Wigan council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 25 wards · 25 seats contested

Most seats
20
Labour Party
Seats contested
25
across 25 wards
Turnout
26.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 20 +2 26,463 41.4% -11.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -1 10,782 16.9% -7.3
Independent Network 2 +1 5,419 8.5% +4.7
Independent 1 -1 6,917 10.8% +1.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 9,199 14.4% +12.5
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 2,468 3.9% +0.1
Green Party 0 +0 1,545 2.4% +1.8
Leigh & Atherton Independents 0 +0 1,154 1.8% —
Wigan Independents 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 25
Conservative and Unionist Party 25
Labour Party 25
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 21
Liberal Democrats 13
Independent 10
Green Party 6
Independent Network 5
Leigh & Atherton Independents 4

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 Party Eunice Smethurst Elected 1,117 45.2% -23.4
Independent David William Bowker 633 25.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Frank Thomas Swift 387 15.7% +3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Anne Bridgwater 334 13.5% -5.2
Majority484
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,471

Labour Party hold

Ashton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny Bullen Elected 1,038 39.0% -14.2
Independent Network Michael Moulding 1,003 37.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Michael Temperton 306 11.5% +6.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Winstanley 212 8.0% +6.2
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Stephen Matthews 101 3.8% +1.8
Majority35
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,660

Labour Party hold

Aspull New Springs Whelley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Ready Elected 1,578 60.9% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathan Andrew Sweeney 526 20.3% -7.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Julian Lee Holland 489 18.9% +7.8
Majority1,052
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,593

Labour Party hold

Astley Mosley Common

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Lilian Roberts Elected 1,205 47.1% -5.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Short 715 28.0% -14.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Allan Hogg 637 24.9% —
Majority490
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,557

Labour Party hold

Atherleigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Aldred Elected 821 39.7% -8.4
Independent Network Kevin John Lee 547 26.5% -1.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mary Therese Lavelle 354 17.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Lambert Fairhurst 211 10.2% -10.0
Leigh & Atherton Independents Susan Ann Davies 135 6.5% —
Majority274
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,068

Labour Party hold

Atherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network James Paul Watson Elected 1,826 54.9% +1.1
Labour Party David Keir Stitt 708 21.3% -14.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Glenn Marsh 311 9.3% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Quinton John Smith 311 9.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marjorie Clayton 171 5.1% -5.0
Majority1,118
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,327

Independent Network hold

Bryn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sylvia Wilkinson Elected 1,147 42.2% -1.5
Labour Party Danny Fletcher 1,072 39.4% -0.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip John Hayden 284 10.4% +5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Mary Winstanley 131 4.8% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Denise Melling 84 3.1% +0.3
Majority75
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,718

Independent hold

Douglas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheila Rosaleen Ramsdale Elected 994 47.7% -30.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dalila Fearn 417 20.0% —
Independent John Blondel 384 18.4% —
Green Party Peter Ernest Jacobs 165 7.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Atherton 125 6.0% -15.4
Majority577
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,085

Labour Party hold

Golborne and Lowton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Gena Merrett Elected 1,011 45.7% -11.5
Independent Susan Jillian Spibey 568 25.7% -1.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stuart Kevin Blakeley 420 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerard Joseph Houlton 211 9.5% -5.9
Majority443
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,210

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Hindley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Jim Ellis Elected 1,273 50.7% —
Labour Party Jim Churton 854 34.0% -11.8
Green Party Neil Hancox 178 7.1% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Houlton 135 5.4% -3.5
Liberal Democrats John Charles Skipworth 70 2.8% +0.3
Majority419
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,510

Independent Network gain from Labour Party

Hindley Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Melville Vickers Elected 905 39.7% +6.3
Independent Network Deborah Lloyd 770 33.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Gillian Mary Gibson 370 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Atherton 156 6.8% -5.3
Liberal Democrats Joshua Michael Hindle 79 3.5% -9.5
Majority135
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,280

