The local authorityCouncil · district · England · 1 of 164 councils (district)

Chorley.

Labour Party-controlled district. £14m net revenue. 14 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats42 councillors · 14 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£14m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,343
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
31/42
Labour Party 74%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Chorley is a district controlled by Labour Party (31 of 42 seats). Net revenue is £14m for 2025-26. It covers 14 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.42 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 31Ref 7Con 3Green 1

Labour Party 74% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
June MolyneauxLabAdlington Anderton2026
Kim SnapeLabAdlington Anderton2024
Peter Francis WilsonLabAdlington Anderton2023
Dedrah Cecilia MossLabBuckshaw Whittle2026
Russell Charles GreenLabBuckshaw Whittle2024
Samantha Jayne MartinLabBuckshaw Whittle2023
Martin Andrew ToppRefChorley East2026
Hasina KhanLabChorley East2024
Chris SnowLabChorley East2023
Mark PerksRefChorley North Astley2026
Adrian LoweLabChorley North Astley2024
Jean Margaret SherwoodLabChorley North Astley2023
Showing 12 of 42·All 42 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

60%
Council tax
£8.4m · median 61%
28%
Central grants
£3.9m · median 26%
12%
Business rates
£1.7m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 60% council tax, 28% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£216
County / upper-tier£1,736
Police£277
Fire & rescue£90
GLA precept£0
Parish average£24
Total Band-D£2,343

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.7 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Chorley split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Waste & Recycling32.4% of net spend · cohort median 32%
75 of 158+1% vs median
Culture & Leisure29.9% of net spend · cohort median 13%
3 of 158+123% vs median
Corporate & Central27.8% of net spend · cohort median 27%
76 of 158+3% vs median
Housing & Homelessness6.1% of net spend · cohort median 14%
140 of 158-57% vs median
Planning & Economic Development3.5% of net spend · cohort median 14%
144 of 158-76% vs median
Public Health0.6% of net spend · cohort median 0%
15 of 38+32% vs median
Highways & Transport-0.3% of net spend · cohort median -2%
48 of 158
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.1,089 payments · £10.2m gross · 7 Jan 202625 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
SOUTH RIBBLE BOROUGH COUNCIL£1.03m10.1%4
P CASEY (LAND RECLAMATION) LTD£0.85m8.3%4
FCC RECYCLING (UK) LTD£0.81m7.9%3
JOHN TURNER CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED£0.60m5.8%6
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD£0.46m4.5%3
ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER£0.42m4.1%11
ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LTD£0.38m3.7%6
KROL CORLETTE CONSTRUCTION LTD£0.36m3.5%4
MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE LIMITED£0.31m3.0%7
ROBERTSON CE LIMITED£0.22m2.1%1

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.14 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Chorley1286% Lindsay HoyleInd
South Ribble214% Paul FosterLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
1,089 payments · 7 Jan 202625 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level