Chorley (UK Parliament constituency)

Chorley
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Chorley in Lancashire
Location of Lancashire within England
County	Lancashire
Population	94,932 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	75,938 (December 2018)[2]
Major settlements	Chorley
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
Number of members	One
Created from	North Lancashire

Chorley is a constituency in the United Kingdom. It is in the county of Lancashire in England.

Election results

The Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives, and Labour did not participant in the constituency, as it is tradition that they do not stand against the Speaker of the House of Commons. The Green Party does not take part in the tradition and had it's own candidate in the constituency. This candidate was James Melling. ^[3] The Brexit Party did not stand an official candidate. However their former candidate stood as an independent, having changed his name on the ballot to Mark Brexit-Smith.^[4][5]

General election 2019: Chorley[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Speaker	Lindsay Hoyle	26,831	67.3	+12.0
	Independent	Mark Brexit-Smith	9,439	23.7	N/A
	Green	James Melling	3,601	9.0	+8.0
Majority			17,392	43.6	+30.1
Turnout			39,870	51.0	―21.7
	Speaker gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. "Chorley: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
2. England Parliamentary electorates Boundary Commission for England
3. "Prospective General Election Candidates". Green Party. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
4. "'As a main party we believe in upholding traditions': Why Chorley's Liberal Democrats general election candidate will not oppose Lindsay Hoyle on December 12". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
5. "General Election 2019: Former Chorley Brexit Party candidate to stand against Lindsay Hoyle as an Independent". www.lep.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
6. "Chorley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.