2024 Chorley Borough Council election
2024 English local election
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The 2024 Chorley Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect councillors to Chorley Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
2 May 2024
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14 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The winner of each seat in the 2024 Chorley Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A third of the council was up for election. Ahead of the election the council was under Labour control.[1] Labour won 13 of the 14 seats available, increasing their majority on the council and in the process unseated the council's Conservatives leader. The Conservatives only retained one of the three seats they were defending.[2]
Results summary

The results of the 2024 elections are summarised below.[3]
| 2024 Chorley Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 13 | 92.9 | 26 | 39 | 92.9 | 15,832 | 60.5 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | 7.14 | 2 | 3 | 7.1 | 7,012 | 26.8 | ―2.7 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,617 | 10.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 406 | 1.6 | ―0.4 | ||
| TUSC | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 1.2 | +0.9 | ||
Ward results
Adlington and Anderton
Buckshaw and Whittle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Russell Charles Green | 995 | 47.9 | ―11.8 | |
| Conservative | Aidy Riggott | 870 | 41.8 | +9.5 | |
| Green | Rachel Smith | 214 | 10.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 125 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,079 | 29.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Chorley East
Chorley North and Astley
Chorley North East
Chorley North West
Chorley South East and Heath Charnock
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alistair Ward Bradley | 1,173 | 62.6 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Mercer | 467 | 25.4 | ―0.7 | |
| Green | Jane Weston | 158 | 8.4 | +0.8 | |
| TUSC | Jenny Hurley | 76 | 4.1 | ―1.2 | |
| Majority | 706 | 37.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,874 | 27.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South West
Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Irene Evelyn Amahwe | 949 | 48.7 | ―3.6 | |
| Conservative | Alan Cullens | 723 | 37.1 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gail Patricia Ormston | 148 | 7.6 | ―0.8 | |
| Green | Pauline Summers | 128 | 6.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 226 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,948 | 29.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Clayton West and Cuerden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mark Edward Clifford | 1,369 | 63.1 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Andrew Chapman | 541 | 24.9 | ―5.1 | |
| Green | Clare Elizabeth Hales | 167 | 7.7 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Fenn | 93 | 4.3 | ―4.1 | |
| Majority | 828 | 38.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,170 | 32.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coppull
Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Debra Platt | 976 | 44.9 | ―3.0 | |
| Labour | Caroline Elizabeth Turner | 897 | 41.3 | +2.5 | |
| Green | John Clare | 194 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Frost | 105 | 4.8 | ―8.5 | |
| Majority | 79 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,172 | 34.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Alan Whittaker | 1,117 | 63.1 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | Steve Bland | 504 | 28.4 | ―10.4 | |
| Green | Sef Churchill | 88 | 5.0 | ―0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rown Patrick Power | 60 | 3.4 | ―1.7 | |
| Majority | 613 | 34.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,769 | 32.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Euxton
By-elections
Buckshaw & Whittle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Aidy Riggott | 576 | 35.5 | –6.3 | |
| Reform | Jonathan Close | 530 | 32.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Gillian Sharples | 412 | 25.4 | –22.5 | |
| Green | Amy Coxley | 103 | 6.4 | –3.9 | |
| Majority | 46 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,621 | 22.4 | –6.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||