Wigan council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 25 wards · 26 seats contested

Most seats
19
Labour Party
Seats contested
26
across 25 wards
Turnout
31.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 19 -1 37,270 49.8% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +2 22,788 30.4% +13.6
Independent 2 +1 5,658 7.6% -3.3
Independent Network 1 -1 2,548 3.4% -5.1
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 3,212 4.3% +0.4
Leigh & Atherton Independents 0 +0 1,628 2.2% +0.4
Wigan Independents 0 +0 739 1.0% —
Standish Independents 0 +0 644 0.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 242 0.3% -14.1
Reform UK 0 +0 121 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 26
Conservative and Unionist Party 26
Labour and Co-operative Party 26
Liberal Democrats 23
Independent 9
Leigh & Atherton Independents 6
Independent Network 3
Reform UK 1
Standish Independents 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1
Wigan Independents 1

A party standing a full slate could field 26 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 1,411 55.5% +10.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Anne Bridgwater 628 24.7% +11.2
Independent David William Bowker 425 16.7% -8.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Jack Simm 77 3.0% —
Majority783
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors10,813
Ballots cast2,541

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ashton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Danny Fletcher Elected 1,572 61.5% +22.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Francis Sturdy 860 33.6% +25.7
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Stephen Matthews 125 4.9% +1.1
Majority712
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors8,865
Ballots cast2,557

Labour Party hold

Aspull New Springs Whelley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Laura Jean Flynn Elected 1,736 50.8% -10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Christian Marsden 853 24.9% +4.7
Independent John Arnold Hulme 719 21.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Julian Lee Holland 112 3.3% -15.6
Majority883
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors10,008
Ballots cast3,420

Labour Party hold

Astley Mosley Common

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paula Anne Wakefield Elected 1,978 57.3% +10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Stirzaker 1,476 42.7% +14.8
Majority502
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors10,219
Ballots cast3,454

Labour Party hold

Atherleigh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Harding Elected 1,073 43.9% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Lambert Fairhurst 610 24.9% +14.7
Independent Network Natasha Louise Hodgkinson 587 24.0% -2.4
Leigh & Atherton Independents Zoë Irlam 112 4.6% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Gillon 63 2.6% —
Majority463
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors8,490
Ballots cast2,445

Labour Party hold

Atherton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Jamie Hodgkinson Elected 1,669 50.4% -4.5
Labour Party Julie Hilling 998 30.2% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Emily Jane Siddall 412 12.4% +7.3
Leigh & Atherton Independents Quinton John Smith 231 7.0% -2.4
Majority671
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors11,219
Ballots cast3,310

Independent Network hold

Bryn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steve Jones Elected 2,047 67.0% +24.8
Labour Party Mary Gwendoline Callaghan 703 23.0% -16.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Atherton 252 8.3% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Denise Melling 51 1.7% -1.4
Majority1,344
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors8,826
Ballots cast3,053

Independent hold

Douglas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Draper Elected 1,535 70.1% +22.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Atherton 495 22.6% +16.6
Liberal Democrats Donald John MacNamara 159 7.3% —
Majority1,040
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors9,683
Ballots cast2,189

Labour Party hold

Golborne and Lowton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yvonne Marie Klieve Elected 1,619 56.2% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Stanley Crook 925 32.1% +22.5
Independent Susan Jillian Spibey 276 9.6% -16.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Edward Witt 62 2.2% —
Majority694
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors9,084
Ballots cast2,882

Labour Party hold

Hindley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul John Blay Elected 1,497 57.4% +23.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Michael Temperton 422 16.2% +10.8
Independent Alan Leslie Baines 305 11.7% —
Independent Network Hilda Bridget Byrne 292 11.2% -39.5
Liberal Democrats John Charles Skipworth 91 3.5% +0.7
Majority1,075
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,642
Ballots cast2,607

Labour Party gain from Independent Network

Hindley Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bob Brierley Elected 1,066 40.7% —
Labour Party James Palmer 1,058 40.4% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul John Chapman 455 17.4% +10.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Trevor Suddick 37 1.4% -2.1
Majority8
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors8,847
Ballots cast2,616

Independent gain from Labour Party

Ince

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Molyneux Elected 1,298 68.0% +16.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Atherton 369 19.3% +13.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jordan James Gaskell 242 12.7% -10.6
Majority929
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,891
Ballots cast1,909

