# Chorley

The middle of the North West. About 104,093 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 137 square kilometres.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been MP for Chorley since July 2024, and is the Speaker of the House of Commons. They won by 20,575 votes on a 45.4% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001170. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been MP for Chorley since July 2024, and is the Speaker of the House of Commons.
They won by 20,575 votes on a 45.4% turnout.

MP: [Sir Lindsay Hoyle](https://members.parliament.uk/member/467) (Speaker).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Chorley

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lindsay Hoyle (elected) | Speaker seeking re-election | 25,238 | 74.3% |
| Mark Tebbutt | Green Party | 4,663 | 13.7% |
| Ben Holden-Crowther | Democracy for Chorley | 2,424 | 7.1% |
| Graham Moore | English Constitution Party | 1,007 | 3.0% |
| Martin Powell-Davies | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 632 | 1.9% |

Electorate 74,801. Turnout 45.4%. Majority 20,575 (60.6%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3388

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 60.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Chorley had a majority of 60.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 45.4%** (July 2024). Turnout in Chorley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 45.4% (House of Commons Library). Joint 14th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 100,919** (2021). Chorley had 100,919 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 321st least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in Chorley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001170) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 77% of people in Chorley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001170) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Chorley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Chorley.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001170) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Chorley, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Chorley.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001170) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Chorley had 100,919 usual residents at the census.

## How Chorley compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Chorley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 60.6% | largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 45.4% | joint 14th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 100,919 | 321st least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 77% | joint 175th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Chorley?

Chorley had 100,919 usual residents at the census.
Chorley is the 321st least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Chorley

Most of Chorley lies in Chorley. These figures are published for the whole of Chorley, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Chorley itself. [See Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- **Average house price: £213,246** (July 2026). Chorley’s average house price was £213,246 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,350** (2025). Full-time workers living in Chorley earned a median of £39,350 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 154th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.4×** (2025). A home in Chorley costs 5.4 times local full-time pay. 58th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). Chorley has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 118th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Chorley in brief

The winner in Chorley had a majority of 60.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Chorley at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 45.4%.
Chorley had 100,919 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in Chorley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001170
- Council: [Chorley †](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 137 km²
- People, mid-2024: 104,093*
- Wards: 12
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 60
- Output areas: 326

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-ribble), [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west), [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen), [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley), [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wigan), [Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blackburn)

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## Latest updates for Chorley

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001170

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley