2022 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
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![]() 2022 local election results in Wigan.
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The 2022 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. A by-election was held on the same day in Leigh East ward to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Labour councillor Anita Thorpe.[6]
Overview
[edit]After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | After 2022 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Labour | 57 | Labour | 57 | Labour | 61 | |||
Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 8 | Conservative | 7 | |||
Independent | 10 | Independent | 8 | Independent | 7 | |||
Vacant | 2 |
Party | Number of Candidates |
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Labour Party | 26 |
Conservative Party | 26 |
Liberal Democrats | 16 |
Independents | 9 |
Leigh and Atherton Independents | 4 |
Standish Independents | 1 |
UKIP | 1 |
Wigan Independents | 1 |
Results summary
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 22 | ![]() |
84.6 | 39 | 61 | 81.3 | 35,544 | 53.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
7.7 | 5 | 7 | 9.3 | 17,635 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Independent | 2 | ![]() |
7.7 | 5 | 7 | 9.3 | 7,259 | 10.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,631 | 5.4 | ![]() | |
Leigh and Atherton Independents | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,270 | 1.9 | New | |
Wigan Independents | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 783 | 1.2 | ![]() | |
Standish Independents | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 686 | 1.0 | New | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0.3 | ![]() |
Results
[edit]Bolton West constituency
[edit]Atherton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Network | Stuart Andrew Gerrard | 1,518 | 51.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Julie Ann Hilling | 855 | 29.0 | ![]() | |
Atherton Independent | Quinton John Smith | 306 | 10.4 | New | |
Conservative | Paul Lambert Fairhurst | 274 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 663 | 22.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,953 | 26.3 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Leigh constituency
[edit]Astley Mosley Common ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry John Taylor | 1,368 | 40.8 | ![]() | |
Independent | Andy Brown | 1,122 | 33.4 | New | |
Conservative | David John Stirzaker | 867 | 25.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 246 | 7.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,357 | 32.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Atherleigh ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Debra Susan Ann Wailes | 1,099 | 51.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Angle Anne Roberts | 469 | 22.0 | ![]() | |
Independent | Natasha Louise Hodgkinson | 433 | 20.3 | New | |
Leigh & Atherton Independents | Zoë Irlam | 127 | 6.0 | New | |
Majority | 630 | 29.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,128 | 25.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Golborne and Lowton West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Gambles | 1,488 | 63.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Falle Geddes | 695 | 29.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Julian Lee Holland | 180 | 7.6 | New | |
Majority | 793 | 33.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,363 | 28.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Leigh East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shelley Guest | 1,418 | 46.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Fred Walker | 1,123 | 37.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Trevor Halliwell Barton | 734 | 24.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Stephen Richard Gunby | 495 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Leigh East Independent | James Edward Morley | 435 | 14.4 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Paul Brooks | 215 | 7.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 684 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,031 | 25.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Leigh South ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Charles Rigby | 1,561 | 51.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Joshua James Yates | 1,143 | 37.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Noon | 327 | 10.8 | New | |
Majority | 418 | 13.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,031 | 29.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Leigh West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Samantha Clare Brown | 1,566 | 61.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Tracey Marie Mcclelland | 505 | 19.8 | ![]() | |
Leigh West Independent | Jayson Allan Hargreaves | 402 | 15.8 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharron-Lee Honey | 73 | 2.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,061 | 41.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,546 | 22.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Lowton East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Noel Houlton | 1,995 | 53.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Gary Peter Lloyd | 1,770 | 47.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 225 | 6.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,765 | 35.2 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tyldesley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joanne Marshall | 1,755 | 66.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gerard Joseph Houlton | 890 | 33.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 865 | 32.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,645 | 25.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Makerfield constituency
[edit]Abram ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carl Sweeney | 1,240 | 50.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | David William Bowker | 812 | 33.0 | New | |
Conservative | Stanley Crook | 290 | 11.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Trevor Suddick | 120 | 4.9 | New | |
Majority | 428 | 17.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,462 | 22.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ashton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Anthony John Sykes | 1,281 | 53.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul Martin | 557 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | James Alan Richardson | 470 | 19.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Stephen Matthews | 92 | 3.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 724 | 30.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,400 | 27.1 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bryn ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Steve Jones | 1,772 | 66.9 | New | |
