Chorley Borough Council election, 1998
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:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | −4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | +1 | |
| Conservative | 6 | +2 | |
| Independent | 2 | +1 | |
Election result
| Chorley Local Election Result 1998 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Labour | 9 | −4 | 50.0 | |||||||
| Conservative | 5 | +2 | 27.8 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | +1 | 16.7 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 5.6 | |||||||
Ward results
Anderton, Heath Charnock and Rivington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |
452 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Michael Davies | 432 | 44.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Porter | 49 | 5.0 | ||
| Green | Matthew Hector Sims | 38 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 20 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 971 | 36.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Anglezarke, Heapey and Wheelton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |
267 | 45.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Janet Ross-Mills | 216 | 36.7 | ||
| Labour | Michael James Downes | 105 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 588 | 43.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |
548 | 76.1 | ||
| Conservative | Erik Karl Baxendale | 172 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 376 | 52.2 | |||
| Turnout | 720 | 17.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |
611 | 68.9 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Nelson Goldsby | 276 | 31.1 | ||
| Majority | 335 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 887 | 21.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |
927 | 49.7 | ||
| Labour | Laura Jane Lennox | 710 | 38.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Linda Norman | 229 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,866 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |
757 | 56.3 | ||
| Conservative | Mrs. Patrica Mary Houghton | 587 | 43.7 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,344 | 33.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | |
638 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Cullens | 558 | 35.2 | ||
| Labour | Edward Anthony Murphy | 391 | 24.6 | ||
| Majority | 80 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,587 | 21.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |
527 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Philip Walker | 418 | 32.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gail Patricia Ormston | 361 | 27.6 | ||
| Majority | 166 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,306 | 41.7 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Euxton North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |
618 | 62.7 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Goldsworthy | 310 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | P.A. Sharp | 57 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 308 | 31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 985 | 35.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Whittle-le-Woods
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |
735 | 74.6 | ||
| Labour | W. Bailey | 172 | 17.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Stephen John Fenn | 78 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 563 | 57.2 | |||
| Turnout | 985 | 31.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
- Election results: CHORLEY
- Lib Dems are ready to test their popularity
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