Wigan Council election 2002

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Elections to Wigan Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 20 -4 83.3 56.9 32,772 +0.0%
  Community Action 2 +2 8.3 9.2 5,307 +9.2%
  Conservative 1 +1 4.2 17.3 9,936 -7.8%
  Liberal Democrats 1 +1 4.2 11.6 6,681 -0.3%
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 2.5 1,428 +2.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 1.5 859 -4.5%
  British National 0 0 0 1.0 571 +1.0%

One Labour councillor was unopposed.

[edit] Ward results

Abram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eunice Smethurst 1,631 65.4 -3.4
British National Dennis Shambley 571 22.9 +22.9
Conservative Alicia Eccles 292 11.7 -19.5
Majority 1,060 42.5 +4.9
Turnout 2,494 25.0
Ashton-Golborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Bullen 1,313 44.3 -20.1
Community Action Stanley Barnes 1,250 42.2 +42.2
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 300 10.1 -25.5
Socialist Alliance Marian Markham 100 3.4 +3.4
Majority 63 2.1 -26.7
Turnout 2,963 26.9
Aspull-Standish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,584 44.3 -5.9
Liberal Democrats 1,091 30.5 +10.8
Conservative 792 22.2 -4.6
Socialist Alliance 105 2.9 +2.9
Majority 493 13.8 -9.6
Turnout 3,572
Atherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Loudon 1,353 54.8 -8.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Myler 827 33.5 +12.7
Conservative Ann Davies 155 6.3 -9.5
Independent David Shallcross 132 5.4 +5.4
Majority 626 21.3 -21.3
Turnout 2,467 28.6
Bedford-Astley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Walker unopposed
Beech Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,416 58.0 +2.9
Liberal Democrats 774 31.7 -7.6
Independent 252 10.3 +10.3
Majority 642 26.3 +10.5
Turnout 2,442
Bryn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action 1,397 48.0 +48.0
Labour 1,311 45.1 -24.4
Conservative 200 6.9 -23.6
Majority 86 2.9
Turnout 2,908
Hindley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart Shaw 1,656 74.5 +25.0
Conservative Andre Walker 567 25.5 +13.6
Majority 1,089 49.0 +38.1
Turnout 2,223 21.3
Hindley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Simmons 1,535 72.6 +24.2
Conservative Rosina Oxley 580 27.4 +8.4
Majority 955 45.2 +29.3
Turnout 2,115 19.6
Hindsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Hogg 1,724 55.5 +9.0
Labour Philip Loudon 1,024 33.0 -11.2
Independent Stephen Hall 234 7.5 +3.2
Conservative William Graham 125 4.0 -1.0
Majority 700 22.5 +20.2
Turnout 3,107 28.5
Hope Carr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Anderson 1,498 52.3 +13.2
Conservative Andrew Oxley 713 24.9 -2.9
Community Action Peter Solinas 549 19.2 +19.2
Socialist Alliance Keith Fry 104 3.6 +3.6
Majority 785 27.4 +16.1
Turnout 2,864 28.1
Ince
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,231 76.6 +1.5
Socialist Alliance 200 12.4 +12.4
Conservative 176 11.0 -3.3
Majority 1,031 64.2 +3.4
Turnout 1,607
Langtree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,733 52.1 +4.0
Conservative 988 29.7 -3.6
Liberal Democrats 607 18.2 -0.5
Majority 745 22.4 +7.6
Turnout 3,328
Leigh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Smith 1,298 71.7 +1.5
Conservative Timothy Matthews 301 16.6 -13.2
Community Action Daniel Burrows 212 11.7 +11.7
Majority 997 55.1 +14.7
Turnout 1,811 21.5
Leigh East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Turnock 1,571 77.6 +22.9
Conservative Derek Davies 454 22.4 +3.1
Majority 1,117 55.2 +26.5
Turnout 2,025
Lightshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Peter Franzen 1,899 44.6 +44.6
Labour Tom Sherratt 1,776 41.7 -18.5
Conservative James Grundy 581 13.7 -26.1
Majority 123 2.9 -17.5
Turnout 4,256
Newtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,204 78.4 +9.5
Socialist Alliance 332 21.6 +21.6
Majority 872 56.8 +10.6
Turnout 1,536
Norley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,017 83.9
Socialist Alliance 195 16.1
Majority 822 67.8
Turnout 1,212
Orrell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,478 52.5 +4.1
Conservative 1,336 47.5 -4.1
Majority 142 5.0
Turnout 2,814
Swinley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,189 40.4 -0.9
Labour 1,084 36.8 -8.3
Liberal Democrats 365 12.4 +0.4
Independent 241 8.2 +6.7
Socialist Alliance 65 2.2 +2.2
Majority 105 3.6
Turnout 2,944
Tyldesley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Wilson 1,574 64.5 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Derricutt 866 35.5 +2.6
Majority 708 29.0 +5.0
Turnout 2,440 20.9
Whelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,391 71.1 -4.0
Liberal Democrats 427 21.8 +21.8
Socialist Alliance 138 7.1 +7.1
Majority 964 49.3 -0.9
Turnout 1,956
Winstanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,667 65.0 -0.3
Conservative 895 34.9 +0.2
Majority 772 30.1 -0.5
Turnout 2,564
Worsley Mesnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,427 74.8 +5.2
Conservative 292 15.3 -15.1
Socialist Alliance 189 9.9 +9.9
Majority 1,135 59.5 +20.3
Turnout 1,908


Preceded by
Wigan Council election 2000		 Wigan local elections Succeeded by
Wigan Council election 2003
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