Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections#Council elections
{{Short description|Local government elections in Greater Manchester, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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.
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.
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!rowspan=2|Year |width="60"|Labour |width="60"|Conservative |width="60"|Liberal Democrats |width="60"|Community Action |width="60"|Independent !Notes |
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!style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Community Action Party}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | |
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| 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{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Borough of Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2004|year=2004|number=365|accessdate=30 August 2022}} |
| 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 |0 |5 | |
| 2018
|60 |7 |0 |0 |8 | |
| 2019
|57 |8 |0 |0 |10 | |
| 2021
|57 |8 |0 |0 |10 | |
| 2022
|61 |7 |0 |0 |7 | |
| 2023
|64 |2 |0 |0 |9 |New ward boundaries{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022|year=2019|number=1372|access-date=4 June 2024}} |
| 2024
|64 |1 |0 |0 |10 | |
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!style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Community Action Party}}; width: 3px;" | !style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width: 3px;" | |
Borough result maps
File:Wigan UK local election 1973 map.png|1973 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 1975 map.png|1975 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 1976 map.png|1976 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 1978 map.png|1978 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 1979 map.png|1979 results map
File:Wigan80.png|1980 results map
File:Wigan81.png|1981 results map
File:Wigan82.png|1982 results map
File:Wigan83.png|1983 results map
File:Wigan84.png|1984 results map
File:Wigan85.png|1985 results map
File:Wigan86.png|1986 results map
File:Wigan87.png|1987 results map
File:Wigan88.png|1988 results map
File:Wigan89.png|1989 results map
File:Wigan90.png|1990 results map
File:Wigan91.png|1991 results map
File:Wigan92.png|1992 results map
File:Wigan93.png|1993 results map
File:Wigan94.png|1994 results map
File:Wigan95.png|1995 results map
File:Wigan96.png|1996 results map
File:Wigan03.png|2003 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2004 map.svg|2004 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2006 map.svg|2006 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2007 map.svg|2007 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2008 map.svg|2008 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2010 map.svg|2010 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2011 map.svg|2011 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2012 map.svg|2012 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2014 map.svg|2014 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2015 map.svg|2015 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2016 map.svg|2016 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2018 map.svg|2018 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2019 map.svg|2019 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2021 map.svg|2021 results map
File:Wigan UK local election 2022 map.svg|2022 results map
File:Wigan UK ward map 2023.svg|2023 results map
File:Wigan UK ward map 2024.svg|2024 results map
By-election results
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! By-election !! Date !! colspan=2 | Incumbent party !! colspan=2 | Winning party |
| bgcolor=pink
|1984 | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Bedford and Astley by-election
|21 February 1985 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=pink
|28 March 1985 | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Orrell by-election
|17 October 1985 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=pink
|1994 | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Aspull-Standish by-election
|13 March 1997 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Ince by-election
|26 June 1997 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Hope Carr by-election
|6 November 1997 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFF99
|5 November 1998 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFF99
|2 December 1999 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFF99
|5 April 2001 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |
| Hope Carr by-election
|7 June 2001 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=pink
|25 October 2001 | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Leigh Central by-election
|26 September 2002 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Douglas by-election
|16 June 2005 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Tyldesley by-election
|28 June 2007 | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |
| Wigan West by-election
|20 September 2007 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Wigan Central by-election
|18 October 2007 | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} |
| Wigan West by-election
|10 July 2008 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=pink
|3 March 2011 | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Pemberton by-election
|4 April 2013 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Winstanley by-election
|24 October 2013 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Douglas by-election
|13 November 2014 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Astley Mosley Common by-election
|19 October 2017 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Shevington with Lower Ground by-election
|14 December 2017 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Leigh West by-election
|14 October 2021 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| bgcolor=pink
|25 November 2021 | {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Ashton by-election
|15 December 2022 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
| Leigh South by-election
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.wiganmbc.gov.uk Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council]
{{Greater Manchester elections}}
{{Metropolitan districts of England}}
Category:Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Category:Council elections in Greater Manchester