Wigan Central ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Lee Moffitt Elected | 1,771 | 44.1% | -3.1 |
| Labour Party | Navas Olavakkode Beeravu | 1,205 | 30.0% | -2.9 |
| Green Party | Jude Scrutton | 516 | 12.9% | +8.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Martin | 292 | 7.3% | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Julian Lee Holland | 229 | 5.7% | +2.0 |
| Majority | 566 | |||
| Turnout | 42.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,469 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,013 | |||
Reform UK hold
02/10/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Lee Moffitt Elected | 1,391 | 47.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Adam Boon | 970 | 32.9% | -15.3 |
| Wigan Independents | Gareth William Fairhurst | 196 | 6.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Martin | 151 | 5.1% | -9.4 |
| Green Party | Simeon Rhys Rowlands | 130 | 4.4% | -2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Peter Burley | 109 | 3.7% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 421 | |||
| Turnout | 30.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,584 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,947 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Michael McLoughlin Elected | 1,398 | 48.2% | -34.5 |
| Independent | Catherine Croston | 790 | 27.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul John Chapman | 420 | 14.5% | -25.7 |
| Green Party | Lisa Diaz | 190 | 6.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Crombie-Fisher | 100 | 3.5% | -28.7 |
| Majority | 608 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,469 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,898 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023 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% | — |
| Majority | 587 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,343 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,069 | |||
05/05/2022 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 56% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 30% |
| Liberal Democrats | 13% |
Reconstructed from Wigan Central (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
06/05/2021 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 63% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 29% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8% |
Reconstructed from Wigan Central (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 56% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 30% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6% |
| Wigan Independents | 5% |
Reconstructed from Wigan Central (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 56% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 27% |
| Green Party | 10% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7% |
Reconstructed from Wigan Central (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.