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    Wigan: 2026 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2025) (75 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 63 · Other 11 · Conservative 1

    After (end of 2026) (75 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 42 · Reform UK 25 · Other 8

    Ward results

    Abram1 seat · turnout 33.6%
    David William BowkerReform UK1,958 ✓
    Eunice SmethurstLabour844
    James GallowayGreen394
    Janet Elizabeth WalchConservative158
    Graham Trevor SuddickLiberal Democrats138
    Ashton-in-Makerfield South1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    Kathy Morrill-AshfordReform UK1,572 ✓
    Anca CondescuLabour1,100
    Holly AbbottGreen432
    Peter John ChapmanConservative285
    Aspull New Springs Whelley1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    Jo MeadowsReform UK2,050 ✓
    Ron ConwayLabour1,348
    Peter George Edmund KittsGreen399
    Luke Christian MarsdenConservative203
    Donald John MacNamaraLiberal Democrats135
    Astley1 seat · turnout 43.8%
    Eileen Patricia StrathearnReform UK2,100 ✓
    Adam Michael HollisLabour942
    Sandra RobinsonIndependent Network703
    Simeon Rhys RowlandsGreen504
    David John StirzakerConservative392
    Atherton North1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    Jamie HodgkinsonIndependent Network1,635 ✓
    Nigel TaylorReform UK1,009
    Paul BlinkhornLabour407
    Ellie KempGreen270
    Marie Elizabeth CooperConservative121
    Atherton South and Lilford1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    Martin James FarrimondReform UK2,027 ✓
    Richard Thomas PhelanLabour868
    Michael Thomas LiveseyLeigh & Atherton Independents457
    Cobi HughesGreen398
    Ellis RowlandsConservative230
    Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    Rob KenyonReform UK1,770 ✓
    Louis Andrew BeckleyLabour816
    Michael ThompsonGreen400
    Judith AthertonConservative229
    Chris DaviesLiberal Democrats177
    Douglas1 seat · turnout 30.9%
    Matthew LambertReform UK1,293 ✓
    Alex SharplesLabour585
    Pat DraperIndependent515
    David BeddowsGreen307
    Margaret AthertonConservative124
    John Peter BurleyLiberal Democrats103
    Golborne & Lowton West1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    Susan Jayne FrameReform UK1,478 ✓
    Gena MerrettLabour1,125
    Edward Noel HoultonConservative310
    Kathryn GodfreyGreen281
    Richard Andrew ScottLeigh & Atherton Independents228
    Hindley1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    Paul David ManniexReform UK1,832 ✓
    Jim ChurtonLabour750
    Matthew BaronGreen374
    Jordan James GaskellIndependent282
    Cyril PendleburyConservative140
    John Charles SkipworthLiberal Democrats125
    Hindley Green1 seat · turnout 39.3%
    Liam ClarkeReform UK1,878 ✓
    John Melville VickersLabour1,172
    Nathanael SmithGreen258
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative174
    Gary John SkipworthLiberal Democrats106
    Ince1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    Gemma PainterReform UK1,809 ✓
    Terence William HalliwellLabour608
    Gareth NelsonGreen365
    Vincent Dean HolgateLiberal Democrats135
    Yamini GuptaConservative115
    The ZokIndependent73
    Leigh Central & Higher Folds1 seat · turnout 33.4%
    Tina KennedyReform UK1,696 ✓
    Sarah Victoria JohnsonLabour886
    Ashley TriggGreen527
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative216
    Hannah Elizabeth SephtonLeigh & Atherton Independents185
    Leigh South1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    Leon PetersReform UK1,827 ✓
    Barbara Ann CarenLabour968
    Jonathon HughesGreen333
    Dominic Alexis SuttonConservative290
    Jayson Allan HargreavesLeigh & Atherton Independents212
    Christopher John NoonLiberal Democrats211
    Neil Andrew GordonSocial Democratic Party8
    Leigh West1 seat · turnout 34.2%
    David John EvansReform UK1,945 ✓
    Samantha BrownLabour958
    Canaan ThomasGreen401
    Gerard Joseph HoultonConservative251
    Lorraine GillonLiberal Democrats200
    Lowton East1 seat · turnout 45.4%
    Simon SmithReform UK1,817 ✓
    Kathleen HoultonConservative1,508
    Garry Peter LloydLabour1,238
    Julie ShawcrossGreen506
    Orrell1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    Paul Kevin BannisterReform UK1,621 ✓
    Jim NicholsonLabour983
    Margaret Mary WinstanleyConservative787
    Julia DavenportGreen470
    Neil Duncan StevensonLiberal Democrats199
    Pemberton1 seat · turnout 31.5%
    Simon SilcockReform UK1,623 ✓
    Paul PrescottLabour733
    Olivia FarrimondGreen358
    Jean Margaret PeetConservative146
    David John BurleyLiberal Democrats133
    Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    Lilian Carol RogersReform UK1,916 ✓
    Michael John CrosbyLabour1,147
    Caeryn CollinsGreen633
    Marjorie ClaytonConservative312
    Debbie FairhurstStandish Independents253
    Brian Crombie-FisherLiberal Democrats186
    Standish with Langtree1 seat · turnout 45.0%
    Michael John WhalleyReform UK1,679 ✓
    Margaret Therse GaffneyLabour1,014
    Gareth William FairhurstStandish Independents811
    Hayley Patricia PierceGreen757
    Neil Joseph DunlopConservative732
    Aimee LaverickLiberal Democrats108
    Tyldesley & Mosley Common1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    Adrian WhiteReform UK1,768 ✓
    Jess EastoeLabour785
    Paul BinnsGreen560
    Anthony Thomas WaiteIndependent Network512
    Susan AthertonConservative330
    Wigan Central1 seat · turnout 43.0%
    Lee MoffittReform UK1,771 ✓
    Navas Olavakkode BeeravuLabour1,205
    Jude ScruttonGreen516
    Paul MartinConservative292
    Andrew Julian Lee HollandLiberal Democrats229
    Wigan West1 seat · turnout 37.8%
    Sam AshtonReform UK1,746 ✓
    David WoodLabour1,037
    Rosalind HackettGreen527
    Stuart David ThomasLiberal Democrats210
    Allan AthertonConservative173
    Winstanley1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    Paul ForbesReform UK1,881 ✓
    Marie Teresa MorganLabour1,174
    John LoganGreen312
    William John ParkinsonConservative243
    Robert Duncan StevensonLiberal Democrats176
    Worsley Mesnes1 seat · turnout 37.8%
    Keith WhalleyReform UK1,711 ✓
    Helen Louise O'NeillLabour847
    Deborah BrowneGreen320
    Danny CookeIndependent272
    Stuart John WorthingtonLiberal Democrats108
    Ayodeji Samuel OdukoyaConservative101