Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The town of Chorley is Labour's strongest area in the seat, with the rural hinterland and smaller towns and villages more inclined to vote Conservative.

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.

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Leyland Hundred, and part of the Sessional Division of Leyland.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Chorley, the Urban Districts of Adlington, Croston, Leyland, and Withnell, the Rural District of Chorley, and in the Rural District of Wigan the civil parishes of Haigh, Parbold, Worthington, and Wrightington.

1950–1955: The Municipal Borough of Chorley, the Urban Districts of Adlington and Leyland, and the Rural District of Chorley.

1955–1983: The Municipal Borough of Chorley, the Urban Districts of Adlington, Leyland and Withnell, and the Rural District of Chorley.

1983–1997: The Borough of Chorley, and the District of West Lancashire wards of Parbold and Wrightington.

1997–2010: The Borough of Chorley.

2010–2024: The Borough of Chorley wards of Adlington and Anderton, Astley and Buckshaw, Brindle and Hoghton, Chisnall, Chorley East, Chorley North East, Chorley North West, Chorley South East, Chorley South West, Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods, Clayton-le-Woods North, Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden, Coppull, Euxton North, Euxton South, Heath Charnock and Rivington, Pennine, and Wheelton and Withnell.

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire leading up to the 2010 general election, 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. These changes took away from the seat all the areas to the west of the M6 motorway, namely Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley; these moved to South Ribble.

2024–present: The Borough of Chorley wards of Adlington & Anderton, Buckshaw & Whittle, Chorley East, Chorley North & Astley, Chorley North East, Chorley North West, Chorley South East & Heath Charnock, Chorley South West, Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton, Clayton West & Cuerden, Coppull, Euxton.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region}}

:Minor changes to bring the electorate within the permitted range and align with revised ward boundaries.

From its creation in 1885 until the 1945 general election, Chorley was held by Conservative Party members. In 1945, it was won by Clifford Kenyon of the Labour Party who held it, sometimes with very small majorities, until his retirement in 1970. It then proved to be a bellwether for the next 40 years, changing hands between Labour and the Conservatives; however, this pattern was broken in 2010 when Labour MP Lindsay Hoyle retained the seat against the national trend.

Hoyle has been MP for Chorley since 1997. In November 2019, he was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons following the resignation of John Bercow; Sir Lindsay had been Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons under Bercow since 2010. There is an inconsistently followed convention, which is mostly kept by the major parties, not to oppose the Speaker at elections. In keeping with this, the previously announced Liberal Democrat candidate for the 2019 UK general election, Paul Valentine, subsequently withdrew from the general election once Sir Lindsay was appointed Speaker.{{cite web |title=Twitter |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/iampav/status/1191457989091373062 |website=mobile.twitter.com}} However the Green Party candidate, James Melling, stood against the incumbent Speaker.{{cite web |title=James Melling for Chorley |url=https://www.facebook.com/JamesMellingChorley/?hc_ref=ARRAt1OLzJ2DEG60mzJb1RHK4y5upqsMJJRcSttwBhK-T6nT60YrXJjSrLNJFR7EBR0&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARCeE0Snsyi7b2SlJdCs-5lXAvjQb-ffO1h3pgQvEuoKniKDOK6c4Qp4nwX9hw8D-0aP-wbp8ceXEh0xwWCiHg-y1xils6Xpv__93XB3ZGLXWGksSv2vkjvmKKwRwIt5MNt8NvyeEEL-zPOkAcZuuIsZWpcdIn6JaC1YuFq4YayxcXwz286yrB_OG7YpC9wA9Le8Ue60z5BPgVM38K6lq6oAboJG9R3yJJWgqSgZehrchwFw0pMoKTFxvgmN_cBcgiyFUOeu3iXq7AXDmbJPZ_i_O875TIJGVH_jdL5HciIEMwI8tyO_xJP2ibTLgsX88hKjEMhwwswaeX3On-AGmh-Ifi1_8moc_hIPdmu9OPsLoiU2cJCg6o9WSyMwyA63cdp4Lq2WU01SBd_zoHmNvxvsxYhpGJ_0A13MRKgOHkAKuloU-oKz79wKJSn8suffYhW_OU_tcYahb710eXNRW2mZnDgMm7gHWy4_hXfQC4aUUeekUvg&__tn__=kCH-R |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

