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Jay Leslie Cooper won one of three available seats in the ward with 705 votes and will now sit as a councillor
Reform UK took the Chorley East ward from Labour in the first declared result after polls closed, as English local election counts began overnight. Counting in Scotland and Wales will start at 9am on Friday. Senior Labour figures, including David Lammy and Lucy Powell, said the party expected tough results, while analysts said early seat losses will shape perceptions of the outcome.
Jay Leslie Cooper won one of three available seats in the ward with 705 votes and will now sit as a councillor