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Electoral Review of Council Council proposed pattern of wards

1 CONTENTS

Page INTRODUCTION 1

COUNCIL SIZE 1

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNCIL’S PROPOSED 2 WARDING ARRANGEMENTS

METHODOLOGY 2

PROPOSED WARDS 3

2 INTRODUCTION Chorley Council was informed by the Local Government Boundary Commission for (LGBCE) that it would be conducting an electoral review intervention within its 2018/2019 work programme to improve electoral equality of the .

Electoral reviews are initiated primarily to improve electoral equality. This means ensuring as far as is reasonable, that for any principal authority the ratio of electors to councillors in each electoral ward or division is approximately the same.

Under the criteria adopted by the LGBCE, there are two conditions considered to warrant a review, if the imbalance is unlikely to be corrected by foreseeable changes to the electorate within a reasonable period:

 Any local authority with an electoral division or ward that has an electoral variance of 30% or over. This means a division or ward having 30% more or fewer electors per councillor than in average for the council as a whole, and;

 Any local authority where more than 30% of divisions or wards have an electoral variance of over 10% from the average for that authority.

Based on the electoral data given to the LGBCE by this authority, both of the above conditions have been met:

 6 of the electoral wards have a variance greater than 10%

 1 of the electoral wards (Astley and Buckshaw) has a variance of over 30%

This submission sets out the council’s response to the LGBCE invitation to put forward its preferred pattern of wards.

The council recognizes the importance of electoral equality to a fair democratic process by ensuring that each vote carries the same value, whilst at the same time ensuring that governance of the council is maintained at a level which can best serve the electorate.

COUNCIL SIZE

In the first part of the electoral review, the LGBCE was minded to approve the council’s proposal to reduce the number of councillors from 47 to 42.

Chorley Council considered that this reduction would ensure it has the capacity to deliver effective arrangements for the management and delivery of its business and responsibilities. It also allowed the council to retain significant capacity to deliver and enhance its performance in these areas, whilst at the same time being able to respond to challenges facing local government in general and in particular the .

As part of the proposal, the council notified the LGBCE that it wished to continue to elect its membership by thirds. In such cases, by law1 the LGBCE is required to seek to deliver a pattern of three-member wards across the borough to ensure electorate equality. Subsequently this means that there will be a reduction in the number of borough wards from 20 to 14.

1 Section 2, Schedule 2, Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 3 DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNCIL’S PROPOSED WARDING ARRANGEMENTS The Electoral Review of Chorley Council Committee, which consists of cross-party membership, considered the main rules (by law2) which the LGBCE follows:  Delivering electoral equality for local voters  Reflecting the interests and identities of local communities  Promoting effective and convenient local government

In its proposal the council seeks to provide a balance between these three rules.

The figures recorded in this proposal are based on projected electoral figures for 2024 which is 90,148. This figure takes into account expected new developments and predicted demographic changes. In order to deliver electoral equality with a council size of 42, the committee has proposed ward boundaries that allow for an electorate of an average of 2,146 per councillor, with no ward exceeding a variance of +/- 10%.

METHODOLOGY Existing polling districts and their projected 2024 electorate (as calculated and reported in Chorley Council’s preferred Council Size submission) have been used as the ‘building blocks’ for the new proposed wards. This approach has been followed in order to take into consideration existing County Council divisions and Parliamentary constituencies to avoid the situation whereby electors may need to use different polling stations for different elections; which in turn provides a level of consistency to the voter. Where required and appropriate however, existing polling districts have been split between proposed wards. In order to calculate the 2024 electorate for the whole polling district has been applied to the 2018 figures for each constituent part of the split polling district. However, where a polling district’s projected electorate is affected by substantial new development between 2018 and 2024, this has been taken into account when estimating electorate figures.

PROPOSED WARDS As previously mentioned there will be 14 new wards created as part of the review, which include ward names. The wards proposed are:

 Adlington & Anderton  Chorley South East  Brindle &  Chorley South West  Buckshaw & Whittle  Clayton North  Chorley East   Chorley North  Eccleston, & Charnock  Chorley North East   Chorley North West  Lostock &

2 Schedule 2, Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

4 The 14 proposed new wards have been mapped as follows:

A breakdown of the new wards, the county division, current borough ward and or town councils (where applicable) can be found on the following page. After which, individual maps for each ward proposal, evidence to support the proposal, the current polling districts which would be included and the streets therein are detailed below. It is important to note that following the completion of the electoral review, the polling districts will require reconfiguration; therefore the current polling district code may not apply.

5 6 7 ADLINGTON & ANDERTON WARD

This ward proposal brings together polling district 17B () with the current ward of Adlington and Anderton.

Electorally this part of Rivington is linked with Adlington and Anderton as it is in the same County Council division. The two areas have good road links with Adlington providing the nearest shops and community facilities (doctors’ surgery, community centre and playing fields).

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 01A/01B/01C/01D/01E/ 01F and 17B.

