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 Increase 6
Liberal Democrat 6 Increase 1
Conservative 16 Decrease 7
Independent 1 Steady

Election result

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Source: Chorley Borough Council[1]

Chorley Local Election Result 1998
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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

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Adlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y Florence Molyneaux 1,133 78.6
Liberal Democrats J. Bleasdale 308 21.4
Majority 57.3
Turnout 32.9
Labour hold Swing
Chorley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y B. Hodson 954 88.1
Conservative R. Charnley 129 11.9
Majority 76.2
Turnout 26.7
Labour hold Swing

Chorley North East

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Chorley North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y Adrian 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 58.2
Turnout 31.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South East

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Chorley South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y Anthony Stephen Holgate 1,101 68.2
Conservative E. Baxendale 385 23.5
Liberal Democrats David Porter 129 8.0
Majority 44.3
Turnout 40.3
Labour hold Swing

Chorley South West ward

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Chorley South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y Thomas McGowan 1,317 85.1
Conservative Peter Malpas 231 14.9
Majority 70.2
Turnout 30.4
Labour hold Swing

Chorley West ward

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Chorley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y A. Gee 1,193 78.2
Conservative E. Montgomery 333 21.8
Majority 56.4
Turnout 36.1
Labour hold Swing
Clayton-le-Woods East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats  YS. Charlesworth 1,110 48.6
Labour E. Murphy 608 26.6
Conservative Alan Cullens 564 24.7
Majority 22.0
Turnout 30.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  Y J. Cronshaw 484 40.0
Liberal Democrats J. Freeman 452 37.3
Conservative M. Muncaster 275 22.7
Majority 32 2.6
Turnout 1,211 39.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Coppull North ward

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Coppull North
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 25.9
Turnout 46.7
Labour hold Swing

Coppull South ward

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Coppull South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats  YE. Holland 722 52.1
Labour R. Lees 605 42.8
Conservative M. Stewart 86 6.1
Majority 8.3
Turnout 47.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Eccleston and Heskin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  YT. Titherington 1,013 62.7
Conservative J. Lucas 509 31.5
Independent D. Staig 93 5.8
Majority 31.2
Turnout 40.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Euxton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  YJ. Berry 765 59.1
Conservative G. Jolly 399 30.8
Liberal Democrats D bland 130 10.0
Majority 28.3
Turnout 47.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Euxton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  YJ. Cocking 720 58.0
Conservative G. Simmons 403 32.4
Liberal Democrats P. Sharp 119 9.6
Majority 25.5
Turnout 36.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Lostock

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Lostock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour  YDavid Heyes 512 37.6
Conservative J. Rigby 430 31.6
Independent (Politician) M. Iddon 420 30.8
Majority 6.0
Turnout 42.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Whittle-le-Woods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats  YM. Lavender 395 38.1
Conservative J. Walker 389 37.5
Independent (Politician) D. Yates 252 24.3
Majority 0.6
Turnout 38.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Whithnell

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Whithnell
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 16.2
Turnout 46.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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