Council elections for the Borough of Chorley were held on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.

Quick Facts 42 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2021 Chorley Borough Council election

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42 out of 42 seats to Chorley Borough Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Alistair Bradley John Walker Party Labour Conservative Seats before 37 8 Seats after 29 13 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 43,115 34,515 Percentage 49.3 39.6 Swing 3.3 3
Leader before election Alistair Bradley Labour Leader after election Alistair Bradley Labour

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Due to new boundaries for the district, all wards elected three councillors at this election before returning to its normal cycle of electing a third of councillors each year.

The result was a hold for the ruling Labour group.^[1]

The results of the 2021 elections are summarised below.^[2]

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2021 Chorley Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	29	3	69.05	29	29	69.04	43115	49.3	-3.3
	Conservative	13	3	30.95	13	13	30.95	34515	39.5	+3.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	6051	6.9	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1808	2.1	-2.3
	Independent	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	1768	2.0	+2.0

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