Chorley Borough Council election, 1999
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 31 | −2 | |
| Conservative | 9 | +3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | 0 | |
| Independent | 2 | −1 | |
Election result
| Chorley Local Election Result 1999 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Labour | 10 | −2 | 62.5 | |||||||
| Conservative | 3 | +3 | 18.8 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 18.8 | |||||||
| Independent | 0 | −1 | 0.0 | |||||||
Ward results
Adlington
| Adlington | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
698 | 71.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Raymond Ormston | 273 | 28.1 | ||
| Majority | 425 | 43.8 | |||
| Turnout | 971 | 22.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley East
| Chorley East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
627 | 75.5 | ||
| Conservative | Erik Karl Baxendale | 204 | 24.5 | ||
| Majority | 423 | 50.9 | |||
| Turnout | 831 | 20.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley North East
| Chorley North East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
610 | 66.7 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Nelson Goldsby | 224 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Glenda Charlesworth | 81 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 386 | 42.2 | |||
| Turnout | 915 | 21.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South East
| Chorley South East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
646 | 59.8 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Tyler | 355 | 32.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Porter | 79 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 26.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,080 | 26.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley South West
| Chorley South West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
776 | 74.3 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Malpas | 268 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | 508 | 48.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,044 | 19.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chorley West
| Chorley West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
720 | 62.6 | ||
| Conservative | Rosalie Goldsby | 257 | 22.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mavis Porter | 173 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 463 | 40.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,150 | 27.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods East
| Clayton-le-Woods East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | |
1,010 | 47.9 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Livesey | 696 | 33.0 | ||
| Labour | Jean Cronshaw | 402 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 314 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,108 | 27.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
| Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |
528 | 46.3 | ||
| Conservative | John Philip Walker | 419 | 36.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Gail Patricia Ormston | 193 | 16.9 | ||
| Majority | 109 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,140 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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