8 Polling District 01A Melling Close Crook Street Babylon Lane Mill Street Fairclough Place Barn View Mount Pleasant Grafton Street Berry Street Norwood Close Holden Street Brook Street Old Chapel Court Lewis Close Byre View Peel Street Marlow Court Place Railway Road Old School Lane Chester Court Rivington Avenue Park Road Chester Place Rossendale Drive White Bear Marina, Park Chorley Road St Paul’s Close Road King George's Court, 107, Vicarage Close Red House Bridge Chorley Road Rigshaw Bridge Avenue Polling District 01C Sandringham Close Daisy Hill Drive Abbey Grove Sandy Lane Derby Place Anderton Street Smith Street Fairview Drive Atherton Street Southgate Farm Avenue Brierfield Close Stonor Road Field Rose Court Canal Street The Common Fielding Place Cemetery View Common End, The Common Harvest View Church Street Crawshaw Fold Barn, The Hawthorn Court Grove Avenue Common Highfield Road Grove Crescent Rigby Houses, The Common Highfield Road North Grove Farm Drive Warwick Street Lancaster Place Hanson Street Windsor Avenue Maytree Court Harrison Road Meadow View Hatton Street Polling District 01E Nightingale Street Highfield Close Ashfield Road Ollerton Street Highfield Road Babylon Lane Springfield Road Kings Lea Beech Avenue Stoneacre Drive Market Place Belvedere Road Sutton Fold, Sutton Lane Market Street Road The Avenue Mayfield Avenue Anderton Court, Bolton Road The Rowans Meadow Street Brentwood Road Outterside Street Epsom Croft Polling District 01B Oxford Street Green Street Abbey Grove Market House, Park Road Greenhalgh Lane Road Railway Road Grimeford Lane Ashfield Court, Ashfield Road Railway View Bolton Road, Barrow Nook Grove Riding Street Grimeford Village Belmont Road Selbourne Street Horrobin Lane Bolton Road The Poplars Lees Road Broad Oak Close Walton Street Mornington Road Chorley Road Road New Road Chorley Street Major Bottoms, New Freckleton Court Polling District 01D Road Gidlow Avenue Acres Park Close Owsten Court Granville Street Acresfield Princess Road Hilton Lodge, 1, Granville Balmoral Rivington Lane Street Bonds Lane Rothwell Road Greenfield Road Carrington Road Shawes Drive High Lea Castle Drive Squirrel Lane Highfield Road Castle House Lane Willow Close Hope Street Ellerbeck View, Castle House Hornby Close Lane Polling District 01F Huyton Terrace Chapel Street Coniston Avenue Lancaster Close Crawford Avenue Mornington Road 9 Polling District 01F cont’d. Sutton Lane Thirlmere Close Windermere Drive

Polling District 17B Bolton Road Dean Head Lane Dryfield Lane Rivington Lane Gilsbrook, Rivington Lane Sheep House Lane

10 BRINDLE & HOGHTON WARD

The existing rural one member ward of Brindle and Hoghton is joined with the part of the existing Clayton-le-Woods North ward which it borders to create the new ward. It forms natural linkages for transport, schools, and shops etc.

The eastern side of Clayton-le-Woods is split by the M61 and M65 motorways, resulting in a patchwork of communities that span the area, and operate as distinct parish’s and communities.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 03A/03B/03C/10A/11A/ 11B and 11C.

11 Polling District 03A Chapel Lane Fern Meadow Birchin Lane Cripple Gate Lane Fiddlers Lane Lower Copthurst, Birchin Dover Lane Greenacres Lane Fowler Close Hawthorne Close Brindle Heights Gib Lane Hill Croft Brindle Road Bell Villas, Gib Lane Holly Close Copthurst Lane Green Lane Hunts Field Denham Lane Hoghton Lane Juniper Croft Dover Lane Hollins Close Knebworth Close Hill House Lane Links Lane Lostock Meadow Holt Lane Long Barn Row Manor Road Marsh Lane Moulden Brow Meadway Mill House Lane Laurel Bank, Moulden Neare Meadow Pippin Fold Brow Oakmere Pippin Street Private Road Osborne Drive Sandy Lane Quaker Brook Lane Poppy Meadow Smithy Close Riley Green Preston Road Smithy Lane Rock Gardens Claytonfield, Preston Road Top O'th' Lane Sandy Lane Radburn Brow Water Street Station Road Rowan Croft Windmill Lane The Croft Sheephill Lane Fold The Crossings Swallow Court The Straits Swansey Lane Polling District 03B Valley Road The Beeches Back Bournes Row Viaduct Road The Elms Bournes Row Weasel Lane The Heyes Bournesfield Willowfield Chase Watkin Road Duxon Hill Wells Fold Close Friths Court Polling District 10A Whitethorn Close Gowans Lane Ash Field Whittle Park Ashdown Drive Wilderswood Close Hewngate, Gregson Lane Back Lane Willow Field Oakbank, Gregson Lane Bankside Woodside Avenue Hoghton Lane Bay Tree Road Mill House Lane Bearswood Croft Polling District 11A Oram Road Beech Gardens Back Lane Private Road Bingley Close Beechwood Croft Chapel Fold, Private Road Birch Field Black Croft Blackthorn Croft Bone Croft Polling District 03C Brownley Street Cam Lane Old Road Burghley Close Cam Wood Fold Church Brow, Blackburn Old Carlton Avenue Clayton Villa Fold Road Carr Road Dove Cote , Cedar Field Glenmore Blackburn Old Road Chartwell Close Kiln Croft Park Gate, Blackburn Chorley Old Road Lords Croft Old Road Clover Field Oak Croft Bolton Road Copperfield Vale Pear Tree Road Riley Green Marina, County Close Pingle Croft Bolton Road Elder Close Sheep Hill Lane

12 Polling District 11A cont’d. Sheephill Brow Stack Croft The Clough The Martindales Woodale Road

Part of Polling District 11B Briery Hey Carr Meadow Croft Meadow Elmfield Drive Homestead Reedfield

Part of Polling District 11C Barleyfield Brookfield Lane Carr Field Fir Tree Grove Forsythia Drive Gardenia Close Hazel Close Lime Tree Close Preston Road (Nos. 536-560, 586-618) Radburn Brow Radburn Close Stonehouse Green The Heathers Wood Beech Gardens

13 BUCKSHAW & WHITTLE WARD

Currently a significant part of sits in Whittle-le-Woods (polling district 10C). The new ward would unify Buckshaw Village by bringing its properties in the current Astley and Buckshaw ward into the new Buckshaw and Whittle ward.

Bringing all of Buckshaw Village into one ward helps enhance the growing sense of a common identity on Buckshaw. The village is served by shops, doctor’s surgery, community hub, a school, pubs, railway station and has an active community association.

The links with the southern part of Whittle-le-Woods (polling district 10B) are already established as part of Buckshaw and currently rests in the existing ward. A large section of this new ward also forms part of the Whittle-le-Woods Parish.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 02C/10C/10B.

