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![]() 2021 local election results in Wigan. Labour Conservative Labour and Co-op Independent Independent Network |
The 2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, [6] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] A by-election was held on the same day in Orrell ward to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Conservative councillor Richard Clayton. [8]
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: [9]
After the election, the composition of the council was: [10]
Party | Number of Candidates |
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Labour Party | 26 |
Conservative Party | 26 |
Liberal Democrats | 23 |
Independents | 13 |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | 6 |
UKIP | 1 |
Reform UK | 1 |
Standish Independents | 1 |
2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 19 | ![]() | 73.1 | 38 | 57 | 76 | 37,261 | 49.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 4 | ![]() | 15.4 | 4 | 8 | 10.7 | 22,788 | 30.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | 3 | ![]() | 11.5 | 7 | 10 | 13.3 | 8,945 | 12.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,212 | 4.3 | ![]() | |
Leigh, Altherton & Tyldesley Together | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,628 | 2.2 | New | |
Standish Independents | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 0.9 | New | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0.3 | ![]() | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0.2 | New | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jamie Hodgkinson | 1,669 | 50.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Julie Ann Hilling | 998 | 30.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Emily Jane Siddall | 412 | 12.4 | ![]() | |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Quinton John Smith | 231 | 7.0 | New | |
Majority | 671 | 20.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,310 | 29.7 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paula Anne Wakefield | 1,978 | 57.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | David John Stirzaker | 1,476 | 42.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 502 | 14.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,454 | 34.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Arthur Harding | 1,073 | 43.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul Lambert Fairhurst | 610 | 24.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | Natasha Louise Hodgkinson | 587 | 24.0 | New | |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Zoë Irlam | 112 | 4.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Gillon | 63 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 463 | 19.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,445 | 29.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yvonne Marie Klieve | 1,619 | 56.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Stanley Crook | 925 | 32.1 | ![]() | |
Independent | Susan Jillian Spibey | 276 | 9.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Edward Witt | 62 | 2.2 | New | |
Majority | 694 | 24.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,882 | 32.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Keith Cunliffe | 1,353 | 49.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Falle Geddes | 584 | 21.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | Trevor Barton | 473 | 17.3 | New | |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | James Edward Morley | 249 | 9.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Lewis David Parkin | 69 | 2.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 769 | 28.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,728 | 29.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Anderson | 1,695 | 49.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Joshua James Yates | 1,423 | 41.1 | ![]() | |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Dave Fraser | 213 | 6.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Paul Brooks | 131 | 3.8 | New | |
Majority | 272 | 7.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,462 | 33.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Greensmith | 1,582 | 56.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gerald Joseph Houlton | 714 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Jayson Michael Allan Lomax-Hargreaves | 394 | 14.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharron-Lee Honey | 104 | 3.7 | New | |
Majority | 868 | 31.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,794 | 25.6 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marie Elizabeth Cooper | 2,395 | 59.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Gary Peter Lloyd | 1,516 | 37.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Noon | 123 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 879 | 21.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4,034 | 38.6 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nazia Tabussam Rehman | 1,559 | 48.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Susan Atherton | 771 | 24.1 | ![]() | |
Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Julian David Marsh | 429 | 13.4 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Eiddon Davies | 213 | 6.7 | New | |
Reform UK | James Anthony Fish | 121 | 3.8 | New | |
Independent | Antonino Panebianco | 105 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 788 | 24.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,198 | 31.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Smethurst | 1,411 | 55.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Beverley Anne Bridgwater | 628 | 24.7 | ![]() | |
Independent | David William Bowker | 425 | 16.7 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jack Simm | 77 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 783 | 30.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,541 | 23.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Danny Fletcher | 1,572 | 61.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Edward Francis Sturdy | 860 | 33.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Stephen Matthews | 125 | 4.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 712 | 27.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,557 | 29.3 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Steve Jones | 2,047 | 67.0 | ![]() | |
Labour | Mary Gwendoline Callaghan | 703 | 23.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Judith Atherton | 252 | 8.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Melling | 51 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,344 | 44.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,053 | 34.7 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul John Blay | 1,497 | 57.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Mark Michael Temperton | 422 | 16.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | Alan Leslie Baines | 305 | 11.7 | New | |
