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hed area the borough extends to several villages and hamlets including adlington buckshaw village croston eccleston euxton and whittle le woods the neighbouring districts are west lancashire south ribble blackburn with darwen bolton and wigan history edit the town of chorley had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1853 2 the commissioners were reconstituted as a local board in 1863 3 the board was in turn replaced in 1881 when the town was made a municipal borough 4 the modern district was created on 1 april 1974 under the local government act 1972 covering the area of four former districts which were all abolished at the same time 5 adlington urban district chorley municipal borough chorley rural district withnell urban district the new district was named chorley and the borough status previously held by the town was passed to the new district on the day that it came into being allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor continuing chorley s series of mayors dating back to 1881 6 7 under current local government reorganisation plans all district councils in lancashire as well as the county council will be abolished in 2028 with the district becoming part of a new controversially named south lancashire unitary authority 8 9 governance edit chorley council type type non metropolitan district history founded 1 april 1974 leadership mayor debra platt conservative 10 since 19 may 2026 11 leader alistair bradley labour since 15 may 2012 chief executive chris sinnott since january 2023 12 structure seats 42 councillors political groups administration 29 labour 29 other parties 13 reform 6 conservative 4 green 1 independent 2 elections voting system first past the post last election 7 may 2026 meeting place town hall market street chorley pr7 1dp website www chorley gov uk chorley borough council which styles itself chorley council provides district level services county level services are provided by lancashire county council much of the borough is also covered by civil parishes which form a third tier of local government 13 political control edit the council has been under labour majority control since 2012 14 the first election to the reformed borough council was held in 1973 initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 april 1974 political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows 15 party in control years no overall control 1974 1976 conservative 1976 1983 no overall control 1983 1990 labour 1990 1991 no overall control 1991 1995 labour 1995 2000 no overall control 2000 2006 conservative 2006 2011 no overall control 2011 2012 labour 2012 present leadership edit the role of mayor is largely ceremonial in chorley political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council the leaders since 1985 have been councillor party from to jim moorcroft 16 conservative 1985 john holt 16 conservative 1985 mar 1986 jim moorcroft 17 conservative 1986 may 1989 jean rigby 17 18 conservative may 1989 may 1990 john wilson 18 19 labour may 1990 may 2006 peter goldsworthy 20 21 conservative 16 may 2006 may 2012 alistair bradley 22 labour 15 may 2012 composition edit following the 2026 election 23 and subsequent changes of allegiance up to september 2026 the composition of the council is as follows 24 party councillors labour 29 reform 6 conservative 4 green 1 independent 2 total 42 the next election is due in 2027 24 elections edit see also chorley borough council elections since the last boundary changes in 2020 the council has comprised 42 councillors representing 14 wards with each ward electing three councillors elections are held three years out of every four with a third of the council one councillor for each ward elected each time for a four year term of office lancashire county council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections 25 the wards are adlington anderton buckshaw whittle chorley east chorley north east chorley north west chorley north astley chorley south east heath charnock chorley south west clayton east brindle hoghton clayton west cuerden coppull croston mawdesley euxton south eccleston heskin charnock richard euxton the chorley constituency was coterminous with the borough from 1997 until 2010 when croston eccleston bretherton and mawdesley were transferred to the south ribble constituency the current member of parliament for chorley is lindsay hoyle who was first elected to the seat in 1997 premises edit civic offices union street the council s main offices are at the civic offices on union street in chorley 26 council meetings are held at chorley town hall on market street which had been completed in 1879 for the old local board 27 28 29 parishes edit parishes in chorley borough the borough contains 23 civil parishes the parish council for adlington takes the style town council 30 the central part of the borough roughly corresponding to the pre 1974 borough