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    Wigan: 1978 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1977) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

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

    After (end of 1978) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 50 · Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 1

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Wigan: Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
    W. PendletonLabour1,980
    C. GilesConservative1,170
    No. 10 (Leigh: Lilford-St. Josephs-St. Thomas)1 seat · turnout 40.3%
    G. WyattConservative2,042
    H. SmithLabour1,528
    No. 11 (Golborne: St. Thomas & Lowton)1 seat · turnout 40.7%
    N. HoltLabour2,468
    T. ThompsonConservative1,776
    No. 12 (Golborne: Heath Park & Abram)1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    J. HiltonLabour2,116
    J. HarrisonConservative1,146
    No. 13 (Ashton-In-Makerfield:north & West)1 seat · turnout 35.5%
    A. HecklesLabour1,695
    B. SmithConservative1,003
    No. 14 (Ashton-In-Makerfield:central & East)1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    S. LeaLabour1,645
    M. BallConservative1,257
    No. 15 (Standish-With-Langtree & Shevington)1 seat · turnout 42.2%
    G. PullinLabour1,981
    E. HowardConservative1,911
    J. PigotLIB1,089
    No. 16 (Aspull)1 seat · turnout 41.7%
    J. WildConservative1,942
    A. SingerLabour1,860
    K. MasonLIB242
    No. 17 (Atherton: North East)2 seats · turnout 34.0%
    J. ClarkeLabour2,590
    W. MurphyLabour2,115
    M. SharlandConservative1,001
    B. FranceConservative895
    No. 18 (Atherton: South West)1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    Don WilliamsConservative1,435
    J. SumnerLabour1,296
    No. 19 (Hindley: Central & North)1 seat · turnout 30.9%
    C. PriestleyLabour1,558
    L. McGrealConservative716
    No. 2 (Wigan: Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes)2 seats · turnout 26.3%
    W. BroganLabour1,744
    H. AntillLabour1,587
    C. RogersConservative866
    R. RogersConservative837
    No. 20 (Hindley: South-East-West)1 seat · turnout 28.3%
    G HarrisonLabour1,720
    T. WhitfieldConservative1,361
    No. 21 (Ince-In-Makerfield)1 seat · turnout 31.9%
    R. TaylorLabour2,553
    M. JonesConservative1,006
    No. 22 (Orrell & Billinge)1 seat · turnout 35.7%
    J. HitchenConservative2,723
    J. WhittleLabour2,201
    No. 23 (Tyldesley: Shakerley)1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    S. LittleLabour1,744
    L. KnowlesConservative1,614
    No. 24 (Tyldesley: Astley Green & Blackmoor)1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    S. EmertonConservative1,629
    R. RawsonLabour1,567
    No. 3 (Wigan: Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley)1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    H. DowlingConservative2,731
    M. PendletonLabour1,143
    No. 4 (Wigan: Beech Hill & Marsh Green)1 seat · turnout 29.4%
    E. NaylorLabour1,892
    Allan AthertonConservative869
    No. 5 (Wigan: Highfield & Lamberhead)1 seat · turnout 26.1%
    G. BarlowLabour1,553
    A. FosterConservative1,412
    No. 6 (Wigan: Newtown & Rose Hill)1 seat · turnout 27.6%
    A. PeetLabour1,591
    J. LawsonConservative801
    No. 7 (Leigh: Hope Carr)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    R. GoodwinConservative1,711
    A RobertLabour1,334
    No. 8 (Leigh: St. Pauls & St. Peters)1 seat · turnout 27.1%
    G. MacdonaldLabour1,542
    W. LackenbyConservative830
    H. KedwardCOMM90
    No. 9 (Leigh: Etherstone & St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 33.0%
    P. SmithLabour1,386 ✓
    H. DaviesConservative1,385
    E. MooreInd Lab146
    K. JamesCOMM57