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Chorley 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

14 ward races

14 seats

13 elected below the proportional quota

92.9% of seats below quota

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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	13,048	35.9%	7	50.0%	5	35.7%	+2
Labour Party	12,103	33.3%	5	35.7%	5	35.7%	0
Conservative Party	5,814	16.0%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	-1
Green Party	4,662	12.8%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	612	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	54	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	36,314	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Buckshaw and Whittle · 1 seat · won at 32.1% · −17.9 pts below quota
Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard · 1 seat · won at 36.7% · −13.3 pts below quota
Euxton · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Clayton West and Cuerden · 1 seat · won at 38.9% · −11.1 pts below quota
Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · −10.8 pts below quota
Chorley North and Astley · 1 seat · won at 39.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
Chorley South West · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Chorley East · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Chorley North West · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · −7.9 pts below quota
Chorley South East and Heath Charnock · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · −7.3 pts below quota
Adlington and Anderton · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · −3.6 pts below quota
Coppull · 1 seat · won at 47.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
Chorley North East · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota

Race results

Buckshaw and Whittle · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.9 pts Valid ballots 2,569

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dedrah Cecilia Moss	Labour Party	824	32.1%	−17.9 pts	Elected
2	Craig Tommony	Reform UK	781	30.4%	—
3	Christine Turner	Conservative Party	589	22.9%	—
4	Rachel Smith	Green Party	375	14.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,569 · EC ward code local.chorley.buckshaw-whittle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.3 pts Valid ballots 2,718

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Arjun Singh	Labour Party	997	36.7%	−13.3 pts	Elected
2	Fred Laithwaite	Reform UK	950	35.0%	—
3	Ethan James Howarth	Conservative Party	558	20.5%	—
4	Sef Churchill	Green Party	127	4.7%	—
5	Rowan Power	Liberal Democrats	86	3.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,718 · EC ward code local.chorley.eccleston-heskin-charnock-richard.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Euxton · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,649

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jonathan Close	Reform UK	978	36.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
2	Gillian Frances Sharples	Labour Party	906	34.2%	—
3	Geoff Turner	Conservative Party	469	17.7%	—
4	Pauline Margaret Summers	Green Party	296	11.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,649 · EC ward code local.chorley.euxton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clayton West and Cuerden · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.1 pts Valid ballots 2,967

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lesley Durose	Reform UK	1,153	38.9%	−11.1 pts	Elected
2	Neville Grant Whitham	Labour Party	989	33.3%	—
3	Sam Chapman	Conservative Party	477	16.1%	—
4	Simon Cash	Green Party	233	7.9%	—
5	Alexandra Katherine Simpson	Liberal Democrats	115	3.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,967 · EC ward code local.chorley.clayton-west-cuerden.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.8 pts Valid ballots 3,078

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan John Platt	Conservative Party	1,207	39.2%	−10.8 pts	Elected
2	Mark Wade	Reform UK	997	32.4%	—
3	Caroline Elizabeth Turner	Labour Party	462	15.0%	—
4	Josh Collins	Green Party	264	8.6%	—
5	John Wright	Liberal Democrats	127	4.1%	—
6	Barrie William Duckworth	Independent	21	0.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,078 · EC ward code local.chorley.croston-mawdesley-euxton-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorley North and Astley · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 2,401

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Perks	Reform UK	944	39.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
2	Alistair William Morwood	Labour Party	820	34.2%	—
3	Jeffrey Johnstone Green	Conservative Party	327	13.6%	—
4	Jon Royle	Green Party	310	12.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,401 · EC ward code local.chorley.chorley-north-astley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorley South West · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,183

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Olga Cash	Green Party	866	39.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
2	Barry Young	Reform UK	774	35.5%	—
3	Terry Howarth	Labour Party	423	19.4%	—
4	Dorothy Livesey	Conservative Party	120	5.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,183 · EC ward code local.chorley.chorley-south-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,563

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ellie Close	Reform UK	1,017	39.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
2	Michelle Beach	Labour Party	717	28.0%	—
3	Greg Morgan	Conservative Party	400	15.6%	—
4	Amy Louise Coxley	Green Party	263	10.3%	—
5	Stephen John Fenn	Liberal Democrats	149	5.8%	—
6	Geoff Fielden	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	17	0.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,563 · EC ward code local.chorley.clayton-east-brindle-hoghton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 1,959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin Andrew Topp	Reform UK	778	39.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
2	Ian Daniel Cardwell	Labour Party	677	34.6%	—
3	Louise Elizabeth Hall	Green Party	296	15.1%	—
4	Mark Grandi	Conservative Party	171	8.7%	—
5	Carole Ann Sasaki	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	37	1.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,959 · EC ward code local.chorley.chorley-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorley North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.9 pts Valid ballots 2,598

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Emma Louise Walker	Labour Party	1,093	42.1%	−7.9 pts	Elected
2	Shaz Malik	Reform UK	727	28.0%	—
3	Peter Malpas	Conservative Party	403	15.5%	—
4	Anne Frances Calderbank	Green Party	375	14.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,598 · EC ward code local.chorley.chorley-north-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorley South East and Heath Charnock · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.3 pts Valid ballots 2,801

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Hill	Reform UK	1,196	42.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
2	Samir Khan	Labour Party	939	33.5%	—
3	Jane Elizabeth Weston	Green Party	365	13.0%	—
4	Diana Khan	Conservative Party	301	10.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,801 · EC ward code local.chorley.chorley-south-east-heath-charnock.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Adlington and Anderton · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.6 pts Valid ballots 2,731

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	June Molyneaux	Labour Party	1,266	46.4%	−3.6 pts	Elected
2	Graham Keith Thornton	Reform UK	928	34.0%	—
3	Neil Baglow	Conservative Party	280	10.3%	—
4	Amy Hardcastle	Green Party	257	9.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,731 · EC ward code local.chorley.adlington-anderton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Coppull · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.6 pts Valid ballots 2,231

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Joe McCartney	Reform UK	1,057	47.4%	−2.6 pts	Elected
2	Steve Holgate	Labour Party	520	23.3%	—
3	Debbie Brotherton	Green Party	421	18.9%	—
4	Harold Heaton	Conservative Party	162	7.3%	—
5	Mark Robert Frost	Liberal Democrats	71	3.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,231 · EC ward code local.chorley.coppull.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorley North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.3 pts Valid ballots 2,866

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jen Whiffen	Labour Party	1,470	51.3%	+1.3 pts	Elected
2	Paul Robert Hazzard	Reform UK	768	26.8%	—
3	Wendy Paterson	Conservative Party	350	12.2%	—
4	Mark Worsley Tebbutt	Green Party	214	7.5%	—
5	David Golden	Liberal Democrats	64	2.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,866 · EC ward code local.chorley.chorley-north-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index