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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]
Chorley South East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour: Thomas McGowan 625 42.9 −2.2 Conservative: Barbara Higham 612 42.0 +7.3 Liberal Democrats: David Porter 219 15.0 −5.2 Majority 13 0.9 −9.5 Turnout: 1,456 31.4 Labour hold: Swing
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 ...
Party political make-up of Chorley Council Party Seats Current Council (2014) 2010 2011 2012 2014 Labour: 15: 20: 24:
Chorley Local Election Result 2010 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative: 10 0 0 56 39 17,926 −6.7 Labour: 5 0 0 31 39 18,158 +3.9 Liberal Democrats: 1 0 0 6 12 5,605 +4.2 Independent: 1 0 0 6 8 3,801 −2.4 UKIP: 0 0 0 0 1 412 +1 Green: 0 0 0 0 0.5 222 +0.5