2008 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, independent in grey, Community Action Party in green and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wigan UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, independent in grey, Community Action Party in green and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1215-448.037.326,353-5.9
  Conservative 640+424.026.018,360+5.0
  Independent 420+216.08.96,260+5.7
  Community Action 202-28.013.99,830-1.9
  Liberal Democrats 10004.08.66,054-1.5
  BNP 00000.03.32,352-0.3
  UKIP 00000.01.3912+0.8
  Respect 00000.00.3222+0.3

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4642
Conservative1014
Community Action108
Independent57
Liberal Democrat44
BNP00
UKIP00
Respect00
Total7575
Working majority 17  9 

Ward results

Abram

Abram [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Russon1,22647.8−7.3
Community Action John Shale93436.7+14.5
Conservative Marion Green38615.0+4.7
Rejected ballots110.4+0.2
Majority 28311.0−21.8
Turnout 2,56625.2+0.4
Labour hold Swing -10.9

Ashton

Ashton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Action Paul Tushingham1,76653.4+8.0
Labour Ann Rampling1,11133.6−6.5
Conservative Marie Winstanley2487.5−0.7
BNP Adrian Jones1785.4−0.8
Rejected ballots70.2+0.1
Majority 65519.8+14.5
Turnout 3,31036.9+2.5
Community Action hold Swing +7.2

Aspull New Springs Whelley

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hilton1,44343.0−10.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Robinson1,25437.4+8.8
Conservative Anthony Hind64019.1+6.1
Rejected ballots170.5+0.1
Majority 1895.6−18.9
Turnout 3,35434.4−1.2
Labour hold Swing -9.4

Astley Mosley Common

Astley Mosley Common [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean Ell1,20742.0+12.3
Labour Brian Wilson1,01435.3−2.6
Liberal Democrats Gavin Clements68422.1−2.0
Rejected ballots180.6+0.1
Majority 1936.7−1.5
Turnout 2,87330.9+2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.4

Atherleigh

Atherleigh [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Loudon1,24658.7+6.6
Conservative Abigail Solomon85840.4+23.1
Rejected ballots200.9+0.5
Majority 38818.3−3.6
Turnout 2,12426.4−0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.2

Atherton

Atherton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Splaine97629.5+29.5
Labour Elnur Yusifzade85825.8−19.5
Liberal Democrats David Higginbottom82124.8−12.9
Conservative Michael Nicholls41612.9+1.9
Respect Stephen Hall2216.7+6.7
Rejected ballots130.4+0.1
Majority 1203.6−4.0
Turnout 3,31431.4+1.9
Independent hold Swing +24.5

Bryn

Bryn [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Don Hodgkinson1,60649.2−3.1
Labour Helen Ash76523.4−8.9
Community Action Clive Charles38412.1+12.1
BNP Ken Haslam2848.7−0.9
Conservative Malcolm Childs2046.2+0.6
Rejected ballots130.4+0.2
Majority 84125.8+5.8
Turnout 3,26636.2+1.9
Independent hold Swing +2.9

Douglas

Douglas [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joy Birch1,17051.4−6.6
Community Action Anthony Unsworth74532.7+7.3
Conservative Stephen Holt35015.4−0.8
Rejected ballots120.5+0.1
Majority 42518.7−13.9
Turnout 2,27724.6+0.2
Labour hold Swing -6.9

Golborne Lowton West

Golborne Lowton West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yvonne Klieve1,18641.0−15.4
Community Action Peter Franzen1,11038.4+9.6
Conservative John Oxley2829.8−4.6
BNP Steven McEllenborough1786.2+6.2
Independent Frank Davies1294.5+4.5
Rejected ballots70.2-0.2
Majority 762.6−25.0
Turnout 2,89232.9+2.5
Labour gain from Community Action Swing -12.5

Hindley

Hindley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Ellis1,34747.4+47.4
Labour Marcia Dooley69424.5−20.8
Independent David Culshaw51518.1+18.1
Conservative Margaret Winstanley2779.7−1.2
Rejected ballots70.2-0.1
Majority 1,16641.0+39.1
Turnout 2,84229.1+2.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing +34.1

Hindley Green

Hindley Green [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Brierley1,10544.7+44.7
Labour Martin Long98126.5−3.6
Conservative Stuart Foy35314.3+3.9
Community Action Rachel Fagan35114.2−17.2
Rejected ballots100.4+0.1
Majority 45018.2+16.9
Turnout 2,47428.9+2.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing +24.1

Ince

Ince [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Molyneux1,18060.5−5.9
Community Action Syd Hall47924.6+2.0
Conservative Raymond Whittingham27514.1+3.8
Rejected ballots150.8+0.2
Majority 70136−7.9
Turnout 1,94923.0−0.6
Labour hold Swing -3.9

