Chorley: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker) is the MP for Chorley, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Lindsay Hoyle was returned as Speaker with 25,238 votes, 74.3% of the valid vote; Mark Tebbutt (Green Party) had 4,663. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 45.4% (33,964 of 74,801); the winning margin was 20,575 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Chorley sold for a median £211,250 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 36% on £155,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £212,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 116th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,264 recorded sales.
79.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.6 points). The economically inactive share was 18.1%.
DWP figures count 3,827 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 16.5% in 2024/25, from 14.3% in 2021/22.
Chorley had an estimated population of 104,093 in mid-2024, against 94,861 in 2014 (ONS). 21,141 were aged 65 or over and 18,843 were under 16.
4,235 business sites were registered in Chorley in March 2026 (4,125 a year before), and employed 36,000 people in 2024.
Full-time employees living in Chorley had median pay of £38,354 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,131. A year before, the residents' median was £38,408. The residents' figure ranks 310th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
1,775 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 1,645 twelve months before.
Chorley counted 43,774 households on Census day 2021; 24.3% of adults were retired and 28.2% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker
- MP for Chorley since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Sir Lindsay Hoyle on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Sir Lindsay Hoyle's latest words in Parliament, on 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 5,055 spoken contributions by Sir Lindsay Hoyle since 4 July 2024.
I call the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
Debate is very important in this House, but how we treat each other matters. We should think about the language and the words we choose. In the end—this is what worries me—how we treat each other in here is replicated, as has been shown in the number of tweets that followed.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I call the Chair of the Select Committee.
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.
Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Hoyle | Speaker | 25,238 | 74.3% | +7.0 |
| Mark Tebbutt | Green Party | 4,663 | 13.7% | +4.7 |
| 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% |
Result summary as published: Spk hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Speaker 74.3% | Green Party 13.7% | 20,575 | 45.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Speaker 67.3% | Independent 23.7% | 17,392 | 53.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Chorley lies within Chorley.
- Chorley E07000118
Who has power over Chorley
Every body that makes decisions for Chorley, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Chorley this page: Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Chorley?
UK Parliament lists Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker, as the Member of Parliament for Chorley since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Chorley?
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker) won with 25,238 votes, a majority of 20,575, on a turnout of 45.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Chorley?
2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,775 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Chorley?
The median price paid was £211,250 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Chorley?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,354 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Chorley live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,827 (20.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Chorley?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 104,093 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.