General Election Chorley: Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker in the House of Commons, has retained his seat

For the second election in a row, Chorley’s current MP is the Speaker of the House of Commons, putting the constituency in a unique position.

The tradition is that the major parties do not contest the parliamentary seat held by the Speaker.

Sir Hoyle won 25,238 votes.

The results:

BEN HOLDEN-CROWTHER (Democracy for Chorley) 2,424

SIR LINDSAY HOYLE (Speaker seeking re-election) 25,238

GRAHAM MOORE (English Constitution Party) 1,007

MARTIN POWELL-DAVIES (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) 632

​MARK TEBBUT (Green Party) 4,663