Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election. [1] [2] [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 24 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 96.0 | 45.5 | 63,404 | +8.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 12,447 | +0.3% | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 26,036 | -7.3% | |
Community Action | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11,129 | -5.9% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 10,254 | -1.6% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 9,116 | +3.2% | |
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4,351 | +3.1% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1,797 | -0.0% | |
England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 134 | +0.1% | |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 41 | 51 | |||
Conservative | 10 | 8 | |||
Independent | 10 | 7 | |||
Community Action | 6 | 4 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 3 | |||
Wigan Independent Conservative | 4 | 2 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | |||
England First | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 75 | |||
Working majority | 7 | 27 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carl Sweeney | 2,849 | 52.7 | +4.9 | |
Independent | Sandra Atherton | 893 | 16.5 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 668 | 12.4 | -2.7 | |
BNP | Dennis Shambley | 659 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Community Action | John Shale | 316 | 5.8 | -30.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ||
Majority | 1,956 | 36.2 | +25.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,405 | 51.8 | +26.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Ash | 2,208 | 38.7 | +5.1 | |
Community Action | Joanne Bradley | 1,980 | 34.7 | -18.6 | |
Independent | Frank Merry | 574 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Childs | 571 | 10.0 | +2.5 | |
BNP | Barry Longstaffe | 352 | 6.2 | +0.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 228 | 4.0 | -15.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,705 | 63.1 | +26.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Conway | 3,133 | 49.6 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Beswick | 1,470 | 23.3 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Jane Surples | 1,175 | 18.6 | -0.5 | |
BNP | Andrew Jones | 430 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Ind. Conservative | Ian Bland | 90 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ||
Majority | 1,663 | 26.3 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,318 | 64.1 | +29.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Taylor | 2,339 | 39.5 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Clements | 1,894 | 32.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Nasri Barghothi | 1,635 | 27.6 | -14.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 47 | 0.8 | +0.2 | ||
Majority | 445 | 7.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,915 | 63.1 | +32.2 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pamela Stewart | 2,038 | 43.3 | -15.4 | |
Conservative | Derek Davies | 871 | 18.5 | -21.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lisa Clements | 711 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Independent | Neil Wade | 447 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
BNP | Gary Chadwick | 386 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Community Action | Julie Finch | 254 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ||
Majority | 1,167 | 24.8 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,707 | 56.0 | +29.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Aldred | 2,758 | 45.2 | +19.3 | |
Conservative | Vivienne Lee | 961 | 15.7 | +2.9 | |
Independent | Jamie Hodgkinson | 852 | 14.0 | -15.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Clements | 850 | 13.9 | -10.9 | |
Community Action | Stephen Hall | 655 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 30 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 1,797 | 29.4 | +25.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,106 | 57.0 | +25.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Rampling | 2,274 | 40.2 | +16.7 | |
Independent | Brian Merry | 1,697 | 30.0 | -19.2 | |
Community Action | Kevin Williams | 609 | 10.8 | -1.3 | |
BNP | Ken Haslam | 531 | 9.4 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Joseph Sheedy | 525 | 9.3 | +3.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.4 | +0.0 | ||
Majority | 577 | 10.2 | -15.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,661 | 62.4 | +26.3 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | +17.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley Dewhurst | 2,742 | 58.7 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 659 | 14.1 | -1.3 | |
BNP | Ian Lloyd | 461 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Community Action | Jayne Bryan | 396 | 8.5 | -24.2 | |
Independent | Anthony Unsworth | 380 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.7 | +0.2 | ||
Majority | 2,083 | 44.6 | +25.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,672 | 48.9 | +24.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerard Bretherton | 2,554 | 49.9 | +8.9 | |
Community Action | Peter Franzen | 1,431 | 28.0 | -10.4 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Houlton | 775 | 15.2 | +5.4 | |
BNP | Steven McEllenborough | 329 | 6.4 | +0.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.5 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 1,123 | 22.0 | +19.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,115 | 58.0 | +25.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Talbot | 2,558 | 49.2 | +24.7 | |
Independent | David Culshaw | 1,346 | 25.9 | -39.6 | |
Conservative | David Ollerton | 610 | 11.7 | +2.0 | |
BNP | Stephen Bradbury | 501 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Community Action | Peter Solinas | 152 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.5 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 1,212 | 23.3 | -17.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,195 | 52.7 | +23.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +32.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Stitt | 1,658 | 31.5 | +5.0 | |
Independent | Francis Carmichael | 1,476 | 28.0 | -16.7 | |
Community Action | Barry Fagan | 1,087 | 20.6 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Margaret Winstanley | 593 | 11.3 | -3.0 | |
BNP | Darren Mark Taylor | 427 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 182 | 3.5 | -14.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,269 | 61.7 | +32.9 | ||
Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | +10.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Moodie | 2,559 | 60.8 | +0.3 | |
BNP | James Harrison | 570 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | Raymond Whittingham | 402 | 9.6 | -4.6 | |
Community Action | Robert Hall | 300 | 7.1 | -17.4 | |
Independent | Brian Kenrick | 224 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
England First | Robert Hague | 134 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ||
