England · Constituency
Chorley
Covers Adlington · Chorley · Great Knowley
Photograph shows Chorley. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
SpeakerIndependent won Chorley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 20,575 votes, or 60.6 points. A swing of 30.3 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 649 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 1.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 60.6 points, which is larger than 649 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Independent finished ahead of Green Party by 20,575 votes.
Majority
20,575
60.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
45.4%
-14.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
33,964 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay HoyleElected | Independent | 25,238 | 74.3% | +72.3 |
| Mark Tebbutt | Green Party | 4,663 | 13.7% | +7.3 |
| Ben Holden-Crowther | Democracy for Chorley | 2,424 | 7.1% | +7.1 |
| Graham Moore | English Constitution Party | 1,007 | 3.0% | +3.0 |
| Martin Powell-Davies | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 632 | 1.9% | +1.8 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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