Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°39′11″N 2°37′55″W / 53.653°N 2.632°W / 53.653; -2.632

Chorley
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Chorley in Lancashire.

Outline map

Location of Lancashire within England.
County Lancashire
Population 94,932 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate 71,333 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlements Chorley
Current constituency
Created 1885
Member of parliament Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from North Lancashire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Chorley is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Boundaries

Chorley constituency consists of the majority of the borough of Chorley. As well as the central market town of Chorley itself, the seat extends into southern Lancashire rural hinterland with three major villages and minor villages.

Chorley's expansion is assured with the building of Buckshaw Village, an urban development sprawling over the former Royal Ordnance Site east of Leyland in the seat.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire leading up to the United Kingdom general election, 2010 the Boundary Commission for England created a new seat of Wyre and Preston North in the central part of the county, which caused "knock-on" effects elsewhere. Chorley constituency was one of the largest in electorate at the start of the review, which was a factor in the alterations to both its own composition and the changes to surrounding constituencies.

The electoral wards which are used to create the altered Chorley constituency are within the boundaries of the borough council.

These changes took away from the seat all the areas to the west of the M6 motorway, namely Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley. These move to South Ribble.

History

Since the 1945 general election Chorley has proved to be a bellwether, changing hands between Labour and the Conservatives, however this pattern was broken in 2010. Chorley itself is Labour's strongest area in the seat, with the rural hinterland and smaller towns and villages more inclined to vote Conservative.

Members of Parliament

The Member of Parliament for the seat since 1997, Lindsay Hoyle of the Labour Party, is a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.[n 3]

ElectionMember[3][4] Party
1885 Joseph Feilden Conservative
1895 by-election David Lindsay, Lord Balniel Conservative
1913 by-election Sir Henry Hibbert Conservative
1918 Sir Douglas Hacking Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1945 Clifford Kenyon Labour
1970 Connie Monks Conservative
Feb 1974 George Rodgers Labour
1979 Den Dover Conservative
1997 Lindsay Hoyle Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Chorley[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Lindsay Hoyle 23,322 45.1 +1.9
Conservative Robert Thomas Loughenbury 18,792 36.3 −1.7
UKIP Mark Smith 6,995 13.5 +9.5
Liberal Democrat Stephen John Fenn 1,354 2.6 −11.4
Green Alistair James Straw 1,111 2.1 N/A
Independent Adrian Christopher Maudsley 138 0.3 N/A
Majority 4,530 8.8
Turnout 51,712 69.2
Labour hold Swing
General Election 2010: Chorley[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Lindsay Hoyle 21,515 43.2 −7.6
Conservative Alan Cullens 18,922 38.0 +3.6
Liberal Democrat Stephen John Fenn 6,957 14.0 −0.7
UKIP Nick Hogan 2,021 4.1 N/A
Independent Christopher P. Curtis 359 0.7 N/A
Majority 2,593 5.2 −11.2
Turnout 49,774 70.2 +8.0
Labour hold Swing −5.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Chorley[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Lindsay Hoyle 25,131 50.7 −1.6
Conservative Simon Jeremy Mallett 17,506 35.3 +0.6
Liberal Democrat Alexander Charles Edward Wilson-Fletcher 6,932 14.0 +2.8
Majority 7,625 15.4 −2.2
Turnout 49,569 62.9 +0.6
Labour hold Swing −1.1
General Election 2001: Chorley[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Lindsay Hoyle 25,088 52.3 −0.7
Conservative Peter Charles Booth 16,644 34.7 −1.2
Liberal Democrat Stephen John Fenn 5,372 11.2 +2.7
UKIP John Graeme Frost 848 1.8 N/A
Majority 8,444 17.6 +0.5
Turnout 47,952 62.2 −15.3
Labour hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Chorley[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Lindsay Hoyle 30,607 53.0 +12.0
Conservative Densmore Ronald Dover 20,737 35.9 −11.6
Liberal Democrat Simon Nicholas Jones 4,900 8.5 −3.0
Referendum Anthony Colin Heaton 1,319 2.3 N/A
Natural Law Peter Douglas Napier Leadbetter 143 0.2 −0.4
Majority 9,870 17.1 +23.7
Turnout 57,706 77.3 −5.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
General Election 1992: Chorley[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Densmore Ronald Dover 30,715 47.2 −0.8
Labour Raymond Charles McManus 26,469 40.7 +6.0
Liberal Democrat Janet Ross-Mills 7,452 11.5 −4.6
Natural Law Peter Douglas Napier Leadbetter 402 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,246 6.5 −6.8
Turnout 65,038 82.8 +5.9
Conservative hold Swing −3.4

