2010 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wigan UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 24100+1096.045.563,404+8.2%
  Liberal Democrats 101-14.08.912,447+0.3%
  Conservative 002-20.018.726,036-7.3%
  Community Action 002-20.08.011,129-5.9%
  Independent 003-30.07.310,254-1.6%
  BNP 00000.06.59,116+3.2%
  Ind. Conservative 002-20.03.14,351+3.1%
  UKIP 00000.01.31,797-0.0%
  England First 00000.00.1134+0.1%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4151
Conservative108
Independent107
Community Action64
Liberal Democrat43
Wigan Independent Conservative42
BNP00
UKIP00
England First00
Total7575
Working majority 7  27 

Ward results

Abram

Abram [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Sweeney2,84952.7+4.9
Independent Sandra Atherton89316.5+16.5
Conservative Marie Winstanley66812.4-2.7
BNP Dennis Shambley65912.2+12.2
Community Action John Shale3165.8-30.9
Rejected ballots200.4-0.1
Majority1,95636.2+25.2
Turnout 5,40551.8+26.7
Labour hold Swing -5.8

Ashton

Ashton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Ash2,20838.7+5.1
Community Action Joanne Bradley1,98034.7-18.6
Independent Frank Merry57410.1+10.1
Conservative Malcolm Childs57110.0+2.5
BNP Barry Longstaffe3526.2+0.8
Rejected ballots200.4+0.1
Majority2284.0-15.8
Turnout 5,70563.1+26.2
Labour hold Swing +11.8

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronald Conway3,13349.6+6.6
Liberal Democrats Trevor Beswick1,47023.3-14.1
Conservative Jane Surples1,17518.6-0.5
BNP Andrew Jones4306.8+6.8
Ind. Conservative Ian Bland901.4+1.4
Rejected ballots200.3-0.2
Majority1,66326.3+20.7
Turnout 6,31864.1+29.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.3

Astley Mosley Common

Astley Mosley Common [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Taylor2,33939.5+4.2
Liberal Democrats Gavin Clements1,89432.0+10.0
Conservative Nasri Barghothi1,63527.6-14.4
Rejected ballots470.8+0.2
Majority4457.5+0.8
Turnout 5,91563.1+32.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing -2.9

Atherleigh

Atherleigh [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Stewart2,03843.3-15.4
Conservative Derek Davies87118.5-21.9
Liberal Democrats Lisa Clements71115.1+15.1
Independent Neil Wade4479.5+9.5
BNP Gary Chadwick3868.2+8.2
Community Action Julie Finch2545.4+5.4
Rejected ballots00.0-0.9
Majority1,16724.8+6.5
Turnout 4,70756.0+29.6
Labour hold Swing +3.2

Atherton

Atherton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Aldred2,75845.2+19.3
Conservative Vivienne Lee96115.7+2.9
Independent Jamie Hodgkinson85214.0-15.5
Liberal Democrats Gareth Clements85013.9-10.9
Community Action Stephen Hall65510.7+10.7
Rejected ballots300.5+0.1
Majority1,79729.4+25.8
Turnout 6,10657.0+25.6
Labour hold Swing +8.2

Bryn

Bryn [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Rampling2,27440.2+16.7
Independent Brian Merry1,69730.0-19.2
Community Action Kevin Williams60910.8-1.3
BNP Ken Haslam5319.4+0.7
Conservative Joseph Sheedy5259.3+3.0
Rejected ballots250.4+0.0
Majority57710.2-15.6
Turnout 5,66162.4+26.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing +17.9

Douglas

Douglas [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shirley Dewhurst2,74258.7+7.3
Conservative Margaret Atherton65914.1-1.3
BNP Ian Lloyd4619.9+9.9
Community Action Jayne Bryan3968.5-24.2
Independent Anthony Unsworth3808.1+8.1
Rejected ballots340.7+0.2
Majority2,08344.6+25.9
Turnout 4,67248.9+24.4
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Golborne Lowton West

Golborne Lowton West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerard Bretherton2,55449.9+8.9
Community Action Peter Franzen1,43128.0-10.4
Conservative Kathleen Houlton77515.2+5.4
BNP Steven McEllenborough3296.4+0.3
Rejected ballots260.5+0.3
Majority1,12322.0+19.4
Turnout 5,11558.0+25.1
Labour hold Swing +9.6

Hindley

Hindley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Talbot2,55849.2+24.7
Independent David Culshaw1,34625.9-39.6
Conservative David Ollerton61011.7+2.0
BNP Stephen Bradbury5019.6+9.6
Community Action Peter Solinas1522.9+2.9
Rejected ballots280.5+0.3
Majority1,21223.3-17.7
Turnout 5,19552.7+23.6
Labour hold Swing +32.1

Hindley Green

Hindley Green [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Stitt1,65831.5+5.0
Independent Francis Carmichael1,47628.0-16.7
Community Action Barry Fagan1,08720.6+6.4
Conservative Margaret Winstanley59311.3-3.0
BNP Darren Mark Taylor4278.1+8.1
Rejected ballots280.5+0.1
Majority1823.5-14.7
Turnout 5,26961.7+32.9
Labour gain from Community Action Swing +10.8

Ince

Ince [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Moodie2,55960.8+0.3
BNP James Harrison57013.5+13.5
Conservative Raymond Whittingham4029.6-4.6
Community Action Robert Hall3007.1-17.4
Independent Brian Kenrick2245.3+5.3
England First Robert Hague1343.2+3.2
Rejected ballots180.4-0.3
Majority1,98947.3+11.3
Turnout 4,20748.3+25.3
Labour hold Swing -6.6

