Lowton East (ward)

Lowton East (ward)
Electoral ward
Lowton East ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms
Motto:  Progress with Unity
Coordinates: 53°28′20″N2°33′49″W / 53.4721°N 2.5636°W / 53.4721; -2.5636
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Created	May 2004
Named after	Lowton
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
•  Mayor of Wigan	Jenny Bullen
• Councillor	Jenny Gregory (Labour)
• Councillor	Garry Lloyd (Labour)
• Councillor	Mike Smith (Labour)
Population
• Total	12,685 [1]

Lowton East is an electoral ward in Leigh, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Leigh.

Councillors

As of May 2024, the ward is represented by three Labour Councillors, Jenny Gregory and Garry Lloyd and Mike Smith. ^[2]

James Grundy, who in 2019 became the Conservative MP for the constituency was previously a councillor in the ward having been first elected to Lowton East in 2008. ^[3]

References

1. "Ward Level Mid-Year Population Estimates (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
2. "Local elections - Lowton East results". www.wigan.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
3. "Local Elections Archive Project — Lowton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.