Wigan Council election, 2006

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Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4th May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 29.2%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 14 3 2 +1 56.0 42.9 29,588 -3.2%
  Conservative 4 2 0 +2 16.0 21.8 15,014 +8.5%
  Community Action 4 0 3 -3 16.0 16.9 11,622 -10.3%
  Liberal Democrat 3 0 0 0 12.0 11.8 8,142 +0.5%
  British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 1,948 +1.9%
  UK Independence 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 1,105 +1.6%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 828 +0.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 610 +0.3%
  Legalise Cannabis 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 91 +0.1%

[edit] Ward results

Abram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Sweeney 1,327 52.4
Community Action John Shale 541 21.4
British National Party Dennis Shambley 421 16.6
Conservative Marion Green 243 9.6
Majority 786 31.0
Turnout 2,532 25.0
Labour hold Swing
Ashton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Ash 1,261 45.3
Community Action Claire Daington 1,200 43.1
Conservative Marie Winstanley 320 11.5
Majority 61 2.2
Turnout 2,781 30.4
Labour gain from Community Action Swing
Aspull, New Springs, Whelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jean Beswick 1,403 43.8
Labour Michael McLoughlin 1,291 40.3
Conservative Deborah Fairhurst 506 15.8
Majority 112 3.5
Turnout 3,200 31.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Astley, Mosley Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Joseph Haley 1,472 48.9
Labour Alan Stephenson 865 28.7
Conservative Sean Ell 674 22.4
Majority 607 20.2
Turnout 3,011 31.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Atherleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Turnock 906 46.0
Liberal Democrat Peter Bowdler 676 34.3
Conservative Malcolm Parr 387 19.7
Majority 230 11.7
Turnout 1,969 25.9
Labour hold Swing
Atherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Aldred 1,507 49.7
Liberal Democrat Susan Wilson 960 31.7
Conservative Rosina Oxley 331 10.9
Green Nicholas Redmond 232 7.7
Majority 547 18.0
Turnout 3,030 27.6
Labour hold Swing
Bryn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Brian Merry 1,429 45.3
Labour George Harrison 1,050 33.3
British National Party Kenneth Haslam 457 14.5
Conservative William Winstanley 171 5.4
New Party Duane Phillips 45 1.4
Majority 379 12.0
Turnout 3,152 33.7
Community Action hold Swing
Douglas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shirley Dewhurst 1,369 59.5
Community Action Edna Hulme 933 40.5
Majority 436 19.0
Turnout 2,302 24.7
Labour hold Swing
Golborne and Lowton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerard Bretherton 1,410 52.0
Community Action Peter Solinas 953 35.2
Conservative Jeanette Leigh 347 12.8
Majority 457 16.8
Turnout 2,710 30.7
Labour gain from Community Action Swing
Hindley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Talbot 1,217 48.4
Community Action Debbie Grace 913 36.3
Conservative Joan Pietre 387 15.4
Majority 304 12.1
Turnout 2,517 25.6
Labour gain from Community Action Swing
Hindley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Barry Fagan 1,100 47.4
Labour John Holland 832 35.9
Conservative Denise Young 388 16.7
Majority 268 11.5
Turnout 2,320 25.9
Community Action hold Swing
Ince
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Moodie 1,279 61.2
Community Action Syd Hall 639 30.6
Conservative Alicia Eccles 173 8.3
Majority 640 30.6
Turnout 2,091 24.6
Labour hold Swing
Leigh East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Walker 1,120 46.1
Liberal Democrat Gordon Jackson 912 37.5
Conservative Dorothy Angell 399 16.4
Majority 208 8.6
Turnout 2,431 26.8
Labour hold Swing
Leigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Rigby 1,273 39.8
Conservative Andrew Oxley 763 23.9
Community Action Stephen Ellison 621 19.4
British National Party Richard Close 448 14.0
Legalise Cannabis Thomas Hampson 91 2.8
Majority 510 15.9
Turnout 3,196 30.7
Labour hold Swing
Leigh West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Smith 1,377 54.9
Liberal Democrat Kevin Jones 721 28.7
Conservative Alan Lowe 410 16.3
Majority 656 26.2
Turnout 2,508 23.4
Labour hold Swing
Lowton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Edward Houlton 1,075 34.1
Conservative James Grundy 1,041 33.0
Labour Trevor Ward 1,034 32.8
Majority 34 1.1
Turnout 3,150 32.2
Community Action hold Swing
Orrell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Thompson 1,308 38.4
Labour Michael Barnes 1,266 37.2
British National Party Charles Mather 622 18.3
UK Independence Stephen Hawkins 208 6.1
Majority 42 1.2
Turnout 3,404 37.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Pemberton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Prescott 1,452 64.8
Community Action Robert Beale 320 14.3
Liberal Democrat Darren Atherton 281 12.5
UK Independence Aspey David 189 8.4
Majority 1,132 50.5
Turnout 2,242 22.7
Labour hold Swing
Shevington with Lower Ground
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Bland 1,827 58.2
Labour Michael Crosby 1,311 41.8
Majority 516 16.4
Turnout 3,138 33.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Standish with Langtree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Whittingham 1,866 55.1
Labour Diana Davies 1,029 30.4
UK Independence Gregory Atherton 493 14.6
Majority 837 24.7
Turnout 3,388 36.0
Conservative hold Swing
Tyldesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Derricutt 1,717 58.7
Labour Pamela Stewart 565 19.3
Green Craig Cohen 378 12.9
Conservative Hilary Hayden 266 9.1
Majority 1,152 39.4
Turnout 2,926 28.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Wigan Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Fairhurst 1,905 60.0
Labour Marcia Dooley 1,270 40.0
Majority 635 20.0
Turnout 3,175 34.6
Conservative hold Swing
Wigan West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Shaw 1,354 49.2
Independent Philip Parkes 783 28.5
Conservative Keith Jones 613 22.3
Majority 571 20.7
Turnout 2,750 27.0
Labour hold Swing
Winstanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action William Wilkes 1,160 43.6
Labour Philip Kelly 905 34.0
Conservative Charles Cartwright 382 14.4
UK Independence Alan Freeman 215 8.1
Majority 255 9.6
Turnout 2,662 30.1
Community Action hold Swing
Worsley Mesnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Holland 1,318 55.8
Community Action Leanne Brotherton 738 31.2
Conservative Thomas Sutton 307 13.0
Majority 580 24.6
Turnout 2,363 26.0
Labour hold Swing


Preceded by
Wigan Council election 2004		 Wigan local elections Succeeded by
Wigan Council election 2007