Independent | Hilda Bridget Byrne | 292 | 11.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | John Charles Skipworth | 91 | 3.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,075 | 41.2 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,607 | 27.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Bob Brierley | 1,066 | 40.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | James Thomas Palmer | 1,058 | 40.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul John Chapman | 455 | 17.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Trevor Suddick | 37 | 1.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 8 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,616 | 29.7 | ![]() | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marjorie Clayton (Elected to 2023) | 1,540 | 46.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Michael William Winstanley (Elected to 2022) | 1,456 | 43.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Mark Ian Tebbutt | 1,285 | 38.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Joseph Christopher Saunders | 1,140 | 34.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Duncan Stevenson | 225 | 6.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart David Thomas | 110 | 3.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 255 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,332 | 35.1 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In the percentage change column, the candidate with the most votes from each party is compared with the 2016 Orrell ward result, whilst the candidate with the least votes from each party is compared with the 2018 Orrell ward result.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Terrence Kenny | 1,614 | 58.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Michael Colin Owens | 801 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Duncan Stevenson | 365 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 813 | 29.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,780 | 30.5 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Roland Hurst | 1,549 | 64.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Cyril Pendlebury | 565 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
Independent | Danny Cooke | 242 | 10.0 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | John Parrott | 61 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 984 | 40.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,417 | 27.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laura Jean Flynn | 1,736 | 50.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Luke Christian Marsden | 853 | 24.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | John Arnold Hulme | 719 | 21.0 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Julian Lee Holland | 112 | 3.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 883 | 25.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,420 | 34.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patricia Draper | 1,535 | 70.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 495 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Donald John Macnamara | 159 | 7.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,040 | 47.5 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,189 | 22.9 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Trevor Molyneux | 1,289 | 67.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Allan Atherton | 369 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Jordan James Gaskell | 242 | 12.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 920 | 48.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,900 | 21.7 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeanette Prescott | 1,476 | 69.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jean Margaret Peet | 477 | 22.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David John Burley | 180 | 8.4 | New | |
Majority | 999 | 46.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,133 | 22.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael John Crosby | 1,432 | 44.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Gary Robinson | 798 | 25.0 | ![]() | |
Shevington Independents | Gareth William Fairhurst | 739 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Craig Duff Crombie-Fisher | 220 | 6.9 | New | |
Majority | 634 | 19.9 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,189 | 34.8 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Whittingham | 1,997 | 54.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Dave Wood | 911 | 25.0 | ![]() | |
Standish Independents | Debbie Fairhurst | 644 | 17.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Waddicor | 96 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,086 | 29.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,648 | 34.0 | ![]() | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The "Standish Independents" description was used at the last election by the Wigan Independents, a separate political party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lawrence Hunt | 2,016 | 63.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Joe Worthington | 938 | 29.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Benjamin James Thomas | 243 | 7.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,078 | 33.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,197 | 34.4 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terrence William Halliwell | 1,664 | 65.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 572 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Dyer | 295 | 11.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,092 | 43.1 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,531 | 26.2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samantha Brown | 1,004 | 55.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | James Geddes | 432 | 24.1 | ![]() | |
Leigh West Independent | Jayson Michael Allan Lomax-Hargreaves | 257 | 14.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharron-Lee Honey | 103 | 5.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 572 | 31.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,796 | 16.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Flemming | 429 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Independent | James Alan Richardson | 412 | 30.0 | New | |
Independent | Gareth William Fairhurst | 353 | 25.7 | New | |
Conservative | Paul Martin | 142 | 10.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | David John Burley | 38 | 2.8 | ![]() | |
Majority | 17 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,374 | 15.0 | ![]() | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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