File:Chorley_Constituency_Election_Results_PDF.pdf

The Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, and Labour traditionally do not stand against the sitting Speaker of the House of Commons. Reform UK originally listed Simon Evans as their candidate{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=Chorley Constituency - Simon Evans PPC Reform UK |url=https://www.reformparty.uk/chorley-constituency |access-date=2024-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131121247/https://www.reformparty.uk/chorley-constituency |archive-date=31 January 2024 }} before instead listing him as their candidate for West Lancashire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reformparty.uk/west-lancashire-constituency|title=West Lancashire Constituency - Simon Evans PPC Reform UK|website=Reform UK}}{{Cite web |title=Meet Simon Evans, local Reform UK party candidate |url=https://www.qlocal.co.uk/ormskirk/news_list/Meet_Simon_Evans__local_Reform_UK_party_candidate-55069058.htm |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.qlocal.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.reformparty.uk/chorley-constituency|title=Chorley Constituency|website=Reform UK}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2024: Chorley{{cite news |title=Chorley - General election results 2024 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001170 |access-date=25 July 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

|candidate=Lindsay Hoyle

|votes=25,238

|percentage=74.3

|change=+7.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate=Mark Tebbutt

|votes=4,663

|percentage=13.7

|change=+4.7

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{{Election box candidate

|party=Democracy for Chorley

|candidate=Ben Holden-Crowther

|votes=2,424

|percentage=7.1

|change=N/A

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{{Election box candidate

|party=English Constitution Party

|candidate=Graham Moore

|votes=1,007

|percentage=3.0

|change=N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=TUSC

|candidate=Martin Powell-Davies

|votes=632

|percentage=1.9

|change=N/A

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{{Election box majority

|votes=20,575

|percentage= 60.6

|change=

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{{Election box turnout

|votes= 33,964

|percentage= 47.2

|change=

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

|swing =

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The Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, and Labour traditionally do not stand against the sitting Speaker of the House of Commons, and consequently did not oppose Lindsay Hoyle's re-election bid. The Brexit Party did not stand an official candidate, however their former candidate stood as an independent, having changed his ballot name to Mark Brexit-Smith.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/as-a-main-party-we-believe-in-upholding-traditions-why-chorley-s-liberal-democrats-general-election-candidate-will-not-oppose-lindsay-hoyle-on-december-12-1-10086463|title='As a main party we believe in upholding traditions': Why Chorley's Liberal Democrats general election candidate will not oppose Lindsay Hoyle on December 12|website=www.lep.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-former-chorley-brexit-party-candidate-to-stand-against-lindsay-hoyle-as-an-independent-1-10096259|title=General Election 2019: Former Chorley Brexit Party candidate to stand against Lindsay Hoyle as an Independent|website=www.lep.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-12|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112004429/https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-former-chorley-brexit-party-candidate-to-stand-against-lindsay-hoyle-as-an-independent-1-10096259|url-status=dead}} The Green Party does not follow the convention of standing aside for the Speaker, and also fielded a candidate in the election.{{cite web|url=https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/page/1/0|title=Prospective General Election Candidates|publisher=Green Party|access-date=12 October 2019}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 2019: Chorley{{cite news |title=Chorley Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000637 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 November 2019}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 26,831

|percentage = 67.3

|change = +12.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Mark Brexit-Smith

|votes = 9,439

|percentage = 23.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = James Melling