of chorley is an unparished area 31 adlington anderton anglezarke astley village bretherton brindle charnock richard clayton le woods coppull croston cuerden eccleston euxton heapey heath charnock heskin hoghton mawdesley rivington ulnes walton wheelton whittle le woods withnell settlements edit chorley adlington abbey village anderton astley village bolton green bretherton brindle brinscall buckshaw village charnock richard clayton brook clayton le woods coppull croston cuerden eccleston euxton heapey heath charnock heskin hoghton mawdesley riley green rivington ulnes walton wheelton white coppice whittle le woods withnell withnell fold grain pole hill great hill hurst hill winter hill towns villages and hills in the borough of chorley freedom of the borough edit the following people and military units have received the freedom of the borough of chorley this list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items october 2021 individuals edit sir henry hibbert 25 september 1922 james winder stone 25 september 1922 arnold gillett 17 june 1931 j fearnhead 12 july 1944 douglas hacking 1st baron hacking 30 november 1946 bertha maude gillett 24 november 1960 32 military units edit the queen s lancashire regiment 2005 5 general medical support regiment ramc 2007 32 the duke of lancaster s regiment 2007 33 3 medical regiment 6 june 2015 34 the lancashire constabulary north west england portal references edit 1 2 uk census 2021 2021 census area profile chorley local authority e07000118 nomis office for national statistics retrieved 5 january 2024 chorley improvement act 1853 legislation gov uk the national archives retrieved 5 october 2023 no 22786 the london gazette 6 november 1863 p 5240 chorley municipal borough a vision of britain through time gb historical gis university of portsmouth retrieved 5 october 2023 the english non metropolitan districts definition order 1972 legislation gov uk the national archives si 1972 2039 retrieved 22 august 2022 the english non metropolitan districts names order 1973 legislation gov uk the national archives si 1973 551 retrieved 22 august 2022 district councils and boroughs parliamentary debates hansard 28 march 1974 retrieved 16 january 2012 lancashire council leaders react to local government shake up bbc news 16 july 2026 local government reorganisation decision letter to leaders in lancashire blackburn with darwen and blackpool pdf gov uk retrieved 16 july 2026 councillor debra platt chorley council retrieved 24 september 2026 mayor and mayoress of chorley chorley council retrieved 24 september 2026 aldred tim 22 april 2022 chorley council and south ribble borough council appoint shared chief executive lancashire business view retrieved 5 october 2023 local government act 1972 legislation gov uk the national archives 1972 c 70 retrieved 31 may 2023 holt james 7 may 2021 labour maintain strong majority in chorley your full council election analysis lancashire post retrieved 16 october 2024 compositions calculator the elections centre university of exeter retrieved 21 may 2025 put chorley in search box to see specific results 1 2 tory leader has to quit chorley guardian 27 march 1986 p 1 retrieved 31 july 2025 1 2 taylor vanessa 11 may 1989 it s time to go says leader jim chorley guardian p 1 retrieved 31 july 2025 1 2 taylor vanessa 10 may 1990 leader hails labour win chorley guardian p 4 retrieved 31 july 2025 council minutes 17 april 2007 chorley council retrieved 31 july 2025 council minutes 16 may 2006 chorley council retrieved 31 july 2025 live election results labour seize control in chorley lancashire telegraph 2 may 2012 retrieved 31 july 2025 council minutes 15 may 2012 chorley council retrieved 31 july 2025 chorley election result local elections 2026 bbc news 1 2 chorley local councils thorncliffe retrieved 24 september 2026 the chorley electoral changes order 2019 legislation gov uk the national archives si 2019 1124 retrieved 5 october 2023 other ways to get in touch chorley borough council retrieved 26 august 2022 our address is civic offices union street chorley lancashire pr7 1al executive cabinet agenda 14 july 2022 chorley borough council 14 july 2022 retrieved 26 august 2022 venue council chamber town hall chorley 1875 town hall chorley lancashire archiseek retrieved 28 november 2020 chorley lancashire the comprehensive gazetteer of england wales 1894 5 retrieved 28 november 2020 parish councils contact information chorley council retrieved 5 october 2023 election maps ordnance survey retrieved 5 october 2023 1 2 clewlow stuart 7 october 2021 the freedom of chorley who were the people granted this title and were they really allowed to have grazing rights in the town the chorley guardian retrieved 24 october 2021 freedom of the borough 2017 government of the united kingdom 3 medical regiment to be presented with the freedom of the borough chorley council 26 may 2015 retrieved 9 december 2020 v t e geography of the borough of chorley