Chorley local elections
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One third of Chorley Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 1990
Labour 1990 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2000
No overall control 2000 - 2006
Conservative 2006 -
[edit] Council elections
[edit] By-election results
| Charnock Richard by-election 15 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 467 | 62.8 | |||
| Labour | 233 | 31.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 44 | 5.9 | |||
| Majority | 134 | 31.5 | |||
| Turnout | 744 | 49.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Clayton Le Woods & Whittle Le Woods By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,395 | 41.5 | -9.9 | ||
| Labour | 1,105 | 32.8 | +9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 865 | 25.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Majority | 290 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,365 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