|votes = 3,601

|percentage = 9.0

|change = +8.0

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 17,392

|percentage = 43.6

|change = +30.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 39,870

|percentage = 51.0

|change = −21.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 2017: Chorley{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000637|title=Chorley parliamentary constituency|work=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 30,745

|percentage = 55.3

|change = +10.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Caroline Moon

|votes = 23,233

|percentage = 41.8

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Fenn

|votes = 1,126

|percentage = 2.0

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Peter Lageard

|votes = 530

|percentage = 1.0

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 7,512

|percentage = 13.5

|change = +4.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 55,634

|percentage = 72.7

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 2015: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite news

| title = Chorley

| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000637

| work = BBC News

| access-date = 10 May 2015}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 23,322

|percentage = 45.1

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Loughenbury

|votes = 18,792

|percentage = 36.3

|change = −1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Mark Smith

|votes = 6,995

|percentage = 13.5

|change = +9.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Fenn

|votes = 1,354

|percentage = 2.6

|change = −11.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Alistair Straw

|votes = 1,111

|percentage = 2.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Adrian Maudsley

|votes = 138

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,530

|percentage = 8.8

|change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 51,712

|percentage = 69.2

|change = −1.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 2010: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b09.stm|title=BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Chorley|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 21,515

|percentage = 43.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Cullens

|votes = 18,922

|percentage = 38.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Fenn

|votes = 6,957

|percentage = 14.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Nick Hogan

|votes = 2,021

|percentage = 4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Christopher Curtis

|votes = 359

|percentage = 1.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 2,593

|percentage = 5.2

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 49,774

|percentage = 70.2

}}

{{Election box new boundary win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 2005: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 25,131

|percentage = 50.7

|change = −1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Simon Mallett

|votes = 17,506

|percentage = 35.3

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alexander Wilson-Fletcher

|votes = 6,932

|percentage = 14.0

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,625

|percentage = 15.4

|change = −2.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,569

|percentage = 62.9

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 2001: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 25,088

|percentage = 52.3

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Booth

|votes = 16,644

|percentage = 34.7

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Fenn

|votes = 5,372

|percentage = 11.2

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Frost

|votes = 848

|percentage = 1.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,444

|percentage = 17.6

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,952

|percentage = 62.2

|change = −15.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1997: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Lindsay Hoyle

|votes = 30,607

|percentage = 53.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Den Dover

|votes = 20,737

|percentage = 35.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Simon Jones

|votes = 4,900

|percentage = 8.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Anthony Heaton

|votes = 1,319

|percentage = 2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Peter Leadbetter

|votes = 143

|percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 9,870

|percentage = 17.1

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 57,706

|percentage = 77.3

}}

{{Election box new boundary win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1992: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i05.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811135733/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i05.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Den Dover

|votes = 30,715

|percentage = 47.2

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Raymond McManus

|votes = 26,469

|percentage = 40.7

|change = +6.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Janet Ross-Mills

|votes = 7,452

|percentage = 11.5

|change = −4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Peter Leadbetter

|votes = 402

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,246

|percentage = 6.5

|change = −6.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 65,038

|percentage = 82.8

|change = +5.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +3.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1987: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Den Dover

|votes = 29,015

|percentage = 48.0

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Watmough

|votes = 20,958

|percentage = 34.7

|change = +4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Ian Simpson

|votes = 9,706

|percentage = 16.1

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Holgate

|votes = 714

|percentage = 1.2

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,057

|percentage = 13.3

|change = −4.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 60,393

|percentage = 76.9

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −2.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|

|title=General election 1983: Chorley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Den Dover

|votes = 27,861

|percentage = 48.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ivan Taylor

|votes = 17,586

|percentage = 30.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter O'Neill

|votes = 11,691

|percentage = 20.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Ecology Party

|candidate = Anthony Holgate

|votes = 451

|percentage = 0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Eva Rokas

|votes = 114

|percentage = 0.2

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 10,275

|percentage = 17.8

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 57,703

|percentage = 79.2

}}

{{Election box new boundary win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1979: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Den Dover

