Chorley - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Chorley constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Chorley
Region	North West
1st in 2024		Speaker
2nd in 2024		Green
Swing To Lose	30.29%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Speaker
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Speaker
	Election 2019	Speaker
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

View full Election 2024 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Speaker	25,238	74.31%	+7.01%
	Green	4,663	13.73%	+4.70%
	Minor	2,424	7.14%	N/A
	Others	1,639	4.83%	N/A
Majority		20,575	60.58%
Turnout		33,964	45.41%	-8.06%
Electorate		74,800
Swing from GRN to SPKR			1.16%
Swing from MIN to SPKR			11.77%
Swing from MIN to GRN			10.62%
	Speaker hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

View full Election 2019 (New Boundaries) results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Speaker	26,831	67.30%	0.00%
	Minor	9,439	23.67%	N/A
	Green	3,600	9.03%	0.00%
Majority		17,392	43.62%
Turnout		39,870	53.47%	+1.74%
Electorate		74,568
Swing from MIN to SPKR			0.00%
Swing from GRN to SPKR			0.00%
Swing from GRN to MIN			0.00%
	Speaker hold

Election 2019

View full Election 2019 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Speaker	26,831	67.30%	N/A
	Minor	9,439	23.67%	N/A
	Green	3,600	9.03%	+8.08%
Majority		17,392	43.62%
Turnout		39,870	51.73%	-21.08%
Electorate		77,072
Swing from MIN to SPKR			21.81%
Swing from GRN to SPKR			29.61%
Swing from GRN to MIN			7.80%
	Speaker gain from Labour

Election 2017

View full Election 2017 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,745	55.26%	+10.16%
	Conservative	23,233	41.76%	+5.42%
	Liberal Democrat	1,126	2.02%	-0.59%
	Green	530	0.95%	-1.20%
Majority		7,512	13.50%
Turnout		55,634	72.82%	+3.57%
Electorate		76,404
Swing from CON to LAB			2.37%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.38%
Swing from LD to CON			3.01%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

View full Election 2015 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,322	45.10%	+1.87%
	Conservative	18,792	36.34%	-1.68%
	UKIP	6,995	13.53%	+9.47%
	Liberal Democrat	1,354	2.62%	-11.36%
	Green	1,111	2.15%	N/A
	Minor	138	0.27%	N/A
Majority		4,530	8.76%
Turnout		51,712	69.25%	-0.88%
Electorate		74,679
Swing from CON to LAB			1.78%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			3.80%
Swing from CON to UKIP			5.57%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

View full Election 2010 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,515	43.23%	-6.50%
	Conservative	18,922	38.02%	+3.35%
	Liberal Democrat	6,957	13.98%	-1.63%
	UKIP	2,021	4.06%	N/A
	Minor	359	0.72%	N/A
Majority		2,593	5.21%
Turnout		49,774	70.13%	+7.25%
Electorate		70,976
Swing from LAB to CON			4.92%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.43%
Swing from LD to CON			2.49%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

View full Election 2005 (New Boundaries) results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,089	49.72%	-0.98%
	Conservative	15,402	34.67%	-0.65%
	Liberal Democrat	6,933	15.61%	+1.62%
Majority		6,687	15.05%
Turnout		44,424	62.88%	+0.01%
Electorate		70,648
Swing from LAB to CON			0.16%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.30%
Swing from CON to LD			1.13%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

View full Election 2005 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,131	50.70%	-1.62%
	Conservative	17,506	35.32%	+0.61%
	Liberal Democrat	6,932	13.98%	+2.78%
Majority		7,625	15.38%
Turnout		49,569	62.87%	+0.63%
Electorate		78,838
Swing from LAB to CON			1.11%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.20%
Swing from CON to LD			1.09%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

View full Election 2001 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,088	52.32%	-0.72%
	Conservative	16,644	34.71%	-1.23%
	Liberal Democrat	5,372	11.20%	+2.71%
	UKIP	848	1.77%	N/A
Majority		8,444	17.61%
Turnout		47,952	62.25%	-15.33%
Electorate		77,036
Swing from CON to LAB			0.25%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.72%
Swing from CON to LD			1.97%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

View full Election 1997 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,607	53.04%	+12.34%
	Conservative	20,737	35.94%	-11.29%
	Liberal Democrat	4,900	8.49%	-2.97%
	Minor	1,319	2.29%	N/A
	Others	143	0.25%	N/A
Majority		9,870	17.10%
Turnout		57,706	77.58%	-5.26%
Electorate		74,387
Swing from CON to LAB			11.82%
Swing from LD to LAB			7.65%
Swing from CON to LD			4.16%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

View full Election 1992 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,715	47.23%	-0.82%
	Labour	26,469	40.70%	+6.00%
	Liberal Democrat	7,452	11.46%	N/A
	Minor	402	0.62%	N/A
Majority		4,246	6.53%
Turnout		65,038	82.84%	+5.94%
Electorate		78,514
Swing from CON to LAB			3.41%
Swing from CON to LD			6.14%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.73%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

View full Election 1987 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,015	48.04%	-0.24%
	Labour	20,958	34.70%	+4.23%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,706	16.07%	-4.19%
	Green	714	1.18%	N/A
Majority		8,057	13.34%
Turnout		60,393	76.89%	-2.32%
Electorate		78,541
Swing from CON to LAB			2.23%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.97%
Swing from ALL to LAB			4.21%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

View full Election 1983 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,861	48.28%	+1.44%
	Labour	17,586	30.48%	-12.49%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,691	20.26%	N/A
	Ecology	451	0.78%	N/A
	Minor	114	0.20%	N/A
Majority		10,275	17.81%
Turnout		57,703	79.22%	-2.79%
Electorate		72,841
Swing from LAB to CON			6.96%
Swing from CON to ALL			9.41%
Swing from LAB to ALL			16.38%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

View full Election 1979 results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,125	46.85%	+7.13%
	Labour	28,546	42.97%	-1.13%
	Liberal	6,388	9.61%	-6.27%
	Others	379	0.57%	N/A
Majority		2,579	3.88%
Turnout		66,438	82.01%	+0.79%
Electorate		81,016
Swing from LAB to CON			4.13%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.70%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.57%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1974 (October)

View full Election 1974 (October) results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,290	44.10%	+3.80%
	Conservative	24,577	39.72%	+0.06%
	Liberal	9,831	15.89%	-4.16%
	Others	185	0.30%	N/A
Majority		2,713	4.38%
Turnout		61,883	81.21%	-2.45%
Electorate		76,197
Swing from CON to LAB			1.87%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.98%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.11%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

View full Election 1974 (February) results.

Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,440	40.30%	N/A
	Conservative	25,035	39.66%	N/A
	Liberal	12,652	20.04%	N/A
Majority		405	0.64%
Turnout		63,127	83.66%	N/A
Electorate		75,456

	Labour win

2029 General Election

Poll of Polls

Seat-By-Seat Forecast

Custom Swingometer 2029

LAB - Targets | Defence

CON - Targets | Defence

LD - Targets | Defence

REF - Targets | Defence

GRN - Targets | Defence

2024 General Election Results