Wigan Council election, 2007

Elections to Wigan Council were held in 2007. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

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%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 1,948 +1.9%
  UKIP 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%

Ward results

Abram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E Smethurst 1,403 55.2
Community Action John Shale 587 22.3
BNP Dennis Shambley 309 12.2
Conservative Marion Green 264 10.4
Majority
Turnout 24.7
Labour hold Swing
Ashton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action W Carney 1,423 45.4
Labour A Rampling 1,258 40.2
Conservative Marie Winstanley 256 8.2
BNP V Haslam 195 6.2
Majority
Turnout 34.3
Community Action hold Swing
Aspull, New Springs, Whelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Ready 1,888 53.3
Liberal Democrat A Robinson 1,017 28.7
Conservative J Waterworth 463 13.1
Green I Davies 218 7.9
Majority
Turnout 28.4
Labour hold Swing
Astley, Mosley Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Bowen 1,048 38.1
Conservative S Eli 821 29.8
Liberal Democrat P Bowdler 665 24.2
Green I Davies 218 7.9
Majority
Turnout 28.4
Atherleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Aldred 1,104 52.3
Liberal Democrat K Jones 640 30.3
Conservative D Angell 366 17.3
Majority
Turnout 26.7
Labour hold Swing
Atherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N Bradbury 1,456 45.5
Liberal Democrat D Higginbottom 1,211 37.8
Conservative L Kendrick-Walker 352 11.0
Green N Redmond 183 5.7
Majority
Turnout 29.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Bryn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G Wilkes 1,657 52.2
Labour George Harrison 1,030 32.5
BNP Kenneth Haslam 307 9.7
Conservative J Cartwright 179 5.6
Majority
Turnout 34.1
Independent hold Swing
Douglas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Dewhurst 1,338 58.2
Community Action J Carmichael-Prince 586 25.5
Conservative J Peet 374 16.3
Turnout 24.2
Labour hold Swing
Golborne and Lowton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Klieve 1,520 56.6
Community Action K Williams 777 28.9
Conservative J Grundy 388 14.5
Majority
Turnout 30.2
Labour gain from Community Action Swing
Hindley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Ecclles-Churton 1,191 45.4
Community Action J Ellis 1,142 43.6
Conservative W Winstanley 289 11.0
Majority
Turnout 26.0
Labour gain from Community Action Swing
Hindley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action L Fagan 741 31.5
Labour M Long 710 30.2
Community Performance R Brierley 654 27.8
Conservative M Winstanley 245 10.4
Majority
Turnout 26.5
Community Action gain from [[Community Performance|]] Swing
Ince
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Hurst 1,348 66.9
Community Action Y Maddison 458 22.7
Conservative A Hinds 210 10.4
Majority
Turnout 23.5
Labour hold Swing
Leigh East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C Cottam 1,204 48.5
Liberal Democrat Gordon Jackson 778 31.3
Conservative A Oxley 501 20.2
Majority
Turnout 26.8
Labour hold Swing
Leigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J O'Brien 1,408 43.5
Community Action I Franzen 774 23.9
Conservative R Oxley 762 23.5
BNP Richard Close 293 9.1
Turnout 19.6
Labour hold Swing
Leigh West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Whiteside 1,380 54.1
Independent M Cooper 600 23.5
Conservative D Young 289 11.3
Community Action S Ellison 280 11.0
Majority
Turnout 23.0
Labour hold Swing
Lowton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action J Miller 1,418 43.2
Labour S Greensmith 1,085 33.0
Conservative J Leigh 782 23.8
Majority
Turnout 33.0
Community Action hold Swing
Orrell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Winstanley 1,686 45.4
Labour Michael Barnes 1,328 35.7
BNP Charles Mather 536 14.4
Community Action P Solinas 165 4.4
Majority
Turnout 40.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pemberton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Bourne 1,471 58.7
Community Action M Leyland 409 16.3
BNP C Hilton 333 13.3
Conservative S Foy 295 11.8
Turnout 25.0
Labour hold Swing
Shevington with Lower Ground
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Fairhurst 1,377 42.1
Labour D Brown 1,248 38.1
Liberal Democrat D Atherton 337 10.3
UKIP J Atherton 311 9.5
Majority
Turnout 35.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Standish with Langtree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Fairhurst 2,016 58.2
Labour M Crosby 996 28.8
Liberal Democrat J Garner 451 13.0
Majority
Turnout 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Tyldesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat K McManus 1,838 63.1
Labour Pamela Stewart 447 15.3
Conservative H Hayden 370 12.7
Green C Cohen 260 8.9
Majority
Turnout 29.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Wigan Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Davies 1,406 44.3
Labour J Ball 1,050 33.1
Liberal Democrat M Sutton 300 9.5
BNP G Chadwick 218 6.9
Majority
Turnout 34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Wigan West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M Baines 1,388 47.6
Conservative K Jones 563 19.3
Community Action P Parkes 560 19.2
BNP S Mather 402 13.8
Majority
Turnout 28.5
Winstanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Winkworth 1,224 43.5
Community Action L Brotherton 1,109 39.4
Conservative D Bowker 482 17.1
Turnout 28.5
Labour hold Swing
Worsley Mesnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W Rotherham 1,381 55.5
Community Action W Barnes 638 25.6
Conservative Thomas Sutton 287 11.5
Community Performance Anthony Unsworth 183 7.4
Turnout 23.0
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local elections: Wigan". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2007/maps/eng_councils/html/eng_councils_map.stm. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
Preceded by
Wigan Council election 2006		 Wigan local elections Succeeded by
Wigan Council election 2008