Pemberton (ward)

Pemberton (ward)
Pemberton (ward)
Electoral ward
	Pemberton ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
	Coat of arms
	Motto: Progress with Unity
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Created	May 2004
Named for	Pemberton
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
• Mayor of Wigan	Sue Greensmith (Labour)
• Councillor	Sam Murphy (Labour)
• Councillor	Jeanette Prescott (Labour)
• Councillor	Paul Prescott (Labour)
Population
• Total	14,656

Pemberton is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Wigan.

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors:

Sam Murphy (Lab)^[2]
Jeanette Prescott (Lab)^[3]
Paul Prescott (Lab)^[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2006	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2007	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2008	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2010	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2011	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2012	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Barbara Bourne (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
By-election, 4 April 2013	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sam Murphy (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2014	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sam Murphy (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2015	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sam Murphy (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2016	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sam Murphy (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2018	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Sam Murphy (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)
2019	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Paul Prescott (Lab)			style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jeanette Prescott (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Local Elections 2018: Pemberton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Prescott	1,472	74.4	11.7
	Conservative	Susan Atherton	322	16.3	8.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Burley	185	9.3	9.3
Majority			1,150	58.1	22.1
Turnout			1,979	20.6	4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Notes and references

^ "Ward Level Mid-Year Population Estimates (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Sam Marc Murphy". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Jeanette Prescott". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Paul Prescott". Retrieved 2018-07-01.

[1] "Ward Level Mid-Year Population Estimates (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-01.

[2] Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Sam Marc Murphy". Retrieved 2018-07-01.

[3] Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Jeanette Prescott". Retrieved 2018-07-01.

[4] Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Paul Prescott". Retrieved 2018-07-01.

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