Majority | 1,989 | 47.3 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,207 | 48.3 | +25.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Walker | 2,422 | 48.2 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Jackson | 1,373 | 27.3 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Short | 1,183 | 23.5 | -5.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 51 | 1.0 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 1,049 | 20.9 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,029 | 55.9 | +31.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Rigby | 2,571 | 40.8 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Stanley Walker | 1,196 | 19.0 | -11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Blackburn | 1,002 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Community Action | Clive Charles | 583 | 9.3 | -5.0 | |
BNP | Adam Lloyd | 516 | 8.2 | -5.9 | |
Independent | Philip Symonds | 279 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Ind. Conservative | Elaine Brown | 125 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.4 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 1,375 | 21.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,296 | 61.6 | +29.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Smith | 2,509 | 46.5 | -17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Derricutt | 828 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
BNP | Martin Grainey | 693 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | John Oxley | 557 | 10.3 | -23.7 | |
Independent | David Hull | 280 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Independent | Brian Turrell | 255 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
UKIP | Mary Lavelle | 247 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ||
Majority | 1,681 | 31.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,397 | 51.3 | +28.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -16.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Cowley | 2,403 | 38.0 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Ed Houlton | 2,315 | 36.6 | -17.0 | |
Community Action | Ian Franzen | 1,591 | 25.1 | -0.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.3 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 88 | 1.4 | -26.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,327 | 65.6 | +27.7 | ||
Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | +17.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Arrowsmith | 2,877 | 46.1 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | Stuart Foy | 2,317 | 37.2 | -9.3 | |
BNP | Charles Foy | 697 | 11.2 | -4.7 | |
Ind. Conservative | Paula Thompson | 286 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 58 | 0.9 | +0.6 | ||
Majority | 560 | 9.0 | -9.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,235 | 67.5 | +29.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Prescott | 3,219 | 65.5 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Cartwright | 617 | 12.6 | -1.5 | |
BNP | Christopher Hilton | 596 | 12.1 | -1.3 | |
Community Action | Michael Leyland | 451 | 9.2 | -7.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 32 | 0.7 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 2,602 | 52.9 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,915 | 50.1 | +24.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Crosby | 2,180 | 34.3 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hind | 1,404 | 22.1 | -26.3 | |
Ind. Conservative | Angela Bland | 1,210 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clarke | 995 | 15.7 | +7.7 | |
UKIP | John Atherton | 534 | 8.4 | +0.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.4 | +0.4 | ||
Majority | 776 | 12.2 | -5.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,351 | 68.3 | +34.2 | ||
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | +14.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma McGurrin | 2,097 | 32.1 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Steven Surples | 1,894 | 29.0 | -21.8 | |
Ind. Conservative | Neil Dunlop | 1,021 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Robinson | 1,009 | 15.4 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Alan Freeman | 280 | 4.3 | -4.1 | |
BNP | Graham Lawrence | 228 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.2 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 203 | 3.1 | -16.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,542 | 68.4 | +32.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Valentine | 2,315 | 39.5 | -26.2 | |
Labour | Anita Thorpe | 1,875 | 32.0 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Hilary Hayden | 930 | 15.9 | +4.6 | |
BNP | David Peacock | 450 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Joseph Haley | 272 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ||
Majority | 440 | 7.5 | -36.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,855 | 58.3 | +30.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -18.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Davies | 2,477 | 41.9 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Gibson | 1,522 | 25.7 | -24.5 | |
Ind. Conservative | Gareth Fairhurst | 1,090 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
UKIP | Keith Jones | 475 | 8.0 | -4.1 | |
BNP | Anthony Farrell | 306 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 47 | 0.8 | +0.3 | ||
Majority | 955 | 16.1 | -3.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,917 | 64.8 | +30.5 | ||
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | +18.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phyllis Cullen | 3,437 | 61.4 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Christopher McGowan | 970 | 17.3 | -1.6 | |
BNP | Susan Mather | 608 | 10.9 | -3.6 | |
Ind. Conservative | Andrew Lomax | 529 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 50 | 0.9 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 2,467 | 44.1 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,594 | 57.5 | +32.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Morgan | 2,465 | 43.4 | +10.1 | |
Independent | William Wilkes | 1,279 | 22.5 | +22.5 | |
Conservative | Victoria Ashurst | 852 | 15.0 | -4.4 | |
Community Action | Ronald Barnes | 433 | 7.6 | -39.3 | |
BNP | Adrian Jones | 376 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
UKIP | Arnold Foster | 261 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ||
Majority | 1,186 | 20.9 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,680 | 64.8 | +35.0 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -6.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynne Holland | 3,202 | 64.5 | +9.4 | |
Community Action | Arthur Fairhurst | 891 | 17.9 | -10.6 | |
Conservative | Marion Green | 834 | 16.8 | +1.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 38 | 0.8 | +0.1 | ||
Majority | 2,311 | 46.5 | +20.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,965 | 56.2 | +29.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lawrence Hunt | 1,165 | 48.6 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Robin Gibson | 652 | 27.2 | +1.5 | |
Ind. Conservative | Gareth Fairhurst | 393 | 16.4 | -2.0 | |
UKIP | Keith Davies | 189 | 7.9 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 513 | 21.4 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,399 | 25.6 | -39.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 | |||
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