Wigan council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 25 wards · 75 seats contested

Most seats
64
Labour Party
Seats contested
75
across 25 wards
Turnout
26.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 64 +42 96,342 60.9% +7.9
Independent 5 +4 11,239 7.1% -0.2
Independent Network 4 +3 8,881 5.6% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 +0 27,282 17.3% -9.1
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 6,567 4.2% -1.3
Leigh & Atherton Independents 0 +0 3,514 2.2% +0.3
Standish Independents 0 +0 1,897 1.2% +0.2
Reform UK 0 +0 963 0.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 633 0.4% +0.1
Green Party 0 +0 416 0.3% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 269 0.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 150 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 75
Labour Party 75
Conservative and Unionist Party 38
Liberal Democrats 18
Independent 15
Independent Network 10
Leigh & Atherton Independents 10
Reform UK 3
Standish Independents 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Green Party 1
Heritage Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 75 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 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martyn Smethurst Elected 1,291 77.4% —
Labour Party Eunice Smethurst Elected 1,253 75.1% —
Labour Party Nazia Tabussam Rehman Elected 1,079 64.6% —
Independent David William Bowker 646 38.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Janet Elizabeth Walch 378 22.6% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Trevor Suddick 361 21.6% —
Majority433
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors10,420
Ballots cast (estimated)1,669

Ashton-in-Makerfield South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Danny Fletcher Elected 1,530 78.9% —
Labour Party Jenny Bullen Elected 1,033 53.3% —
Labour Party Andrew John Bullen Elected 989 51.0% —
Independent Gary Wilkes 733 37.8% —
Independent Joanne Bradley 502 25.9% —
Independent Stephen Hanway 476 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Martin 403 20.8% —
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Stephen Matthews 149 7.7% —
Majority256
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors8,786
Ballots cast (estimated)1,938

Aspull, New Springs & Whelley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Ready Elected 1,836 88.0% —
Labour Party Ron Conway Elected 1,835 88.0% —
Labour Party Laura Jean Flynn Elected 1,624 77.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerard Joseph Houlton 556 26.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Carl Davies 406 19.5% —
Majority1,068
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors9,331
Ballots cast (estimated)2,086

Astley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Lilian Roberts Elected 1,816 63.9% —
Labour Party Paula Anne Wakefield Elected 1,743 61.4% —
Labour Party Barry John Taylor Elected 1,617 56.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Barton 1,058 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eileen Patricia Strathearn 949 33.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Stirzaker 817 28.8% —
Heritage Party Sandra Robinson 269 9.5% —
Liberal Democrats Sean Andrew Roocroft 253 8.9% —
Majority559
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors10,729
Ballots cast (estimated)2,841

Atherton North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Network Stuart Andrew Gerrard Elected 1,481 61.4% —
Independent Network Jamie Hodgkinson Elected 1,420 58.9% —
Independent Network James Paul Watson Elected 1,119 46.4% —
Labour Party Julie Hilling 899 37.3% —
Labour Party Paul Blinkhorn 854 35.4% —
Labour Party Matthew Lewis Brown 698 29.0% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Quinton John Smith 349 14.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Barton 186 7.7% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Rick Carter 145 6.0% —
Independent Martin James Farrimond 81 3.4% —
Majority220
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors10,160
Ballots cast (estimated)2,411

Atherton South & Lilford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Harding Elected 1,383 56.4% —
Labour Party Debra Susan Ann Wailes Elected 1,362 55.5% —
Labour Party Lee Robert McStein Elected 1,206 49.2% —
Independent Network Rachael Flaszczak 900 36.7% —
Independent Network Anthony Thomas Waite 784 32.0% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Cameron John Smith 532 21.7% —
Independent Network Mary Halliday 520 21.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kathryn Eirlys Williams 391 15.9% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Luke Greenhalgh 279 11.4% —
Majority306
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors10,348
Ballots cast (estimated)2,452

Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steve Jones Elected 1,485 70.6% —
Independent Sylvia Wilkinson Elected 1,122 53.4% —
Independent Scarlett Myler Elected 1,087 51.7% —
Labour Party Margaret Therse Gaffney 670 31.9% —
Labour Party Samantha Joyce Lloyd 626 29.8% —
Labour Party Sandra Mary Swift 599 28.5% —
Independent John Cookson 551 26.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Winstanley 166 7.9% —
Majority417
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors8,967
Ballots cast (estimated)2,102

Douglas 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mary Gwendoline Callaghan Elected 1,236 83.7% —
Labour Party Pat Draper Elected 1,216 82.4% —
Labour Party Matt Dawber Elected 1,180 79.9% —
Green Party Peter Ernest Jacobs 416 28.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Atherton 380 25.7% —
Majority764
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors9,550
Ballots cast (estimated)1,476

Golborne & Lowton West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yvonne Marie Klieve Elected 1,501 75.9% —
Labour Party Gena Merrett Elected 1,362 68.9% —
Labour Party Susan Gambles Elected 1,320 66.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stanley Crook 460 23.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Anne Roberts 418 21.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Byrom Houlton 409 20.7% —
Reform UK Brian Aspinall 276 14.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stuart John Worthington 187 9.5% —
Majority860
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors9,121
Ballots cast (estimated)1,978

Hindley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul John Blay Elected 1,154 58.1% —
Labour Party Jim Churton Elected 1,037 52.2% —
Labour Party James Talbot Elected 1,003 50.5% —
Independent Network Jim Ellis 804 40.5% —
Independent Network Susan Jane Ellis 519 26.1% —
Independent Dave Culshaw 473 23.8% —
Independent Network Hilda Bridget Byrne 355 17.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jordan James Gaskell 227 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frederick John Stuart 196 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats John Charles Skipworth 186 9.4% —
Majority199
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors9,900
Ballots cast (estimated)1,985

Hindley Green 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bob Brierley Elected 1,150 60.5% —
Labour Party John Melville Vickers Elected 1,139 59.9% —
Labour Party James Palmer Elected 1,117 58.8% —
Labour Party David Josiah Aitchison 1,054 55.5% —
Independent Mark Prescott 667 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul John Chapman 361 19.0% —
Liberal Democrats Gary John Skipworth 212 11.2% —
Majority63
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors9,194
Ballots cast (estimated)1,900

Ince 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Maureen O'Bern Elected 1,106 85.7% —
Labour Party David Molyneux Elected 965 74.8% —
Labour Party Janice Sharratt Elected 808 62.6% —
Labour Party James Moodie 713 55.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Atherton 277 21.5% —
Majority95
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors9,249
Ballots cast (estimated)1,290

Leigh Central & Higher Folds 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith Cunliffe Elected 1,472 76.2% —
Labour Party Shelley Guest Elected 1,415 73.2% —
Labour Party Fred Walker Elected 1,207 62.5% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents James Edward Morley 431 22.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Dickinson 404 20.9% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Dave Fraser 360 18.6% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Hannah Elizabeth Sephton 357 18.5% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Julian Lee Holland 149 7.7% —
Majority776
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors10,487
Ballots cast (estimated)1,932

Leigh South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Anderson Elected 1,579 66.4% —
Labour Party John David O'Brien Elected 1,529 64.3% —
Labour Party Charles Rigby Elected 1,390 58.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James F Geddes 769 32.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic Alexis Sutton 710 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Michael Temperton 685 28.8% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Noon 468 19.7% —
Majority621
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors9,360
Ballots cast (estimated)2,377

Leigh West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dane Kevan Anderton Elected 1,386 72.8% —
Labour Party Samantha Clare Brown Elected 1,375 72.2% —
Labour Party Sue Greensmith Elected 1,312 68.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Elizabeth Cooper 383 20.1% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents David John Evans 367 19.3% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Jayson Allan Hargreaves 352 18.5% —
Leigh & Atherton Independents Rodney Halliwell 342 18.0% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Paul Brooks 199 10.4% —
Majority929
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors10,940
Ballots cast (estimated)1,905

Lowton East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny Gregory Elected 1,820 51.9% —
Labour Party Garry Peter Lloyd Elected 1,818 51.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kathleen Houlton Elected 1,751 50.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Gough 1,734 49.5% —
Labour Party Tracy Ann Croft 1,705 48.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Noel Houlton 1,683 48.0% —
Majority17
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors11,100
Ballots cast (estimated)3,504

Orrell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Ian Tebbutt Elected 1,429 53.4% —
Labour Party Jim Nicholson Elected 1,317 49.3% —
Labour Party Anne Collins Elected 1,310 49.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Winstanley 1,259 47.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marjorie Clayton 1,194 44.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Kevin Bannister 1,144 42.8% —
Liberal Democrats Neil Duncan Stevenson 369 13.8% —
Majority51
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors9,431
Ballots cast (estimated)2,674

Pemberton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeanette Prescott Elected 1,102 78.3% —
Labour Party Paul Prescott Elected 1,033 73.4% —
Labour Party Eileen Winifred Rigby Elected 890 63.3% —
Independent Tony Porter 515 36.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Margaret Peet 360 25.6% —
Liberal Democrats David John Burley 321 22.8% —
Majority375
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors9,558
Ballots cast (estimated)1,407

Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Anthony Collins Elected 1,661 68.3% —
Labour Party Michael John Crosby Elected 1,477 60.8% —
Labour Party Vicky Galligan Elected 1,382 56.8% —
Standish Independents Gareth William Fairhurst 1,102 45.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Colin Owens 710 29.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Niall Mark El-Assaad 528 21.7% —
Liberal Democrats Vincent Dean Holgate 433 17.8% —
Majority280
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors9,842
Ballots cast (estimated)2,431

Standish with Langtree 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debbie Parkinson Elected 1,705 55.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Whittingham Elected 1,411 46.0% —
Labour Party Terry Mugan Elected 1,303 42.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Atherton 1,301 42.4% —
Labour Party Samuel Flemming 1,203 39.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Robinson 1,082 35.2% —
Standish Independents Debbie Fairhurst 795 25.9% —
Reform UK Andy Dawber 260 8.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sharon Holden 150 4.9% —
Majority2
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors11,309
Ballots cast (estimated)3,070

Tyldesley & Mosley Common 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joanne Marshall Elected 1,425 81.1% —
Labour Party Jess Eastoe Elected 1,304 74.2% —
Independent Network James Anthony Fish Elected 979 55.7% —
Labour Party Farai Nhakaniso 940 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashley McCarrick 626 35.6% —
Majority39
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors9,677
Ballots cast (estimated)1,758

Wigan Central 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lawrence Hunt Elected 1,711 82.7% —
Labour Party George Davies Elected 1,578 76.3% —
Labour Party Michael McLoughlin Elected 1,419 68.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Nicholas Frith 832 40.2% —
Liberal Democrats Brian Dennis Whitney 666 32.2% —
Majority587
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors9,343
Ballots cast (estimated)2,069

Wigan West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phyll Cullen Elected 1,492 73.7% —
Labour Party Dave Wood Elected 1,251 61.8% —
Labour Party Sheila Rosaleen Ramsdale Elected 1,206 59.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Dyer 777 38.4% —
Liberal Democrats Stuart David Thomas 528 26.1% —
Liberal Democrats Brian Crombie-Fisher 499 24.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam James Marsh 320 15.8% —
Majority429
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors9,807
Ballots cast (estimated)2,024

Winstanley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Terence Kenny Elected 1,436 78.2% —
Labour Party Marie Teresa Morgan Elected 1,344 73.2% —
Labour Party Clive William Morgan Elected 1,244 67.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Mary Winstanley 563 30.6% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Duncan Stevenson 498 27.1% —
Reform UK Rob Kenyon 427 23.2% —
Majority681
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors8,945
Ballots cast (estimated)1,837

Worsley Mesnes 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Roland Hurst Elected 1,416 88.3% —
Labour Party Helen Louise O'Neill Elected 1,009 62.9% —
Labour Party Paul David James Molyneux Elected 999 62.3% —
Independent Danny Cooke 645 40.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Atherton 428 26.7% —
Liberal Democrats Donald John MacNamara 312 19.5% —
Majority354
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors8,909
Ballots cast (estimated)1,603

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