Wigan local elections

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One third of Wigan Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 - present

[edit] Council elections

[edit] By-election results

Aspull Standish By-Election 13 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,287 70.0
Conservative 275 15.0
Liberal Democrat 270 14.6
Majority 1,012 55.0
Turnout 1,832 16.0
Labour hold Swing
Ince By-Election 26 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 685 92.1 -0.5
Conservative 59 7.9 +0.5
Majority 626 84.2
Turnout 744 9.6
Labour hold Swing
Hope Carr By-Election 6 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hale 1,045 49.7 -9.9
Green Chris Maile 636 30.2 +30.2
Conservative 321 15.3 -3.4
Liberal Democrat 102 4.8 -16.9
Majority 409 19.5
Turnout 2,104
Labour hold Swing
Beech Hill By-Election 5 November 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 849 49.4 +15.2
Labour 795 46.3 -15.6
Conservative 39 2.3 -1.6
Green 35 2.0 +2.0
Majority 54 3.1
Turnout 1,718 19.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Hindsford By-Election 2 December 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 921 57.1 +4.1
Labour 693 42.9 +3.5
Majority 227 14.2
Turnout 1,614 15.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Atherton By-Election 5 April 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Bob Splaine 830 49.1 +28.3
Labour Mark Aldred 796 47.0 -16.4
Conservative Rosina Oxley 66 3.9 -11.9
Majority 34 2.1
Turnout 1,692 19.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Hope Carr By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Brien 2,569 46.4 +7.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Hough 1,887 34.1 +12.9
Conservative James Grundy 1,002 18.1 -9.7
Socialist Alliance Keith Fry 82 1.5 -10.5
Majority 682 12.3
Turnout 5,540 53.4
Labour hold Swing
Hindsford By-Election 25 October 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,059 50.9 +6.7
Liberal Democrat 945 45.5 -1.0
Conservative 75 3.6 -1.4
Majority 114 5.4
Turnout 2,079 19.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Leigh Central By-Election 26 September 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Myra Whiteside 904 62.6 -9.1
Community Action Peter Solinas 392 27.1 +15.4
Conservative Tim Matthews 149 10.3 -6.3
Majority 512 35.5
Turnout 1,445 17.1
Labour hold Swing
Douglas By-Election 16 June 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Dewhurst 916 48.5 -3.9
Community Action Robert Beale 788 41.8 +5.8
Conservative Jean Peet 101 5.4 +5.4
British National Party Dennis Shambley 47 2.5 +2.5
UK Independence Gregory Atherton 35 1.9 +1.9
Majority 128 6.7
Turnout 1,909 31.5
Labour hold Swing
Tyldesley By-Election 28 June 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Bleakley 784 40.2 -22.9
Labour Barry Taylor 619 31.7 +16.4
Independent Craig Cohen 377 19.3 +19.3
Conservative Sean Ell 170 8.7 -4.0
Majority 165 8.5
Turnout 1,950 19.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Wigan West By-Election 20 September 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phyll Cullen 837 43.7 -3.9
Liberal Democrat Trevor Beswick 464 24.2 +24.2
British National Party Susan Mather 264 13.8 +0.0
Community Action Jim Carmichael-Prince 219 11.4 -7.8
Independent Syd Hall 72 3.8 +3.8
Green Norma Stout 60 3.1 +3.1
Majority 373 19.5
Turnout 1,916 18.7
Labour hold Swing
Wigan Central By-Election 18 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Peet 1,013 48.2 +3.9
Labour Mike Barnes 827 39.3 +6.2
Community Action John Shale 262 12.5 +5.6
Majority 186 8.9
Turnout 2,102 22.8
Conservative hold Swing

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