Wigan Council elections
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Wigan Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1980 election, and more recently the 2004 election – which increased the number of seats by three. Both needed the whole council to be elected in those years.
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Community Action | Independent/others | Reform UK | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1975 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1976 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1978 | 51 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1979 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1980 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | New ward boundaries |
| 1982 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1983 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1984 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1986 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1987 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1988 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1990 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1991 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1992 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1994 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1995 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1996 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1998 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| 1999 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 2000 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 2002 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | |
| 2003 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - | |
| 2004 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | - | New ward boundaries[2] |
| 2006 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 0 | - | |
| 2007 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | |
| 2008 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | - | |
| 2010 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | |
| 2011 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - | |
| 2012 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | |
| 2014 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | - | |
| 2015 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | |
| 2016 | 65 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | - | |
| 2018 | 60 | 7 | 0 | - | 8 | - | |
| 2019 | 57 | 8 | 0 | - | 10 | - | |
| 2021 | 57 | 8 | 0 | - | 10 | - | |
| 2022 | 61 | 7 | 0 | - | 7 | - | |
| 2023 | 64 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | New ward boundaries[1] |
| 2024 | 64 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 42 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 25 | |
| 2027 | TBC | TBC | TBC | - | TBC | TBC | |
Borough result maps
1973 results map
1975 results map
1976 results map
1978 results map
1979 results map
1980 results map
1981 results map
1982 results map
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1984 results map
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1986 results map
1987 results map
1988 results map
1989 results map
1990 results map
1991 results map
1992 results map
1993 results map
1994 results map
1995 results map
1996 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map
By-election results
References
- 1 2 "The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2019/1372, retrieved 4 June 2024
- ↑ "The Borough of Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/365, retrieved 30 August 2022
- 1 2 3 "Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF). wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012. Pgs 50, 55, 82. Asterisks denote sitting councillors, however these candidates are different from that elected the last time the seats were up for election (pgs 35, 40, 67), suggesting the candidate was a victor of an intermediate by-election.
External links
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Archived 3 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