|votes = 31,125

|percentage = 46.8

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Rodgers

|votes = 28,546

|percentage = 43.0

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Neva Orrell

|votes = 6,388

|percentage = 9.6

|change = −6.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = Michael John Dean

|votes = 379

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,579

|percentage = 3.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 66,438

|percentage = 82.0

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +4.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election October 1974: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Rodgers

|votes = 27,290

|percentage = 44.1

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Barry Porter

|votes = 24,577

|percentage = 39.7

|change = ±0.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Neva Orrell

|votes = 9,831

|percentage = 15.9

|change = −4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain

|candidate = Harold Smith

|votes = 185

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,713

|percentage = 4.4

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,883

|percentage = 81.2

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election February 1974: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Rodgers

|votes = 25,440

|percentage = 40.3

|change = −4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Constance Monks

|votes = 25,035

|percentage = 39.7

|change = −7.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Neva Orrell

|votes = 12,652

|percentage = 20.0

|change = +12.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 405

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 63,127

|percentage = 83.7

|change = +4.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +1.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1970: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Constance Monks

|votes = 26,577

|percentage = 47.2

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Derek Forwood

|votes = 24,900

|percentage = 44.3

|change = −10.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Payne

|votes = 4,428

|percentage = 7.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Anti-Party

|candidate = Barry Elder

|votes = 334

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,677

|percentage = 2.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,239

|percentage = 78.8

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +6.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1966: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 27,319

|percentage = 54.8

|change = +6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Constance Monks

|votes = 22,575

|percentage = 45.2

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,744

|percentage = 9.5

|change = +2.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,894

|percentage = 81.1

|change = −3.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1964: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 24,710

|percentage = 48.4

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Sutcliffe

|votes = 20,997

|percentage = 41.1

|change = −8.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alistair Bell

|votes = 5,331

|percentage = 10.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,713

|percentage = 7.3

|change = +5.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 51,038

|percentage = 84.6

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +3.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1959: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 25,641

|percentage = 50.7

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Taylor

|votes = 24,965

|percentage = 49.3

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 676

|percentage = 1.4

|change = −1.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,606

|percentage = 85.7

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1955: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 24,994

|percentage = 51.4

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Hall-Davis

|votes = 23,656

|percentage = 48.6

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,338

|percentage = 2.8

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 48,650

|percentage = 84.3

|change = −3.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1951: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 24,771

|percentage = 50.6

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Hall-Davis

|votes = 24,118

|percentage = 49.4

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 583

|percentage = 1.2

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 48,889

|percentage = 88.1

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|

|title=General election 1950: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 23,233

|percentage = 47.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Fountaine

|votes = 22,872

|percentage = 46.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Florence Emilie Adams

|votes = 2,706

|percentage = 5.5

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 361

|percentage = 0.7

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 46,105

|percentage = 88.4

}}

{{Election box new boundary win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1945: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Clifford Kenyon

|votes = 24,550

|percentage = 53.2

|change = +11.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Hamilton Brown

|votes = 21,595

|percentage = 46.8

|change = −8.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,955

|percentage = 6.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,145

|percentage = 76.2

|change = 2.2

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +10.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1935: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Douglas Hacking

|votes = 23,061

|percentage = 55.3

|change = −14.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Whiting

|votes = 17,286

|percentage = 41.4

|change = +10.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Labour Party

|candidate = Bob Edwards

|votes = 1,365

|percentage = 3.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,775

|percentage = 13.9

|change = −24.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,712

|percentage = 78.4

|change = −1.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −12.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1931: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Douglas Hacking

|votes = 28,749

|percentage = 69.3

|change = +23.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Barrow

|votes = 12,734

|percentage = 30.7

|change = −11.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,015

|percentage = 38.6

|change = +35.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,483

|percentage = 80.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +17.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1929: ChorleyBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate=Douglas Hacking

