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In 2011, Chorley Council launched an initiative, Choose Chorley, to encourage SMEs and large businesses to relocate to Chorley. The initiative offers red carpet introductions to key people in the town, financial incentives and tailored support for business growth. [37] The Chorley cake. The town is the home of the Chorley cake.
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area.The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.
The principal rooms were a large assembly hall, which later became known as the Lancastrian Room, the council chamber and town clerk's office. [7] The town hall became the headquarters of the new Municipal Borough of Chorley in 1881. [1]
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.
Chorley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Chorley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Chorley in Lancashire , England.
Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. Due to new boundaries for the district, all wards elected three councillors at this election before returning to its normal cycle of electing a third of councillors each year.
One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party won majority control from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition. Labour gaining control of this council was notable as David Cameron visited the town in 2006 when the Conservative Party gained control saying "this is the beginning."
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.