Wigan local elections

One third of Wigan Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Labour 1973 - present

Council elections

*Wigan Council election, 1998
*Wigan Council election, 1999
*Wigan Council election, 2000
*Wigan Council election, 2002
*Wigan Council election, 2003
*Wigan Council election, 2004
*Wigan Council election, 2006
*Wigan Council election, 2007
*Wigan Council election, 2008

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,287
percentage = 70.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 275
percentage = 15.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 270
percentage = 14.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,012
percentage = 55.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,832
percentage = 16.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 685
percentage = 92.1
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 59
percentage = 7.9
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 626
percentage = 84.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 744
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Hale
votes = 1,045
percentage = 49.7
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Chris Maile
votes = 636
percentage = 30.2
change = +30.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 321
percentage = 15.3
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 102
percentage = 4.8
change = -16.9Election box majority
votes = 409
percentage = 19.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,104
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 849
percentage = 49.4
change = +15.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 795
percentage = 46.3
change = -15.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 39
percentage = 2.3
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 35
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 54
percentage = 3.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,718
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 921
percentage = 57.1
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 693
percentage = 42.9
change = +3.5Election box majority
votes = 227
percentage = 14.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,614
percentage = 15.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bob Splaine
votes = 830
percentage = 49.1
change = +28.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Aldred
votes = 796
percentage = 47.0
change = -16.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosina Oxley
votes = 66
percentage = 3.9
change = -11.9Election box majority
votes = 34
percentage = 2.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,692
percentage = 19.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John O'Brien
votes = 2,569
percentage = 46.4
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Hough
votes = 1,887
percentage = 34.1
change = +12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Grundy
votes = 1,002
percentage = 18.1
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Keith Fry
votes = 82
percentage = 1.5
change = -10.5Election box majority
votes = 682
percentage = 12.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 5,540
percentage = 53.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,059
percentage = 50.9
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 945
percentage = 45.5
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 75
percentage = 3.6
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 114
percentage = 5.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,079
percentage = 19.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Myra Whiteside
votes = 904
percentage = 62.6
change = -9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Peter Solinas
votes = 392
percentage = 27.1
change = +15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Matthews
votes = 149
percentage = 10.3
change = -6.3Election box majority
votes = 512
percentage = 35.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,445
percentage = 17.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Dewhurst
votes = 916
percentage = 48.5
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Robert Beale
votes = 788
percentage = 41.8
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Peet
votes = 101
percentage = 5.4
change = +5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dennis Shambley
votes = 47
percentage = 2.5
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gregory Atherton
votes = 35
percentage = 1.9
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 128
percentage = 6.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,909
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Bleakley
votes = 784
percentage = 40.2
change = -22.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Taylor
votes = 619
percentage = 31.7
change = +16.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Craig Cohen
votes = 377
percentage = 19.3
change = +19.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sean Ell
votes = 170
percentage = 8.7
change = -4.0Election box majority
votes = 165
percentage = 8.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,950
percentage = 19.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Phyll Cullen
votes = 837
percentage = 43.7
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Trevor Beswick
votes = 464
percentage = 24.2
change = +24.2Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Susan Mather
votes = 264
percentage = 13.8
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Jim Carmichael-Prince
votes = 219
percentage = 11.4
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Syd Hall
votes = 72
percentage = 3.8
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Norma Stout
votes = 60
percentage = 3.1
change = +3.1Election box majority
votes = 373
percentage = 19.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,916
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Peet
votes = 1,013
percentage = 48.2
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Barnes
votes = 827
percentage = 39.3
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = John Shale
votes = 262
percentage = 12.5
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 8.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,102
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Dawber
votes = 817
percentage = 38.3
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Cartwright
votes = 528
percentage = 24.8
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Trevor Beswick
votes = 344
percentage = 16.1
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Christopher Hilton
votes = 200
percentage = 9.4
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Keith Jones
votes = 124
percentage = 5.8
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Sandy Franzen
votes = 118
percentage = 5.5
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 289
percentage = 13.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,131
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

External links

* [http://www.wiganmbc.gov.uk Wigan Council]