Before (end of 2021) (75 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 57 · Other 10 · Conservative 8
After (end of 2022) (75 seats, Open Council Data)
Labour 61 · Other 7 · Conservative 7
Ward results
Abram1 seat · turnout 22.5%
| Carl Sweeney | Labour | 1,240 ✓ |
| Bowker D. | Independent | 812 |
| Crook S. | Conservative | 290 |
| Suddick G. | Liberal Democrats | 120 |
Ashton1 seat
| Sykes A. | Labour | 1,281 ✓ |
| Paul Martin | Conservative | 557 |
| Richardson J. | Independent | 470 |
| Geoffrey Stephen Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
Aspull New Springs Whelley1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Ron Conway | Labour | 2,025 ✓ |
| P. Chapman | Conservative | 798 |
Astley Mosley Common1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Taylor B. | Labour | 1,368 ✓ |
| Alice Amelia Brown | Independent | 1,122 |
| David John Stirzaker | Conservative | 867 |
Atherleigh1 seat · turnout 25.1%
| Debra Wailes | Labour | 1,099 ✓ |
| Roberts A. | Conservative | 469 |
| Hodgkinson N. | Independent | 433 |
| Irlam Z. | Independent | 127 |
Atherton1 seat · turnout 26.6%
| Gerrard S. | Independent | 1,518 ✓ |
| Julie Hilling | Labour | 855 |
| Smith Q. | Independent | 306 |
| Fairhurst P. | Conservative | 274 |
Bryn1 seat · turnout 29.9%
| Stephen Jones | Independent | 1,772 ✓ |
| David Aitchison | Labour | 691 |
| Tailor S. | Conservative | 128 |
| Stuart David Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 58 |
Douglas1 seat · turnout 20.2%
| Mary Callaghan | Labour | 1,457 ✓ |
| Riley M. | Conservative | 480 |
Golborne & Lowton West1 seat · turnout 28.1%
| Susan Gambles | Labour | 1,488 ✓ |
| James F Geddes | Conservative | 695 |
| Andrew Julian Lee Holland | Liberal Democrats | 180 |
Hindley1 seat · turnout 23.2%
| Talbot J. | Labour | 1,304 ✓ |
| Marie Winstanley | Conservative | 397 |
| Skipworth J. | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| Gaskell J. | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 231 |
Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 25.8%
| Palmer J. | Labour | 1,252 ✓ |
| Susan Atherton | Conservative | 461 |
| David Gareth Beechey Lloyd | Independent | 381 |
| G. Skipworth | Liberal Democrats | 191 |
Ince1 seat · turnout 18.6%
| Moodie J. | Labour | 1,143 ✓ |
| Allan Atherton | Conservative | 518 |
Leigh East2 seats · turnout 29.9%
| Shelley Guest | Labour | 1,418 ✓ |
| Frederick Walker | Labour | 1,123 ✓ |
| Trevor Barton | Conservative | 734 |
| Stephen Richard Gunby | Conservative | 495 |
| James Edward Morley | Leigh & Atherton Independents | 435 |
| Simon Paul Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
Leigh South1 seat · turnout 29.1%
| Charles Rigby | Labour | 1,561 ✓ |
| Yates J. | Conservative | 1,143 |
| Chris Noon | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Leigh West1 seat · turnout 22.6%
| Samantha Brown | Labour | 1,566 ✓ |
| McClelland T. | Conservative | 505 |
| Hargreaves J. | Independent | 402 |
| Honey S. | Liberal Democrats | 73 |
Lowton East1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| Houlton E. | Conservative | 1,995 ✓ |
| Garry Peter Lloyd | Labour | 1,770 |
Orrell1 seat · turnout 32.3%
| Dave Wood | Labour | 1,387 ✓ |
| Marie Winstanley | Conservative | 1,353 |
| Neil Duncan Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 313 |
Pemberton1 seat · turnout 20.5%
| Paul Prescott | Labour | 1,187 ✓ |
| Porter T. | Independent | 355 |
| Peet J. | Conservative | 311 |
| David John Burley | Liberal Democrats | 125 |
Shevington with Lower Ground1 seat · turnout 32.7%
| Vicky Galligan | Labour | 1,307 ✓ |
| Gareth William Fairhurst | Wigan Independents | 783 |
| Gary Robinson | Conservative | 566 |
| Brian Crombie-Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 339 |
Standish with Langtree1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| Judith Atherton | Conservative | 1,382 ✓ |
| Terry Mugan | Labour | 1,346 |
| Fairhurst D. | Independent | 686 |
Tyldesley1 seat · turnout 25.6%
| Joanne Marshall | Labour | 1,755 ✓ |
| Gerard Joseph Houlton | Conservative | 890 |
Wigan Central1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| George Davies | Labour | 1,588 ✓ |
| Pendlebury C. | Conservative | 853 |
| Caroline Waddicor | Liberal Democrats | 378 |
Wigan West1 seat · turnout 27.3%
| Phyll Cullen | Labour | 1,542 ✓ |
| Dyer I. | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| Atherton M. | Conservative | 442 |
Winstanley1 seat · turnout 26.5%
| Clive Morgan | Labour | 1,428 ✓ |
| Marie Winstanley | Conservative | 641 |
| Robert Duncan Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 327 |
Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Holland P. | Labour | 1,363 ✓ |
| Cooke D. | Independent | 396 |
| Michael Colin Owens | Conservative | 391 |
| MacNamara D. | Liberal Democrats | 122 |