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Chorley 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 7 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 7 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 9,723 | 36.1% | 3 | 42.9% | 3 | 42.9% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 6,163 | 22.9% | 2 | 28.6% | 2 | 28.6% | 0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4,984 | 18.5% | 1 | 14.3% | 2 | 28.6% | -1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 2,492 | 9.2% | 1 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Green Party | 2,407 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 988 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 200 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 26,957 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley · 1 seat · won at 33.0% · +17.0 pts below quota
- Chorley Central · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · +14.5 pts below quota
- Hoghton with Wheelton · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · +12.8 pts below quota
- Clayton with Whittle · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · +12.8 pts below quota
- Chorley Rural West · 1 seat · won at 38.2% · +11.8 pts below quota
- Chorley South · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · +9.2 pts below quota
- Chorley Rural East · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Race results
Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley · single-seat
Marginal winner 33.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,568
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidy Riggott | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,507 | 33.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Jonathan Close | Reform UK | 1,477 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | Gillian Frances Sharples | Labour Party | 1,167 | 25.5% | |
| 4 | Pauline Margaret Summers | Green Party | 240 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | Mark Frost | Liberal Democrats | 147 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Jacob Neal | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 30 | 0.7% |
Chorley Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,680
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Snow | Labour Party | 1,307 | 35.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Michaela Cmorej | Reform UK | 1,300 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | Peter Malpas | Conservative and Unionist Party | 594 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Debbie Brotherton | Green Party | 383 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Jenny Hurley | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 96 | 2.6% |
Hoghton with Wheelton · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,436
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Clemson | Reform UK | 1,277 | 37.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Graham | Labour Party | 1,029 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Alan Cullens | Conservative and Unionist Party | 679 | 19.8% | |
| 4 | Jon Royle | Green Party | 227 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Stephen John Fenn | Liberal Democrats | 175 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Penelope Dawber | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 52 | 1.5% |
Clayton with Whittle · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,791
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Edward Clifford | Labour Party | 1,411 | 37.2% | Elected |
| 2 | George David Ikin | Reform UK | 1,320 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | Greg Morgan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 653 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | Gail Patricia Ormston | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Amy Louise Coxley | Green Party | 187 | 4.9% | |
| 6 | Carole Sasaki | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 22 | 0.6% |
Chorley Rural West · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,228
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wade | Reform UK | 1,614 | 38.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Whittaker | Labour Party | 1,249 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | Braeden Irvine | Conservative and Unionist Party | 931 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | Rowan Patrick Power | Liberal Democrats | 252 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Sef Churchill | Green Party | 182 | 4.3% |
Chorley South · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,611
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Hutchinson | Reform UK | 1,472 | 40.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Olga Cash | Green Party | 1,009 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | Julia Louise Berry | Labour and Co-operative Party | 825 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | Christine Turner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 206 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Zoe Anastasia Curtis | Liberal Democrats | 98 | 2.7% |
Chorley Rural East · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,641
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Snape | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,667 | 45.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Greg Heath | Reform UK | 1,263 | 34.7% | |
| 3 | Sue Baines | Conservative and Unionist Party | 414 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Simon Cash | Green Party | 179 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | David Golden | Liberal Democrats | 118 | 3.2% |