Information about Chorley (borough)

Borough of Chorley
Chorley Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Lancashire
Area: - Total	Ranked 187th 202.80 km²
Admin. HQ:	Chorley
ONS code:	30UE
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / kmÂ²
Ethnicity:	97.9% White
Politics
Chorley Borough Council [1]
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MP:	Lindsay Hoyle

Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. 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.

Chorley is also a constituency in the House of Commons. The current MP is Lindsay Hoyle, first elected to the seat in 1997.

Local election results in UK local elections, 2006>2006 elections
Party	Previous	Contested	Change	Current
Conservatives	20	16	+5	25
Labour	21	17	-4	17
Liberal Democrats	3	6	-1	2
Other	3	2	0	3

Arms of the former Chorley Rural District Council

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Districts of North West England

Allerdale • Barrow-in-Furness • Blackburn with Darwen • Blackpool • Bolton • Burnley • Bury • Carlisle • Chester • Chorley • Congleton • Copeland • Crewe and Nantwich • Eden • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Fylde • Halton • Hyndburn • Knowsley • Lancaster • Liverpool • Macclesfield • Manchester • Oldham • Pendle • Preston • Ribble Valley • Rochdale • Rossendale • St Helens • Salford • Sefton • South Lakeland • South Ribble • Stockport • Tameside • Trafford • Vale Royal • Warrington • West Lancashire • Wigan • Wirral • Wyre Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire • Cumbria • Greater Manchester • Lancashire • Merseyside

Lancashire

Geography
Status Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Origin Historic
Region North West England
Area
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- Admin. council
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North West England is one of the nine official regions of England. It has a population of 6,853,200^[1]
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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 on CD by the Office for National Statistics.
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Orders of magnitude for area Conversion of units for area
1 E-30 m = 1 fm 1 E-24
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1,000,000 mÂ²
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Rank District Population Type Ceremonial county
1 Birmingham 1,006,500 Metropolitan borough, City (1889) West Midlands
2 Leeds 750,200 Metropolitan borough, City (1893) West Yorkshire
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Affiliation Members
Labour Party
Conservative Party
Liberal Democrats
Democratic Unionist Party
Scottish National Party
Sinn FÃ©in
Plaid Cymru
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Health Concern
RESPECT The Unity Coalition
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Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP (born 10 June 1957) is an MP in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley, and was first elected in 1997. He is the son of Doug Hoyle (Lord Hoyle of Warrington), a former MP for Warrington North.
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Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. They are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (Shire counties).

Some unitary authorities are technically non-metropolitan districts.
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A borough is an administrative division used in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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Motto
Dieu et mon droit (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen".
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1971 1972 1973 - 1974 - 1975 1976 1977

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Chorley

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Withnell

Population 3,631 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference SD634217
Parish Withnell
District Chorley
Shire county Lancashire
Region North West
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Chorley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled

Type Lower House

Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated)
since October 23, 2000
Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour)
since June 28, 2007
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Conservative Party

Leader David Cameron

Founded Historical 1671, Modern 1830
Headquarters 30 Millbank, London SW1

Political Ideology Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Political Position Centre-right

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Labour Party

Leader Gordon Brown

Founded February 27, 1900
Headquarters 39 Victoria Street
London, SW1H 0HA

Political Ideology Democratic socialism (Official Position)
Social Democracy
Third Way

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