towns chorley villages abbey village adlington anderton astley village bolton green bretherton brindle brinscall buckshaw village charnock richard clayton le woods clayton brook coppull croston cuerden eccleston euxton heapey heath charnock heskin hoghton lucas green mawdesley riley green rivington roddlesworth ulnes walton wheelton white coppice whittle le woods withnell withnell fold parishes adlington anderton anglezarke astley village bretherton brindle charnock richard clayton le woods coppull croston cuerden eccleston euxton heapey heath charnock heskin hoghton mawdesley rivington ulnes walton wheelton whittle le woods withnell topography waterways leeds and liverpool canal black brook green withins brook the goit r chor r lostock r roddlesworth r yarrow reservoirs abbey village anglezarke high bullough lower rivington lower roddlesworth rake brook upper rivington upper roddlesworth yarrow hills grain pole hill great hill healey nab hurst hill noon hill rivington pike spitlers edge winter hill parks gardens cuerden valley park duxbury woods terraced gardens rivington yarrow valley park v t e buildings and structures in the borough of chorley grade i astley hall great barn heskin hall hoghton tower mawdesley hall grade ii bank hall buckshaw hall carr house cuerden hall rivington hall places of worship chorley st george st laurence euxton parish church rivington unitarian chapel grade ii coppull mill great house barn rivington hall barn runshaw hall shaw hill places of worship adlington christ st paul bretherton st john the baptist brindle st james euxton hall chapel hoghton holy trinity mawdesley st peter rivington church scheduled monuments round loaf unlisted charnock richard services chorley interchange chorley and south ribble hospital chorley theatre chorley town hall hm prison garth hm prison wymott mavis mill rivington services winter hill transmitting station yarrow bridge places of worship preston england temple derelict or demolished adlington hall camelot theme park chisnall hall colliery croston hall duxbury hall ellerbeck colliery rof chorley listed in adlington anderton anglezarke bank hall estate bretherton brindle charnock richard chorley clayton le woods coppull croston cuerden eccleston euxton heapey heath charnock heskin hoghton mawdesley rivington ulnes walton wheelton whittle le woods withnell v t e culture and infrastructure of the borough of chorley transport charnock richard services chorley interchange lancashire union railway rivington services railway stations adlington buckshaw parkway chorley croston euxton balshaw lane disused stations brinscall cocker bar coppull euxton l nw euxton l y heapey hoghton rawlinson bridge white bear withnell sport chorley cricket club chorley f c chorley lynx fauna prostoma jenningsi media the bee chorley fm cuisine chorley cake companies chorley building society leonard fairclough son multipart solutions porter lancastrian politics council elections 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 constituencies chorley by elections 1903 1913 north lancashire by elections 1874 1878 1885 history chorley rural district municipal borough of chorley winter hill air disaster v t e schools in the borough of chorley secondary schools albany academy bishop rawstorne ce academy holy cross catholic high school parklands high school southlands high school st michael s ce high school special schools astley park school mayfield school independent schools bennett house school westmorland school further education lancashire college runshaw college v t e ceremonial county of lancashire lancashire portal unitary authorities blackburn with darwen blackpool boroughs or districts burnley chorley fylde hyndburn lancaster pendle preston ribble valley rossendale south ribble west lancashire wyre major settlements cities in italics accrington bacup bamber bridge barnoldswick bispham blackburn blackpool brierfield burnley burscough carnforth chorley clayton le moors clayton le woods cleveleys clitheroe colne darwen earby euxton fleetwood fulwood garstang great harwood haslingden heysham kirkham lancaster leyland longridge lytham st annes morecambe nelson ormskirk oswaldtwistle padiham penwortham poulton le fylde preesall preston rawtenstall rishton skelmersdale thornton waterfoot wesham whitworth see also list of civil parishes in lancashire rivers calder darwen douglas hodder hyndburn irwell lune ribble tributaries crossings wyre canals lancaster leeds and liverpool topics parliamentary constituencies places population of major settlements scheduled monuments schools lancashire blackburn with darwen blackpool sssis country houses grade i buildings grade ii buildings history museums lord lieutenants high sheriffs red rose v t e districts of north west england cheshire cheshire east cheshire west and chester halton warrington cumbria cumberland westmorland and furness greater manchester metropolitan county bolton bury manchester oldham rochdale salfo...