,016	53.3
		Rosemary Russell	890	46.7
Majority			126	6.6
Turnout			1,906	55.1
	hold		Swing

Heath Charnock and Rivington ward

Heath Charnock and Rivington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mary Case	661	69.8
		Florence Molyneaux	286	30.2
Majority			375	39.6
Turnout			947	54.8
	hold		Swing

Lostock ward

Lostock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Margaret Iddon	821	46.2
		Simon Moulton	667	37.6
		Patricia Tack	288	16.2
Majority			154	8.6
Turnout			1,776	54.2
	hold		Swing

Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Shaun Smith	808	47.1
		Christopher Howard	552	32.2
		Shelagh Graham	355	20.7
Majority			256	14.9
Turnout			1,715	53.4
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

References

• 2004 Chorley election result
• Tories win two seats to close gap on LabourTemplate:Dead link
• Chorley Borough Council Election 2004