Chorley (borough)
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| Borough of Chorley | |
|---|---|
| Image:LancashireChorley.png Shown within Lancashire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 187th 202.80 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Chorley |
| ONS code: | 30UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 213th 103,000 508 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Chorley Borough Council http://www.chorley.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour + Liberal Democrats + Independent |
| MP: | Lindsay Hoyle |
Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the existing borough of Chorley with the urban districts of Adlington and Withnell, and Chorley Rural District.
Chorley is also a constituency in the House of Commons. The current MP is Lindsay Hoyle, first elected to the seat in 1997.
| Party | Previous | Contested | Change | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22 | 7 | -1 | 21 |
| Conservatives | 18 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Image:Arms-chorley-rdc.jpg Arms of the former Chorley Rural District Council |
| Districts of North West England | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
