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    Wigan: 2008 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2007) (75 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 46 · Other 13 · Conservative 10 · Liberal Democrats 6

    After (end of 2008) (75 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 42 · Other 15 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 4

    Ward results

    Abram1 seat
    Eddie RussinLabour1,226 ✓
    John Shale—943
    Marion GreenConservative386
    Ashton1 seat · turnout 36.8%
    Paul Tushingham—1,766 ✓
    Ann RamplingLabour1,111
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative248
    Adrian JonesBNP178
    Aspull New Springs Whelley1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    John HiltonLabour1,443 ✓
    Ashleigh RobinsonLiberal Democrats1,254
    Anthony HindConservative640
    Astley Mosley Common1 seat · turnout 30.7%
    Sean EllConservative1,207 ✓
    Brian WilsonLabour1,014
    Gavin ClementsLiberal Democrats634
    Atherleigh1 seat · turnout 26.1%
    Susan LoudonLabour1,246 ✓
    Abigail SolomonConservative858
    Atherton1 seat · turnout 31.3%
    Bob SplaineIndependent976 ✓
    Elnur YusifzadeLabour856
    David HigginbottomLiberal Democrats821
    Michael NichollsConservative426
    Stephen HallRespect222
    Bryn1 seat · turnout 36.0%
    Don HodgkinsonIndependent1,606 ✓
    Helen AshLabour765
    Clive Charles—394
    Kenneth HaslamBNP284
    Malcolm ChildsConservative204
    Douglas1 seat · turnout 24.4%
    Joy BirchLabour1,170 ✓
    Anthony Unsworth—745
    Stephen HoltConservative350
    Golborne & Lowton West1 seat · turnout 32.8%
    Yvonne Marie KlieveLabour1,186 ✓
    Peter Franzen—1,110
    John OxleyConservative282
    Steven McEllenboroughBNP178
    Felicity DaviesIndependent129
    Hindley1 seat · turnout 29.0%
    Jim EllisIndependent1,347 ✓
    Marcia DooleyLabour696
    David CulshawIndependent515
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative277
    Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 28.7%
    Bob BrierleyIndependent1,105 ✓
    Martin LongLabour655
    Stuart FoyConservative353
    Louise Fagan—351
    Ince1 seat · turnout 22.8%
    David MolyneuxLabour1,180 ✓
    Stephen Hall—479
    Raymond WhittinghamConservative275
    Leigh East1 seat · turnout 24.6%
    Keith CunliffeLabour981 ✓
    Dorothy AngellConservative649
    Gina JacksonLiberal Democrats591
    Leigh South1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    Kevin AndersonLabour1,372 ✓
    Ann OxleyConservative1,000
    Ian Franzen—476
    Gary ChadwickBNP470
    Leigh West1 seat · turnout 22.5%
    Susan GreensmithLabour1,543 ✓
    Denise Alison YoungConservative817
    Lowton East1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    James GrundyConservative1,972 ✓
    Sandy Franzen—943
    James CowleyLabour758
    Orrell1 seat · turnout 37.7%
    Richard Clayton SrConservative1,608 ✓
    Michael Harry BarnesLabour969
    Charles MatherBNP548
    Richard Clayton JrIndependent321
    Pemberton1 seat · turnout 25.8%
    Jeanette PrescottLabour1,387 ✓
    Michael Leyland—406
    Benjamin GrayConservative350
    Cara HiltonBNP334
    Shevington with Lower Ground1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    Paul Anthony LiptrotConservative1,531 ✓
    Michael John CrosbyLabour971
    Martin SuttonLiberal Democrats251
    Andy SumnerIndependent157
    Standish with Langtree1 seat · turnout 35.5%
    Judith AthertonConservative1,710 ✓
    George Adam DaviesLabour1,039
    Alan FreemanUK Independence Party (UKIP)283
    June GarnerLiberal Democrats214
    Ronald Barnes—116
    Tyldesley1 seat · turnout 27.5%
    Robert BleakleyLiberal Democrats1,827 ✓
    Barry TaylorLabour612
    Helen HaydenConservative313
    Wigan Central1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    Henry CadmanConservative1,562 ✓
    Matthew BullenLabour940
    Keith JonesUK Independence Party (UKIP)378
    Leanne Brotherton—213
    Wigan West1 seat
    Terence William HalliwellLabour1,089 ✓
    Steven SurplesConservative471
    Darren AthertonLiberal Democrats462
    Susan MatherBNP360
    Mick DahlIndependent104
    Winstanley1 seat · turnout 29.7%
    Stanley Barnes—1,226 ✓
    Peter KellyLabour869
    Paula Ruth ThompsonConservative508
    Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 26.2%
    Brian BaldwinLabour1,275 ✓
    Hannah Leyland—662
    Jonathan Charles CartwrightConservative363