Labour Party hold

Leigh East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith Cunliffe Elected 1,353 49.6% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party James F Geddes 584 21.4% +7.6
Independent Trevor Barton 473 17.3% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents James Edward Morley 249 9.1% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Lewis David Parkin 69 2.5% -6.0
Majority769
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors9,368
Ballots cast2,728

Labour Party hold

Leigh South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Anderson Elected 1,695 49.0% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua James Yates 1,423 41.1% +12.5
Leigh & Atherton Independents Dave Fraser 213 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Paul Brooks 131 3.8% —
Majority272
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors10,475
Ballots cast3,462

Labour Party hold

Leigh West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Greensmith Elected 1,582 56.6% +13.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerard Joseph Houlton 714 25.6% +17.5
Leigh & Atherton Independents Jayson Allan Hargreaves 394 14.1% -2.8
Liberal Democrats Sharron-Lee Honey 104 3.7% -2.9
Majority868
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors11,024
Ballots cast2,794

Labour Party hold

Lowton East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Elizabeth Cooper Elected 2,395 59.4% -1.4
Labour Party Garry Peter Lloyd 1,516 37.6% +9.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Noon 123 3.0% —
Majority879
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors10,546
Ballots cast4,034

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Orrell 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marjorie Clayton Elected 1,540 53.5% +13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Winstanley Elected 1,456 50.6% —
Labour Party Mark Ian Tebbutt 1,285 44.6% +7.5
Labour Party Joseph Christopher Saunders 1,140 39.6% —
Liberal Democrats Neil Duncan Stevenson 225 7.8% -3.7
Liberal Democrats Stuart David Thomas 110 3.8% —
Majority171
Turnout61.0%
Registered electors9,501
Ballots cast (estimated)2,878

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pemberton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeanette Prescott Elected 1,476 69.2% +14.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Margaret Peet 477 22.4% +12.6
Liberal Democrats David John Burley 180 8.4% +1.0
Majority999
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors9,629
Ballots cast2,133

Labour Party hold

Shevington with Lower Ground

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael John Crosby Elected 1,432 44.9% +10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Robinson 798 25.0% +12.7
Wigan Independents Gareth William Fairhurst 739 23.2% —
Liberal Democrats Brian Crombie-Fisher 220 6.9% —
Majority634
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors9,215
Ballots cast3,189

Labour Party hold

Standish with Langtree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Whittingham Elected 1,997 54.7% +26.0
Labour Party Dave Wood 911 25.0% -6.6
Standish Independents Debbie Fairhurst 644 17.7% —
Liberal Democrats Caroline Waddicor 96 2.6% -2.7
Majority1,086
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors10,813
Ballots cast3,648

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Tyldesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Nazia Tabussam Rehman Elected 1,559 48.7% +10.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Atherton 771 24.1% +11.9
Leigh & Atherton Independents Julian David Marsh 429 13.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Eiddon Davies 213 6.7% —
Reform UK James Anthony Fish 121 3.8% —
Independent Antonino Panebianco 105 3.3% -29.2
Majority788
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors10,320
Ballots cast3,198

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Wigan Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lawrence Hunt Elected 2,016 63.1% +17.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Worthington 938 29.3% +4.5
Liberal Democrats Ben Thomas 243 7.6% -2.3
Majority1,078
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors9,380
Ballots cast3,197

Labour Party hold

Wigan West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Terence William Halliwell Elected 1,664 65.7% +12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Winstanley 572 22.6% +14.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Dyer 295 11.7% +5.5
Majority1,092
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors9,774
Ballots cast2,531

Labour Party hold

Winstanley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Terence Kenny Elected 1,614 58.1% +15.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Colin Owens 801 28.8% +15.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Duncan Stevenson 365 13.1% +3.1
Majority813
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors9,151
Ballots cast2,780

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Worsley Mesnes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Roland Hurst Elected 1,549 64.1% +18.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Cyril Pendlebury 565 23.4% +16.4
Independent Danny Cooke 242 10.0% -20.5
Liberal Democrats John Parrott 61 2.5% —
Majority984
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors8,997
Ballots cast2,417

Labour Party hold

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