Chorley
District council · North West · 42 seats in 14 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027
Labour have a majority on Chorley Council. The council has 42 councillors in 14 wards. Seats by party: Labour 29, Reform 6, Conservative 4, Other 2, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Adlington & Anderton Peter Wilson, Kim Snape, June Molyneaux | 7 May 2026 Labour 46.4% lead 12.4 pts |
| Buckshaw & Whittle Russ Green, Dedrah Moss, Aidy Riggott | 7 May 2026 Labour 32.1% lead 1.7 pts |
| Chorley East Chris Snow, Hasina Khan, Martin Topp | 7 May 2026 Reform 39.7% lead 5.1 pts |
| Chorley North & Astley Jean Sherwood, Adrian Lowe, Mark Perks | 7 May 2026 Reform 39.3% lead 5.1 pts |
| Chorley North East Margaret France, Jenny Whiffen, Gordon France | 7 May 2026 Labour 51.3% lead 24.5 pts |
| Chorley North West Sarah Ainsworth, Aaron Beaver, Emma Walker | 7 May 2026 Labour 42.1% lead 14.1 pts |
| Chorley South East & Heath Charnock Alistair Bradley, Mark Hill, Beverley Murray | 7 May 2026 Reform 42.7% lead 9.2 pts |
| Chorley South West Roy Lees, Katie Wilkie, Olga Cash | 7 May 2026 Green 39.7% lead 4.2 pts |
| Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton Irene Amahwe, Ellie Close, Pauline McGovern | 7 May 2026 Reform 39.7% lead 11.7 pts |
| Clayton West & Cuerden Mark Clifford, Lesley Durose, Michelle Brown | 7 May 2026 Reform 38.9% lead 5.6 pts |
| Coppull Julia Berry, Alex Hilton, Joe McCartney | 7 May 2026 Reform 47.4% lead 24.1 pts |
| Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South Debra Platt, Alan Platt, Craige Southern | 7 May 2026 Conservative 39.2% lead 6.8 pts |
| Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard Christine Heydon, Alan Whittaker, Arjun Singh | 7 May 2026 Labour 36.7% lead 1.7 pts |
| Euxton Jonathan Close, Joan Williamson, Danny Gee | 7 May 2026 Reform 36.9% lead 2.7 pts |
Adlington & Anderton
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| June Molyneaux Elected | Labour | 1,266 | 46.4% |
| Graham Keith Thornton | Reform | 928 | 34.0% |
| Neil Baglow | Conservative | 280 | 10.3% |
| Amy Hardcastle | Green | 257 | 9.4% |
Buckshaw & Whittle
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedrah Cecilia Moss Elected | Labour | 824 | 32.1% |
| Craig Tommony | Reform | 781 | 30.4% |
| Christine Turner | Conservative | 589 | 22.9% |
| Rachel Smith | Green | 375 | 14.6% |
Last by-election, 26 June 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidy Riggott Elected | Conservative | 576 | 35.5% |
| Jonathan Close | Reform | 530 | 32.7% |
| Gillian Frances Sharples | Labour | 412 | 25.4% |
| Amy Louise Coxley | Green | 103 | 6.4% |
Chorley East
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Andrew Topp Elected | Reform | 778 | 39.7% |
| Ian Daniel Cardwell | Labour | 677 | 34.6% |
| Louise Elizabeth Hall | Green | 296 | 15.1% |
| Mark Grandi | Conservative | 171 | 8.7% |
| Carole Ann Sasaki | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 37 | 1.9% |
Last by-election, 1 May 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Andrew Topp Elected | Reform | 672 | 40.1% |
| Ian Daniel Cardwell | Labour | 619 | 36.9% |
| Sue Baines | Conservative | 160 | 9.5% |
| Anne Frances Calderbank | Green | 121 | 7.2% |
| Aamir Khansaheb | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 91 | 5.4% |
| Moira Crawford | Independent | 13 | 0.8% |
Chorley North & Astley
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Perks Elected | Reform | 944 | 39.3% |
| Alistair William Morwood | Labour | 820 | 34.2% |
| Jeffrey Johnstone Green | Conservative | 327 | 13.6% |
| Jon Royle | Green | 310 | 12.9% |
Chorley North East
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jen Whiffen Elected | Labour | 1,470 | 51.3% |
| Paul Robert Hazzard | Reform | 768 | 26.8% |
| Wendy Paterson | Conservative | 350 | 12.2% |
| Mark Worsley Tebbutt | Green | 214 | 7.5% |
| David Golden | Lib Dem | 64 | 2.2% |
Chorley North West
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Louise Walker Elected | Labour | 1,093 | 42.1% |
| Shaz Malik | Reform | 727 | 28.0% |
| Peter Malpas | Conservative | 403 | 15.5% |
| Anne Frances Calderbank | Green | 375 | 14.4% |
Chorley South East & Heath Charnock
