Before (end of 2015) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 64 · Other 8 · Conservative 3 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2016) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 65 · Other 5 · Conservative 5 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Abram1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Martyn Smethurst | Labour | 1,495 ✓ |
| Jim Carmichael | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 868 |
| Claire Houlton | Conservative | 201 |
Ashton1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Bill Clarke | Labour | 1,204 ✓ |
| Richard Charles Aylett | Independent | 616 |
| Stuart Thomas Plimley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 426 |
| Margaret Mary Winstanley | Conservative | 253 |
| Lesley Barbara Brothwood | Liberal Democrats | 89 |
Aspull New Springs Whelley1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| John Hilton | Labour | 1,805 ✓ |
| Mark Bradley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 985 |
| Allan Atherton | Conservative | 456 |
| Freda Janet Graham | Liberal Democrats | 175 |
Astley Mosley Common1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Jim Platt | Labour | 1,548 ✓ |
| Richard Short | Conservative | 739 |
| Steve Mills | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 731 |
Atherleigh1 seat · turnout 28.4%
| Joanne Harding | Labour | 1,067 ✓ |
| Stuart Gerrard | — | 533 |
| Luke Greenhalgh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 446 |
| Paul Lambert Fairhurst | Conservative | 207 |
| Lorraine Gillon | Liberal Democrats | 49 |
Atherton1 seat · turnout 34.3%
| Jamie Hodgkinson | IndNwk | 1,838 ✓ |
| Elnur Yusifzade | Labour | 969 |
| Quinton John Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 567 |
| Brian Howard Lobell | Conservative | 209 |
Bryn1 seat · turnout 33.3%
| Steve Jones | IndNwk | 1,200 ✓ |
| David Roland Hurst | Labour | 1,123 |
| Thomas Keith Miller | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 438 |
| Margaret Mary Winstanley | Conservative | 161 |
Douglas1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| Pat Draper | Labour | 1,803 ✓ |
| Margaret Atherton | Conservative | 340 |
Golborne & Lowton West1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| Yvonne Marie Klieve | Labour | 1,675 ✓ |
| Peter Graham Kearns | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 540 |
| Toby Hewitt | Conservative | 170 |
Hindley1 seat · turnout 29.6%
| Paul Blay | Labour | 1,413 ✓ |
| Jim Ellis | IndNwk | 1,040 |
| David Marcus John Ollerton | Conservative | 153 |
| Paul Ravenall | Green | 79 |
| John Charles Skipworth | Liberal Democrats | 76 |
Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 31.2%
| Bob Brierley | Independent | 1,480 ✓ |
| Eileen Winifred Rigby | Labour | 820 |
| John Thomason | Liberal Democrats | 159 |
| Gerard Joseph Houlton | Conservative | 126 |
Ince1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| David Molyneux | Labour | 1,545 ✓ |
| Stephen Winstanley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 671 |
| Judith Atherton | Conservative | 132 |
Leigh East1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Keith Cunliffe | Labour | 1,513 ✓ |
| Richard Byrom Houlton | Conservative | 446 |
| John Dowsett | Liberal Democrats | 275 |
Leigh South1 seat · turnout 32.0%
| Kevin Anderson | Labour | 1,773 ✓ |
| Russell Eddison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 913 |
| Denise Alison Young | Conservative | 503 |
Leigh West1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Susan Greensmith | Labour | 1,610 ✓ |
| Jayson Allan Hargreaves | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 738 |
| Ann Oxley | Conservative | 205 |
| Neil Hancox | Green | 129 |
Lowton East1 seat · turnout 40.3%
| James Grundy | Conservative | 2,327 ✓ |
| Garry Peter Lloyd | Labour | 1,110 |
| Stephen Thomas Darragh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 278 |
| Harry John Alderson Snape | Green | 104 |
Orrell1 seat · turnout 35.0%
| Margaret Mary Winstanley | Conservative | 1,410 ✓ |
| Joy Susan Bradley | Labour | 1,333 |
| Paula Lynn Boyham | — | 221 |
| Donald McQueen | Green | 190 |
| Louise Catherine Bowe | Liberal Democrats | 110 |
Pemberton1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Jeanette Prescott | Labour | 1,631 ✓ |
| Peter Owen Wheatley-Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 502 |
| Daniel Andrew WHITEHOUSE | Conservative | 137 |
| Norma Stout | Green | 93 |
Shevington with Lower Ground1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Damian Edwardson | Labour | 1,239 ✓ |
| Janet Brown | WiganIC | 813 |
| Arnold Jefferson Foster | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 584 |
| Jack Joseph Vickery | Conservative | 349 |
| Joseph Robert Rylance | Green | 112 |
Standish with Langtree1 seat · turnout 41.2%
| Raymond Whittingham | Conservative | 1,276 ✓ |
| Gareth William Fairhurst | — | 1,063 |
| Debbie Parkinson | Labour | 968 |
| Ian Adamczyk | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 579 |
| Sharon Holden | TUSC | 54 |
Tyldesley1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| Nazia Tabussam Rehman | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| Matthew Robert James | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 978 |
| Norman Bradbury | IndNwk | 572 |
| David John Stirzaker | Conservative | 421 |
Wigan Central1 seat · turnout 34.8%
| Lawrence Hunt | Labour | 1,745 ✓ |
| Susan Vickery | Conservative | 845 |
| Will Patterson | Green | 311 |
| Stuart David Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 221 |
Wigan West1 seat · turnout 27.4%
| Terence William Halliwell | Labour | 2,090 ✓ |
| Jamie Vickery | Conservative | 497 |
Winstanley1 seat · turnout 31.3%
| Paul Terence Kenny | Labour | 1,350 ✓ |
| Andrew Collinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 890 |
| Jean Margaret Peet | Conservative | 334 |
| Steven Charles Heyes | Green | 229 |
Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Peter Kelly | Labour | 1,499 ✓ |
| Maureen McCoy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 699 |
| Susan Atherton | Conservative | 221 |