14 Polling District 02C Newport Close Old Worden Avenue Abbott Court The Court, Oakbridge Drive Patricroft Drive Argyll Avenue The Grange, Oakbridge Drive Pembrey Road Astell Court The Lodge, Oakbridge Drive Perthshire Grove Atlas Avenue Ordnance Road Poole Avenue Aycliffe Drive Patricroft Drive Radway Grove Baker Close Plantation Close Regiment Drive Barlow Close Prestwick Close Southall Grove Barnes Wallis Way Robinson Close Steaton Close Beaufort Close Roby Avenue Suffolk Court Berkshire Close Rose Whittle Avenue Sussex Place Birtley Avenue Seaforth Crescent Sutherland Place Bishopton Crescent Shannon Close Theale Place Blacksmith Walks Sharrock Street Welch Walk Brackla Place Spennymoor Close Yorkshire Close Bridgewater Drive Summerfield Walk Brookwood Way Sunningdale Drive Polling District 10B Bryning Way Tempest Close Birchin Lane Buchanan Court Blossom Grove Buckinghamshire Place Townsend Drive Bluebell Close Buckshaw Avenue Village Way Carr Brook Close Byers Walk Waltham Road Carwood Lane Carpenters Close Weavers Court Chapel Fold Chandlers Close Westland Place Chorley Old Road Coopers Place Whitley Drive Church Hill Cowper Place Wiltshire Grove Cliffe Drive Crompton Walk Worden Brook Close Cow Well Lane Crooke Grove Worlington Close Cross Keys Drive Fold Close Dawson Lane Dorset Drive Polling District 10C Parksyde Cottages, Dawson Durham Drive Argyll Avenue Lane Elan Place Ayrshire Close Delph Way Elstow Close Berkshire Close Derek Road Farriers Way Border Drive Far Nook Wallis Court, Gibson Drive Brackla Place Farm House Close Glade Mews Bridgend Gardens Foxglove Drive Halifax Drive Buckinghamshire Place Grasmere Grove Hampden Close Burghfield Drive Hardacre Lane Hannah Court Court Harvest Drive Hard Field Close Cornwall Avenue Hill Top Lane Heyford Avenue Dalmuir Place North Bank Cottages, Hill Top Holland House Way Dorset Drive Lane Home Park Drive Featherstone Close Hill Top View Hopgood Close Fusiliers Close Hillside Crescent Horrokey Close Grenadier Walk Honeysuckle Close Horseshoe Drive Guernsey Avenue Jubilee Close Hudson Drive Hampshire Avenue Kem Mill Lane Ingham Avenue Irvine Place Crook Hall Cottages, Kem Knight Avenue Kings Close Mill Lane Main Square Close Lady Crosse Drive Main Street Drive Langdale Grove Maltby Square Lancers Close Lea Road Millers Walk Walk Moss Field Close Walk New Inn Close Marine Crescent

15 Polling District 10B cont’d. Lord Street Lupin Close Mill Lane Millstone Close Mount Pleasant Netherfield Court

Paradise Close Parkside Drive Parkside Drive South Preston Road Rock Villa Road Diamond Villas, School Brow Shaw Brow Top Shaw, Shaw Brow Shaw Hill Drive Smith Street Spinney Close St Helens Road St Johns Close Swansey Lane Swift Close The Ridings The Walled Garden Town Lane Union Street Waterhouse Green The Square, Waterhouse Green Whittle Hills Close

16 CHORLEY EAST WARD

The proposed new Chorley East ward comprises of the current Chorley East polling districts which is connected by the Eaves Lane corridor which is served by local primary schools, a community centre and bus route.

This proposal adds the outlying rural areas of and Anglezarke, which form the eastern border, and link via Brooke Street and Lyons Lane corridors back to the town.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 05A/05B/05C/08A/17A and 19A.

17 Polling District 05A Eaves Lane Clarendon Street Aniline Street Ferrier Grove Cowling Brow Bagganley Lane Fielden Street Cowling Mill, Cowling Brow Belmont Drive Frederick Street Cowling Road Bowland Avenue Gaskell Street Cranbourne Drive Bracken Close Gordon Street Cranbourne Street Brown Street Haworth Road Croft Road Cobden Street Heald Street Street Coppice Close Houghton Street Delamere Place Kilkerran Close Eldon Street Eaves Lane Lawson Street Fell View Epping Place Lightoller Close Fife Close Foster Street Longton Street Hoggs Lane Foster Court, Foster Street Lyons Lane Hornby Road Friday Street Lytham Street Kiln Court Froom Street Mackay Croft Limbrick Road Greenfield Road Mackenzie Close Montrose Close Grey Heights View Mariner Walk Quarry Close Heather Close Plymouth Grove Quarry Road Kershaw Street Portsmouth Drive Richmond Road Montcliffe Road Pikestone Court, Portsmouth Rosklyn Road Moss Close Drive Sackville Street Mossfield Road Progress Street St James Place Old Mill Terrace Ridge Road St James Street Pennine Road Seymour Street School House Mews, St James Primrose Street Sherbourne Street Street Rivington Road Silverdale Road Stirling Close Rivington View, Rivington Road Terrace Topaz Way Rossall Road St Annes Road Townley Street Sherwood Place St James Court Worthy Street Stratford Road Steeley Lane Yarrow Road Talbot Street Stephenson Street Thistle Close Fold Polling District 08A Turton Drive Temperance Street Albert Street Whimberry Close The Brookes Anderton Street Wright Street The Causeway Arley Street Back Fazakerley Street Polling District 05B The Moorings Byron Street Albany Court Valley View Cambridge Street Brighton Street Ward Street Cannon Street Brownley Street Windermere Road Chapel Street Cameron Croft Clarence Street Canal Walk Polling District 05C Cleveland Street Cavendish Street Amber Drive Clifford Street Chatham Place Athol Grove Cunliffe Street Colyton Close Blackburn Street Jacksons House, 67, Cunliffe Colyton Road Bridge Mill Court Street Colyton Road East Brooke Street Fellery Street Crosse Hall Fold Eldon House, Brooke Street Halliwell Court, Halliwell Street Crosse Hall Lane Buchanan Street Halliwell Street Crosse Hall Street Duxbury House, Buchanan Street Hollinshead Street Darlington Close Buckingham Street Chorcliffe House, Hollinshead Devonport Way Canterbury Street Street The Flats, Devonport Way Charnock Street Market Street

18 Polling District 08A cont’d New Market Street Northumberland Street Oxford Street Railway Street St Georges Court, Halliwell Street St Georges Street Stanley Place Union Street Victoria Street

Polling District 17A Babylon Lane Millbrook Row, Babylon Lane Back Lane The Stables, Back Lane Dill Hall Brow Broad Oak Cottages, Dill Hall Brow Factory Lane Springfield Terrace, Factory Lane Flag Lane Heath Paddock, Hut Lane Knowsley Lane Long Lane Bent Row, Long Lane Red Row Cottages, Long Lane Red Row, Long Lane Nickleton Brow Brickfield Cottages, Nickleton Brow Olde Stoneheath Court Slacks Lane Springfield Mews Stonegate Fold The Street Weavers Brow

Polling District 19A Moor Road

19 CHORLEY NORTH WARD

The ward has Astley Park and Chorley Hospital as its focal points.

