title: 1995 Chorley Borough Council election
text: # 1995 Chorley Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party took control (the council had been under no overall control since 1991.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  | Party | Seats | ± |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 27 | 6 |
  | Liberal Democrat | 6 | 1 |
  | Conservative | 16 | 7 |
  | Independent | 1 | |
  
  ## Election result
  
  Source: Chorley Borough Council
  
  Chorley Local Election Result 1998 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 82.4 |
  | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Adlington
  
  Adlington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y F. Molyneaux | 1,133 | 78.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Bleasdale | 308 | 21.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 57.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley East
  
  Chorley East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y B. Hodson | 954 | 88.1 |
  | | Conservative | R. Charnley | 129 | 11.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 76.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley North East
  
  Chorley North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y A. Lowe | 988 | 73.8 |
  | | Labour | Y K. Lowe | 959 | |
  | | Conservative | R. Goldsby | 209 | 15.6 |
  | | Conservative | C. Goldsby | 201 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | V. Jones | 142 | 10.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 58.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley South East
  
  Chorley South East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y A. Holgate | 1,101 | 68.2 |
  | | Conservative | E. Baxendale | 385 | 23.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Porter | 129 | 8.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 44.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley South West ward
  
  Chorley South West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y T. McGowan | 1,317 | 85.1 |
  | | Conservative | P. Malpas | 231 | 14.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 70.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley West ward
  
  Chorley West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y A. Gee | 1,193 | 78.2 |
  | | Conservative | E. Montgomery | 333 | 21.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 56.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods East
  
  Clayton-le-Woods East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | YS. Charlesworth | 1,110 | 48.6 |
  | | Labour | E. Murphy | 608 | 26.6 |
  | | Conservative | A. Cullens | 564 | 24.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
  
  Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y J. Cronshaw | 484 | 40.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Freeman | 452 | 37.3 |
  | | Conservative | M. Muncaster | 275 | 22.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,211 | 39.1 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Coppull North ward
  
  Coppull North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y N. Hilton | 784 | 59.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Eastham | 442 | 33.4 |
  | | Conservative | Ms. M. Stewart | 97 | 7.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 25.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Coppull South ward
  
  Coppull South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | YE. Holland | 722 | 52.1 |
  | | Labour | R. Lees | 605 | 42.8 |
  | | Conservative | M. Stewart | 86 | 6.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Eccleston and Heskin
  
  Eccleston and Heskin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YT. Titherington | 1,013 | 62.7 |
  | | Conservative | J. Lucas | 509 | 31.5 |
  | | Independent | D. Staig | 93 | 5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 31.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Euxton North
  
  Euxton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YJ. Berry | 765 | 59.1 |
  | | Conservative | G. Jolly | 399 | 30.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D bland | 130 | 10.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 28.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Euxton South
  
  Euxton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YJ. Cocking | 720 | 58.0 |
  | | Conservative | G. Simmons | 403 | 32.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. Sharp | 119 | 9.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 25.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Lostock
  
  Lostock :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YD. Heyes | 512 | 37.6 |
  | | Conservative | J. Rigby | 430 | 31.6 |
  | | Independent (Politician) | M. Iddon | 420 | 30.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 6.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Whittle-le-Woods
  
  Whittle-le-Woods :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | YM. Lavender | 395 | 38.1 |
  | | Conservative | J. Walker | 389 | 37.5 |
  | | Independent (Politician) | D. Yates | 252 | 24.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Whithnell
  
  Whithnell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y K. Jones | 395 | 38.1 |
  | | Conservative | M. Crook | 457 | 35.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Charlesworth | 103 | 8.1 |
  | | Independent (Politician) | M. Crowther | 50 | 3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  