1982 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 1982 Wigan council election.

Elections to the Wigan Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982, with one third of the council up for election. The newly formed Alliance made three gains, replacing the Conservatives as the main opposition to Labour. The Alliance massively increased upon the Liberals' past participation, contesting every ward, in marked contrast to a year in which candidate variety fell to a low, with only the former Labour councillor, standing again as Independent Labour in Hindley ward, not representing the three aforementioned choices. Overall turnout was down 2.6% to 33.6%. [1]

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Election result

Wigan local election result 1982
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1803-375.050.539,122-8.7%
  Alliance 430+316.729.222,670+22.4%
  Conservative 20008.318.914,692-10.1%
  Independent Labour 00000.01.31,031-0.2%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6461
SDP-Liberal Alliance36
Conservatives55
Total7272
Working majority 56  50 

Ward results

Abram [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. McCartney2,44773.9−0.0
Alliance M. O'Halloran50715.3+15.3
Conservative J. Abrahams35610.8−15.2
Majority 1,94058.6+10.6
Turnout 3,31033.0+4.9
Labour hold Swing -7.6
Ashton-Golborne [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Lea1,45253.7−15.5
Alliance K. Higham63823.6+23.6
Conservative T. Lydon61622.8−8.0
Majority 81430.1−8.3
Turnout 2,70628.8−2.7
Labour hold Swing -19.5
Aspull-Standish [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance M. Rutherford1,86742.5+23.3
Labour A. Hitchmough1,55835.5−11.5
Conservative J. Holland96722.0−11.8
Majority 3097.0−6.1
Turnout 4,39243.6−2.9
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +17.4
Atherton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Sumner1,75854.7−22.1
Alliance W. Jones81425.3+25.3
Conservative M. Sharland64019.9−3.2
Majority 94429.4−24.3
Turnout 3,21233.6−5.3
Labour hold Swing -23.7
Bedford-Astley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Prytharch1,62743.7−13.9
Alliance B. Aitken1,11630.0+30.0
Conservative C. Hampson98226.4−16.1
Majority 51113.7−1.4
Turnout 3,72538.3−3.3
Labour hold Swing -21.9
Beech Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Pullin1,60356.0−17.9
Alliance S. Jeffers80428.1+28.1
Conservative J. Wolstenholme45716.0−10.1
Majority 79927.9−19.9
Turnout 2,86432.1−0.2
Labour hold Swing -23.0
Bryn [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lyons1,76851.0−23.5
Alliance J. Walter1,10732.0+31.9
Conservative M. Jones58917.0−8.4
Majority 66119.1−30.1
Turnout 3,46435.5+6.5
Labour hold Swing -27.7
Hindley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Bray1,71048.6+0.3
Independent Labour C. Priestley1,03129.3−4.6
Alliance W. Hewer77922.1+22.1
Majority 67919.3+5.0
Turnout 3,52037.0−2.6
Labour hold Swing +2.4
Hindley Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Wynn1,40548.9−17.4
Alliance I. Collingwood76326.5+26.5
Conservative D. Culshaw70624.6+24.6
Majority 64222.3−10.3
Turnout 2,87427.3+3.5
Labour hold Swing -21.9
Hindsford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Wright1,61746.7−21.9
Alliance S. Icke1,30537.7+37.7
Conservative K. Mercer53715.5−15.8
Majority 3129.0−28.3
Turnout 3,45932.6−1.3
Labour hold Swing -29.8
Hope Carr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hession1,63542.6−14.5
Conservative E. Manson1,16930.4−12.5
Alliance D. Ode1,03727.0+27.0
Majority 46612.2−2.0
Turnout 3,84140.3−4.0
Labour hold Swing -1.0
Ince [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Rowlandson1,59772.0−5.9
Alliance P. Coleman47021.2+21.2
Conservative J. Michaels1506.8−15.2
Majority 1,12750.8−5.1
Turnout 2,21726.8+1.1
Labour hold Swing -13.5
Langtree [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance P. Davies1,85250.9+4.2
Labour T. Morris1,07429.5−0.6
Conservative M. Clark71519.6−3.6
Majority 77821.4+4.8
Turnout 3,64136.0−13.8
Alliance hold Swing +2.4
Leigh Central [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Smith2,00272.4−0.4
Conservative S. Emerton38914.1−8.2
Alliance B. Miners37513.6+13.6
Majority 1,61358.3+7.8
Turnout 2,76630.9−4.3
Labour hold Swing +4.3
Leigh East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Harper1,69461.7+6.1
Alliance P. Knowles1,05338.3+38.3
Majority 64123.3+12.3
Turnout 2,74727.6−8.6
Labour hold Swing -16.1
Lightshaw [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Sherratt1,98853.4−13.3
Conservative A. Taylor91524.6−8.7
Alliance J. Marsden82222.1+22.1
Majority 1,07328.8−4.6
Turnout 3,72537.4−12.5
Labour hold Swing -2.3
Newtown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Bridge1,71765.5−12.4
Alliance N. Brenson53520.4+20.4
Conservative S. Warren36814.0−8.0
Majority 1,18245.1−10.7
Turnout 2,62028.4+0.8
Labour hold Swing -16.4
Norley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Turner1,96179.9−1.7
Alliance B. Woolley32013.0+4.8
Conservative T. Simms1747.1−3.1
Majority 1,64166.8−4.5
Turnout 2,45528.8−2.7
Labour hold Swing -3.2
Orrell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hitchen1,52240.1+1.6
Labour W. Cowley1,28934.0−1.6
Alliance W. Hudson98325.9+20.7
Majority 2336.1+3.3
Turnout 3,79438.4−9.3
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
Swinley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Giles1,71047.0−7.5
Labour C. Cooke1,08029.7+3.8
Alliance A. Short85023.4+3.7
Majority 63017.3−11.2
Turnout 3,64039.9+5.2
Labour hold Swing -5.6
Tyldesley East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance G. Pickthall1,75951.0+34.5
Labour J. Burke1,69249.0−8.8
Majority 671.9−30.1
Turnout 3,45136.2−5.1
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +21.6
Whelley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Pendleton1,72457.0−17.6
Alliance G. Derbyshire93130.8+30.8
Conservative F. Sidebotham36812.2−13.2
Majority 79326.2−23.0
Turnout 3,02333.7+2.3
Labour hold Swing -24.2
Winstanley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. Fitzpatrick1,41840.8+24.9
Labour E. Naylor1,08131.1−6.3
Conservative T. Peet97428.0+0.9
Majority 3379.7−0.7
Turnout 3,47333.2−7.5
Alliance gain from Labour Swing +15.6
Worsley Mesnes [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Milligan1,64363.3−12.7
Alliance C. Hughes56521.8+21.8
Conservative R. Rogers38814.9−9.0
Majority 1,07841.5−10.5
Turnout 2,59626.7−1.6
Labour hold Swing -17.2

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 25 "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF). wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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