2023 Chorley Borough Council election

2023 Chorley Borough Council election

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14 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Alistair Bradley Alan Cullens n/a
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats before 31 10 1[a]
Seats after 37 5 0
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 5 Decrease 1

The winner of each seat in the 2023 Chorley Borough Council election

Leader before election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

Leader after election

Alistair Bradley
Labour

The 2023 Chorley Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023 to elect councillors to Chorley Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

A third of the council was up for election. Ahead of the election the council was under Labour control.[2] Labour won 13 of the 14 seats available, increasing their majority on the council. The Conservatives only retained one of the six seats they were defending.[3]

  1. ^ Faulkner, Paul (20 November 2022). "Chorley councillor quits Labour with a warning for former colleagues and a call for a more supportive environment for young people in local politics". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Your councillors by party". Chorley Borough Council. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ Faulkner, Paul (5 May 2023). "Chorley local election results 2023: Labour landslide as Tories suffer near wipeout". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 5 October 2023.


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