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    1988 handbook

    Wigan: 1988 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1987) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 62 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 6 · Conservative 3 · Other 1

    After (end of 1988) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 63 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Abram1 seat · turnout 25.2%
    A. BennettLabour2,094
    P. TarletonGreen319
    Ashton-Golborne1 seat · turnout 28.0%
    Tony JonesLabour2,140
    S. EdwardsConservative598
    Aspull-Standish1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    A. DurkinLabour2,201
    P. WilsonSLD1,645
    K. HartConservative751
    Atherton1 seat · turnout 36.0%
    J. ClarkLabour2,755
    M. HattonConservative613
    Bedford-Astley1 seat · turnout 31.5%
    J. JonesLabour1,954
    D. AngellConservative861
    S. PhilbrockGreen310
    Beech Hill2 seats · turnout 38.8%
    J. McGartySLD1,725
    T. BishopLabour1,621
    L. MarshallSLD1,603
    S. TurnerLabour1,437
    E. BisphamConservative266
    J WhiteheadConservative194
    Bryn1 seat · turnout 31.3%
    C. BrownLabour2,532
    R. ClaytonConservative557
    Hindley1 seat · turnout 28.5%
    A. RobinsonLabour2,394 ✓
    A. WoodGreen352
    Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 24.1%
    Sue MurphyLabour2,198
    J. CranfieldSLD530
    Hindsford1 seat · turnout 30.3%
    W. SmithLabour2,543
    M. SharlandConservative691
    Hope Carr1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    A RobertLabour2,013
    E. MansonConservative1,183
    Ince1 seat · turnout 29.4%
    J. HorrocksLabour2,074
    D. EdwardsConservative165
    S. CairnsSLD92
    Langtree1 seat · turnout 42.0%
    J. BallLabour1,924
    K. WhiteSLD1,924
    J WolstenholmeConservative753
    Leigh Central1 seat · turnout 27.6%
    G. MacdonaldLabour2,032
    M. TurnerConservative380
    H. KedwardCOMM62
    Leigh East1 seat · turnout 27.0%
    J. RileyLabour1,973
    M StewartConservative810
    Lightshaw1 seat · turnout 36.8%
    N. HoltLabour2,857
    John WrightConservative721
    J. WilsonSLD318
    Newtown1 seat · turnout 29.9%
    C. HitchenLabour2,352 ✓
    I. NicholsonConservative368
    Norley1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    E. MaddocksLabour2,337
    J CarringtonConservative167
    R. RichardsonSLD136
    Orrell1 seat · turnout 37.0%
    E. SwiftLabour2,262
    W. SmithConservative1,515
    Swinley1 seat · turnout 46.7%
    W. ChadwickConservative2,019 ✓
    M GallagherLabour1,627
    W. ClaypoleSLD359
    G. WoodGreen174
    Tyldesley East1 seat · turnout 28.7%
    A. StephensonLabour2,086
    A. ShawSLD1,003
    Whelley1 seat · turnout 30.4%
    A. CoyleLabour2,174
    F SidebothamConservative310
    L. PeetSLD185
    Winstanley1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    Rona WinkworthLabour2,031
    C. HiltonSLD1,723
    Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 25.3%
    W. BroganLabour2,151
    J. GrimshawConservative355