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The Municipal Borough of Chorley was governed by a mayor and council of eight aldermen and twenty-four councillors, chosen equally from four wards — North, East, South and West. [3] The borough's population remained roughly static in the 20th century, with the 1911 census showing 30,315 people and the 1961 census showing 31,315.
The town hall became the headquarters of the new Municipal Borough of Chorley in 1881. [1] In the early years the basement was used for a butter market and, in the early 20th century, the assembly room was used as a cinema. [8] Meanwhile the old town hall was demolished in the 1930s. [9]
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Chorley South East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative: Mrs. Patrica Mary Houghton 855 44.5 +2.5 Labour: Christopher Michael Snow 834 43.4 +0.5 Liberal Democrats: David Porter 231 12.0 −3.0 Majority 21 1.1 Turnout: 1,920 39.2 Conservative gain from Labour: Swing +1.0
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by one. The council stayed under no overall control. After the election the composition of the council was:
The new district was named Chorley, and the borough status previously held by the town was passed to the new district on the day that it came into being, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Chorley's series of mayors dating back to 1881. [6] [7]
Party political make-up of Chorley Council Party Seats Council (2011–2012) 2008 2010 2011 Conservative: 27: 27:
Chorley Borough Council elections; Chorley Rural District; Borough of Chorley This page was last edited on 14 August 2018, at 16:55 (UTC). Text ...