Main article: Chorley Borough Council elections
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. 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."[1] Nick Robinson of the BBC asked on the election coverage, "then what is it now?"
Council make-up [ ]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party political make-up of Chorley Council
Party
Seats
Current Council (2012)
2010
2011
2012
Labour
15
20
24
Conservative
27
23
20
Independent
2
2
2
Lib Dems
3
2
1
Election result [ ]
Chorley Local Election Result 2012
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
11
4
0
+4
68.8
53.4
14,194
+3.4
Conservative
4
0
3
−3
25.0
32.1
8,531
−5.9
Independent
1
0
0
0
6.3
7.2
1,906
+5.2
UKIP
0
0
0
0
0
4.1
1,088
+0.1
Liberal Democrats
0
0
1
−1
0
2.1
555
−3.9
Green
0
0
0
0
0
1.1
293
+1.1
Results map [ ]
Wards [ ]
Adlington and Anderton [ ]
Brindle and Hoghton ward[ ]
Chorley East ward[ ]
Chorley North East ward[ ]
Chorley North West ward[ ]
N.B. Percentage change is taken from when a Snape last faced the electorate .
Chorley South East ward[ ]
Chorley South West ward[ ]
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods ward[ ]
Clayton-le-Woods North ward[ ]
Coppull ward[ ]
Eccleston and Mawdesley ward[ ]
Euxton North ward[ ]
Lostock ward [ ]
Wheelton and Withnell ward[ ]
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