2011 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2011 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2010 5 May 2011 2012  
 
Party Labour Independent

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2011 local election results in Wigan.
   Labour
  Independent
  Standish Independents

Elections to Wigan Council were held in May 2011. One-third of the council was up for election. These elections were held as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2160+684.054.543,384+8.6%
  Independent 311012.012.610,046+5.2%
  Ind. Conservative 101-14.03.52,809+0.4%
  Conservative 002-20.019.615,603+0.8%
  Community Action 002-20.04.83,836-3.2%
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.02.72,159-6.2%
  BNP 00000.01.0777-5.5%
  UKIP 00000.00.6498-0.7%
  TUSC 00000.00.4320+0.4%
  England First 00000.00.1114+0.0%

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour5258
Independent77
Conservative75
Community Action42
Liberal Democrat32
Wigan Independent Conservative21
BNP00
UKIP00
Trade Unionist & Socialist00
England First00
Total7575
Working majority 29  41 

Ward results

Abram

Abram [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eunice Smethurst1,69656.6+3.8
Independent Sandra Atherton77425.8+9.3
Conservative Marion Green2719.0−3.3
BNP Dennis Shambley2428.1−4.1
Rejected ballots160.5+0.2
Majority92230.7−5.4
Turnout 2,99928.2−23.6
Labour hold Swing -2.7

Ashton

Ashton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joel Haddley1,59548.5+9.7
Independent Walter Carney71021.6+11.5
Community Action Leanne Brotherton62619.0−15.7
Conservative Marie Winstanley34410.4+0.4
Rejected ballots170.5+0.2
Majority88526.9+22.9
Turnout 3,29236.0−27.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing -0.9

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Ready2,50965.7+16.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Robinson79620.8−2.4
Conservative Jane Surples48212.6−6.0
Rejected ballots340.9+0.6
Majority1,71344.8+18.5
Turnout 3,82137.5−26.6
Labour hold Swing +9.2

Astley Mosley Common

Astley Mosley Common [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brendan Bowen2,02862.7+23.1
Conservative Nasri Barghothi1,15835.8+8.1
Rejected ballots501.5+0.8
Majority87026.9+19.4
Turnout 3,23634.4−28.7
Labour hold Swing +7.5

Atherleigh

Atherleigh [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Aldred1,49958.9+15.6
Independent Jamie Hodgkinson53721.1+11.6
Conservative Derek Davies49119.3+0.8
Rejected ballots180.7+0.7
Majority96237.8+13.0
Turnout 2,54529.6−26.4
Labour hold Swing +2.0

Atherton

Atherton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Norman Bradbury1,51742.6+28.6
Labour David Welch1,27135.7−9.5
Conservative Vivienne Lee43712.3−3.5
TUSC Stephen Hall3209.0+9.0
Rejected ballots170.5+0.0
Majority2466.9−22.5
Turnout 3,56232.3−24.7
Independent hold Swing +19.0

Bryn

Bryn [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gary Wilkes1,95554.2+24.2
Labour John Allen1,36337.8−2.4
Conservative Stuart Foy2747.6−1.7
Rejected ballots170.5+0.0
Majority59216.4+6.2
Turnout 3,60939.0−23.4
Independent hold Swing +13.3

Douglas

Douglas [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Dewhurst1,86771.9+13.2
Independent Anthony Unsworth39315.1+7.0
Conservative Margaret Atherton32112.4−1.7
Rejected ballots160.6-0.1
Majority1,47456.8+12.2
Turnout 2,59726.5−22.5
Labour hold Swing +3.1

Golborne Lowton West

Golborne Lowton West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Keane1,89760.1+10.2
Community Action Peter Franzen84926.9−1.1
Conservative Kathleen Houlton38912.3−2.8
Rejected ballots190.6+0.1
Majority1,04833.2+11.3
Turnout 3,15435.0−22.9
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Hindley

Hindley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Churton1,83159.2+9.9
Independent David Culshaw1,00032.3+6.4
Conservative Stephen Holt2518.1−3.6
Rejected ballots120.4-0.2
Majority83126.9+3.5
Turnout 3,09430.7−22.0
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Hindley Green

Hindley Green [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Francis Carmichael1,18539.7+11.7
Labour Romana Kowalczuk92731.1−0.4
Community Action Barry Fagan62621.0+0.3
Conservative Margaret Winstanley2327.8−3.5
Rejected ballots140.5-0.1
Majority2588.6+5.1
Turnout 2,98434.6−27.1
Independent gain from Community Action Swing +6.0

