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Chorley is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Lindsay Hoyle of the Labour party.
The Chorley constituency has a total population of 96,733, of which 76,291 are eligible (18+) to vote (78.9%).
Chorley ranks 270th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 317th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. He is the son of Doug Hoyle, a former Labour MP for Warrington North.
He was elected as Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons in a secret ballot on 8 June 2010. He is President of the All-Party British Gibraltar Group in Parliament and Chairman of the All Party British Virgin Islands Group.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Hoyle
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lindsay Hoyle MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | lindsayhoyle@hotmail.co.uk |
| Constituency | Chorley |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 10/06/1957 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 36.3% | 45.1% | 2.6% | 2.1 % | 13.5% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Chorley constituency in 2015 was 69.20%, higher than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Christopher Maudsley | Independent | Male | - | - | - |
| Alistair Straw | Green | Male | 23 October 1990 (34) | - | - |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Labour | Male | 10 June 1957 (67) | - | - |
| Mark Smith | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Rob Loughenbury | Conservative | Male | - | - | http://www.rob4chorley2015.co.uk/ |
| Stephen Fenn | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | - |
| 38.02% | 43.23% | 13.98% | % | % | % | % | 4.06% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 18,922 | 38% |
| Ind1 | 359 | 0.7% |
| Labour | 21,515 | 43.2% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 6,957 | 14% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 2,021 | 4.1% |
| Electorate | 70,976 |
| Votes | 49,774 |
| Turnout | 70.2% |
| Conservative | Cullens, Alan |
| Labour | Hoyle, Lindsay |
| Liberal Democrat | Fenn, Stephen |
| UKIP | Hogan, Nick |
Election turnout for the Chorley constituency in 2010 was 70.2%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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