1978 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results for the 1978 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wigan UK local election 1978 map.png
Map of the results for the 1978 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 1978, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Ward 2 and 17. Previous to the election, a Labour councillor in Ward 9 defected to become an Independent Labour, reducing Labour's majority to 38. This seat was up for vote and became the only Labour gain of the night, as they suffered five losses to the Conservatives, and their majority reduced to 30 - half of what it was in 1973. The election seen a first of all wards being contested, with turnout rising marginally to 34.7%. [1]

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Election result

Wigan local election result 1978
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1915-473.154.342,687+3.0%
  Conservative 750+526.943.634,337+2.8%
  Liberal 00000.01.71,331-2.2%
  Communist 00000.00.2147-0.2%
  Independent Labour 001-10.00.2146+0.2%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5551
Conservatives1419
Liberals11
Independent11
Independent Labour10
Total7272
Working majority 38  30 

Ward results

Ward 1 (Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Pendleton1,98062.9−0.2
Conservative C. Giles1,17037.1+0.2
Majority 81025.8−0.4
Turnout 3,15034.3+1.2
Labour hold Swing -0.2
Ward 2 (Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Brogan1,74466.8+4.3
Labour H. Antill1,587
Conservative C. Rogers86633.2+9.5
Conservative R. Rogers837
Majority 87833.6−5.3
Turnout 2,61029.2+4.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -2.6
Ward 3 (Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Dowling2,73170.5+1.3
Labour M. Pendleton1,14329.5−1.3
Majority 1,58841.0+2.6
Turnout 3,87434.2+0.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
Ward 4 (Beech Hill and Marsh Green) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Naylor1,89268.5N/A
Conservative A. Atherton86931.5N/A
Majority 1,02337.1N/A
Turnout 2,76129.4N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Ward 5 (Highfield and Lamberhead) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Barlow1,55352.4−1.0
Conservative A. Foster1,41247.6+1.0
Majority 1414.8−2.0
Turnout 2,96526.1−0.3
Labour hold Swing -1.0
Ward 6 (Newtown and Rose Hill) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Peet1,59166.5+4.5
Conservative J. Lawson80133.5+5.5
Majority 79033.0−0.9
Turnout 2,39227.6+0.2
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Ward 7 (Hope Carr) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Goodwin1,71156.2−0.0
Labour A. Roberts1,33443.8+0.0
Majority 37712.4−0.1
Turnout 3,04543.3−1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.0
Ward 8 (St Pauls and St Peters) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Macdonald1,54262.6+3.8
Conservative W. Lackenby83033.7−3.4
Communist H. Kedward903.7−0.4
Majority 71228.9+7.1
Turnout 2,46227.2+1.4
Labour hold Swing +3.6
Ward 9 (Etherstone and St Marys) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Smith1,38646.6−4.9
Conservative H. Davies1,38546.6+1.1
Independent Labour E. Moore1464.9+4.9
Communist K. James571.9−1.0
Majority 10.0−6.0
Turnout 2,97433.0−2.3
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing -3.0
Ward 10 (Lilford-St Josephs-St Thomas) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Wyatt2,04257.2+4.6
Labour H. Smith1,52842.8−1.2
Majority 51414.4+5.8
Turnout 3,57040.3+0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.9
Ward 11 (Golborne St Thomas and Lowton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Holt2,46858.2−0.5
Conservative T. Thompson1,77641.8+0.5
Majority 69216.3−1.0
Turnout 4,24440.7+1.0
Labour hold Swing -0.5
Ward 12 (Golborne Heath Park and Ashton) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hilton2,11664.9−5.4
Conservative J. Harrison1,14635.1+5.4
Majority 97029.7−10.7
Turnout 3,26236.7−1.2
Labour hold Swing -5.4
Ward 13 (Ashton-in-Makerfield North and West) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Heckles1,69562.8−4.8
Conservative B. Smith1,00337.2+37.2
Majority 69225.6−9.6
Turnout 2,69835.5+3.5
Labour hold Swing -21.0
Ward 14 (Ashton-in-Makerfield Central and East) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Lea1,64556.7+4.2
Conservative M. Ball1,25743.3+14.3
Majority 38813.4−10.1
Turnout 2,90232.5−5.4
Labour hold Swing -5.0
Ward 15 (Standish with Langtree and Shevington) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Pullin1,98139.8+4.4
Conservative E. Howard1,91138.4+9.7
Liberal J. Pigot1,08921.9+21.9
Majority 701.4+0.8
Turnout 4,98142.2+3.4
Labour hold Swing -2.6
Ward 16 (Aspull) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Wild1,94248.0+0.8
Labour A. Singer1,86046.0+6.3
Liberal K. Mason2426.0−7.1
Majority 822.0−1.4
Turnout 4,04441.7+7.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -2.7
Ward 17 (Atherton North East) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Clarke2,59072.1+5.6
Labour W. Murphy2,115
Conservative M. Sharland1,00127.9−5.6
Conservative B. France895
Majority 1,58944.2+11.2
Turnout 3,59134.1+0.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +5.6
Ward 18 (Atherton South West) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Williams1,43552.5−6.8
Labour J. Sumner1,29647.5+6.8
Majority 1395.1−13.6
Turnout 2,73142.1+4.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -6.8
Ward 19 (Hindley Central and North) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Priestley1,55868.5+1.8
Conservative L. McGreal71631.5−1.8
Majority 84237.0+3.6
Turnout 2,27430.9+2.8
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Ward 20 (Hindley South East and West) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Harrison1,72055.8+6.0
Conservative T. Whitfield1,36144.2+5.2
Majority 35911.7+0.8
Turnout 3,08128.3−1.7
Labour hold Swing +0.4
Ward 21 (Ince-in-Makerfield) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Taylor2,55371.7N/A
Conservative M. Jones1,00628.3N/A
Majority 1,54743.5N/A
Turnout 3,55931.8N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Ward 22 (Orrell and Billinge) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hitchen2,72355.3+11.2
Labour J. Whittle2,20144.7+9.6
Majority 52210.6+1.5
Turnout 4,92435.7+3.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.8
Ward 23 (Tyldesley - Shakerley) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Little1,74451.9−1.8
Conservative L. Knowles1,61448.1+1.8
Majority 1303.8−3.6
Turnout 3,35837.5−1.0
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Ward 24 (Tyldesley - Astley Green and Blackmoor) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Emerton1,62951.0−4.5
Labour R. Rawson1,56749.0+4.5
Majority 622.0−9.0
Turnout 3,19641.4−1.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF). wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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