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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.
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
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
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]
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The Chorley Borough Council elections took place on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. Election result. Chorley Local Election Result 2008
Party political make-up of Chorley Council Party Seats Council (2011–2012) 2008 2010 2011 Conservative: 27: 27:
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