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    1996 handbook

    Wigan: 1996 local elections

    24 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1995) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 67 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Conservative 1 · Other 1

    After (end of 1996) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 69 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Other 1 · Conservative 0

    Ward results

    Abram2 seats · turnout 15.0%
    A. BennettLabour1,416 ✓
    Eunice SmethurstLabour1,243 ✓
    A. EcclesConservative147
    Ashton-Golborne1 seat · turnout 23.4%
    P KirkwoodLabour1,827 ✓
    Marie WinstanleyConservative459
    Aspull-Standish1 seat · turnout 27.1%
    C ReadyLabour2,027 ✓
    T BeswickLiberal Democrats577
    J DaviesConservative449
    Atherton1 seat · turnout 25.1%
    J. ClarkeLabour1,914 ✓
    R. OxleyConservative328
    Bedford-Astley1 seat · turnout 23.2%
    J. JonesLabour1,283 ✓
    R BleakleyLiberal Democrats703
    Beech Hill1 seat · turnout 33.7%
    J. McGartyLiberal Democrats1,445 ✓
    J DeweyLabour1,411
    J. CartwrightConservative103
    Bryn1 seat · turnout 23.0%
    M. MillingtonLabour1,969 ✓
    Marion GreenConservative307
    Hindley1 seat
    A. RobinsonLabour0 ✓
    Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 18.8%
    Sue MurphyLabour1,733 ✓
    C ButterworthConservative375
    Hindsford1 seat
    W. SmithLabour0 ✓
    Hope Carr1 seat · turnout 29.9%
    B JarvisLabour1,780 ✓
    P. HoughLiberal Democrats649
    D MorrisConservative558
    Ince1 seat · turnout 22.9%
    K BaldwinLabour1,643 ✓
    C. DuffyConservative131
    Langtree1 seat · turnout 25.2%
    D. BrownLabour1,983 ✓
    J BarringtonLiberal Democrats612
    F ParkinsonConservative313
    Leigh Central1 seat
    J. HessionLabour0 ✓
    Leigh East1 seat · turnout 20.5%
    S KennedyLabour1,733 ✓
    A OxleyConservative364
    Lightshaw1 seat · turnout 28.6%
    D KellyLabour2,616 ✓
    J GorseConservative553
    Newtown1 seat · turnout 21.2%
    M. CoghlinLabour1,596 ✓
    W MaddocksConservative152
    J. BeswickLiberal Democrats110
    Norley1 seat
    Barbara BourneLabour0 ✓
    Orrell1 seat · turnout 26.0%
    E. SwiftLabour1,698 ✓
    F RylanceConservative694
    Swinley1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    G WalshLabour1,692 ✓
    E. CartwrightConservative875
    A RobinsonLiberal Democrats312
    Tyldesley East1 seat
    A. StephensonLabour0 ✓
    Whelley1 seat · turnout 23.2%
    A. CoyleLabour1,664 ✓
    T SharpeConservative205
    Winstanley1 seat · turnout 20.0%
    Rona WinkworthLabour1,991 ✓
    G WhistonConservative389
    Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 21.1%
    W. BroganLabour1,848 ✓
    A SuttonConservative225