Each of the communities involved in the new ward relate to this part of the town and the focus of local residents links towards Chorley town. Residents in enjoy links to the town through Astley park in addition to bus routes and excellent road network through to the motorway junction at Hartwood and into the town centre.

Residents in the proposed ward (polling districts 06A, 06B, part of 06C and 19D) also have direct links into the town centre, Hartwood junction and through to the hospital. The A6 provides a defined spine to this Ward.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 06A/06B/part 06C/part 07A/02A/02B and 19D.

20 Polling District 06A Harpers Lane Timber Brook Cherry Tree Grove Ingle Close Woodfall Commercial Road Jubilee Place Woodmancote Congress Street Mayfield Road Wymundsley Fern Bank Milton Terrace Garden Terrace Old Bridge Way Polling District 02B Halliwell Lane Railway Road Badgers Walk Hartwood Green Russell Square Camomile Close Russell Square West Chancery Fields Hollinshead Street Shakespeare Terrace Clematis Close Hope Street Springs Road Columbine Close Laburnum Road St Joseph’s Place Euxton Lane Charnock House, Lancaster Stump Lane Mimosa Close Court Vicarage Street Pear Tree Lane Gillibrand House, Lancaster Victoria Terrace Whinney Lane Court Westwell Road Talbot House, Lancaster Whinfield Avenue Polling District 19D Court Wordsworth Terrace Berry Avenue Trigge House, Lancaster Blackburn Road Court Part of Polling District 06C Buckton Close Linden Grove Corporation Street Catley Close Maple Grove Geoffrey Street Chasden Close Oak Drive Copthurst Lane Park Road Part of Polling District 07A Greenfield Terrace, Copthurst Park House, 16, Park Road Euxton Lane Lane Park Street Petersan Court, Euxton Lane Dark Lane Parker Street Preston Road Part) Heys Lodge, Dark Lane Pine Grove Strawberry Fields Dunham Drive Preston Road Gorse Close Grovewood House, Preston Polling District 02A Halls Square Road Banastre Leatherland Drive Rowan Grove Broadfields Lingwell Close Temple Way Browns Hey Lucas Lane The Crescent Close Magill Close The Grove Clough Acre Moss Lane The Spinney Deerfold Moss Terrace, Moss Lane Trafalgar Street Edgefield Rose Cottages, Moss Lane Vine Street Elmwood Mottram Close Water Street Foxcote New Moss Lane Waterloo Street Great Meadow Olive Close Wellington Street Hallgate Orchard Drive The Charnocks, Hallgate Preston Road Polling District 06B Harewood Riley Place Bannerman Terrace Harperley Royton Drive Beaconsfield Terrace Judeland Snape Drive Briercliffe Road Long Copse Spring Crescent Brock Road Long Croft Meadow Spring Mews Church View Close Merefield Springside Gardens Corporation Street Millcroft Stamford Drive Curate Street Ravensthorpe Tanhouse Lane Doris Street Southport Road Town Lane Fosterfield Place Studfold Tuson Lane Garfield Terrace The Farthings Wardle Court Geoffrey Street Threlfall

21 CHORLEY NORTH EAST WARD

The new ward boundary provides a link between the north east part of the town and the rural of , Withnell and which form the north east boundary of Chorley borough.

The part of polling district 06C currently borders Whittle and and there is direct connectivity through to Wheelton and Withnell (primarily along Blackburn Road). Currently the 24 bus service links the villages of , Brinscall, through to north east Chorley and into the town centre forming natural linkages for school, employment and other services.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 03D/06C/19B/19C/20A/20B/20C/ 20D and 20E.

22 Polling District 03D Holcombe Grove Almond Close Bolton Road Knowley Brow Bolton Road East View, Bolton Road Larch Avenue Park View Terrace, Edge End Terrace, Bolton Marlborough Street Bolton Road Road Melford Close Station Terrace, Bolton Road Lower Close Farm, Bolton Merton Grove Sunny View, Bolton Road Moorfields Road Stanworth Terrace, Bolton Nab Road Victoria Terrace, Bolton Road Road Northgate Drive Cherry Grove Bury Lane Paradise Street Dole Lane Beardwood Cottages, Bury Poppy Avenue Gladstone Terrace, Lane Redhill Grove Dole Lane Moss Side Farm, Bury Lane Reigate Garden Street Chorley Road Smithills Close Gerrards Fold Ollerton Hall, Chorley Road St Peters Street Lilac Grove Ollerton Terrace, Chorley Sutton Grove Miller Avenue Road Sycamore Road Lane The Drive, Chorley Road Talbot Close South Terrace Finnington Lane Thornhill Road Ollerton Lane Willow Road Polling District 20B Ollerton Fold, Ollerton Lane Withnell Grove Abbey View Bloomfield Road Part of Polling District 06C Polling District 19B Bury Lane Alpine Road Close Calder Road Bagganley Lane Chapel Lane Fellstone Vale Birch Road Coppice Lane Higher Bank Street Blackburn Brow Warth Cottages, Ingleborough View Blackburn Road Coppice Lane Livesey Fold Blackstone Road Heapey Road Lower Bank Street Granville Court, High Bank Monks Drive Blackstone Road Higher House Lane Mount Pleasant Hollin Lane Norcross Brow Botany Brow Kestrel Close Pleasant View Bromley Green Kittiwake Road Prospect Terrace Carleton Road Merlin Close Ribble Close Cedar Road Osprey Close Twistmoor Lane Chestnut Avenue The Dell Yarrow Close Clayburn Close The Dingle Coltsfoot Drive The Wold Polling District 20C Cornflower Close Tithe Barn Lane Bolton Road Cowslip Way Tormore Close Chorley Road Daisy Fold Trigg Lane Brandwood Fold Dorking Road White Coppice Cottages, Chorley Dunscar Drive Road Ealing Grove Polling District 19C Millwood Close Eaves Lane Blackburn Road Oakmere Avenue Elm Grove Chapel Lane Parke Mews Epsom Close Kenyon Lane The Close Erskine Road Ryecroft Thirlmere Drive Ewell Close Ryefield Granville Road Tanhouse Lane Guildford Avenue Trigg Lane Polling Station 20D Harpers Lane Ash Meadow Lane Heapey Road Polling District 20A Balmoral Drive Higher House Lane Gardens Belmont Close

