title: 2019 Chorley Borough Council election
text: # 2019 Chorley Borough Council election
  
  Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections.
  
  All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day are entitled to vote in the local elections.
  
  The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  The results of the 2019 elections are summarised below.
  
  2019 Chorley Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Labour | 13 | 5 | 86.7 | 24 | 37 | 78.7 | 12,640 | 52.6 | |
  | | Conservative | 2 | 5 | 13.3 | 6 | 8 | 17.0 | 8,686 | 36.1 | |
  | | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,046 | 4.4 | |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 906 | 3.8 | |
  | | Brexit Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 765 | 3.2 | |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Adlington & Anderton
  
  Adlington & Anderton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | June Molyneaux | 1,063 | 56.1 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Lowe | 694 | 31.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Philip Pilling | 239 | 12.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | 34.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Astley & Buckshaw
  
  Astley & Buckshaw :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Laura Lennox | 833 | 47.9 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 683 | 39.3 |
  | | Green | David Harrison | 223 | 12.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 33.6 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Chisnall
  
  Chisnall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Julia Berry | 587 | 45.8 |
  | | Conservative | Martin Bashforth | 414 | 32.3 |
  | | Brexit Party | Kerry Welsh | 281 | 21.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | 39.2 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley East
  
  Chorley East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Terry Brown | 1,091 | 78.8 |
  | | Conservative | Clare Grew | 294 | 21.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 797 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,426 | 27.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley North East
  
  Chorley North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Marion Lowe | 948 | 70.3 |
  | | Conservative | Philip Loynes | 400 | 29.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 29.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley North West
  
  Chorley North West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Aaron Beaver | 978 | 49.0 |
  | | Conservative | Patricia Haughton | 666 | 33.4 |
  | | Green | Nicola Adshead | 246 | 12.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Zeljko Krizanac | 106 | 5.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,030 | 43.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley South East
  
  Chorley South East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Paul Walmsley | 946 | 55.1 |
  | | Conservative | Neil Baglow | 524 | 30.5 |
  | | Green | James Melling | 248 | 14.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 30.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley South West
  
  Chorley South West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Lees | 878 | 55.0 |
  | | Conservative | Marie Gray | 340 | 21.3 |
  | | Green | Jane Weston | 189 | 11.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Diane Curtis | 188 | 11.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 26.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods North
  
  Clayton-le-Woods North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Stephen Murfitt | 767 | 52.4 |
  | | Conservative | Carole Billouin | 438 | 29.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gail Ormston | 259 | 17.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 30.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden
  
  Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Gabbott | 650 | 44.8 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Muncaster | 566 | 39.0 |
  | | UKIP | John Ward | 234 | 16.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,468 | 35.5 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-Woods
  
  Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-Woods :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mark Clifford | 1,121 | 48.3 |
  | | Conservative | Gergory Morgan | 948 | 40.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 254 | 10.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,370 | 36.2 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Coppull
  
  Coppull :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alex Hilton | 927 | 69.9 |
  | | Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 400 | 30.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 27.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Eccleston & Mawdesley
  
  Eccleston & Mawdesley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Martin Boardman | 1,066 | 54.2 |
  | | Labour | Catherine Donegan | 649 | 33.0 |
  | | Brexit Party | Richard Croll | 250 | 12.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 39.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Euxton South
  
  Euxton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Debra Platt | 620 | 52.8 |
  | | Labour | Terence Howarth | 554 | 47.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 38.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Lostock
  
  Lostock :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Paul Sloan | 648 | 50.6 |
  | | Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 633 | 49.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,330 | 38.5 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  