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2012 Chorley Borough Council Election
Elections to Chorley (borough), Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party won majority control from the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative-Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat Coalition. Labour gaining control of this council was notable as David Cameron visited the town in 2006 when the Conservative Party gained control saying "this is the beginning." Nick Robinson (journalist), Nick Robinson of the BBC asked on the election coverage, "then what is it now?" Council make-up After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Results map Wards Adlington, Lancashire, Adlington and Anderton, Lancashire, Anderton Brindle, Lancashire, Brindle and Hoghton ward Chorley East ward Chorley North East ward Chorley North West ward N.B. Percentage change is taken from when a 2010 Chorley Council election, Snape last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organisations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