|votes= 19,728

|percentage= 45.6

|change= −12.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=William Taylor

|votes=18,369

|percentage=42.4

|change= +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=Hugh Emlyn-Jones

|votes=5,207

|percentage=12.0

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes=1,359

|percentage=3.2

|change= −12.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes=43,304

|percentage=

|change=

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Unionist Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1924: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party= Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate= Douglas Hacking

|votes=17,844

|percentage= 57.7

|change= +3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Zeph Hutchinson

|votes=13,074

|percentage= 42.3

|change= −3.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes= 4,770

|percentage= 15.4

|change= +6.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 30,918

|percentage=

|change=

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Unionist Party (UK)

|swing= +3.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1923: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate=Douglas Hacking

|votes=14,715

|percentage=54.7

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Zeph Hutchinson

|votes=12,179

|percentage=45.3

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes=2,536

|percentage=9.4

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 26,894

|percentage=74.4

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Unionist Party (UK)

|swing= N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election 1922: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate=Douglas Hacking

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Unionist Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General election 1918: Chorley}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate =Douglas Hacking

|votes = 13,059

|percentage = 67.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate =Elijah Sandham

|votes = 6,222

|percentage = 32.3

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes = 6,837

|percentage = 35.4

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 19,896

|percentage = 54.5

}}

{{Election box new boundary win|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: Henry Hibbert
• Liberal: John Peter Todd JacksonManchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 11 May 1914

{{Election box begin|title=By-election 1913: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate=Henry Hibbert

|votes=7,573

|percentage=57.5

|change= −2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=John Peter Todd Jackson

|votes=5,606

|percentage=42.5

|change= +2.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes=1,967

|percentage=15.0

|change= −5.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 13,179

|percentage= 87.1

|change= +1.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner= Unionist Party (UK)

|swing= −2.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election December 1910: ChorleyDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=David Lindsay

|votes= 7,423

|percentage= 60.3

|change= +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party= Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate= John Peter Todd Jackson

|votes= 4,887

|percentage= 39.7

|change= −2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes= 2,536

|percentage= 20.6

|change= +4.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 12,310

|percentage= 85.8

|change= −6.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner= Conservative Party (UK)

|swing= +2.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election January 1910: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party= Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate= David Lindsay

|votes= 7,735

|percentage= 58.3

|change= +2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party= Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate= Lyon Blease

|votes= 5,523

|percentage= 41.7

|change= −2.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes= 2,212

|percentage= 16.6

|change= +5.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 13,258

|percentage= 92.4

|change= +0.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner= Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1906: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party= Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate= David Lindsay

|votes= 6,803

|percentage= 55.7

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party= Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate= Eliot Crawshay-Williams

|votes= 5,416

|percentage= 44.3

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes= 1,387

|percentage= 11.4

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 12,219

|percentage= 92.2

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 13,247

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing= N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=By-election 1903: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party= Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate= David Lindsay

|votes= 6,226

|percentage= 56.5

|change=N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party= Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate= James Lawrence

|votes= 4,798

|percentage= 43.5

|change=N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes= 1,428

|percentage= 13.0

|change=N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes= 11,024

|percentage= 85.9

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 12,836

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner= Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1900: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=David Lindsay

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1895: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=David Lindsay

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=1895 Chorley by-electionDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=David Lindsay

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1892: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Joseph Feilden

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1886: Chorley

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Joseph Feilden

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=General election 1885: ChorleyBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS CraigThe Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Joseph Feilden

|votes= 5,867

|percentage= 67.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party= Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate= Harold Wright

|votes= 2,808

|percentage= 32.4

}}

{{Election box majority no change|

|votes= 3,059

|percentage= 35.2

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes= 8,675

|percentage= 87.8

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

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• [http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379948/report.aspx nomis Constituency Profile for Chorley] — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65792.html Chorley UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168630.html Chorley UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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