title: 2018 Chorley Borough Council election
text: # 2018 Chorley Borough Council election
  
  Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 3 May 2018 as part of the 2018 United Kingdom local elections.
  
  All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day were entitled to vote in the local elections.
  
  The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group.
  
  ## Results summary
  
  The results of the 2018 elections are summarised below.
  
  2018 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 | 14 | 2 | 82.4 | 18 | 32 | 68.1 | 16,071 | 54.4 | +1.5 |
  | | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 11.76 | 10 | 12 | 25.5 | 11,098 | 36.1 | +7.5 |
  | | Independent | 1 | | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 1,406 | 4.8 | -2.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 821 | 4.4 | +0.1 |
  | | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
  | | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 137 | 0.4 | -5.9 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Adlington & Anderton
  
  Adlington & Anderton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Albert Graham Dunn | 1,277 |
  | | Conservative | Edward Lowe | 803 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | William Pilling | 111 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Astley & Buckshaw
  
  Astley & Buckshaw :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mathew John Lynch | 1,071 |
  | | Conservative | Aidy Riggot | 1041 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chisnall
  
  Chisnall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan Whittaker | 777 |
  | | Conservative | Mervyn Heyes Holden | 559 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chorley East
  
  Chorley East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Hasina Khan | 1,195 | |
  | | Conservative | Clare Denise Grew | 413 | 21.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley North East
  
  Chorley North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alistair William Morwood | 1,059 |
  | | Conservative | Ryan Paul Hoey | 395 |
  | | UKIP | Tommy Sharrock | 81 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chorley North West
  
  Chorley North West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent (politician) | Ralph Snape | 1,356 |
  | | Labour | Sarah Elizabeth Jane Ainsworth | 561 |
  | | Conservative | Luke Steven Kerr | 282 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 795 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chorley South East
  
  Chorley South East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bev Murray | 1,240 |
  | | Conservative | Marie Elizabeth Gray | 591 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 119 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chorley South West
  
  Chorley South West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Roy Lees | 1,148 |
  | | Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 419 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Diane Elizabeth Curtis | 189 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-woods
  
  Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-woods :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | James Eric Bell | 1,198 |
  | | Labour | Mark Clifford | 1,015 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Charlesworth | 128 |
  | | Independent | William David Carpenter | 50 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods North
  
  Clayton-le-Woods North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Yvonne Marie Hargreaves | 1,025 |
  | | Conservative | Magda Cullens | 646 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden
  
  Clayton-le-Woods West & Cuerden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Neville Grant Whitman | 771 |
  | | Conservative | Mick Muncaster | 709 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ormston | 125 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  
  ### Coppull
  
  Coppull :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Steve Holgate | 1,123 |
  | | Conservative | Carole Margaret Billouin | 393 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Eccleston & Mawdesley
  
  Eccleston & Mawdesley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Keith Iddon | 1,179 | 54.2 |
  | | Labour | Catherine Ann Donegan | 762 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Frost | 190 | |
  | | UKIP | Mark Lawrence Smith | 56 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Euxton North
  
  Euxton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Tommy Gray | 834 |
  | | Conservative | Hazel Sarah Walton | 527 |
  | | Democrats and Veterans | Barry Edwin Mason | 52 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Euxton South
  
  Euxton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gillian Frances Sharples | 715 |
  | | Conservative | Phil Loynes | 704 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  
  ### Pennine
  
  Pennine :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gordon France | 528 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 459 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Wheelton and Whitnell
  
  Wheelton and Whitnell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Mary France | 970 |
  | | Conservative | Caroline Snowden | 780 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  