Wigan West (ward)

Wigan West (ward)
Wigan West (ward)
Electoral ward
	Wigan West 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
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
• Mayor of Wigan	Sue Greensmith (Labour)
• Councillor	Phyllis Cullen (Labour)
• Councillor	Stephen Dawber (Labour)
• Councillor	Terence Halliwell (Labour)
Population
• Total	13,226

Wigan West 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: Phyllis Cullen (Lab),^[2] Stephen Dawber (Lab),^[3] and Terence Halliwell (Lab).^[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Joe Shaw (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	D. Willis (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2006	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Joe Shaw (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	D. Willis (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2007	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Joe Shaw (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mike Baines (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
By-election, 20 September 2007	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mike Baines (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2008	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Mike Baines (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
By-election, 10 July 2008	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2010	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2011	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2012	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2014	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2015	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2016	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2018	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Stephen Dawber (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)
2019	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Phyllis Cullen (Lab)			style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Terry Halliwell (Lab)

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

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Local Elections 2018: Wigan West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phyllis Cullen	1,746	72.0	11.4
	Conservative	Jean Peet	363	15.0	9.6
	UKIP	Nathan Ryding	176	7.3	17.9
	Democrats and Veterans	Ronnie Clark	140	5.8	5.8
Majority			1,383	57.0	21.6
Turnout			2,425	25.4	2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	14.7

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 Phyllis Cullen". Retrieved 2018-06-30.
^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Stephen Dawber". Retrieved 2018-06-30.
^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Terence William Halliwell Msc". Retrieved 2018-06-30.

[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 Phyllis Cullen". Retrieved 2018-06-30.

[3] Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Stephen Dawber". Retrieved 2018-06-30.

[4] Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Terence William Halliwell Msc". Retrieved 2018-06-30.

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