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hill Elected | Reform | 1,196 | 42.7% |
| Samir Khan | Labour | 939 | 33.5% |
| Jane Elizabeth Weston | Green | 365 | 13.0% |
| Diana Khan | Conservative | 301 | 10.7% |
Chorley South West
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Cash Elected | Green | 866 | 39.7% |
| Barry Young | Reform | 774 | 35.5% |
| Terry Howarth | Labour | 423 | 19.4% |
| Dorothy Livesey | Conservative | 120 | 5.5% |
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie Close Elected | Reform | 1,017 | 39.7% |
| Michelle Beach | Labour | 717 | 28.0% |
| Greg Morgan | Conservative | 400 | 15.6% |
| Amy Louise Coxley | Green | 263 | 10.3% |
| Stephen John Fenn | Lib Dem | 149 | 5.8% |
| Geoff Fielden | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 17 | 0.7% |
Clayton West & Cuerden
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Durose Elected | Reform | 1,153 | 38.9% |
| Neville Grant Whitham | Labour | 989 | 33.3% |
| Sam Chapman | Conservative | 477 | 16.1% |
| Simon Cash | Green | 233 | 7.9% |
| Alexandra Katherine Simpson | Lib Dem | 115 | 3.9% |
Coppull
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McCartney Elected | Reform | 1,057 | 47.4% |
| Steve Holgate | Labour | 520 | 23.3% |
| Debbie Brotherton | Green | 421 | 18.9% |
| Harold Heaton | Conservative | 162 | 7.3% |
| Mark Robert Frost | Lib Dem | 71 | 3.2% |
Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Platt Elected | Conservative | 1,207 | 39.2% |
| Mark Wade | Reform | 997 | 32.4% |
| Caroline Elizabeth Turner | Labour | 462 | 15.0% |
| Josh Collins | Green | 264 | 8.6% |
| John Wright | Lib Dem | 127 | 4.1% |
| Barrie William Duckworth | Independent | 21 | 0.7% |
Last by-election, 14 September 2023
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Platt Elected | Conservative | 878 | 47.9% |
| Ian Daniel Cardwell | Labour | 710 | 38.8% |
| Rowan Power | Lib Dem | 244 | 13.3% |
Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Singh Elected | Labour | 997 | 36.7% |
| Fred Laithwaite | Reform | 950 | 35.0% |
| Ethan James Howarth | Conservative | 558 | 20.5% |
| Sef Churchill | Green | 127 | 4.7% |
| Rowan Power | Lib Dem | 86 | 3.2% |
Euxton
Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Close Elected | Reform | 978 | 36.9% |
| Gillian Frances Sharples | Labour | 906 | 34.2% |
| Geoff Turner | Conservative | 469 | 17.7% |
| Pauline Margaret Summers | Green | 296 | 11.2% |
Changed party since the election
1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.
| Ward | Councillor | Elected as | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley South East & Heath Charnock | Mark Hill | Reform 2026 | Independent |
Seats up on 6 May 2027
14 of 42 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:
| Ward | Councillor whose term ends |
|---|---|
| Adlington & Anderton | Peter Wilson Labour |
| Buckshaw & Whittle | Aidy Riggott Conservative |
| Chorley East | Chris Snow Labour |
| Chorley North & Astley | Jean Sherwood Labour |
| Chorley North East | Gordon France Labour |
| Chorley North West | Sarah Ainsworth Labour |
| Chorley South East & Heath Charnock | Beverley Murray Labour |
| Chorley South West | Roy Lees Labour |
| Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton | Pauline McGovern Independent |
| Clayton West & Cuerden | Michelle Brown Labour |
| Coppull | Julia Berry Labour |
| Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South | Craige Southern Conservative |
| Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard | Christine Heydon Labour |
| Euxton | Joan Williamson Labour |
Term end dates from Open Council Data.
Every council by-election since 2021
3 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2025 | Buckshaw & Whittle | Conservative gain from Labour | 35.5% |
| 1 May 2025 | Chorley East | Reform gain from Labour | 40.1% |
| 18 September 2023 | Croston Mawdesley | Conservative hold |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley | 86% | Other | Other 89% |
| South Ribble | 14% | Labour | Labour 36% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Chorley
117,732 residents in 50,118 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.