Labour Party gain from Independent

Ince

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janice Sharratt Elected 992 51.3% -17.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nathan Paul McIntyre 450 23.3% —
Independent Jimmy O'Neill 370 19.1% -1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Grace Elizabeth Aspey 123 6.4% -3.9
Majority542
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,935

Labour Party hold

Leigh East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anita Thorpe Elected 995 45.9% -13.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Aiden Jay Slack 392 18.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Byrom Houlton 298 13.8% -12.2
Leigh & Atherton Independents James Edward Morley 296 13.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Dowsett 185 8.5% -5.9
Majority603
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,166

Labour Party hold

Leigh South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John David O'Brien Elected 1,376 46.7% -7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Short 844 28.6% -17.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Leon Adam Peters 729 24.7% —
Majority532
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,949

Labour Party hold

Leigh West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dane Kevan Anderton Elected 1,049 43.2% -10.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Brian Aspinall 613 25.2% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Jayson Allan Hargreaves 412 16.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denise Alison Young 196 8.1% -7.4
Liberal Democrats Natalie Smalley 161 6.6% +0.1
Majority436
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,431

Labour Party hold

Lowton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kathleen Houlton Elected 2,111 60.8% -0.2
Labour Party Garry Peter Lloyd 986 28.4% -10.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mary Patricia Houghton 377 10.9% —
Majority1,125
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,474

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Orrell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Evans Elected 1,096 39.8% -6.7
Labour Party Stephen Murphy 1,023 37.2% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Denise Capstick 318 11.6% -0.4
Green Party Donald McQueen 314 11.4% —
Majority73
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,751

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pemberton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eileen Winifred Rigby Elected 1,127 54.7% -19.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Craig Buckley 577 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Margaret Peet 202 9.8% -6.5
Liberal Democrats David John Burley 154 7.5% -1.9
Majority550
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,060

Labour Party hold

Shevington with Lower Ground

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Anthony Collins Elected 988 34.1% -3.8
Independent Gareth William Fairhurst 895 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Colin Owens 356 12.3% -5.4
Green Party Joseph Robert Rylance 336 11.6% +7.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Derek Wilkes 324 11.2% —
Majority93
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,899

Labour Party gain from Wigan Independents

Standish with Langtree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debbie Parkinson Elected 1,038 31.6% -4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Atherton 946 28.8% -8.1
Independent George Allan Fairhurst 774 23.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Carl Davies 354 10.8% —
Liberal Democrats Neil Duncan Stevenson 174 5.3% —
Majority92
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,286

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Tyldesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen John Hellier Elected 1,037 38.0% -13.0
Independent Julian David Marsh 887 32.5% +5.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kerry Anne Ford 473 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Stirzaker 334 12.2% -10.0
Majority150
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,731

Labour Party hold

Wigan Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael McLoughlin Elected 1,222 45.1% -10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis David Evans 672 24.8% -5.7
Independent Tony Spencer 546 20.2% +16.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart David Thomas 268 9.9% +3.9
Majority550
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,708

Labour Party hold

Wigan West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Dawber Elected 1,234 52.8% -19.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nathan Ryding 544 23.3% +16.0
Green Party Will Patterson 233 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Yamini Gupta 181 7.8% -7.2
Liberal Democrats Caroline Waddicor 143 6.1% —
Majority690
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,335

Labour Party hold

Winstanley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Marie Teresa Morgan Elected 1,017 42.2% -16.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Scott Sheedy 497 20.6% +13.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Atherton 333 13.8% -7.5
Green Party Steven Charles Heyes 319 13.2% +5.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Duncan Stevenson 242 10.0% +5.3
Majority520
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,408

Labour Party hold

Worsley Mesnes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Billy Rotherham Elected 1,076 46.1% -20.4
Independent Clifford Oakley 713 30.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Maureen McCoy 383 16.4% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mikah Robyn Evans 163 7.0% -7.4
Majority363
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,335

Labour Party hold

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