Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

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Map of the results of the 2007 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Community Action Party in green, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. Wigan UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Community Action Party in green, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey.

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2007 with one third of the seats up for election. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town and former county borough, Wigan and includes the towns and villages of Leigh, part of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Orrell, Standish, Atherton, Tyldesley, Golborne, Lowton, Billinge, Astley, Haigh and Aspull. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an amalgamation of several former local government districts and parishes. The borough has three civil parishes and lies directly to the west of the City of Salford and southwest of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. The local authority is Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 16 4 1 +3 64.0 43.2 30,854 +0.4%
  Conservative 4 1 0 +1 16.0 21.0 15,023 -0.7%
  Community Action 3 1 2 -1 12.0 15.8 11,265 -1.0%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 2 -2 4.0 10.1 7,211 -1.7%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 4.0 3.2 2,267 +2.0%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 2,572 +0.8%
  Community Performance First 0 0 1 -1 0 1.2 837 +1.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 835 +0.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 337 -1.1%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: [5]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour 43 46
Community Action 12 11
Conservative 9 10
Liberal Democrat 8 6
Independent 2 2
BNP 0 0
Green 0 0
Community Performance First 1 0
UKIP 0 0
Total 75 75
Working majority 11  17 

Ward results

Abram [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eunice Smethurst 1,403 55.0 +2.9
Community Action John Shale 587 22.2 +1.0
BNP Dennis Shambley 309 12.1 -4.4
Conservative Marion Green 264 10.4 +0.8
Rejected ballots 6 0.2 -0.3
Majority 836 32.8 +1.9
Turnout 2,549 24.8 -0.2
Labour hold Swing +0.9
Ashton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Community Action Walter Carney 1,423 45.4 +2.2
Labour Ann Rampling 1,258 40.1 -5.2
Conservative Marie Winstanley 256 8.2 -3.3
BNP Violet Haslam 195 6.2 +6.2
Rejected ballots 5 0.2 +0.2
Majority 165 5.3 +3.1
Turnout 3,137 34.4 +4.1
Community Action hold Swing +3.7
Aspull, New Springs, Whelley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Ready 1,888 53.1 +12.8
Liberal Democrat Alan Robinson 1,017 28.6 -15.2
Conservative Jim Waterworth 463 13.0 -2.8
Green Norma Stout 174 4.9 +4.9
Rejected ballots 13 0.4 +0.4
Majority 871 24.5 +21.0
Turnout 3,555 35.6 +3.7
Labour hold Swing +14.0
Astley, Mosley Common [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brendan Bowen 1,048 37.9 +9.2
Conservative Sean Ell 821 29.7 +7.3
Liberal Democrat Peter Bowdler 665 24.0 -24.8
Green Ian Davies 218 7.9 +7.9
Rejected ballots 14 0.5 +0.5
Majority 227 8.2 -12.0
Turnout 2,766 28.6 -2.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +0.9
Atherleigh [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Aldred 1,104 52.1 +6.1
Liberal Democrat Kevin Jones 640 30.2 -4.1
Conservative Dorothy Angell 366 17.3 -2.4
Rejected ballots 10 0.5 +0.5
Majority 464 21.9 +10.2
Turnout 2,120 26.8 +0.9
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Atherton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Norman Bradbury 1,456 45.3 -4.4
