Chorley (borough) - Definition and Overview

Borough of 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 (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 213th 101,320 500 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.9% White
Politics
Chorley Borough Council http://www.chorley.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour + Liberal Democrats + Independent
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 constiuency in the House of Commons. The current MP is Lindsay Hoyle, first elected to the seat in 1997.

Arms of the former Chorley Rural District Council

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