2006 Chorley Borough Council election

Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Conservative	25	Increase 5
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Labour	17	Decrease 4
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	3	Steady
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liberal Democrat	2	Decrease1

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		11	5	0	Increase 5	61.1	45.0	12,037	+9.0
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		5	0	4	Decrease4	27.8	35.7	9,555	+1.7
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		1	0	1	Decrease 1	5.6	9.5	2,552	−8.6
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		1	0	0	Steady	5.6	8.7	2,312	−3.2
style="color:inherit; background-color: Template:If empty; width: 3px;" |		0	0	0	Steady	0	1.0	272	+1.0

One Labour councillor was unopposed.

Results Map

File:Chorley 2006.jpg 2006 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYCatherine Hoyle	1,264	57.1
		Paul Barron	700	31.6
		Philip William Pilling	249	11.3
Majority			564	25.5
Turnout			2,213	39.5
	hold		Swing

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYAlan Cain	832	66.4
		Laura Jane Lennox	421	33.6
Majority			411	32.8
Turnout			1,253	45.5
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Chisnall ward

Chisnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYHarold Heaton	701	55.7
		Nora Theresa Ball	319	25.4
		David Christopher Lloyd	238	18.9
Majority			382	30.3
Turnout			1,258	39.0
	hold		Swing

Chorley East ward

Chorley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYHasina Khan	798	56.9
		Simon Parkinson	605	43.1
Majority			193	13.8
Turnout			1,403	29.2
	hold		Swing

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYDennis Edgerley	816	51.8
		Marlene Ann Bedford	486	30.9
		Colin Denby	272	17.3
Majority			330	20.9
Turnout			1,574	31.5
	hold		Swing

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYRalph Snape	2,312	85.3
		Alistair Ward Bradley	203	7.5
		Kirk Houghton	197	7.3
Majority			2,109	77.8
Turnout			2,712	54.5
	hold		Swing

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYThomas McGowan	625	42.9
		Barbara Higham	612	42.0
		David Porter	219	15.0
Majority			13	0.9
Turnout			1,456	31.4
	hold		Swing

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYRoy Lees	unopposed
	hold		Swing

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYJames Bell	1,268	64.8
		David Edwin Rogerson	362	18.5
		Glenda Charlesworth	327	16.7
Majority			941	46.3
Turnout			1,957	36.7
	hold		Swing

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMargaret Cullens	713
		Green tickYPeter Baker	661
		Karen Teresa Martyniuk	561
		Edward Anthony Murphy	484
		Andrew Peter Philip Buckley	420
Turnout			2,839	30.0
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing
	hold		Swing

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods and Cuerden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMichael Joseph Muncaster	793	60.1
		James Freeman	526	39.9
Majority			267	20.2
Turnout			1,319	38.1
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Coppull ward

Coppull

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYKenneth William Ball	907	54.4
		Susan Elizabeth Millar	521	31.2
		Stephen William Royce	240	14.4
Majority			386	23.2
Turnout			1,668	33.4
	hold		Swing

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYKeith Iddon	1,176	54.1
		Alan Whittaker	998	45.9
Majority			178	8.2
Turnout			2,174	45.6
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+0.3

Euxton North ward

Euxton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYRosemary Russell	833	53.7
		Thomas Gray	718	46.3
Majority			115	7.4
Turnout			1,551	43.5
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+0.4

Euxton South ward

Euxton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYGeoffrey Russell	836	67.6
		Helen Margaret Bradley	401	32.4
Majority			435	35.2
Turnout			1,237	38.2
	hold		Swing

Pennine ward

Pennine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMarie Elizabeth Gray	498	65.2
		Hollie Louise Berry	155	20.3
		Janet Ross-Mills	111	14.5
Majority			343	44.9
Turnout			764	43.5
	hold		Swing

Wheelton and Withnell ward

Wheelton and Withnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYIris Elaine Smith	886	65.6
		Christopher Howard	464	34.4
Majority			422	31.2
Turnout			1,350	41.6
	hold		Swing

References

• 2006 Chorley election result
• Election Results 2006
• Local election focus - Lancashire