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Chorley

Every general election in Chorley since 1955. Latest: Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker, majority 20,575.

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Member of Parliament

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 20,575

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Lindsay Hoyle Elected sitting MPSpeaker25,23874.3%
Mark TebbuttGreen4,66313.7%
Ben Holden-CrowtherDemocracy for Chorley2,4247.1%
Graham MooreEnglish Constitution Party1,0073.0%
Martin Powell-DaviesTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition6321.9%
Valid votes33,964
Majority20,57560.6%

Spk hold Turnout 45.4% of 74,801 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 51.4%Labour, 1959: 50.7%Labour, 1964: 48.4%Labour, 1966: 54.8%Labour, 1970: 44.3%Labour, February 1974: 40.3%Labour, October 1974: 44.1%Labour, 1979: 43.0%Labour, 1983: 30.5%Labour, 1987: 34.7%Labour, 1992: 40.7%Labour, 1997: 53.0%Labour, 2001: 52.3%Labour, 2005: 50.7%Labour, 2010: 43.2%Labour, 2015: 45.1%Labour, 2017: 55.3%Conservative, 1955: 48.6%Conservative, 1959: 49.3%Conservative, 1964: 41.1%Conservative, 1966: 45.3%Conservative, 1970: 47.3%Conservative, February 1974: 39.7%Conservative, October 1974: 39.7%Conservative, 1979: 46.9%Conservative, 1983: 48.3%Conservative, 1987: 48.0%Conservative, 1992: 47.2%Conservative, 1997: 35.9%Conservative, 2001: 34.7%Conservative, 2005: 35.3%Conservative, 2010: 38.0%Conservative, 2015: 36.3%Conservative, 2017: 41.8%Speaker, 2019: 67.3%Speaker, 2024: 74.3%Liberal, 1964: 10.5%Liberal, 1970: 7.9%Liberal, February 1974: 20.0%Liberal, October 1974: 15.9%Liberal, 1979: 9.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.1%Green, 2015: 2.2%Green, 2017: 1.0%Green, 2019: 9.0%Green, 2024: 13.7%
Vote share in Chorley at each general election Lab Con Spk Lib LD Alliance Grn

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Chorley lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Chorley (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Spk Lindsay HoyleGrn20,57560.645.4%Spk hold
2019Spk Lindsay HoyleInd17,39243.651.7%Spk gain from Lab
2017Lab Lindsay HoyleCon7,51213.572.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Lindsay HoyleCon4,5308.869.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Lindsay HoyleCon2,5935.270.1%Lab hold
2005LabCon7,62515.462.3%
2001LabCon8,44417.662.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon9,87017.177.3%
1992ConLab4,2466.582.8%Con hold
1987ConLab8,05713.376.9%Con hold
1983ConLab10,27517.878.2%
1979ConLab2,5793.982.0%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon2,7134.481.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon4050.683.7%
1970ConLab1,6773.079.0%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon4,7449.581.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon3,7137.384.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon6761.385.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon1,3382.884.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Chorley?

Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker) won Chorley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 20,575.

Which parties have won Chorley?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 12, Conservative 5, Speaker 2.

Which region is Chorley in?

Chorley is in North West.

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