Wigan council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 25 wards · 25 seats contested

Most seats
19
Labour Party
Seats contested
25
across 25 wards
Turnout
31.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 19 — 35,563 49.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 — 12,118 17.0% —
Independent Network 2 — 5,183 7.3% —
Independent 1 — 2,096 2.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 11,833 16.6% —
Wigan Independents 0 — 2,097 2.9% —
Green Party 0 — 1,247 1.7% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 1,154 1.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 54 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 25
Conservative and Unionist Party 25
Labour and Co-operative Party 25
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 18
Green Party 8
Liberal Democrats 8
Independent Network 5
Wigan Independents 3
Independent 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 25 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Abram

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Martyn Smethurst Elected 1,495 58.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jim Carmichael 868 33.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Houlton 201 7.8% —
Majority627
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,564

Ashton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bill Clarke Elected 1,204 46.5% —
Independent Richard Charles Aylett 616 23.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stuart Thomas Plimley 426 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Winstanley 253 9.8% —
Liberal Democrats Lesley Barbara Brothwood 89 3.4% —
Majority588
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,588

Aspull New Springs Whelley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Hilton Elected 1,805 52.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Bradley 985 28.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Atherton 456 13.3% —
Liberal Democrats Freda Janet Graham 175 5.1% —
Majority820
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,421

Astley Mosley Common

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jo Platt Elected 1,548 51.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Short 739 24.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Mills 731 24.2% —
Majority809
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,018

Atherleigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Harding Elected 1,067 46.4% —
Independent Network Stuart Andrew Gerrard 533 23.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Luke Greenhalgh 446 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Lambert Fairhurst 207 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Gillon 49 2.1% —
Majority534
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,302

Atherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Jamie Hodgkinson Elected 1,838 51.3% —
Labour Party Elnur Yusifzade 969 27.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Quinton John Smith 567 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Howard Lobell 209 5.8% —
Majority869
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,583

Bryn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Steve Jones Elected 1,200 41.1% —
Labour Party David Roland Hurst 1,123 38.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Thomas Keith Miller 438 15.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Mary Winstanley 161 5.5% —
Majority77
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,922

Douglas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Draper Elected 1,803 84.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Atherton 340 15.9% —
Majority1,463
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,143

Golborne and Lowton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yvonne Marie Klieve Elected 1,675 70.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Graham Kearns 540 22.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Toby Hewitt 170 7.1% —
Majority1,135
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,385

Hindley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul John Blay Elected 1,413 51.2% —
Independent Network Jim Ellis 1,040 37.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Marcus John Ollerton 153 5.5% —
Green Party Paul Ravenall 79 2.9% —
Liberal Democrats John Charles Skipworth 76 2.8% —
Majority373
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,761

Hindley Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bob Brierley Elected 1,480 57.3% —
Labour Party Eileen Winifred Rigby 820 31.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Thomason 159 6.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerard Joseph Houlton 126 4.9% —
Majority660
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,585

Ince

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Molyneux Elected 1,545 65.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Winstanley 671 28.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Atherton 132 5.6% —
Majority874
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,348

Leigh East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith Cunliffe Elected 1,513 67.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Byrom Houlton 446 20.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Dowsett 275 12.3% —
Majority1,067
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,234

Leigh South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Anderson Elected 1,773 55.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Russell Eddison 913 28.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denise Alison Young 503 15.8% —
Majority860
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,189

Leigh West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Greensmith Elected 1,610 60.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jayson Allan Hargreaves 738 27.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew John Oxley 205 7.6% —
Green Party Neil Hancox 129 4.8% —
Majority872
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,682

Lowton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Grundy Elected 2,327 60.9% —
Labour Party Garry Peter Lloyd 1,110 29.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Thomas Darragh 278 7.3% —
Green Party Harry John Alderson Snape 104 2.7% —
Majority1,217
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,819

Orrell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Winstanley Elected 1,410 43.2% —
Labour Party Joy Susan Bradley 1,333 40.8% —
Wigan Independents Paula Lynn Boyham 221 6.8% —
Green Party Donald McQueen 190 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Louise Catherine Bowe 110 3.4% —
Majority77
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,264

Pemberton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeanette Prescott Elected 1,631 69.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Owen Wheatley-Smith 502 21.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Whitehouse 137 5.8% —
Green Party Norma Stout 93 3.9% —
Majority1,129
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,363

Shevington with Lower Ground

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Damian Edwardson Elected 1,239 40.0% —
Wigan Independents Janet Brown 813 26.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Arnold Jefferson Foster 584 18.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Joseph Vickery 349 11.3% —
Green Party Joseph Robert Rylance 112 3.6% —
Majority426
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,097

Standish with Langtree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Whittingham Elected 1,276 32.4% —
Wigan Independents Gareth William Fairhurst 1,063 27.0% —
Labour Party Debbie Parkinson 968 24.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Adamczyk 579 14.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sharon Holden 54 1.4% —
Majority213
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,940

Tyldesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nazia Tabussam Rehman Elected 1,235 38.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Matthew Robert James 978 30.5% —
Independent Network Norman Bradbury 572 17.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Stirzaker 421 13.1% —
Majority257
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,206

Wigan Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lawrence Hunt Elected 1,745 55.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Vickery 845 27.1% —
Green Party Will Patterson 311 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stuart David Thomas 221 7.1% —
Majority900
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,122

Wigan West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Terence William Halliwell Elected 2,090 80.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Vickery 497 19.2% —
Majority1,593
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,587

Winstanley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Terence Kenny Elected 1,350 48.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Andrew Collinson 890 31.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Margaret Peet 334 11.9% —
Green Party Steven Charles Heyes 229 8.2% —
Majority460
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,803

Worsley Mesnes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Philip Myles Kelly Elected 1,499 62.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Maureen McCoy 699 28.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Atherton 221 9.1% —
Majority800
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,419

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