2007 Chorley Borough Council election

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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Conservative	26	Increase 1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Labour	15	Decrease2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	3	Steady
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liberal Democrat	3	Increase1

Election result

Chorley Local Election Result 2007

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		10	1	0	Increase1	66.7	46.6	12,075	+1.6
		4	0	2	Decrease2	26.7	38.2	9,889	+2.5
		1	1	0	Increase1	6.7	8.3	2,154	−1.2
		0	0	0	Steady	0.0	6.0	1,546	−2.7
		0	0	0	Steady	0.0	1.0	251	+0.0

Results Map

File:Chorley 2007.jpg 2007 results

File:Chorley 2003.jpg Previous 2003 results

Ward results

Adlington and Anderton ward

Adlington and Anderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYJune Molyneux	1,078	45.7
		Adam Unsworth	863	36.6
		Philip William Pilling	254	10.8
		Donald Greenhalgh	163	6.9
Majority			215	9.1
Turnout			2,358	42.0
	hold		Swing	−8.2

Astley and Buckshaw ward

Astley and Buckshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMark Perks	975	76.5
		David Christopher Lloyd	299	23.5
Majority			676	53.1
Turnout			1,274	44.7
	hold		Swing	+10.1

Chisnall ward

Chisnall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYEdward Smith	755	57.8
		Edward Forshaw	551	42.2
Majority			204	15.6
Turnout			1,306	39.4
	hold		Swing	−12.7

Chorley East ward

Chorley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYTerence Brown	963	60.5
		Simon Parkinson	388	24.3
		Melville Coombes	242	15.2
Majority			575	36.1
Turnout			1,593	32.1
	hold		Swing	+11.2

Chorley North East ward

Chorley North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMarion Lowe	858	50.3
		Tony S. Acton	597	35.0
		Colin Denby	251	14.7
Majority			261	15.3
Turnout			1,706	34.0
	hold		Swing	−2.8

Chorley North West ward

Chorley North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYPeter Malpas	1,349	56.1
		Alistair Ward Bradley	1,056	43.9
Majority			293	12.2
Turnout			2,405	48.7
	hold		Swing	+6.2

Chorley South East ward

Chorley South East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMrs. Patrica Mary Houghton	855	44.5
		Christopher Michael Snow	834	43.4
		David Porter	231	12.0
Majority			21	1.1
Turnout			1,920	39.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+1.0

Chorley South West ward

Chorley South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYLaura Jane Lennox	718	42.1
		Eleanor Smith	548	32.1
		David J. Lucas	441	25.8
Majority			170	10.0
Turnout			1,707	30.2
	hold		Swing	−5.2

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward

Clayton le Woods and Whittle-le-Woods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYGregory I. Morgan	1,164	57.1
		Glenda Charlesworth	447	22.0
		Jean E. Cronshaw	426	20.9
Majority			717	35.2
Turnout			2,037	37.3
	hold		Swing	−6.5

Clayton le Woods North ward

Clayton le Woods North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYMichael J. Devaney	727	41.4
		Karen Teresa Martyniuk	634	36.1
		Stephen John Fenn	396	22.5
Majority			93	5.3
Turnout			1,757	33.4
	hold		Swing	−4.9

Clayton le Woods West and Cuerden

Clayton le Woods and Cuerden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYJudith A. Boothman	773	56.5
		David Edwin Rogerson	595	43.5
Majority			178	13.0
Turnout			1,368	40.0
	hold		Swing	−3.6

Coppull ward

Coppull

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYNora Theresa Ball	826	51.3
		Susan Millar	524	32.6
		Marlene Ann Bedford	259	16.1
Majority			302	18.8
Turnout			1,609	32.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	−2.3

Eccleston and Mawdesley ward

Eccleston and Mawdesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYKevin Joyce	1,245	60.2
		Helen Margaret Bradley	824	39.8
Majority			421	20.3
Turnout			2,069	43.3
	hold		Swing	+6.1

Euxton South ward

Euxton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYPeter Goldsworthy	832	61.1
		Tommy Gray	529	38.9
Majority			303	22.3
Turnout			1,361	42.2
	hold		Swing	−6.7

Lostock ward

Lostock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Green tickYDoreen Dickinson	745	51.6
		Tommy Wilson	700	48.4
Majority			45	3.1
Turnout			1,445	42.1
	hold		Swing	−17.2

References

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