Liberal Democrat David Higginbottom 1,211 37.7 +6.0
Conservative Lee Kendrick-Walker 352 11.0 +0.0
Green Nicolas Redmond 183 5.7 -2.0
Rejected ballots 10 0.3 +0.3
Majority 245 7.6 -10.4
Turnout 3,212 29.5 +1.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing -5.2
Bryn [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Gary Wilkes 1,657 52.3 +52.3
Labour George Harrison 1,030 32.3 -0.9
BNP Kenneth Haslam 307 9.6 -4.8
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 179 5.6 +0.2
Rejected ballots 7 0.2 +0.0
Majority 637 20.0 +8.0
Turnout 3,190 34.3 +0.6
Independent hold Swing +26.6
Douglas [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Dewhurst 1,338 58.0 -1.1
Community Action James Carmichael-Prince 586 25.4 -14.9
Conservative Jean Peet 374 16.2 +16.2
Rejected ballots 10 0.4 -0.2
Majority 752 32.6 +13.8
Turnout 2,308 24.4 -0.4
Labour hold Swing +6.9
Golborne and Lowton West [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Klieve 1,520 56.4 +4.4
Community Action Kevin Williams 777 28.8 -6.3
Conservative James Grundy 388 14.4 +1.6
Rejected ballots 11 0.4 +0.4
Majority 743 27.6 +10.7
Turnout 2,696 30.3 -0.4
Labour gain from Community Action Swing +5.3
Hindley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Ecclles-Churton 1,191 45.3 -3.1
Community Action Jim Ellis 1,142 43.4 +7.1
Conservative William Winstanley 289 11.0 -4.4
Rejected ballots 9 0.3 +0.3
Majority 49 1.9 -10.2
Turnout 2,631 26.6 +1.1
Labour gain from Community Action Swing -5.1
Hindley Green [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Community Action Louise Fagan 741 31.4 -16.0
Labour Martin Long 710 30.1 -5.8
Community Performance First Robert Brierley 654 27.7 +27.7
Conservative Margaret Winstanley 245 10.4 -6.3
Rejected ballots 8 0.3 +0.3
Majority 31 1.3 -10.3
Turnout 2,358 26.4 +0.6
Community Action gain from Community Performance First Swing -5.1
Ince [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Hurst 1,348 66.5 +5.7
Community Action Yvonne Maddison 458 22.6 -7.8
Conservative Anthony Hinds 210 10.4 +2.1
Rejected ballots 12 0.6 -0.1
Majority 890 43.9 +13.5
Turnout 2,028 23.6 -1.0
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Leigh East [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christine Cottam 1,204 48.1 +2.1
Liberal Democrat Gordon Jackson 778 31.1 -6.4
Conservative Andrew Oxley 501 20.0 +3.6
Rejected ballots 18 0.7 +0.7
Majority 426 17.0 +8.5
Turnout 2,501 27.0 +0.2
Labour hold Swing +4.2
Leigh South [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John O'Brien 1,408 43.3 +3.5
Community Action Ian Franzen 774 23.8 +4.4
Conservative Rosina Oxley 762 23.4 -0.4
BNP Richard Close 293 9.0 -5.0
Rejected ballots 15 0.5 +0.5
Majority 634 19.5 +3.5
Turnout 3,252 31.1 +0.5
Labour hold Swing -0.4
Leigh West [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Myra Whiteside 1,380 53.9 -1.0
Independent Mandy Cooper 600 23.5 +23.5
Conservative Denise Young 289 11.3 -5.0
Community Action Stephen Ellison 280 10.9 +10.9
Rejected ballots 9 0.4 +0.4
Majority 780 30.5 +4.3
Turnout 2,558 23.8 +0.4
Labour hold Swing -12.2
Lowton East [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Community Action Jonathan Miller 1,418 43.0 +8.9
Labour Susan Greensmith 1,085 32.9 +0.1
Conservative Jeanette Leigh 782 23.7 -9.3
Rejected ballots 13 0.4 +0.4
Majority 636 10.1 +9.0
Turnout 3,298 33.6 +1.4
Community Action hold Swing +4.4
Orrell [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Winstanley 1,686 45.2 +6.8
Labour Michael Barnes 1,328 35.6 -1.6
BNP Charles Mather 534 14.3 -3.9
Community Action Peter Solinas 165 4.4 +4.4
Rejected ballots 13 0.3 +0.3
Majority 358 9.6 +8.4
Turnout 3,726 40.3 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
