Wigan local elections
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Seat totals, 1973-2012
One third of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1][2]
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 – present |
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1980 election, and more recently the 2004 election - which increased the number of seats by 3. Both needed the whole council to be elected in those years.
Popular vote shares, 1973-2012
Popular vote figures, 1973-2012
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Community Action | Independent | |||||
| 1973 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1975 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1978 | 51 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1979 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1980 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1988 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1990 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1991 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1992 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1994 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1995 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1996 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1998 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1999 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| 2010 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| 2011 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 2012 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||||
By-election results
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrell by-election[4] | 1984 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| Swinley by-election[4] | 1986 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| Beech Hill by-election[4] | 1994 | Liberal Democrat | Labour | ||
| Aspull-Standish by-election | 13 March 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Ince by-election | 26 June 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Hope Carr by-election | 6 November 1997 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Beech Hill by-election | 5 November 1998 | Labour | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Hindsford by-election | 2 December 1999 | Labour | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Atherton by-election | 5 April 2001 | Labour | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Hope Carr by-election | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Hindsford by-election | 25 October 2001 | Liberal Democrat | Labour | ||
| Leigh Central by-election | 26 September 2002 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Douglas by-election | 16 June 2005 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Tyldesley by-election | 28 June 2007 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
| Wigan West by-election | 20 September 2007 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Wigan Central by-election | 18 October 2007 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Wigan West by-election | 10 July 2008 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Wigan Central by-election | 3 March 2011 | Conservative | Labour | ||
References
- ↑ "Composition of the Council". Wigan Council. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ↑ "Wigan". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008". wigan.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-30. Pgs 50, 55, 82. Asterisks denote sitting councillors, however these candidates are different from that elected the last time the seats were up for election (pgs 35, 40, 67), suggesting the candidate was a victor of an intermediate by-election.
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