See main article: Chorley Borough Council elections.
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 5 | |||
| 17 | 4 | |||
| 3 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | |||
One Labour councillor was unopposed.