Borough of Chorley
| Borough of Chorley | |
|---|---|
| Borough | |
 Shown within Lancashire and England |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| Ceremonial county | Lancashire |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Chorley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chorley Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • Executive: | Labour |
| • MPs: | Lindsay Hoyle (L) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.3 sq mi (202.8 km2) |
| Area rank | 165th |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 113,000 |
| • Rank | Ranked 205th |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (560/km2) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Postcode areas | PR6–PR7-PR25, BL6 |
| Area code(s) | 01257 , 01772 |
| ISO 3166-2 | – |
| ONS code | 30UE (ONS) E07000118 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SD5817 |
| NUTS 3 | – |
| Ethnicity | 93.6% White British 2.5% Asian |
| Website | chorley.gov.uk |
Coordinates: 53°39′11″N 2°37′55″W / 53.653°N 2.632°W
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. The population of the Borough at the 2011 census was 104,155. It is named after its largest settlement, the town of Chorley.
The present non-metropolitan Borough of Chorley was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the then existing Municipal Borough of Chorley with the urban districts of Adlington and Withnell, and Chorley Rural District.
With exception of the town of Chorley, which remains an unparished area, the borough has twenty-three civil parishes:
Chorley Council is made up of forty-seven councillors, representing the following twenty electoral wards:
The Chorley Parliament constituency is a constituency in the House of Commons, and until recently it was coterminous with the borough. Through boundary changes, Croston, Eccleston, Bretherton and Mawdesley were transferred to the South Ribble constituency. The current Member of Parliament for Chorley is Lindsay Hoyle, who was first elected to the seat in 1997.
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