23 Polling Station 20D cont’d. Brinscall Terrace Butterworth Brow Canterbury Close Chapel Street Churchill Road Derby Street Dick Lane Hartington Road Heather Lea Drive Highfield Lancaster Drive Larch Drive Lodge Bank Maple Avenue New Street Parke Road Pike Lowe Quarry Road Queensway Railway Road Woodland View, Railway Road Richmond Close Salisbury Road Sandringham Drive Sandy Lane School Lane The Square Urban View Well Lane Windsor Drive Withnell Fold Old Road

Polling District 20E Slate Delph Cottages, Briers Brow Brinscall Mill Road Brook Street Brown House Lane Buckholes Lane Portland Cottages, Buckholes Lane Fishwick Lane Harbour Lane Jenny Lane Lawton Close Meadow Street West View, Meadow Street Mill Street Millbrook Close St Paul’s Close Stocks Close Victoria Street Victoria Terrace, Victoria Street Whins Lane

24 CHORLEY NORTH WEST WARD

The new ward seeks to maintain the identity of residents in Chorley North West ward. It also incorporate polling district 09E which is directly linked with high density housing population and provided greater clarity over ward boundaries using the main roads of Pall Mall and Tootell Street as boundaries.

This ward also takes part of 08B (currently in South East ward) which again provides greater clarity over the ward boundary and forming a more cohesive town ward than the more linear structure previously in place.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 07A/07B/07C/07D/ part of 08B and 09E.

25 Polling District 07A Regent Road Cunningham Avenue Astley Road Ribblesdale Place Foxhole Road Chorley Hall Road Ribblesdale Court, Ribblesdale Gillibrand Close Rydal House, Chorley Hall Place Haigh Close Road Roberts Street Haigh Crescent Dutch Barn Close Royle Road Hardy Drive Fairway Sandringham Road Heathrow Place Highfield Road North Shaftesbury Place Hornchurch Drive Highfield Road South Southport Road Howe Grove Millfield Road Springfield Road Hurn Grove Millwood Glade St Marys Walk Lindsay Drive Park Road St Thomas's Road Lydd Grove Preston Road (Part) Sumner House, 29, St Manston Grove Ravenhill Drive Thomas's Road Mountbatten Road Rectory Close West Bank Ringway Rookwood Avenue West Street Rookery Close Somerset Avenue Westminster Road Rotherwick Avenue St Michaels Close Windsor Close Sandridge Avenue Woodfield Road Windsor Road Southport Road Windsor Heights, Windsor Stansted Road Polling District 07B Road Walgarth Drive Ackhurst Lodge Drive Woodville Road Warton Place Ackhurst Wood Close Whitworth Drive Alker Street Polling District 07C Woodford Copse Ashfield Road Bannister Street Yeadon Grove Avenham Road Carrington Road Avondale Road Chelmsford Grove Part of Polling District 08B Back Mount Street Chelmsford Place Brindle Street Balmoral Road Claremont Avenue Duke Street Balmoral Court, Balmoral Road Clifton Grove Duke's Park Drive Bank Street Devonshire Road File Street Belvedere Drive Egerton Grove Richmond House, Pall Mall Chatsworth Close Gillibrand Walks Shaw Hill Street Collison Avenue Isleworth Drive Silvester Road Crown Street Knowles Street Devonshire Road Lawrence Road Polling District 09E Devonshire Court, Devonshire Letchworth Drive Aspen Gardens Road Lorne Street Black Horse Street Dole Lane Lupton Street Collingwood Road Farrington Street Pall Mall Cottam Street Gillibrand Street Queensgate Coventry Street Glamis Drive Rawcliffe Road Deighton Road Hamilton Road Rylands Road Gilbert Street Hampton Close Strathmore Grove Hindley Street Harrington Road Trinity Road Letchworth Drive Kensington Road Letchworth Place Lennon Street Polling District 07D Lichfield Road Market Street Balniel Close Longworth Street Mealhouse Lane Beatty Avenue Maud Street Parkside Avenue Binbrook Place Murrayfield Close Peel Street Collingwood Road Oakwood Road Queens Grove Common Bank Lane Pall Mall Queens Road Crawford Avenue Pembroke Place

26 Polling District 09E cont’d. Rydal Place Tootell Street Twickenham Place Ventnor Road Walletts Road Westbourne Road

27 CHORLEY SOUTH EAST WARD

This ward maintains the majority of the current South East ward and extends the ward through to Heath Charnock (polling district 17C). The two areas are directly linked by the A6 and Chorley Road, along which runs the 125 bus service, ensuring excellent connectivity between residents in Heath Charnock and south east Chorley.

The majority of secondary school pupils in Heath Charnock attend Albany High School or Holy Cross RC School, both of which are located in South East ward. This new ward proposal also helps promote connectivity between the town centre and outlying villages.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 08B/08C/08D/08E and 17C.