Labour | David Josiah Aitchison | 691 | 26.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Sandip Navnit Tailor | 128 | 4.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart David Thomas | 58 | 2.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,081 | 40.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,649 | 30.0 | ![]() | ||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Hindley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jim Talbot | 1,304 | 58.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 397 | 17.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Charles Skipworth | 288 | 13.0 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Jordan James Gaskell | 231 | 10.4 | New | |
Majority | 907 | 40.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,220 | 23.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hindley Green ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Thomas Palmer | 1,252 | 54.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Susan Atherton | 461 | 20.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | Deborah Lloyd | 381 | 16.7 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Gary John Skipworth | 191 | 8.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 791 | 34.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,285 | 25.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Orrell ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Dave Wood | 1,387 | 45.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Michael William Winstanley | 1,353 | 44.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Duncan Stevenson | 313 | 10.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 34 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,053 | 32.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
Winstanley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Clive William Morgan | 1,428 | 59.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Margaret Mary Winstanley | 641 | 26.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Duncan Stevenson | 327 | 13.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 787 | 32.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,396 | 26.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worsley Mesnes ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia Lynne Holland | 1,363 | 60.0 | ![]() | |
Independent | Danny Cooke | 396 | 17.4 | New | |
Conservative | Michael Colin Owens | 391 | 17.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Donald John Macnamara | 122 | 5.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 967 | 42.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,272 | 25.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wigan constituency
[edit]Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ron Conway | 2,025 | 71.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul John Chapman | 798 | 28.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,227 | 43.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,823 | 28.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Douglas ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Gwendoline Callaghan | 1,457 | 75.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Michael Stephen Riley | 480 | 24.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 977 | 50.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,937 | 20.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ince ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Moodie | 1,143 | 68.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Allan Atherton | 518 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 625 | 37.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,661 | 18.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pemberton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Prescott | 1,187 | 60.0 | ![]() | |
Independent | Tony Porter | 355 | 17.9 | New | |
Conservative | Jean Margaret Peet | 311 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David John Burley | 125 | 6.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 832 | 42.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,978 | 20.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shevington with Lower Ground ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Vicky Galligan | 1,307 | 43.6 | ![]() | |
Shevington Independents Part Wigan Independents | Gareth William Fairhurst | 783 | 26.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gary Robinson | 566 | 18.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Craig Duff Crombie-Fisher | 339 | 11.3 | New | |
Majority | 524 | 17.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,995 | 32.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Standish with Langtree ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Judith Atherton | 1,382 | 40.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Terry Mugan | 1,346 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
Standish Independents | Debbie Fairhurst | 686 | 20.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 36 | 1.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,414 | 31.0 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The "Standish Independents" description was used at the last election by the same candidate, but standing for the Wigan Independents, a separate political party.
Wigan Central ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Davies | 1,588 | 56.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Cyril Pendlebury | 853 | 30.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Waddicor | 378 | 13.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 735 | 26.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,819 | 30.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wigan West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Phyll Cullen | 1,542 | 62.5 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Dyer | 483 | 19.6 | New | |
Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 442 | 17.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,059 | 44.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,467 | 27.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2022 and 2023
[edit]Ashton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrew John Bullen | 294 | 62.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul Martin | 146 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Stephen Matthews | 28 | 6.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 148 | 31.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 468 | 5.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Councillor David Trevor Molyneux". Wigan Council. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "New leader of Wigan Council names his top priorities". Wigan Today. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC News. n.d. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Wigan election result". BBC News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Councillor Michael Winstanley". Wigan Council. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Sadness at death of 'kind and caring' Wigan councillor". Wigan Today. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated for Local Election" (PDF). Wigan Council. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Elections result 15 December 2022" (PDF). Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 30 January 2023.