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Chorley 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races

14 seats

2 elected below the proportional quota

14.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	16,698	55.8%	13	92.9%	8	57.1%	+5
Conservative and Unionist Party	9,804	32.7%	1	7.1%	5	35.7%	-4
Green Party	2,653	8.9%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Liberal Democrats	704	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	85	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	29,944	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · 1 seat · won at 46.3% · +3.7 pts below quota
Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · +3.5 pts below quota
Chorley South West · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Buckshaw & Whittle · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
Chorley South East & Heath Charnock · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Chorley North & Astley · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Clayton West & Cuerden · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
Chorley North West · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
Chorley North East · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
Adlington & Anderton · 1 seat · won at 62.0% · above quota
Euxton · 1 seat · won at 62.0% · above quota
Coppull · 1 seat · won at 70.1% · above quota
Chorley East · 1 seat · won at 70.6% · above quota

Race results

Croston, Mawdesley & Euxton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,591

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Platt A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,200	46.3%	Elected
2	Turner C.	Labour Party	660	25.5%
3	Wright J.	Liberal Democrats	638	24.6%
4	Wade R.	Green Party	93	3.6%

Electorate 6,215 · Ballots cast 2,591 · EC ward code E05013075 · Back to ward index

Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,227

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Le Marinel M.	Labour Party	1,035	46.5%	Elected
2	Morgan G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	989	44.4%
3	Gomez-Cash O.	Green Party	203	9.1%

Electorate 6,782 · Ballots cast 2,227 · EC ward code E05013072 · Back to ward index

Chorley South West · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.5 pts Valid ballots 1,667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howarth T.	Labour Party	858	51.5%	Elected
2	Hunter-Rossall A.	Green Party	547	32.8%
3	Gray M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	262	15.7%

Electorate 5,774 · Ballots cast 1,667 · EC ward code E05013071 · Back to ward index

Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.5 pts Valid ballots 2,241

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Singh A.	Labour Party	1,154	51.5%	Elected
2	Dalton J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	917	40.9%
3	Felton S.	Green Party	104	4.6%
4	Frost M.	Liberal Democrats	66	2.9%

Electorate 5,746 · Ballots cast 2,241 · EC ward code E05013076 · Back to ward index

Buckshaw & Whittle · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 1,907

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moss D.	Labour Party	1,036	54.3%	Elected
2	Turner C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	715	37.5%
3	Smith R.	Green Party	156	8.2%

Electorate 6,091 · Ballots cast 1,907 · EC ward code E05013065 · Back to ward index

Chorley South East & Heath Charnock · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 2,009

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan S.	Labour Party	1,169	58.2%	Elected
2	Mercer S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	591	29.4%
3	Weston J.	Green Party	164	8.2%
4	Hurley J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	85	4.2%

Electorate 6,796 · Ballots cast 2,009 · EC ward code E05013070 · Back to ward index

Chorley North & Astley · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 1,978

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morwood A.	Labour Party	1,159	58.6%	Elected
2	Knights O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	606	30.6%
3	Becker K.	Green Party	213	10.8%

Electorate 5,907 · Ballots cast 1,978 · EC ward code E05013069 · Back to ward index

Clayton West & Cuerden · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 2,544

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whitham N.	Labour Party	1,499	58.9%	Elected
2	Simmance W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	802	31.5%
3	Hales C.	Green Party	243	9.6%

Electorate 6,616 · Ballots cast 2,544 · EC ward code E05013073 · Back to ward index

Chorley North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lynch M.	Labour Party	1,366	59.0%	Elected
2	Malpas P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	738	31.9%
3	Tebbutt M.	Green Party	211	9.1%

Electorate 5,893 · Ballots cast 2,315 · EC ward code E05013068 · Back to ward index

Chorley North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 2,480

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whiffen J.	Labour Party	1,516	61.1%	Elected
2	Grogan R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	783	31.6%
3	Royle D.	Green Party	181	7.3%

Electorate 5,470 · Ballots cast 2,480 · EC ward code E05013067 · Back to ward index

Adlington & Anderton · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.0 pts Valid ballots 2,159

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Molyneaux J.	Labour Party	1,339	62.0%	Elected
2	Baglow N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	699	32.4%
3	Royle J.	Green Party	121	5.6%

Electorate 6,095 · Ballots cast 2,159 · EC ward code E05013064 · Back to ward index

Euxton · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.0 pts Valid ballots 2,304

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gray T.	Labour Party	1,429	62.0%	Elected
2	Russell R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	740	32.1%
3	Kilburn R.	Green Party	135	5.9%

Electorate 5,899 · Ballots cast 2,304 · EC ward code E05013077 · Back to ward index

Coppull · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.1 pts Valid ballots 1,890

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Towers R.	Labour Party	1,325	70.1%	Elected
2	Mac A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	458	24.2%
3	Calderbank A.	Green Party	107	5.7%

Electorate 6,092 · Ballots cast 1,890 · EC ward code E05013074 · Back to ward index

Chorley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.6 pts Valid ballots 1,632

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan Z.	Labour Party	1,153	70.6%	Elected
2	Morris S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	304	18.6%
3	Kilburn E.	Green Party	175	10.7%

Electorate 6,011 · Ballots cast 1,632 · EC ward code E05013066 · Back to ward index