Chorley Council local election results 2026: Reform make big gains, but Labour keep control
Chorley Council’s election results are in.
Reform won half the seats that were contested on Thursday, but because only a third of the total number on the authority was up for grabs, the ruling Labour group has retained overall control of the council. Reform now become the official opposition party.
See the number of seats won and the individual ward results below - and click here for all the reaction and explanation, as Reform reveal their opposition plans and Labour reflect on their losses.
FINAL RESULTS TOTAL:
The final results tally across the 14 seats that were being contested at Thursday’s polls:
Conservatives: 1 (no change)
Green Party: 1 (+1)
Labour: 5 (-8)
Reform UK: 7 (+7)
Note: figure in brackets shows losses and gains from when this tranche of seats was last fought in 2022.
NEW COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL
Labour: 30
Reform UK: 7
Conservatives: 4
Green Party: 1
WARD-BY-WARD RESULTS
Key
Victor in bold
* denotes incumbent councillor in that ward
Adlington and Anderton
LAB HOLD
NEIL BAGLOW – Conservative Party - 280
AMY HARDCASTLE – Green Party - 257
JUNE MOLYNEAUX* – Labour and Co-operative Party - 1,266
GRAHAM THORNTON – Reform UK - 928
Buckshaw and Whittle
LAB HOLD
DEDRAH MOSS* – Labour Party - 824
RACHEL SMITH – Green Party - 375
CRAIG TOMMONY – Reform UK - 781
CHRISTINE TURNER – Conservative Party - 589
Chorley East
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
IAN CARDWELL – Labour Party - 677
MARK GRANDI – Conservative Party - 171
LOUISE HALL – Green Party - 296
CAROLE SASAKI -Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition - 37
MARTIN TOPP* – Reform UK - 778
Chorley North and Astley
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
JEFFREY GREEN – Conservative Party - 327
ALISTAIR MORWOOD* – Labour Party - 820
MARK PERKS – Reform UK - 944
JON ROYLE – Green Party - 310
Chorley North East
LAB HOLD
DAVID GOLDEN – Liberal Democrats - 64
PAUL HAZZARD – Reform UK - 768
WENDY PATERSON – Conservative Party - 350
MARK TEBBUTT – Green Party - 214
JEN WHIFFEN* – Labour Party - 1,470
Chorley North West
LAB HOLD
ANNE CALDERBANK – Green Party - 375
SHAZ MALIK – Reform UK - 727
PETER MALPAS – Conservative Party - 403
EMMA WALKER – Labour and Co-operative Party - 1,093
Chorley South East and Heath Charnock
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
MARK HILL – Reform UK - 1,196
DIANA KHAN – Conservative Party - 301
SAMIR KHAN* – Labour Party - 939
JANE WESTON – Green Party - 365
Chorley South West
GREEN GAIN FROM LAB
OLGA CASH – Green Party - 866
TERRY HOWARTH* – Labour Party - 423
DOROTHY LIVESEY – Conservative Party - 120
BARRY YOUNG – Reform UK - 774
Clayton East, Brindle and Hoghton
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
MICHELLE BEACH* – Labour Party - 717
ELLIE CLOSE – Reform UK - 1.017
AMY COXLEY – Green Party - 263
STEPHEN FENN – Liberal Democrats - 149
GEOFF FIELDEN – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition - 17
GREG MORGAN – Conservative Party - 400
Clayton West and Cuerden
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
SIMON CASH – Green Party - 233
SAM CHAPMAN – Conservative Party - 477
LESLEY DUROSE – Reform UK - 1,153
ALEXANDRA SIMPSON – Liberal Democrats - 115
NEVILLE WHITHAM* – Labour Party - 989
Coppull
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
DEBBIE BROTHERTON – Green Party - 421
MARK ROBERT FROST – Liberal Democrats - 71
HAROLD HEATON – Conservative Party - 162
STEVE HOLGATE – Labour Party - 520
JOE MCCARTNEY – Reform UK - 1,057
Croston, Mawdesley and Euxton South
CON HOLD
JOSH COLLINS – Green Party - 264
BARRIE DUCKWORTH – Independent - 21
ALAN PLATT* – Local Conservatives - 1,207
CAROLINE TURNER – Labour and Co-operative Party - 462
MARK WADE – Reform UK - 997
JOHN WRIGHT – Lib Dem - 127
Eccleston, Heskin and Charnock Richard
LAB HOLD
SEF CHURCHILL – Green Party 127
ETHAN HOWARTH – Local Conservatives - 558
FRED LAITHWAITE – Reform UK - 950
ROWAN POWER – Liberal Democrats - 86
ARUN SINGH – Labour Party - 997
Euxton
REFORM GAIN FROM LAB
JONATHAN CLOSE – Reform UK - 978
GILLIAN SHARPLES – Labour Party - 906
AULINE SUMMERS – Green Party - 296
GEOFF TURNER – Conservative Party - 469