Leigh East

Leigh East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Walker2,42248.2+4.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jackson1,37327.3+0.9
Conservative Richard Short1,18323.5-5.5
Rejected ballots511.0+0.3
Majority1,04920.9+6.1
Turnout 5,02955.9+31.0
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Leigh South

Leigh South [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Rigby2,57140.8-0.4
Conservative Stanley Walker1,19619.0-11.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Blackburn1,00215.9+15.9
Community Action Clive Charles5839.3-5.0
BNP Adam Lloyd5168.2-5.9
Independent Philip Symonds2794.4+4.4
Ind. Conservative Elaine Brown1252.0+2.0
Rejected ballots240.4+0.1
Majority1,37521.8+10.6
Turnout 6,29661.6+29.0
Labour hold Swing +5.3

Leigh West

Leigh West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Smith2,50946.5-17.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Derricutt82815.3+15.3
BNP Martin Grainey69312.8+12.8
Conservative John Oxley55710.3-23.7
Independent David Hull2805.2+5.2
Independent Brian Turrell2554.7+4.7
UKIP Mary Lavelle2474.6+4.6
Rejected ballots280.5-1.1
Majority1,68131.1+0.8
Turnout 5,39751.3+28.5
Labour hold Swing -16.5

Lowton East

Lowton East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Cowley2,40338.0+17.4
Conservative Ed Houlton2,31536.6-17.0
Community Action Ian Franzen1,59125.1-0.5
Rejected ballots180.3+0.1
Majority881.4-26.6
Turnout 6,32765.6+27.7
Labour gain from Community Action Swing +17.2

Orrell

Orrell [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Arrowsmith2,87746.1+18.1
Conservative Stuart Foy2,31737.2-9.3
BNP Charles Foy69711.2-4.7
Ind. Conservative Paula Thompson2864.6+4.6
Rejected ballots580.9+0.6
Majority5609.0-9.5
Turnout 6,23567.5+29.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.7

Pemberton

Pemberton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Prescott3,21965.5+9.8
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright61712.6-1.5
BNP Christopher Hilton59612.1-1.3
Community Action Michael Leyland4519.2-7.1
Rejected ballots320.7+0.1
Majority2,60252.9+13.5
Turnout 4,91550.1+24.2
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Shevington with Lower Ground

Shevington with Lower Ground [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Crosby2,18034.3+3.6
Conservative Anthony Hind1,40422.1-26.3
Ind. Conservative Angela Bland1,21019.1+19.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Clarke99515.7+7.7
UKIP John Atherton5348.4+0.5
Rejected ballots280.4+0.4
Majority77612.2-5.5
Turnout 6,35168.3+34.2
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative Swing +14.9

Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma McGurrin2,09732.1+1.2
Conservative Steven Surples1,89429.0-21.8
Ind. Conservative Neil Dunlop1,02115.6+15.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Robinson1,00915.4+9.1
UKIP Alan Freeman2804.3-4.1
BNP Graham Lawrence2283.5+3.5
Rejected ballots130.2+0.1
Majority2033.1-16.8
Turnout 6,54268.4+32.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.5

Tyldesley

Tyldesley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Valentine2,31539.5-26.2
Labour Anita Thorpe1,87532.0+10.0
Conservative Hilary Hayden93015.9+4.6
BNP David Peacock4507.7+7.7
Independent Joseph Haley2724.6+4.6
Rejected ballots130.2-0.8
Majority4407.5-36.2
Turnout 5,85558.3+30.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -18.1

Wigan Central

Wigan Central [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Davies2,47741.9+11.6
Conservative Robert Gibson1,52225.7-24.5
Ind. Conservative Gareth Fairhurst1,09018.4+18.4
UKIP Keith Jones4758.0-4.1
BNP Anthony Farrell3065.2+5.2
Rejected ballots470.8+0.3
Majority95516.1-3.9
Turnout 5,91764.8+30.5
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative Swing +18.0

Wigan West

Wigan West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phyllis Cullen3,43761.4+17.7
Conservative Christopher McGowan97017.3-1.6
BNP Susan Mather60810.9-3.6
Ind. Conservative Andrew Lomax5299.5+9.5
Rejected ballots500.9+0.7
Majority2,46744.1+19.3
Turnout 5,59457.5+32.4
Labour hold Swing +9.6

Winstanley

Winstanley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Morgan2,46543.4+10.1
Independent William Wilkes1,27922.5+22.5
Conservative Victoria Ashurst85215.0-4.4
Community Action Ronald Barnes4337.6-39.3
BNP Adrian Jones3766.6+6.6
UKIP Arnold Foster2614.6+4.6
Rejected ballots140.2-0.1
Majority1,18620.9+7.2
Turnout 5,68064.8+35.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing -6.2

Worsley Mesnes

Worsley Mesnes [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynne Holland3,20264.5+9.4
Community Action Arthur Fairhurst89117.9-10.6
Conservative Marion Green83416.8+1.1
Rejected ballots380.8+0.1
Majority2,31146.5+20.0
Turnout 4,96556.2+29.9
Labour hold Swing +10.0

By-elections between 2010 and 2011

Wigan Central By-Election 3 March 2011 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Hunt1,16548.6+6.7
Conservative Robin Gibson65227.2+1.5
Ind. Conservative Gareth Fairhurst39316.4-2.0
UKIP Keith Davies1897.9-0.1
Majority51321.4+5.3
Turnout 2,39925.6-39.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6

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