Wigan Central (ward)
Appearance
Wigan Central (ward) | |
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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 | George Davies (Labour) |
• Councillor | Lawrence Hunt (Labour) |
• Councillor | Michael McLoughlin (Labour) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,052[1] |
Wigan Central 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: George Davies (Lab),[2] Lawrence Hunt (Lab),[3] and Michael McLoughlin (Lab).[4]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gareth Fairhurst (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jim Davies (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Cadman (Con) |
2006 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gareth Fairhurst (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jim Davies (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Cadman (Con) |
2007 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gareth Fairhurst (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jim Davies (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Cadman (Con) |
By-election, 18 October 2007 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gareth Fairhurst (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jean Peet (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Cadman (Con) |
2008 | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gareth Fairhurst (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jean Peet (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Cadman (Con) |
2010 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jean Peet (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Henry Cadman (Con) |
By-election, 3 March 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jean Peet (Con) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2011 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2012 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2014 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2015 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2016 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2018 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
2019 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | George Davies (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael McLoughlin (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lawrence Hunt (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael McLoughlin | 1,222 | 45.1 | 1.8 | |
Conservative | Lewis Evans | 672 | 24.8 | 1.4 | |
Independent | Tony Spencer | 546 | 20.2 | 20.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 268 | 9.9 | 9.9 | |
Majority | 550 | 20.3 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,708 | 29.4 | 34.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George Davies | 1,518 | 55.5 | 3.7 | |
Conservative | Lewis Evans | 834 | 30.5 | 10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Waddicor | 163 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
Wigan Independents | Gareth Fairhurst | 130 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
Independent | Tony Spencer | 89 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
Majority | 684 | 25.0 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,734 | 29.5 | 3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lawrence Hunt | 1,745 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Susan Vickery | 845 | 27.1 | ||
Green | William John Patterson | 311 | 10.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart David Thomas | 221 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 900 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,122 | 34.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael McLoughlin | 2,783 | 46.9 | ||
Conservative | Jean Margaret Peet | 1,391 | 23.4 | ||
UKIP | Keith Robert Jones | 1,228 | 20.7 | ||
Green | Damien Hendry | 443 | 7.5 | ||
Independent | Brian Parr | 90 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 1,392 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,935 | 63.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lol Hunt | 1,806 | 58.8 | ||
Conservative | Jean Peet | 859 | 28 | ||
Community Action | Syd Hall | 388 | 12.63 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.62 | |||
Majority | 947 | 30.83 | |||
Turnout | 3072 | 32.49 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael McLoughlin | 1,684 | 47.6 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Jean Peet | 1,161 | 32.8 | +7.1 | |
Ind. Conservative | Gareth Fairhurst | 465 | 13.1 | −5.3 | |
Community Action | Robert Hall | 198 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.9 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 523 | 14.8 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,541 | 37.8 | −26.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lawrence Hunt | 1,165 | 48.6 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Robin Gibson | 652 | 27.2 | +1.5 | |
Ind. Conservative | Gareth Fairhurst | 393 | 16.4 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | Keith Davies | 189 | 7.9 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 513 | 21.4 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,399 | 25.6 | −39.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Davies | 2,477 | 41.9 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Gibson | 1,522 | 25.7 | −24.5 | |
Ind. Conservative | Gareth Fairhurst | 1,090 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
UKIP | Keith Jones | 475 | 8.0 | −4.1 | |
BNP | Anthony Farrell | 306 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 47 | 0.8 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 955 | 16.1 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,917 | 64.8 | +30.5 | ||
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | +18.0 |
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 George Davies". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Lawrence Hunt". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (2007-05-09). "Councillor details - Councillor Michael McLoughlin". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Council by-election wins for Labour". London: The Independent. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-13.