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    Wigan: 2023 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2022) (75 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 61 · Other 7 · Conservative 7

    After (end of 2023) (75 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 64 · Other 9 · Conservative 2

    Ward results

    Abram3 seats · turnout 25.7%
    Martyn SmethurstLabour1,291 ✓
    Eunice SmethurstLabour1,253 ✓
    Nazia Tabussam RehmanLabour1,079 ✓
    David William BowkerIndependent646
    Janet Elizabeth WalchConservative378
    Graham Trevor SuddickLiberal Democrats361
    Ashton-in-Makerfield South3 seats · turnout 25.9%
    Danny FletcherLabour1,530 ✓
    Jenny BullenLabour1,033 ✓
    Andrew BullenLabour989 ✓
    Gary WilkesIndependent733
    Joanne BradleyIndependent502
    Stephen HanwayIndependent476
    Paul MartinConservative403
    Geoffrey Stephen MatthewsLiberal Democrats149
    Aspull New Springs Whelley3 seats · turnout 30.0%
    Christopher ReadyLabour1,836 ✓
    Ron ConwayLabour1,835 ✓
    Laura Jean FlynnLabour1,624 ✓
    Gerard Joseph HoultonConservative556
    Carl DaviesUK Independence Party (UKIP)406
    Astley3 seats · turnout 30.6%
    Christine Lilian RobertsLabour1,816 ✓
    Paula Anne WakefieldLabour1,743 ✓
    Barry John TaylorLabour1,617 ✓
    Trevor BartonConservative1,058
    Eileen Patricia StrathearnConservative949
    David John StirzakerConservative817
    Stan RobinsonHeritage Party269
    Sean Andrew RoocroftLiberal Democrats253
    Atherton North3 seats · turnout 29.5%
    Stuart Andrew GerrardIndependent Network1,481 ✓
    Jamie HodgkinsonIndependent Network1,420 ✓
    James Paul WatsonIndependent Network1,119 ✓
    Julie HillingLabour899
    Paul BlinkhornLabour854
    Matthew Lewis BrownLabour698
    Quinton John SmithLeigh & Atherton Independents349
    Keith BartonConservative186
    Rick CarterLeigh & Atherton Independents145
    M. FarrimondIndependent81
    Atherton South and Lilford3 seats · turnout 31.0%
    Joanne HardingLabour1,383 ✓
    Debra Susan Ann WailesLabour1,362 ✓
    Lee McSteinLabour1,206 ✓
    Rachael FlaszczakIndependent Network900
    Anthony Thomas WaiteIndependent Network784
    Cameron John SmithLeigh & Atherton Independents532
    Mary HallidayIndependent Network520
    Kathryn Eirlys WilliamsConservative391
    Luke GreenhalghLeigh & Atherton Independents279
    Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North3 seats · turnout 15.5%
    Simon Paul Anderson JonesIndependent1,485 ✓
    Sylvia WilkinsonIndependent1,122 ✓
    Scarlett MylerIndependent1,087 ✓
    Margaret Therse GaffneyLabour670
    Samantha Joyce LloydLabour626
    Sandra Mary SwiftLabour599
    John CooksonIndependent551
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative166
    Douglas3 seats · turnout 21.3%
    Mary Gwendoline CallaghanLabour1,236 ✓
    Pat DraperLabour1,216 ✓
    Matt DawberLabour1,180 ✓
    Peter Ernest JacobsGreen416
    Margaret AthertonConservative380
    Golborne & Lowton West3 seats · turnout 26.6%
    Yvonne Marie KlieveLabour1,501 ✓
    Gena MerrettLabour1,362 ✓
    Susan GamblesLabour1,320 ✓
    Stanley CrookConservative460
    Angela Anne RobertsConservative418
    Richard Byrom HoultonConservative409
    Brian AspinallReform UK276
    Stuart John WorthingtonLiberal Democrats187
    Hindley3 seats · turnout 30.7%
    Paul John BlayLabour1,154 ✓
    Jim ChurtonLabour1,037 ✓
    James TalbotLabour1,003 ✓
    Jim EllisIndependent Network804
    Susan Jane EllisIndependent Network519
    Dave CulshawIndependent473
    Hilda Bridget ByrneIndependent Network355
    Jordan James GaskellUK Independence Party (UKIP)227
    Frederick John StuartConservative196
    John Charles SkipworthLiberal Democrats186
    Hindley Green3 seats · turnout 25.9%
    Bob BrierleyIndependent1,150 ✓
    John Melville VickersLabour1,139 ✓
    James PalmerLabour1,117 ✓
    David Josiah AitchisonLabour1,054
    Mark PrescottIndependent667
    Peter John ChapmanConservative361
    Gary John SkipworthLiberal Democrats212
    Ince3 seats · turnout 25.4%
    Maureen O'BernIndependent1,106 ✓