Pemberton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barbara Bourne 1,421 57.6 -7.1
Community Action Michael Leyland 409 16.6 +2.3
BNP Chris Hilton 333 13.5 +13.5
Conservative Stuart Foy 295 12.0 +12.0
Rejected ballots 8 0.3 +0.3
Majority 1,012 41.0 -9.5
Turnout 2,466 24.9 +2.2
Labour hold Swing -4.7
Shevington with Lower Ground [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Debbie Fairhurst 1,377 41.9 -15.5
Labour Dave Brown 1,248 38.0 -3.2
UKIP John Atherton 337 10.3 +10.3
Liberal Democrat Darren Atherton 311 9.5 +9.5
Rejected ballots 11 0.3 -1.1
Majority 129 3.9 -12.3
Turnout 3,284 34.9 +1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -6.1
Standish with Langtree [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Fairhurst 2,016 57.9 +3.1
Labour Mike Crosby 996 28.6 -1.6
Liberal Democrat June Garner 451 12.9 +12.9
Rejected ballots 20 0.6 +0.1
Majority 1,020 29.3 +4.7
Turnout 3,483 36.4 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
Tyldesley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith McManus 1,838 63.0 +4.3
Labour Pamela Stewart 447 15.3 -4.0
Conservative Hilary Hayden 370 12.7 +3.6
Green Craig Cohen 260 8.9 -4.0
Rejected ballots 3 0.1 +0.1
Majority 1,391 47.7 +8.3
Turnout 2,918 28.6 -0.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +4.2
Wigan Central [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jim Davies 1,406 44.2 -15.8
Labour John Ball 1,050 33.0 -7.0
Liberal Democrat Martin Sutton 300 9.4 +9.4
Community Action Ronnie Barnes 218 6.9 +6.9
BNP Gary Chadwick 199 6.3 +6.3
Rejected ballots 9 0.3 +0.3
Majority 356 11.2 -8.8
Turnout 3,182 34.6 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
Wigan West [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mike Baines 1,388 47.5 -1.5
Conservative Keith Jones 563 19.3 -2.9
Community Action Philip Parkes 560 19.2 +19.2
BNP Susan Mather 402 13.7 +13.7
Rejected ballots 11 0.4 -0.2
Majority 825 28.2 +7.6
Turnout 2,924 28.6 +1.7
Labour hold Swing +0.7
Winstanley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rona Winkworth 1,224 43.3 +9.4
Community Action Leanne Brotherton 1,109 39.2 -4.2
Conservative David Bowker 482 17.1 +2.7
Rejected ballots 11 0.4 +0.1
Majority 115 4.1 -5.5
Turnout 2,826 32.0 +1.9
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Worsley Mesnes [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Rotherham 1,381 55.3 -0.1
Community Action William Barnes 638 25.5 -5.5
Conservative Thomas Sutton 287 11.5 -1.4
Community Performance First Anthony Unsworth 183 7.3 +7.3
Rejected ballots 9 0.4 -0.3
Majority 743 29.7 +5.4
Turnout 2,498 27.6 +1.6
Labour hold Swing +2.7

By-elections between 2007 and 2008

Tyldesley By-Election 28 June 2007 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Robert Bleakley 784 40.2 -22.8
Labour Barry Taylor 619 31.7 +16.4
Independent Craig Cohen 377 19.3 +19.3
Conservative Sean Ell 170 8.7 -4.0
Majority 165 8.5 -39.2
Turnout 1,950 19.2 -9.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -19.6
Wigan West By-Election 20 September 2007 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phyll Cullen 837 43.7 -3.8
Liberal Democrat Trevor Beswick 464 24.2 +24.2
BNP Susan Mather 264 13.8 +0.1
Community Action Jim Carmichael-Prince 219 11.4 -7.8
Independent Syd Hall 72 3.8 +3.8
Green Norma Stout 60 3.1 +3.1
Majority 373 19.5 -8.7
Turnout 1,916 18.7 -9.9
Labour hold Swing -14.0
Wigan Central By-Election 18 October 2007 [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jean Peet 1,013 48.2 +4.0
Labour Mike Barnes 827 39.3 +6.3
Community Action John Shale 262 12.5 +5.6
Majority 186 8.9 -2.3
Turnout 2,102 22.8 -11.8
Conservative hold Swing -1.1

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