Ince

Ince [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Sharratt1,67966.5+5.6
BNP Anthony Farrell29611.7−1.8
Independent Brian Kenrick2439.6+4.3
Conservative Raymond Whittingham1777.0−2.5
England First Robert Hague1144.5+1.3
Rejected ballots170.7+0.2
Majority1,38354.8+7.5
Turnout 2,52628.2−20.1
Labour hold Swing +3.7

Leigh East

Leigh East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anita Thorpe1,83569.0+20.9
Conservative Richard Short78529.5+6.0
Rejected ballots381.4+0.4
Majority1,05039.5+18.6
Turnout 2,65828.5−27.3
Labour hold Swing +7.4

Leigh South

Leigh South [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John O'Brien2,18061.5+20.7
Conservative Stanley Walker88525.0+6.0
Community Action Stuart Preston45012.7+3.4
Rejected ballots290.8+0.4
Majority1,29536.5+14.7
Turnout 3,54434.2−27.4
Labour hold Swing +7.3

Leigh West

Leigh West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Myra Whiteside1,84464.2+17.7
Independent Brian Turrell43015.0+5.1
Conservative John Oxley33411.6+1.3
BNP Martin Grainey2398.3−4.5
Rejected ballots240.8+0.3
Majority1,41449.3+18.1
Turnout 2,87126.3−25.0
Labour hold Swing +6.3

Lowton East

Lowton East [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Gilligan1,56140.8+2.8
Conservative Ed Houlton1,54640.4+3.8
Community Action Ian Franzen71018.5−6.6
Rejected ballots110.3+0.0
Majority150.4−1.0
Turnout 3,82839.3−26.3
Labour gain from Community Action Swing -0.5

Orrell

Orrell [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Murphy1,82548.4+2.3
Conservative Michael Winstanley1,69344.9+7.7
Independent Brian Merry2366.3+6.3
Rejected ballots160.4-0.5
Majority1323.5−5.5
Turnout 3,77040.5−27.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.7

Pemberton

Pemberton [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Bourne1,86470.9+5.4
Community Action Michael Leyland37714.3+5.2
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright36013.7+1.1
Rejected ballots291.1+0.5
Majority1,48756.5+3.6
Turnout 2,63026.7−23.4
Labour hold Swing +0.1

Shevington with Lower Ground

Shevington with Lower Ground [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Collins1,55741.7+7.4
Conservative Callum Chadwick97426.1+4.0
Ind. Conservative Deborah Fairhurst67218.0−1.1
UKIP Arnold Foster49813.3+4.9
Rejected ballots350.9+0.5
Majority58315.6+3.4
Turnout 3,73639.9−28.5
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative Swing +1.7

Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative George Fairhurst1,67243.1+27.5
Labour Andrew Birchall1,33634.4+2.4
Conservative Steven Surples84821.8−7.1
Rejected ballots270.7+0.5
Majority3368.7+5.6
Turnout 3,88339.8−28.6
Ind. Conservative hold Swing +12.5

Tyldesley

Tyldesley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Hellier1,52946.8+14.7
Liberal Democrats Keith McManus1,36341.7+2.1
Conservative David Ollerton35710.9−5.0
Rejected ballots210.6+0.4
Majority1665.1−2.4
Turnout 3,27031.9−26.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +6.3

Wigan Central

Wigan Central [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McLoughlin1,68447.6+5.7
Conservative Jean Peet1,16132.8+7.1
Ind. Conservative Gareth Fairhurst46513.1−5.3
Community Action Robert Hall1985.6+5.6
Rejected ballots330.9+0.1
Majority52314.8−1.4
Turnout 3,54137.8−26.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.7

Wigan West

Wigan West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Dawber2,30174.6+13.1
Conservative Barry Alder73923.7+6.3
Rejected ballots541.8+0.9
Majority1,57150.9+6.8
Turnout 3,08530.7−26.7
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Winstanley

Winstanley [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rona Winkworth1,50947.9+4.5
Independent Christine Shore1,06633.8+11.3
Conservative Michael Nicholls55217.5+2.5
Rejected ballots240.8+0.5
Majority44314.1−6.8
Turnout 3,15135.5−29.3
Labour hold Swing -3.4

Worsley Mesnes

Worsley Mesnes [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Rotherham2,19779.5+15.0
Conservative Joseph Sheedy55119.9+3.1
Rejected ballots170.6-0.2
Majority1,64659.5+13.0
Turnout 2,76530.6−25.7
Labour hold Swing +5.9

References

  1. "Election 2011: Wigan council". BBC News. Retrieved 6 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 05 May 2011". wiganmbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 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: 2011 – Wigan". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.