28 Part of Polling District 08B Melrose Way Smith Street Ash Grove Close Spurrier Square Ashby Street Redwood Drive Sumner Close Back Ashby Street Rosewood Close Thornycroft Place Bedford Street Sandgate Titan Court Bolton Street Shireburne Drive Triumph Avenue Cotswold Road South Avenue Cotswold House, Southdowns Road Polling District 17C Cotswold Road Springwood Drive Bolton Road Firemans Lane St Albans Place Brookdale Gin Bow Thurstan Place Chatsworth Court Gloucester Road Tintern Avenue Chorley Road Harrison Road Lane Danesway Jackson Street Winchester Avenue Eller Brook Close Lavender Grove Woodside Field Spring Gardens Lighthurst Avenue Worcester Place Heathfield Lime Grove Yarrow Gate Kings Lea Old School Mews Lower Hill Drive Pall Mall Polling District 08D Martins Avenue Close Burgh Lane Mercer Court Pilling Lane Carr Lane North Vale Plock Green Kingsmead Rawlinson Lane Rangletts Avenue Sevenoaks The Asshawes Richmond Court St Hildas Close The Green Saville Street St Hildas Way The Hamlet Tennyson Avenue Stonyhurst Waterford Close Weld Avenue The Bowers Westhoughton Road Weldbank Lane Wigan Lane Weldbank Street Polling District 08E Fairfield Villas, Wigan Albion Walk Lane Polling District 08C Austin Drive Ryders Cottages, Wigan Alexander Close Beacon Street Lane Beechwood Road Bolton Street Woodville Road Berkeley Close Brooke Street Bolton Road Burlington Street Carr Lane Cheam Avenue Chester Avenue Clydesdale Drive Duxbury Gardens Comet Close Road Daimler Avenue Duxbury Manor Way Factory Way Fountains Close Goulding Street Furness Close Grime Street Grundys Lane King Street Haydock Drive Leveret Close Hodson's Fold Leyland Drive Hoggs Lane Morris Way Kirkstall Close Olympian Close Kirkstall Drive Park Royal Court Kirkstall Road Pilling Lane Lighthurst Lane Poplar Street Little Carr Lane Princess Street Maplewood Close Queen Street East

29 CHORLEY SOUTH WEST WARD

The ward maintains its core element covering the Liptrott estate, Eaves Green and the Gillibrand estate. Building on the close proximity between Gillibrand and the new ward proposal includes parts of polling district 04B (Charnock Richard).

As Charnock Richard is distinct from neighbouring villages such as Heskin, the majority of residents in Charnock Richard have close links towards the south west of the town in terms of local schools, shops, bus services.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 09A/09B/09C/09D and 04B.

30 Polling District 09A Kingsley Drive Hodder Avenue Balcarres Road Knowles Wood Drive Lower Burgh Way Claremont Road Lakeland Gardens Mayflower Gardens Crook Street Lawnwood Avenue Oakwood View Grisedale Place Liptrott Road Pilgrim Drive Howard Road Little Wood Close Rufford Close Scawfell Road Lodge Wood Close Sampson Close Troutbeck Road Long Meadows Saunders Mews Whittam Road Longfield Manor St Gregorys Place Lords Wood Close Sycamore Court Polling District 09B Lydgate The Cedars Alma Wood Close Moor Road The Copse Arley Wood Drive Alma House, Moor Road The Oaks Arnold Place Moss Wood Close The Willows Ash Wood Court Nab Wood Drive Winslow Place Bow Wood Close Nightingale Way Woodlands Meadow Brancker Street Old Wood Close Yew Tree Close Burgh Wood Way Parkers Wood Close Clover Road Raven Close Polling District 09D Coppull Road Redwing Drive Buttermere Avenue Crook Street Squares Wood Close Collingwood Road Cross Swords Close Tarn Hows Close Coniston Road Dam Wood Close Taylor Street Derwent Road Dean Wood Close Walletts Wood Court The Flats, Derwent Beech House, Denham Wood Wood Lark Drive Road Close Woodchat Court Ennerdale Road Birch House, Denham Wood Grasmere Terrace Close Polling District 09C Grosvenor Road Holly House, Denham Wood Allerton Close Haweswater Avenue Close Birkacre Road Moor Road Maple House, Denham Wood Plymouth Cottages, Thirlmere Road Close Birkacre Road Tootell Street Oak House, Denham Wood Bradford Avenue Ullswater Road Close Burgh Hall Road Yates Street Rowan House, Denham Burgh Lane Wood Close Burgh Lane End Polling District 04B Sycamore House, Denham Burgh Meadows Alder Drive Wood Close Butterworth Brow Alma Drive Fieldfare Court Calder Avenue Back Lane Folly Wood Drive Capesthorne Drive Brook Lane Goldfinch Court Chiltern Mews Buttermere Gardens Grafton Court Cottage Fields Charter Fold Great Wood Close Dale View Charter Lane Green Street Douglas Close Cherry Tree Close Hallwood Road Draperfield Chorley Lane Harestone Avenue Eaves Green Road Church Fold Hunters Wood Court Greenacres, Eaves Church Lane Cedar House, Hunters Wood Green Road Frances Darlington Court The Neighbourhood Court, Church Lane Johns Wood Close Shopping Centre, Croston Lane Juniper Wood Close Eaves Green Road Delph Lane Keepers Wood Way Evergreen Close Dob Brow Kingfisher Close Fir Tree Close Dob Brow Close

31 Polling District 04B cont’d. Freemans Lane German Lane Highgrove Avenue Leeson Avenue Lichen Close Lucas Avenue Meadowlands Mere Fold Mill Lane Neargates Nursery Close Old Hall Lane Park Hall Road Preston Road Hunters Lodge Motel, Preston Road Robin Close Sharratts Path Southgates The Foxwood Town Lane White Gate Fold Willow Drive Yewlands Avenue

32 CLAYTON NORTH WARD

This proposal seeks to bring the majority of the current Clayton-le-Woods North ward and all of Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden ward into a single ward.

Clayton-le-Woods has experienced significant housing development in recent years and there is significant growth planned. It is therefore not possible to incorporate the whole of the existing Clayton-le-Woods North ward into one ward. This split intends to keep identified local areas (such as ) together with the identifiable areas of Clayton-le-Wood West and Cuerden.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 12A/12B/12C/11C and part of 11B.

