Wigan Council election, 2000

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Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4th May, 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 19.4%

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2000
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 23 0 92.0 56.9 25,190
  Conservative 1 +1 4.0 25.1 11,100
  Liberal Democrat 1 -1 4.0 11.9 5,281
  Independent 0 0 0 6.0 2,668

Two Labour councillors were unopposed.

[edit] Ward results

Abram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Bennett 769 68.8
Conservative M Parr 348 31.2
Majority 421 37.6
Turnout 1,117
Labour hold Swing
Ashton-Golborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N Ash 1,065 64.4
Conservative R Rees 588 35.6
Majority 477 28.8
Turnout 1,653
Labour hold Swing
Aspull-Standish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Ready 1,256 50.2
Conservative T Peet 671 26.8
Liberal Democrat J Beswick 493 19.7
Independent D Schanzl 82 3.3
Majority 585 23.4
Turnout 2,502
Labour hold Swing
Atherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Clarke 1,108 63.4
Liberal Democrat C Thomson 363 20.8
Conservative R Oxley 276 15.8
Majority 745 42.6
Turnout 1,747
Labour hold Swing
Bedford-Astley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Rigby 1,230 54.4
Conservative N Dugmore 656 29.0
Liberal Democrat F Graham 281 12.4
Independent L Maile 94 4.2
Majority 574 25.4
Turnout 2,261
Labour hold Swing
Beech Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T Halliwell 1,286 55.1
Liberal Democrat T Beswick 918 39.3
Conservative J Pietre 130 5.6
Majority 368 15.8
Turnout 2,334
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Bryn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Millington 1,178 69.5
Conservative M Green 518 30.5
Majority 660 39.0
Turnout 1,696
Labour hold Swing
Hindley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Robinson 877 49.5
Independent B Worthington 683 38.6
Conservative S Isherwood 210 11.9
Majority 194 10.9
Turnout 1,770
Labour hold Swing
Hindley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Murphy 843 48.4
Independent J Vickers 566 32.5
Conservative A Davies 331 19.0
Majority 277 15.9
Turnout 1,740
Labour hold Swing
Hindsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat G Lingings 1,163 46.5
Labour M Aldred 1,107 44.2
Conservative D Angell 124 5.0
Independent T Norris 108 4.3
Majority 56 2.3
Turnout 2,502
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hope Carr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L Liptrot 946 39.1
Conservative A Oxley 672 27.8
Liberal Democrat P Hough 511 21.1
Independent C Maile 289 12.0
Majority 274 11.3
Turnout 2,418
Labour hold Swing
Ince
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K Baldwin 864 75.1
Conservative A Eccles 165 14.3
Independent N Maile 121 10.5
Majority 699 60.8
Turnout 1,150
Labour hold Swing
Langtree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Brown 1,129 48.1
Conservative J Peet 781 33.3
Liberal Democrat H Wagner 438 18.7
Majority 348 14.8
Turnout 2,348
Labour hold Swing
Leigh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K Thomas 877 70.2
Conservative N Isherwood 372 29.8
Majority 505 40.4
Turnout 1,249
Labour hold Swing
Leigh East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Jarvis 877 54.7
Independent J Sumner 416 26.0
Conservative D Davies 309 19.3
Majority 361 28.7
Turnout 1,602
Labour hold Swing
Lightshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Kelly 1,552 60.2
Conservative J Grundy 1,024 39.8
Majority 528 20.4
Turnout 2,576
Labour hold Swing
Newtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Coghlin 758 68.9
Liberal Democrat M McGowan 250 22.7
Independent N Bird 92 8.4
Majority 508 46.2
Turnout 1,100
Labour hold Swing
Norley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Bourne unopposed
Labour J Prescott unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Orrell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Winstanley 1,003 51.6
Labour E Swift 940 48.4
Majority 63 3.2
Turnout 1,943
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Swinley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G Walsh 1,020 45.1
Conservative J Davies 934 41.3
Liberal Democrat A Robinson 272 12.0
Independent D Saunders 34 1.5
Majority 86 3.8
Turnout 2,260
Labour hold Swing
Tyldesley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Stephenson 1,023 56.9
Liberal Democrat C Jones 592 32.9
Independent A Vickers 183 10.2
Majority 431 24.0
Turnout 1,798
Labour hold Swing
Whelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A Coyle 1,565 75.1
Conservative E Mather 518 24.9
Majority 1,047 50.2
Turnout 2,083
Labour hold Swing
Winstanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Winkworth 2,059 65.3
Conservative J Cartwright 1,094 34.7
Majority 965 30.6
Turnout 3,153
Labour hold Swing
Worsley Mesnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Brogan 861 69.6
Conservative T Sutton 376 30.4
Majority 485 39.2
Turnout 1,237
Labour hold Swing


Preceded by
Wigan Council election 1999		 Wigan local elections Succeeded by
Wigan Council election 2002