| Borough of Chorley | |
Shown within Lancashire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 187th 202.80 km² |
| Admin. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Chorley |
| ONS code: | 30UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est. Chorley is a Market town in Lancashire, in North West England. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ): Density: |
Ranked 215th 103,700 511 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 8% White 1. 5% S. Asian[1] |
| Politics | |
| Chorley Borough Council http://www.chorley.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Lindsay Hoyle |
Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP (born 10 June 1957) is an MP in the United Kingdom. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the existing borough of Chorley with the urban districts of Adlington and Withnell, and Chorley Rural District. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Chorley is a Market town in Lancashire, in North West England. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Adlington is a Town in Lancashire, England near the West Pennine Moors and the larger town of Chorley. Withnell is a Civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England.
Chorley is also a constituency in the House of Commons. Chorley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The current MP is Lindsay Hoyle, first elected to the seat in 1997. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP (born 10 June 1957) is an MP in the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election
| Party | Previous | Contested | Change | Current |
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| Conservatives | 20 | 16 | +5 | 25 |
| Labour | 21 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |