Wigan local elections
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One third of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1][2]
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[edit] Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 – present |
[edit] Council elections
- Wigan Council election, 1998
- Wigan Council election, 1999
- Wigan Council election, 2000
- Wigan Council election, 2002
- Wigan Council election, 2003
- Wigan Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3)[4]
- Wigan Council election, 2006
- Wigan Council election, 2007
- Wigan Council election, 2008
- Wigan Council election, 2010
- Wigan Council election, 2011
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1993–1997
| Aspull Standish By-Election 13 March 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,287 | 70.0 | |||
| Conservative | 275 | 15.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 270 | 14.6 | |||
| Majority | 1,012 | 55.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,832 | 16.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1997–2001
| Ince By-Election 26 June 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 685 | 92.1 | -0.5 | ||
| Conservative | 59 | 7.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Majority | 626 | 84.2 | |||
| Turnout | 744 | 9.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Hope Carr By-Election 6 November 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Hale | 1,045 | 49.7 | -9.9 | |
| Green | Chris Maile | 636 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Conservative | 321 | 15.3 | -3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 102 | 4.8 | -16.9 | ||
| Majority | 409 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,104 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Beech Hill By-Election 5 November 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 849 | 49.4 | +15.2 | ||
| Labour | 795 | 46.3 | -15.6 | ||
| Conservative | 39 | 2.3 | -1.6 | ||
| Green | 35 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Majority | 54 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,718 | 19.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Hindsford By-Election 2 December 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 921 | 57.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Labour | 693 | 42.9 | +3.5 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,614 | 15.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Atherton By-Election 5 April 2001[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bob Splaine | 830 | 49.1 | +28.3 | |
| Labour | Mark Aldred | 796 | 47.0 | -16.4 | |
| Conservative | Rosina Oxley | 66 | 3.9 | -11.9 | |
| Majority | 34 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,692 | 19.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2001–2005
| Hope Carr By-Election 7 June 2001[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John O'Brien | 2,569 | 46.4 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Hough | 1,887 | 34.1 | +12.9 | |
| Conservative | James Grundy | 1,002 | 18.1 | -9.7 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Keith Fry | 82 | 1.5 | -10.5 | |
| Majority | 682 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,540 | 53.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Hindsford By-Election 25 October 2001[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,059 | 50.9 | +6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 945 | 45.5 | -1.0 | ||
| Conservative | 75 | 3.6 | -1.4 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,079 | 19.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Leigh Central By-Election 26 September 2002[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Myra Whiteside | 904 | 62.6 | -9.1 | |
| Community Action | Peter Solinas | 392 | 27.1 | +15.4 | |
| Conservative | Tim Matthews | 149 | 10.3 | -6.3 | |
| Majority | 512 | 35.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 17.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2005–2009
| Douglas By-Election 16 June 2005[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Michael Dewhurst | 916 | 48.5 | -3.9 | |
| Community Action | Robert Beale | 788 | 41.8 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | Jean Peet | 101 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| BNP | Dennis Shambley | 47 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| UKIP | Gregory Atherton | 35 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 128 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,909 | 31.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Tyldesley By-Election 28 June 2007[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Bleakley | 784 | 40.2 | -22.9 | |
| Labour | Barry Taylor | 619 | 31.7 | +16.4 | |
| Independent | Craig Cohen | 377 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
| Conservative | Sean Ell | 170 | 8.7 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 165 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,950 | 19.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Wigan West By-Election 20 September 2007[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Phyll Cullen | 837 | 43.7 | -3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Trevor Beswick | 464 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
| BNP | Susan Mather | 264 | 13.8 | +0.0 | |
| Community Action | Jim Carmichael-Prince | 219 | 11.4 | -7.8 | |
| Independent | Syd Hall | 72 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Green | Norma Stout | 60 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 373 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,916 | 18.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Wigan Central By-Election 18 October 2007[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jean Peet | 1,013 | 48.2 | +3.9 | |
| Labour | Mike Barnes | 827 | 39.3 | +6.2 | |
| Community Action | John Shale | 262 | 12.5 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 186 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,102 | 22.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Wigan West By-Election 10 July 2008[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Steve Dawber | 817 | 38.3 | -5.5 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Cartwright | 528 | 24.8 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Trevor Beswick | 344 | 16.1 | -2.5 | |
| BNP | Christopher Hilton | 200 | 9.4 | -5.1 | |
| UKIP | Keith Jones | 124 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
| Independent | Sandy Franzen | 118 | 5.5 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 289 | 13.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,131 | 21.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
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