33 Polling District 12A Residential Park Carr Barn Brow Acorn Court Elm Grove, Cuerden Daisy Meadow Ashurst Road Residential Park Gough Lane Azalea Close Maple Court, Cuerden Little Banks Close Bellflower Close Residential Park Long Acre Broom Close Oak Tree Avenue, Masonfield Camellia Drive Cuerden Residential School Field Caton Drive Park Seven Acres Chiltern Meadow West Drive, Cuerden Three Nooks Claughton Avenue Residential Park Briary Court, Three Cunnery Meadow Willow Crescent, Nooks Cyclamen Close Cuerden Residential Tunley Holme Cypress Close Park Well Orchard Dahlia Close Dallington Avenue Woodfield Grange Close Darwin Drive Halton Avenue Galloway Close Hampson Avenue Gisburn Court Harrock Road Hampton Grove Higher Meadow Hollington Close Hunters Road Kielder Gardens Ivy Close Leighfield Close Kellet Avenue Mercia Grove Kendal Gardens Mortimer Place Kent Drive Moss Lane Kirkby Avenue Parkhurst Avenue Lancaster Avenue Tay Mews Lancaster Lane Wentwood Crescent Levens Drive Whinfell Close Lune Drive Whiteleaf Place Magnolia Drive Wigan Road Mendip Road Wilmar Road Newby Drive Pendle Road Polling District 12C Petunia Close Shady Lane Rose Close Wigan Road Shady Lane Snowdrop Close Polling District 11C Spring Meadow Ambledene Stoney Holt Cam Wood Town Brow Greenwood Windflower Drive Lilac Mead Cam Lane Cottage Polling District 12B Mallards Walk Arden Drive Maypark Bernwood Crescent Meadow Lane Bradfield Close Preston ROAD (Part of) Charnwood Mews Beech Tree Close, Part of Polling District 11B Cuerden Residential Acrefield Park Barn Meadow Birch Avenue, Cuerden Brow Hey

34 COPPULL WARD

This proposal seeks to bring together the entire village of Coppull into one single ward. Currently part of the village sits in the Chisnall ward with very little connection to Charnock Richard or Heskin.

The new arrangements remove the split and residents in polling district 04C will now join with polling districts 13A and 13B to unify the village. This improves community ties as residents in the 04C polling district use the same shops, community centre, schools and churches as residents in the current ward of Coppull.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 13A/13B and 04C.

35 Polling District 13A Chantry Place Grange Drive Acreswood Close Chapel Lane Hill View Drive Arcon Road Beechwood Court, Manor Way Arcon House, Arcon Road Chapel Lane Meadow Way Ash Road Chapel Way Preston Road Bentham Street Church Fold Rivington Place Birch Road Clancutt Lane Spendmore Lane Blainscough Road Clayton Gate Tansley Avenue Byron Crescent Coppull Hall Lane Westend Avenue Chapel Street Coppull Moor Lane Chapel Walk Goose Green Avenue Cleveland Street Green Lane Coppull Moor Lane Holly Crescent Darlington Street Holt Avenue Dickens Road Hurst Brook Hewlett Avenue Jolly Tar Lane James Place Lancaster Street John Street Longfield Avenue Simon's Place, John Street Longworth Avenue Kimberley Street Meadow Close Mavis Drive Millstone Close Mill Lane New Road Mill Street Oakwood Road Milton Road Pear Tree Avenue Milton Court, Milton Road Pleasant View Moss Bank Poplar Drive Moss Lane Rectory Drive Mountain Road 13b - Coppull East 2 Netherley Road Roe Hey Drive Northenden Road Spendmore Lane Park Close Station Road Park Road Railway Terrace, Railway Gardens Station Road Regent Street Summerfields Shelley Close Sunny Brow South Road The Brambles South House, South Road The Chestnuts Spendmore Lane The Heys Spinners Close The Laurels Springfield Road Vicarage Crescent Springfield Road North Wigan Lane St Oswalds Court Tanyard Close Polling District 04C The Hazels Ashdale Close Belmont Place Polling District 13B Blainscough Lane Alder Grove Bogburn Lane Almond Drive Burwell Avenue Birchwood Drive Chisnall Avenue Birkacre Brow Chisnall Lane Brookside Coppull Moor Lane Burgh Lane Crane Street Chancery Close Glover Road

36 ECCLESTON, HESKIN & CHARNOCK WARD

The villages of Eccleston and Heskin have long operated as a joint community and formed part of previous council and representative seats.

Built along the B5036 main road, villagers utilise many common services, schools and transport linkages such as the 113 bus service. Heskin also shares many similar features with the larger community of Charnock Richard which comprises a number of smaller sub- settlements that have previously been split in a variety of Borough seats.

The regrouping of wider Charnock Richard and its links to similar communities will ensure more consistent representation although any arrangement in this area is split by the which runs north to south through the Parish.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 04A/04B/14A/part of 16A and 14B.

37 Polling District 04A Park Hall Road Woodcock Fold Bannister Green Preston Road Barmskin Lane Hunters Lodge Motel, Part of Polling District 16A Anglefield Cottages, Preston Road Daisy Hill Fold Barmskin Lane Robin Close Dunrobin Drive Harrock View, Barmskin Lane Sharratts Path Fieldside Avenue Bentley Lane Southgates Hillside Close Chisnall Lane The Foxwood Pincock Brow Church Lane Town Lane Pincock Street Green Farm Close White Gate Fold Halfpenny Lane Willow Drive Polling District 14B Park Hall Road Yewlands Avenue Bannister Green Stocks Court Bannister Lane Stocks Lane Polling District 14A Bradley Lane The Meadows Anchor Fields Braeburn Crescent The Warings Balmoral Road Bramley Drive Town Lane Banner Close Cortland Avenue Whalley Road Beechfields Cotswold Close Withington Lane Boundary Close Drapers Avenue Wood Lane Chaucer Close Enfield Close Wrennalls Lane Conway Road Hawkswood Cricketers Green Ince Lane Polling District 04B Doctors Lane Keats Close Alder Drive Gillcroft Langton Brow Alma Drive Greenway Langton Close Back Lane Lawrence Close Larkfield Brook Lane Lawrence Lane Laxton Court Buttermere Gardens Lydiate Lane Lord Street Charter Fold Marsden Close Middlewood Close Charter Lane New Lane Mill Lane Cherry Tree Close Parr Cottage Close New Mill Street Chorley Lane Parr Lane New Street Church Fold Richmond Road Newlands Church Lane Sandringham Road Park Street Frances Darlington Sarscow Lane Preston Nook Court, Church Lane Southport Road Red House Lane Croston Lane Syd Brook Lane Reeveswood Delph Lane The Cedars Rookwood Dob Brow The Croft Sagar Street Dob Brow Close The Fields Shelley Drive Freemans Lane The Green Snipewood German Lane The Hawthorns The Briers Highgrove Avenue Tincklers Lane The Green Leeson Avenue Towngate Kirstin Court, The Green Lichen Close Martland Cottages, Woodhart Lane Lucas Avenue Towngate Wrennalls Lane Meadowlands Towngate Court, Mere Fold Towngate Mill Lane View Street Neargates Warwick Road Nursery Close Westminster Place Old Hall Lane Windsor Road

38 EUXTON WARD

The proposed new Euxton ward brings together Euxton North (15A) and the majority of Euxton South (16A).

