Chorley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

Chorley Borough Council Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, 42 councillors have been elected from 14

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

Political control

From 1881 to 1974,

had been a municipal borough. Under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

the borough became a non-metropolitan district and had its territory enlarged, gaining the area of the abolished Adlington Urban District,

Withnell Withnell is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,631, reducing to 3,498 at the census of 2011. Withnell is about north-east of Chorley itself and ...

Urban District and Chorley Rural District. The first election to the reformed borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1990 have been:

Council elections

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: Election result ...

* 1999 Chorley Borough Council election * 2000 Chorley Borough Council election *

2002 Chorley Borough Council election Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by one. The council stayed under no overall control. Afte ...

(New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The Borough of Chorley (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
Retrieved on 4 October 2015. * 2003 Chorley Borough Council election *

2004 Chorley Borough Council election Elections to Chorley (borough), Chorley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: Elect ...

* 2006 Chorley Borough Council election * 2007 Chorley Borough Council election * 2008 Chorley Borough Council election * 2010 Chorley Borough Council election * 2011 Chorley Borough Council election * 2012 Chorley Borough Council election * 2014 Chorley Borough Council election * 2015 Chorley Borough Council election * 2016 Chorley Borough Council election * 2018 Chorley Borough Council election * 2019 Chorley Borough Council election *

2021 Chorley Borough Council election Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. Due to new boundaries for the district, all wards elected three councillors at this election before returning to its nor ...

(New Ward Boundaries) * 2022 Chorley Borough Council election

Borough result maps

File:Chorley 2003.jpg, 2003 results map File:Chorley UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map

By-election results

References

Chorley election results

External links

Chorley Borough Council
{{Borough of Chorley culture District council elections in England Council elections in Lancashire Local government in Chorley Politics of Chorley