title: 1998 Chorley Borough Council election
text: # 1998 Chorley Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  | Party | Seats | ± |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 33 | 4 |
  | Liberal Democrat | 7 | 1 |
  | Conservative | 6 | 2 |
  | Independent | 2 | 1 |
  
  ## Election result
  
  Chorley Local Election Result 1998 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 9 | 4 | 50.0 |
  | Conservative | 5 | 2 | 27.8 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 16.7 |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.6 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Adlington
  
  Adlington :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | YMs. Catherine Hoyle | 828 | 61.6 |
  | Labour | YMs. June Molyneux | 778 | |
  | Conservative | Ms. Suzan Jane Christopher | 331 | 24.6 |
  | Conservative | Robert Edward Tyler | 225 | |
  | Liberal Democrats | Philip William Pilling | 186 | 13.8 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Anderton, Heath Charnock and Rivington
  
  Anderton, Heath Charnock and Rivington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | YMary Patricia Case | 452 | 46.5 |
  | | Labour | Michael Davies | 432 | 44.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Porter | 49 | 5.0 |
  | | Green | Matthew Hector Sims | 38 | 3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 971 | 36.7 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  ### Anglezarke, Heapey and Wheelton
  
  Anglezarke, Heapey and Wheelton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | YMarie Elizabeth Gray | 267 | 45.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janet Ross-Mills | 216 | 36.7 |
  | | Labour | Michael James Downes | 105 | 17.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 8.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 43.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley East
  
  Chorley East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YMelville George Coombes | 548 | 76.1 |
  | | Conservative | Erik Karl Baxendale | 172 | 23.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 52.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 720 | 17.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley North East
  
  Chorley North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YDennis Edgerley | 611 | 68.9 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Nelson Goldsby | 276 | 31.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 37.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 887 | 21.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley North West
  
  Chorley North West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | YRobert John Collinson | 927 | 49.7 |
  | | Labour | Laura Jane Lennox | 710 | 38.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Linda Norman | 229 | 12.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 11.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,866 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley South East
  
  Chorley South East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YMargaret May Lees | 757 | 56.3 |
  | | Conservative | Mrs. Patrica Mary Haughton | 587 | 43.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 12.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | 33.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Chorley South West ward
  
  Chorley South West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YJohn Gerard Wilson | 738 | 66.0 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Malpas | 292 | 26.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ms. Mavis Porter | 88 | 7.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 39.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,118 | 21.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 |
  
  ### Chorley West ward
  
  Chorley West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | YMs. Joyce Snape | 1,407 | 73.1 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Terry Brown | 430 | 22.3 | −41.9 |
  | | Conservative | Ms. Rosalie Margaret Goldsby | 88 | 4.6 | −16.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 50.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 45.7 | |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods East
  
  Clayton-le-Woods East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | YSimon Nicholas Jones | 638 | 40.2 |
  | | Conservative | Alan Cullens | 558 | 35.2 |
  | | Labour | Edward Anthony Murphy | 391 | 24.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 5.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 21.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
  
  Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YMrs. Ann Bland | 527 | 40.4 |
  | | Conservative | John Philip Walker | 418 | 32.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gail Patricia Ormston | 361 | 27.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 11.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 41.7 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Coppull North ward
  
  Coppull North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | YMs. Stella Marie Walsh | 583 | 58.2 | +4.3 |
  | | Labour | John Michael Murphy | 379 | 37.9 | −8.7 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Allan Perry | 39 | 3.9 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 15.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | 35.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | −6.5 | |
  
  ### Coppull South ward
  
  Coppull South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | YKenneth William Ball | 716 | 66.1 | |
  | | Labour | Charles Edward Vaughan | 299 | 27.6 | − |
  | | Conservative | Allan McDonald | 69 | 6.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 38.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,084 | 36.1 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Eccleston and Heskin
  
  Eccleston and Heskin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YAlan Whittaker | 1,255 | 74.3 |
  | | Conservative | Ms. Joan Constance Lucas | 434 | 25.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 48.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 39.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Euxton North
  
  Euxton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | YDaniel Peter Gee | 618 | 62.7 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Goldsworthy | 310 | 31.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Anne Sharp | 57 | 5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 31.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 35.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Mawdesley
  
  Mawdesley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | YFrancis Culshaw | 368 | 72.0 | +16.9 |
  | | Labour | Ms. Monica Mary Woodroffe | 143 | 28.0 | −16.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 44.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 511 | 34.5 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16.9 | |
  
  ### Whittle-le-Woods
  
  Whittle-le-Woods :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | YEric James Bell | 735 | 74.6 |
  | | Labour | William George Bailey | 172 | 17.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 78 | 10.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 57.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 31.4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  