    David MolyneuxLabour965 ✓
    Janice SharrattLabour808 ✓
    James MoodieLabour713
    Allan AthertonConservative277
    Leigh Central & Higher Folds3 seats · turnout 23.4%
    Keith CunliffeLabour1,472 ✓
    Shelley GuestLabour1,415 ✓
    Fred WalkerLabour1,207 ✓
    James Edward MorleyLeigh & Atherton Independents431
    Jean DickinsonConservative404
    Dave FraserLeigh & Atherton Independents360
    Hannah Elizabeth SephtonLeigh & Atherton Independents357
    Andrew Julian Lee HollandLiberal Democrats149
    Leigh South3 seats · turnout 30.1%
    Kevin AndersonLabour1,579 ✓
    John David O'BrienLabour1,529 ✓
    Charles RigbyLabour1,390 ✓
    James F GeddesConservative769
    Dominic Alexis SuttonConservative710
    Mark Michael TempertonConservative685
    Christopher John NoonLiberal Democrats468
    Leigh West3 seats · turnout 21.3%
    Dane Kevan AndertonLabour1,386 ✓
    Samantha Clare BrownLabour1,375 ✓
    Susan GreensmithLabour1,312 ✓
    Marie Elizabeth CooperConservative383
    David John EvansLeigh & Atherton Independents367
    Jayson Allan HargreavesLeigh & Atherton Independents352
    Rodney HalliwellLeigh & Atherton Independents342
    Simon Paul BrooksLiberal Democrats199
    Lowton East3 seats · turnout 32.2%
    Jenny GregoryLabour1,820 ✓
    Garry Peter LloydLabour1,818 ✓
    Kathleen HoultonConservative1,751 ✓
    Sheila GoughConservative1,734
    Tracy Ann CroftLabour1,705
    Edward Noel HoultonConservative1,683
    Orrell3 seats · turnout 32.4%
    Mark Ian TebbuttLabour1,429 ✓
    Jim NicholsonLabour1,317 ✓
    Anne CollinsLabour1,310 ✓
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative1,259
    Marjorie ClaytonConservative1,194
    Paul Kevin BannisterConservative1,144
    Neil Duncan StevensonLiberal Democrats369
    Pemberton3 seats · turnout 21.8%
    Jeanette PrescottLabour1,102 ✓
    Paul PrescottLabour1,033 ✓
    Eileen Winifred RigbyLabour890 ✓
    Tony PorterIndependent515
    Jean Margaret PeetConservative360
    David John BurleyLiberal Democrats321
    Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor3 seats · turnout 39.7%
    Paul Anthony CollinsLabour1,661 ✓
    Michael John CrosbyLabour1,477 ✓
    Vicky GalliganLabour1,382 ✓
    Gareth William FairhurstStandish Independents1,102
    Michael Colin OwensConservative710
    Niall Mark El-AssaadConservative528
    Vincent Dean HolgateLiberal Democrats433
    Standish with Langtree3 seats · turnout 38.2%
    Debbie ParkinsonLabour1,705 ✓
    Ray WhittinghamConservative1,411 ✓
    Terry MuganLabour1,303 ✓
    Judith AthertonConservative1,301
    Samuel FlemmingLabour1,203
    Gary RobinsonConservative1,082
    Debbie FairhurstStandish Independents795
    Andy DawberReform UK260
    Sharon HoldenTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition150
    Tyldesley & Mosley Common3 seats · turnout 26.3%
    Joanne MarshallLabour1,425 ✓
    Jess EastoeLabour1,304 ✓
    James FishIndependent Network979 ✓
    Farai NhakanisoLabour940
    Ashley McCarrickConservative626
    Wigan Central3 seats · turnout 34.4%
    Lawrence HuntLabour1,711 ✓
    George Adam DaviesLabour1,578 ✓
    Michael McLoughlinLabour1,419 ✓
    Mark Nicholas FrithConservative832
    Brian Dennis WhitneyLiberal Democrats666
    Wigan West3 seats · turnout 26.4%
    Phyll CullenLabour1,492 ✓
    David WoodLabour1,251 ✓
    Sheila Rosaleen RamsdaleLabour1,206 ✓
    Ian DyerLiberal Democrats777
    Stuart David ThomasLiberal Democrats528
    Brian Crombie-FisherLiberal Democrats499
    Adam James MarshConservative320
    Winstanley3 seats · turnout 32.7%
    Paul Terence KennyLabour1,436 ✓
    Marie Teresa MorganLabour1,344 ✓
    Clive William MorganLabour1,244 ✓
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative563
    Robert Duncan StevensonLiberal Democrats498
    Rob KenyonReform UK427
    Worsley Mesnes3 seats · turnout 26.8%
    David Roland HurstLabour1,416 ✓
    Helen Louise O'NeillLabour1,009 ✓
    Paul David James MolyneuxLabour999 ✓
    Danny CookeIndependent645
    Susan AthertonConservative428
    Donald John MacNamaraLiberal Democrats312