Chorley (borough)

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Borough of Chorley
Shown within Lancashire
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Lancashire
Area:   Total:	Ranked 165th 202.8 km²
Admin. HQ:	Chorley
ONS code:	30UE
Demographics
Population:   Total (2007 est.):   Density:	Ranked 215th 104,100 513 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.5% White 1.6% S.Asian[1]
Politics
Chorley Borough Council http://www.chorley.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	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.

[edit] See also

Chorley local elections

[edit] References

1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics - Chorley (Local Authority)". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277017&c=chorley&d=13&e=13&g=461789&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206542205140&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812. Retrieved on 2008-09-06. 

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