The residents of the current Euxton North and Euxton South wards view Euxton as one community, and do not differentiate between the two.

Euxton Parish Council serves both areas.

The village enjoys a community centre and primary schools which serve both Euxton North and Euxton South equally. The bus services serve the whole village and the railway station at Balshaw Lane provides excellent links to Preston, Liverpool and further afield. Unifying the two wards helps strengthen local identity and helps serve the interests of the whole village.

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are 15A and 16A.

39 Polling District 15A Vicarage Close Altcar Lane Village Croft Apple Tree Close Wentworth Drive Barnside Wigan Road Beech Avenue Junction Terrace, Belfry Close Wigan Road Birch Avenue Woodside Close Yew Tree Avenue Boarded Barn Briar Avenue Part of Polling District 16A Carnoustie Drive Ambleside Avenue Cedar Avenue Armetriding Reaches Cherryfields Balshaw House Chestnut Avenue Gardens Church Gardens Balshaw Lane Club Street Barons Way Crofters Green Bredon Avenue Euxton Lane Chiltern Avenue Glencroft Coniston Avenue Gleneagles Drive Conway Close Grange Drive Cotswold Avenue Greenside Countess Way Hunstanton Close Dale Avenue Laurel Avenue Earls Way Limes Avenue Empress Way Lomond Close Grasmere Close Lytham Court Hawkshead Avenue Meadowcroft Highways Avenue Mile Stone Meadow Kingsway Muirfield Close Mallom Avenue Northside Park Avenue Oak Avenue Pear Tree Lane Old School Lane Pennine Avenue Orchard Close Princess Way Poplar Avenue Queensway Primrose Hill Road Regents Way Rose Hill Runshaw Lane (Part) Lane Southport Road Runshaw Hall, Talbot Drive Runshaw Hall Lane Talbot Row The Stables, Runshaw Washington Lane Hall, Runshaw Hall Whinny Lane Lane Runshaw Lane School Lane Shawbrook Close Southside Springfield Gardens St Andrews Close St Marys Gate Sycamore Avenue The Cherries The Croft Troon Close Turnbury Close

40 LOSTOCK & MAWDESLEY

The rural areas of Croston, , Mawdesley and enjoy a significant degree of individuality but have many common elements. They have similar characteristics with large farming communities, large areas of greenbelt, good local road network connecting each of the villages and a large number of people commuting to work.

The majority of secondary school pupils in the area attend Bishop Rawstorne School in Croston and are situated in the same County Council division. The new ward proposal also seeks to provide a link towards neighbouring Euxton as it takes in the more rural element of 16A (the existing Euxton South ward) which is a well-used corridor for residents in the villages accessing services and facilities in the town (such as Euxton railway station, and the town centre).

The existing polling districts used to form this ward are part 16A/14C/18A/18B/18C and part 15A.

41 Part of Polling District 16A Smithy Lane Cottage Lane Anderton Road Brook Villas, Smithy Croston Road Balshaw Avenue Lane Dalton Fold Church Walk Sycamore Close De Place Culbeck Lane Syd Brook Lane Drinkhouse Road Dawbers Lane Tannersmith Lane Farmhouse Court Firbank Tarnbeck Drive Finney Lane Primrose Cottages, The Willows Grape Lane Dawbers Lane Three Post Green Croston Hall Estate, Dean Hall Lane Tincklers Lane Grape Lane Euxton Hall Gardens Wood Lane Home Farm Mews, Euxton Hall Court, Grape Lane Euxton Hall Gardens Polling District 18A High Lane Euxton Hall Mews Back Lane Highfield Road Mill Lane Bamfords Fold Cock Robin, Highfield Old Dawbers Lane Drive Road Regency Gardens Bank Hall Barns, Bank Jubilee Way Runshaw Lane (Part) Hall Drive Langdale Avenue Wigan Road Carr House Lane Lonsdale Drive Cocker Bar Road Lostock Road Polling District 14C Doles Lane Meadow Lane Ashtrees Eyes Lane Meadowside Back Lane Flag Lane Melrose Gardens Back Lane East Liverpool Road Moor Road Bentley Lane Lock Lane Moss Lane Black Moor Lane Marl Cop Moss Road Black Moor Road Moss Lane Orchard Mill Drive Blue Stone Lane North Road Out Lane The Owls, Blue Stone Canal Leach, North Willow Bank Cottages, Lane Road Out Lane Bradshaw Lane Odd House Lane Pavillion View Brookfield Pompian Brow Pear Tree Road Dark Lane Norse Cottages, Railway View Gales Lane Pompian Brow Rectory Close Gorsey Lane South Road Ridley Lane Hall Green Lane Moor Hey Cottages, Riverside Crescent Hall Lane South Road School Close City Studio, Hall Lane Weavers Fold, South Shevington Causeway Stocks Hall Road Station Road Mawdesley, Hall Lane South View Mill Row, Station Road High Street The Apiary The Hillocks Hurst Green The Orchard Jay Bank Polling District 18B Town Road Meadow Lane Back Drinkhouse Lane The Old Police Station, Moody Lane Bramblewood Town Road New Street Brookfield Turflands Nook Lane Carr Lane Victoria Court Ridley Lane Carvers Brow Westfields Rufford Road Castle Walks Westhead Road Salt Pit Lane Church Street St Michaels Terrace, Sandy Lane Coniston Way Westhead Road School Lane Coronation Court

42 Polling District 18B (cont’d.) Yarrow Close

Polling District 18C Cutt Close Flag Lane Glover Close Holker Lane Leyland Lane Moss Lane Ridley Lane Southport Road The Causeway The Maples Ulnes Walton Lane Johnson House Barn, Ulnes Walton Lane The Oaks, Ulnes Walton Lane Wade Brook Road Willow Road Wray Crescent

Part of Polling District 15A Brookside Firbank

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