Wigan Council election, 2008

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Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election.

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[edit] Candidates

[edit] Abram ward

Abram ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marion Green 386 15.2 +4.8
Labour Eddie Russon 1226 48.2 -7.0
Community Action John Shale 934 36.7 +14.3

[edit] Ashton ward

Ashton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
British National Party Adrian Jones 178 5.4 -0.8
Labour Ann Rampling 1111 33.6 -6.9
Community Action Paul Tushingham 1766 53.5 +8.1
Conservative Marie Winstanley 248 7.5 -0.7

[edit] Aspull New Springs Whelley ward

Aspull New Springs Whelley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hilton 1443 43.2 -10.1
Conservative Anthony Hind 640 19.2 +6.1
Liberal Democrat Alan Robinson 1254 37.6 +8.9

[edit] Astley Mosley Common ward

Astley Mosley Common ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gavin Clements 684 22.0 -2.2
Conservative Sean Ell 1207 41.9 +12.1
Labour Brian Wilson 1014 36.1 -2.0

[edit] Atherleigh ward

Atherleigh ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Loudon 1246 59.2 +6.9
Conservative Abigail Solomon 858 40.8 +22.7

[edit] Atherton ward

Atherton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Respect Stephen Hall 221 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrat David Higginbottom 821 24.9 -12.9
Conservative Michael Nicholls 416 12.9 +1.9
Independent Bob Splaine 976 29.6 N/A
Labour Elnur Yusifzade 858 26.0 -19.5

[edit] Bryn ward

Bryn ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Ash 765 23.6
Community Action Clive Charles 384 11.8
Conservative Malcolm Childs 204 6.3
British National Party Ken Haslam 284 8.8
Independent Don Hodgkinson 1606 49.5

[edit] Douglas ward

Douglas ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joy Birch 1170 51.7
Conservative Stephen Holt 350 15.5
Community Action Anthony Unsworth 745 32.9

[edit] Golborne Lowton West ward

Golborne Lowton West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Davies 129 4.5 N/A
Community Action Peter Franzen 1110 38.5 +9.6
Labour Yvonne Klieve 1186 41.1 -15.2
British National Party Steven McEllenborough 178 6.2 N/A
Conservative John Oxley 282 9.8 -4.7

[edit] Hindley ward

Hindley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Culshaw 515 18.2
Labour Marcia Dooley 694 24.5
Independent Jim Ellis 1347 47.5
Conservative Margaret Winstanley 277 9.8

[edit] Hindley Green ward

Hindley Green ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Brierley 1105 44.8
Community Action Rachel Fagan 351 14.2
Conservative Stuart Foy 353 14.3
Labour Martin Long 981 26.6

[edit] Ince ward

Ince ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Syd Hall 479 24.8
Labour David Molyneux 1180 61.0
Conservative Raymond Whittingham 275 14.2

[edit] Leigh East ward

Leigh East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Angell 649 29.1
Labour Keith Cunliffe 981 44.1
Liberal Democrat Gordon Jackson 597 26.8

[edit] Leigh South ward

Leigh South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Anderson 1372 41.4 -2.1
British National Party Gary Chadwick 470 14.2 +5.1
Community Action Ian Franzen 476 14.3 -9.6
Conservative Andrew Oxley 1000 30.1 +6.5

[edit] Leigh West ward

Leigh West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Greensmith 1543 65.4
Conservative Denise Young 817 34.6

[edit] Lowton East ward

Lowton East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Cowley 758 20.6
Community Action Ian (Sandy) Franzen 943 25.7
Conservative James Grundy 1972 53.7

[edit] Orrell ward

Orrell ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Barnes 969 28.1
Conservative Richard Clayton 1608 46.7
Independent Richard Clayton 321 9.3
British National Party Charles Mather 548 15.9

[edit] Pemberton ward

Pemberton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Benjamin Gray 350 14.1
British National Party Chris Hilton 334 13.5
Community Action Mike Leyland 406 16.4
Labour Jeanette Prescott 1387 56.0

[edit] Shevington With Lower Ground ward

Shevington With Lower Ground ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UK Independence John Atherton 251 7.9
Labour Mike Crosby 971 30.7
Conservative Paul Liptrot 1531 48.4
Independent Andy Sumner 157 5.0
Liberal Democrat Martin Sutton 251 7.9

[edit] Standish With Langtree ward

Standish With Langtree ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Atherton 1710 50.9
Community Action Ronnie Barnes 116 3.6
Labour George Davies 1039 30.9
UK Independence Alan Freeman 283 8.4
Liberal Democrat June Garner 214 6.4

[edit] Tyldesley ward

Tyldesley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Bleakley 1827 66.2
Conservative Hilary Hayden 313 11.3
Labour Barry Taylor 621 22.5

[edit] Wigan Central ward

Wigan Central ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Leanne Brotherton 213 6.9
Labour Mathew Bullen 940 30.4
Conservative Henry Cadman 1562 50.5
UK Independence Keith Jones 378 12.2

[edit] Wigan West ward

Wigan West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Darren Atherton 462 18.6
Independent Mick Dahl 104 4.2
Labour Terence Halliwell 1089 43.8
British National Party Susan Mather 360 14.5
Conservative Steven Surples 471 18.9

[edit] Winstanley ward

Winstanley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Stanley Barnes 1226 47.1
Labour Phil Kelly 869 33.4
Conservative Paula Thompson 508 19.5

[edit] Worsley Mesnes ward

Worsley Mesnes ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Baldwin 1275 55.4
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 363 15.8
Community Action Hannah Leyland 662 28.8


Preceded by
Wigan Council election, 2007		 Wigan local elections Succeeded by
Wigan Council election, 2010

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