Local Election Results 2008
Chorley
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Astley and Buckshaw, Chisnall, Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden, Euxton South or Pennine.
Other results for Chorley:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Chorley (may be incomplete): 5th May 2005 (Clayton-le-Woods & Whittle-le-Woods)
— 4th June 2009 (Wheelton & Withnell)
— 20th October 2015 (Euxton N.)
— 4th July 2019 (Eccleston & Mawdesley)
— 14th September 2023 (Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton S.)
Results for Lancashire county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
11872 |
45.7% |
8 |
| Labour |
9130 |
35.1% |
5 |
| Independent |
2699 |
10.4% |
1 |
| Liberal Democrat |
2016 |
7.8% |
1 |
| New Party |
276 |
1.1% |
0 |
| Peter Wilson |
Lab |
1103 |
44.5% |
| Eric Catterall |
C |
1079 |
43.6% |
| Philip Ling |
LD |
294 |
11.9% |
| David Dickinson |
C |
648 |
81.6% |
| Neil Caton |
Lab |
146 |
18.4% |
| Julia Berry |
Lab |
974 |
62.4% |
| Nicola Gregory |
C |
587 |
37.6% |
| Adrian Lowe |
Lab |
764 |
45.2% |
| Simon Parkinson |
C |
650 |
38.5% |
| Colin Denby |
New |
276 |
16.3% |
| Joyce Snape |
Ind |
2055 |
76.3% |
| Jonathan Pryor |
Lab |
337 |
12.5% |
| Barbara Higham |
C |
302 |
11.2% |
| Alistair Bradley |
Lab |
890 |
46.2% |
| Eleanor Smith |
C |
834 |
43.3% |
| David Porter |
LD |
204 |
10.6% |
| Anthony Gee |
Lab |
831 |
51.8% |
| Dorothy Livesey |
C |
772 |
48.2% |
| John Walker |
C |
1353 |
65.5% |
| Frances Maguire |
Lab |
387 |
18.7% |
| Glenda Charlesworth |
LD |
326 |
15.8% |
| Alan Cullens |
C |
897 |
53.1% |
| Steve Murfitt |
Lab |
499 |
29.5% |
| Stephen Fenn |
LD |
294 |
17.4% |
| Stella Walsh |
LD |
898 |
51.2% |
| Peter Gore |
Lab |
588 |
33.5% |
| Stephen Royce |
C |
269 |
15.3% |
| Henry Caunce |
C |
1306 |
57.7% |
| Alan Whittikar |
Lab |
956 |
42.3% |
| Debra Platt |
C |
908 |
54.9% |
| Danny Gee |
Lab |
745 |
45.1% |
| Pat Case |
C |
573 |
72.3% |
| Paul Walmsley |
Lab |
220 |
27.7% |
| Simon Moulton |
C |
846 |
56.8% |
| Margaret Iddon |
Ind |
644 |
43.2% |
| Shaun Smith |
C |
848 |
55.1% |
| Chris France |
Lab |
690 |
44.9% |
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