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Chorley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Densmore Ronald Dover 29,015 48.0 −0.2
Labour Anthony John Watmough 20,958 34.7 +4.2
Liberal Ian Eric Simpson 9,706 16.1 −4.2
Green Anthony Stephen Holgate 714 1.2 +0.4
Majority 8,057 13.3 −4.5
Turnout 60,393 76.9 −2.3
Conservative hold Swing −2.2
General Election 1983: Chorley[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Densmore Ronald Dover 27,861 48.3 +1.5
Labour Ivan John Taylor 17,586 30.5 −12.5
Social Democratic Peter Damien O'Neill 11,691 20.2 +10.6
Ecology Anthony Stephen Holgate 451 0.8 N/A
Independent Eva Rokas 114 0.2 N/A
Majority 10,275 17.8 +13.9
Turnout 57,703 79.2 −2.8
Conservative hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Densmore Ronald Dover 31,125 46.8 +7.1
Labour George Rodgers 28,546 43.0 −1.1
Liberal Neva Orrell 6,388 9.6 −6.3
National Front Michael John Dean 379 0.6 N/A
Majority 2,579 3.9 +8.3
Turnout 66,438 82.0 +0.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.1
General Election October 1974: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Rodgers 27,290 44.1 +3.8
Conservative George Barrington Porter 24,577 39.7 0.0
Liberal Neva Orrell 9,831 15.9 −4.1
More Prosperous Britain Harold Smith 185 0.3 N/A
Majority 2,713 4.4 +3.8
Turnout 61,883 81.2 −2.5
Labour hold Swing +1.9
General Election February 1974: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Rodgers 25,440 40.3 −4.0
Conservative Constance Mary Monks 25,035 39.7 −7.5
Liberal Neva Orrell 12,652 20.0 +12.1
Majority 405 0.6 +3.6
Turnout 63,127 83.7 +4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.8
General Election 1970: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Constance Mary Monks 26,577 47.2 +2.0
Labour Derek Alan Forwood 24,900 44.3 −10.5
Liberal Gordon Payne 4,428 7.9 N/A
Anti-Party Barry John Alwyn Elder 334 0.6 N/A
Majority 1,677 3.0 +12.5
Turnout 56,239 78.8 −2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.3

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 27,319 54.8 +6.4
Conservative Constance Mary Monks 22,575 45.2 +4.1
Majority 4,744 9.5 +2.2
Turnout 49,894 81.1 −3.5
Labour hold Swing +1.2
General Election 1964: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 24,710 48.4 −2.3
Conservative John Harold Vick Sutcliffe 20,997 41.1 −8.2
Liberal Alistair Watson Bell 5,331 10.5 N/A
Majority 3,713 7.3 +6.0
Turnout 51,038 84.6 −1.1
Labour hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 25,641 50.7 −0.7
Conservative Frank Henry Taylor 24,965 49.3 +0.7
Majority 676 1.3 −1.5
Turnout 50,606 85.7 +1.4
Labour hold Swing −0.7
General Election 1955: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 24,994 51.4 +0.8
Conservative Alfred George Fletcher Hall-Davis 23,656 48.6 −0.8
Majority 1,338 2.8 +1.6
Turnout 48,650 84.3 +3.8
Labour hold Swing +0.8
General Election 1951: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 24,771 50.6 +3.0
Conservative Alfred George Fletcher Hall-Davis 24,118 49.4 +2.5
Majority 583 1.2 +0.5
Turnout 48,889 88.1 −0.3
Labour hold Swing +0.3
General Election 1950: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 23,233 47.6 −5.6
Conservative Andrew Fountaine 22,872 46.9 +0.1
Liberal Florence Emilie Adams 2,706 5.5 N/A
Majority 361 0.7 −5.7
Turnout 46,105 88.4 +12.2
Labour hold Swing −2.9

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Clifford Kenyon 24,550 53.2 +11.8
Conservative R. Hamilton Brown 21,595 46.8 −8.5
Majority 2,955 6.4
Turnout 46,145 76.2 −2.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Douglas Hewitt Hacking 23,061 55.3 −14.0
Labour Arthur Whiting 17,286 41.4 +10.7
Ind. Labour Party Robert Edwards 1,365 3.3 N/A
Majority 5,775 13.8
Turnout 41,712 78.4 −1.7
Conservative hold Swing −12.4
General Election 1931: Chorley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Douglas Hewitt Hacking 28,749 69.3 +23.7
Labour John Barrow 12,734 30.7 −11.7
Majority 16,015 38.6
Turnout 41,483 80.1
Conservative hold Swing +17.7

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Chorley [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Douglas Hewitt Hacking 19,728 45.6
Labour William Taylor 18,369 42.4
Liberal Hugh Emlyn-Jones 5,207 12.0 N/A
Majority 1,359 3.1
Turnout 43,304
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1923: Chorley [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Douglas Hewitt Hacking 14,715 54.7 N/A
Labour Zeph Hutchinson 12,179 45.3 N/A
Majority 2,536 9.4 N/A
Turnout 74.4 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Chorley[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist 13,059 67.7 +10.2
Labour Elijah Sandham 6,222 32.3 N/A
Majority 6,837 35.4 +20.4
Turnout 19,896 54.5 −32.6
Unionist hold Swing N/A
By-election 1913: Chorley[19] Electorate 15,135
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Sir Henry Flemming Hibbert 7,573 57.5 −2.8
Liberal John Peter Todd Jackson 5,606 42.5 +2.8
Majority 1,967 15.0 −5.6
Turnout 13,179 87.1 +1.3
Unionist hold Swing −2.8
General Election December 1910: Chorley[20] Electorate 14,347
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lord Balcarres 7,423 60.3 +2.0
Liberal John Peter Todd Jackson 4,887 39.7 −2.0
Majority 2,536 20.6 +4.0
Turnout 12,310 85.8 −6.6
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
General Election January 1910: Chorley[21] Electorate 14,347
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Lord Balcarres 7,735 58.3
Liberal Walter Lyon Blease 5,523 41.7
Majority 2,212 16.6
Turnout 13,258 92.4
Conservative hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ↑ And Hoyle is Chairman of Ways and Means a customary position coexisting with that role.
References
  1. ↑ "Chorley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Chorley 1885-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
  5. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Chorley". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ BBC News, 7 May 2010
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  17. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  18. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  19. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F.W.S. (1974)
  20. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F.W.S. (1974)
  21. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, Craig, F.W.S.
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