Borough of Chorley

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The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area. The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.

The neighbouring districts are West Lancashire, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Wigan.

History

The town of Chorley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1853.[1] The commissioners were reconstituted as a local board in 1863.[2] The board was in turn replaced in 1881 when the town was made a municipal borough.[3]

The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[4]

The new district was named Chorley, and the borough status previously held by the town was passed to the new district on the day that it came into being, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Chorley's series of mayors dating back to 1881.[5][6]

Governance

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Chorley Borough Council, which styles itself "Chorley Council", provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Lancashire County Council. Much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[7]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2012.[8]

The first election to the reformed borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[9]

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Leadership

The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Chorley. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1985 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Jim Moorcroft[10]
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John Holt[10]
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Jim Moorcroft[11]
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Jean Rigby[11][12]
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John Wilson[12][13]
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Peter Goldsworthy[14][15]
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Alistair Bradley[16]
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Composition

Following the 2024 election,[17][18] and subsequent by-elections up to June 2025, the composition of the council was:[19]

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Total 42

The next election is due in 2026, where a third of the council's seats will be contested.[19]

Elections

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The wards are:

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  1. Adlington & Anderton
  2. Buckshaw & Whittle
  3. Chorley East
  4. Chorley North East
  5. Chorley North West
  6. Chorley North & Astley
  7. Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
  8. Chorley South West
  9. Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
  10. Clayton West & Cuerden
  11. Coppull
  12. Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
  13. Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
  14. Euxton

The Chorley constituency was coterminous with the borough from 1997 until 2010 when 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.

Premises

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Civic Offices, Union Street

The council's main offices are at the Civic Offices on Union Street in Chorley.[21] Council meetings are held at Chorley Town Hall on Market Street, which had been completed in 1879 for the old local board.[22][23][24]

Parishes

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Parishes in Chorley Borough

The borough contains 23 civil parishes. The parish council for Adlington takes the style "town council".[25] The central part of the borough, roughly corresponding to the pre-1974 borough of Chorley, is an unparished area.[26]

  1. Adlington
  2. Anderton
  3. Anglezarke
  4. Astley Village
  5. Bretherton
  6. Brindle
  7. Charnock Richard
  8. Clayton-le-Woods
  9. Coppull
  10. Croston
  11. Cuerden
  12. Eccleston
  13. Euxton
  14. Heapey
  15. Heath Charnock
  16. Heskin
  17. Hoghton
  18. Mawdesley
  19. Rivington
  20. Ulnes Walton
  21. Wheelton
  22. Whittle-le-Woods
  23. Withnell

Settlements

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Freedom of the Borough

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Individuals

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Military Units

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References

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