Leigh East

Leigh East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Cunliffe98143.8−4.3
Conservative Dorothy Angell64929.0+9.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jackson59726.4−4.7
Rejected ballots170.8+0.0
Majority 33214.8−2.2
Turnout 2,23824.8−2.2
Labour hold Swing -6.6

Leigh South

Leigh South [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Anderson1,37241.2−2.1
Conservative Andrew Oxley1,00030.1+6.6
Community Action Ian Franzen47614.3−9.5
BNP Gary Chadwick47014.1+5.1
Rejected ballots90.3-0.2
Majority 37211.2−8.3
Turnout 3,32732.6+1.5
Labour hold Swing -4.3

Leigh West

Leigh West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Greensmith1,54364.3+10.3
Conservative Denise Young81734.0+22.7
Rejected ballots401.7+1.3
Majority 72630.3−0.2
Turnout 2,40022.9−0.9
Labour hold Swing -6.2

Lowton East

Lowton East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Grundy1,97253.6+29.9
Community Action Ian Franzen94325.6−17.4
Labour James Cowley75820.6−12.3
Rejected ballots80.2-0.2
Majority 1,02928.0+17.9
Turnout 3,68137.9+4.3
Conservative gain from Community Action Swing +23.6

Orrell

Orrell [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Clayton1,60846.5+1.3
Labour Mike Barnes96928.0−7.6
BNP Charles Mather54815.8+1.5
Independent Richard Clayton3219.3+9.3
Rejected ballots120.3+0.0
Majority 63918.5+8.9
Turnout 3,45837.9−2.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Pemberton

Pemberton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanette Prescott1,38755.7−1.9
Community Action Mike Leyland40616.3−0.3
Conservative Benjamin Gray35014.1+2.1
BNP Chris Hilton33413.4−0.1
Rejected ballots140.6+0.2
Majority 98139.4−1.6
Turnout 2,49125.9+1.0
Labour hold Swing -0.8

Shevington with Lower Ground

Shevington with Lower Ground [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Liptrot1,53148.4+6.5
Labour Mike Crosby97130.7−7.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Sutton2517.9−1.5
UKIP John Atherton2517.9−2.3
Independent Andy Sumner1575.0+5.0
Rejected ballots20.1-0.3
Majority 56017.7+13.8
Turnout 3,16334.2−0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.9

Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Atherton1,71050.8−7.1
Labour George Davies1,03930.9+2.3
UKIP Alan Freeman2838.4+8.4
Liberal Democrats June Garner2146.4−6.6
Community Action Ronnie Barnes1163.4+3.4
Rejected ballots50.1-0.4
Majority 67119.9−9.4
Turnout 3,36735.6−0.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.7

Tyldesley

Tyldesley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Bleakley1,82765.7+2.7
Labour Barry Taylor62122.0+6.7
Conservative Hilary Hayden31311.3−1.4
Rejected ballots291.0+0.9
Majority 1,21543.7−4.0
Turnout 2,78127.8−0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.0

Wigan Central

Wigan Central [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Cadman1,56250.3+6.1
Labour Mathew Bullen94030.2−2.8
UKIP Keith Jones37812.2+12.2
Community Action Leanne Brotherton2136.9+0.0
Rejected ballots150.5+0.2
Majority 62220.0+8.8
Turnout 3,10834.3−0.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Wigan West

Wigan West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Halliwell1,08943.7−3.7
Conservative Steven Surples47118.9−0.3
Liberal Democrats Darren Atherton46218.6+18.6
BNP Susan Mather36014.5+0.7
Independent Mick Dahl1044.2+4.2
Rejected ballots40.2-0.2
Majority 61824.8−3.4
Turnout 2,49025.0−3.6
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Winstanley

Winstanley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Action Stanley Barnes1,22646.9+7.7
Labour Phil Kelly86933.4−10.0
Conservative Paula Thompson50819.5+2.4
Rejected ballots90.3+0.0
Majority 35713.7+9.6
Turnout 2,61229.8−2.2
Community Action hold Swing +8.8

Worsley Mesnes

Worsley Mesnes [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Baldwin1,27555.1−0.2
Community Action Hannah Leyland66228.6+3.0
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright36315.7+4.2
Rejected ballots160.7+0.3
Majority 61326.5−3.2
Turnout 2,31626.4−1.3
Labour hold Swing -1.6

By-elections between 2008 and 2010

Wigan West By-Election 10 July 2008 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Dawber81738.3−5.4
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright52824.8+5.9
Liberal Democrats Trevor Beswick34416.1−2.5
BNP Christopher Hilton2009.4−5.1
UKIP Keith Jones1245.8+5.8
Independent Sandy Franzen1185.5+1.3
Majority 28913.5−11.3
Turnout 2,13121.0−4.0
Labour hold Swing -5.6

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Wigan". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. 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 26 "Local Election Results 01 May 2008". wiganmbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. 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 26 "Local Elections Archive Project: 2008 – Wigan". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Wigan West By-Election Result – 10 July 2008". Wigan Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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