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    1976 handbook

    Wigan: 1976 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 61 · Conservative 10 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1976) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 56 · Conservative 14 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 1

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Wigan: Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley)1 seat · turnout 33.1%
    A. CoyleLabour1,927
    C. GilesConservative1,126
    No. 10 (Leigh: Lilford-St. Josephs-St. Thomas)1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    S. JohnsonConservative1,905
    P. SmithLabour1,595
    M. FitzpatrickCOMM121
    No. 11 (Golborne: St. Thomas & Lowton)1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    T. MorganLabour2,409
    T. ThompsonConservative1,696
    No. 12 (Golborne: Heath Park & Abram)1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    M. TaylorLabour2,395
    J. HarrisonConservative1,015
    No. 13 (Ashton-In-Makerfield:north & West)1 seat · turnout 32.0%
    G. LockettLabour1,648
    P. ScullyLIB789
    No. 14 (Ashton-In-Makerfield:central & East)1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    Tony JonesLabour1,655
    M. BallConservative915
    D. GauldLIB586
    No. 15 (Standish-With-Langtree & Shevington)1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    G. DewhurstIndependent1,534
    J. HealenLabour1,509
    M. WardleConservative1,222
    No. 16 (Aspull)1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    W. MasonLabour1,540
    E. SlevinConservative1,424
    P. GibbonsLIB448
    No. 17 (Atherton: North East)1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    L. SumnerLabour2,121
    E. SweeneyConservative1,068
    No. 18 (Atherton: South West)1 seat · turnout 37.6%
    Marion WilliamsConservative1,431
    P. NeedhamLabour981
    No. 19 (Hindley: Central & North)1 seat · turnout 28.1%
    T. IsherwoodLabour1,410
    R. ParkesConservative704
    No. 2 (Wigan: Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes)1 seat · turnout 24.7%
    H. MilliganLabour1,419
    Judith AthertonConservative536
    J. ForsterLIB314
    No. 20 (Hindley: South-East-West)1 seat · turnout 30.0%
    R. McAllisterLabour1,573
    T. WhitfieldConservative1,231
    B. SlingerLIB355
    No. 21 (Ince-In-Makerfield)1 seat
    A. RowlandsonLabour0 ✓
    No. 22 (Orrell & Billinge)1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    F. GarnerConservative1,897 ✓
    S. WaringLabour1,507
    N. SomersIndependent504
    A. AthertonER392
    No. 23 (Tyldesley: Shakerley)1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    M. DevlinLabour1,761
    F MellorConservative1,516
    No. 24 (Tyldesley: Astley Green & Blackmoor)1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    C. HampsonConservative1,802
    F. WalkerLabour1,448
    No. 3 (Wigan: Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley)1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    G. LewthwaiteConservative2,665
    M. PendletonLabour1,187
    No. 4 (Wigan: Beech Hill & Marsh Green)1 seat
    A. EckersleyLabour0 ✓
    No. 5 (Wigan: Highfield & Lamberhead)1 seat · turnout 26.4%
    E. MaddocksLabour1,544
    T PeetConservative1,348
    No. 6 (Wigan: Newtown & Rose Hill)1 seat · turnout 27.4%
    J. BridgeLabour1,483
    M. WrightConservative670
    J. FitzpatrickLIB240
    No. 7 (Leigh: Hope Carr)1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    B. PowellConservative1,770
    J. JonesLabour1,377
    No. 8 (Leigh: St. Pauls & St. Peters)1 seat · turnout 25.8%
    P. HullLabour1,336
    J DaviesConservative842
    H. KedwardCOMM92
    No. 9 (Leigh: Etherstone & St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    J. RileyLabour1,674
    H. DaviesConservative1,477
    J. BlackburnCOMM96