Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015
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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

 
Party Labour Conservative

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2015 local election results in Wigan.
   Labour
  Independent

The 2015 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the general election.

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Local government body in England

The Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in the United Kingdom. It consists of 75 Councillors with one-third being elected every three years in four. The borough is separated into 25 wards. Councillors are democratically accountable to the ward they are elected to represent. Each ward is represented on the council by three council members.

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Overview

PartySeats won at ElectionTotal Seats on Council [2] ±
Labour Party2364Increase2.svg 1
Conservative Party13Increase2.svg 1
Independents18Decrease2.svg 2
Number of Candidates fielded per party [3]
PartyNumber
Labour Party (UK) 25
Conservative Party (UK) 25
UK Independence Party 24
Green Party of England and Wales 9
Independent 8
Left Unity 8
Community Action Party 3
Liberal Democrats (UK) 2
TUSC 1

Results

Bolton West constituency

Atherton ward

Local Elections 2015: Atherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Luke Aldred250839.8
Independent Norman Alec Bradbury198931.6
UKIP Quinton John Smith95015.1
Conservative Toby Joseph Hewitt78812.5
Left Unity Craig Anthony Wilson460.73
Rejected ballots200.32
Majority5198.24
Turnout 6301

Makerfield constituency

Abram ward

Local Elections 2015: Abram
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eunice Smethurst321758.6
UKIP Jim Carmichael-Prince158428.85
Conservative Joanne Bradley65311.9
Rejected ballots370.67
Majority163329.74
Turnout 5491

Ashton ward

Local Elections 2015: Ashton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jennifer Bullen273848.86
UKIP Alan Freeman95016.96
Conservative Marie Winstanley83314.87
Community Action Michael Moulding74913.37
Independent Peter Merry3185.68
Rejected ballots140.25
Majority178831.92
Turnout 5602

Bryn ward

Local Elections 2015: Bryn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nathan George Murray224539.3
Independent Gary Thomas Wilkes171730.1
UKIP Stephen Jones94816.6
Conservative Judith Anderson3786.62
Independent David Wilkes2674.7
Community Action Catherine Aspey1412.47
Rejected ballots120.21
Majority5289.25
Turnout 5708

Hindley ward

Local Elections 2015: Hindley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Eccles-Churton297554.42
UKIP Sue Ellis145726.7
Conservative Susan Atherton71213.02
Liberal Democrat John Charles Skipworth2955.4
Rejected ballots280.51
Majority151827.77
Turnout 5467

Hindley Green ward

Local Elections 2015: Hindley Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frank Carmichael283954.87
UKIP Sandra Margaret Atherton152029.38
Conservative Gerard Joseph Houlton78815.23
Rejected ballots270.52
Majority131925.5
Turnout 5174

Orrell ward

Local Elections 2015: Orrell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Murphy281244.1
Conservative Michael William Winstanley225735.4
UKIP Philip Easton95014.9
Green David Stazicker3255.1
Rejected ballots240.38
Majority5458.55
Turnout 6378

Winstanley ward

Local Elections 2015: Winstanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Marie Teresa Morgan289849
UKIP Andrew Francis Collinson143724.3
Conservative Allan Atherton118220
Green Steven Charles Heyes3986.73
Rejected ballots00
Majority146124.7
Turnout 5915

Worsley Mesnes ward

Local Elections 2015: Worsley Mesnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Billy Rotherham303959.15
UKIP Maureen McCoy133226
Conservative Stephen Gerard Holt56611.02
Green Norma Stout1823.54
Rejected ballots190.37
Majority170733.22
Turnout 5138

Leigh constituency

Astley Mosley Common ward

Local Elections 2015: Astley Mosley Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christine Lilian Roberts247841.2
Conservative David John Stirzaker180430.6
UKIP Joanne Bradley130622.12
Green Clive James Robert Charles2904.91
Rejected ballots250.42
Majority67411.42
Turnout 5903

Atherleigh ward

Local Elections 2015: Atherleigh
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Aldred231047.85
UKIP Les Leggett100520.8
Conservative Paul Lambert Fairhurst85917.8
Independent Stuart Andrew Gerrard49410.2
Left Unity Stephen Michael Hall1252.6
Rejected ballots350.75
Majority130527.03
Turnout 4828

Golborne and Lowton West ward

Local Elections 2015: Golborne and Lowton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stuart Arthur Keane304660.14
UKIP Peter Graham Kearns97019.2
Conservative Brian Howard Lobell79315.7
Community Action Sophie Aspey2254.44
Rejected ballots310.61
Majority207641
Turnout 5065

Leigh East ward

Local Elections 2015: Leigh East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anita Thorpe294958
UKIP Gill Gibson108821.4
Conservative Richard Byrom Houlton88817.46
Left Unity Graham Gifford1232.42
Rejected ballots380.75
Majority186138.6
Turnout 5086

Leigh South ward

Local Elections 2015: Leigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John David O'Brien320051
UKIP Rod Halliwell154724.6
Conservative 135821.6
Left Unity Ian Heyes1352.15
Rejected ballots470.75
Majority165326.3
Turnout 6287

Leigh West ward

Local Elections 2015: Leigh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Myra Joan Whiteside306656.3
UKIP Mary Therese Lavelle141826.03
Conservative Andrew John Oxley64511.8
Green Paula Unger2785.1
Rejected ballots400.73
Majority164830.26
Turnout 5447

Lowton East ward

Local Elections 2015: Lowton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kath Houlton322849.72
Labour Pam Gilligan257939.73
Independent Sandy Franzen6099.38
Rejected ballots761.17
Majority64910
Turnout 6492

Tyldesley ward

Local Elections 2015: Tyldesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen John Hellier278045.07
UKIP Matthew Robert James153024.81
Conservative Sue Vickery119819.42
Liberal Democrat Lorraine Gillon3535.72
Green Graham Unsworth2834.6
Rejected ballots240.4
Majority125020.3
Turnout 6168


Wigan constituency

Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward

Local Elections 2015: Aspull, New Springs and Whelley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Ready 3,534 55.3
UKIP Mark Andrew Bradley1,41622.2
Conservative Jane Surples1,28220.1
Left Unity John Stuart Bolton1562.4
Majority2,11833.2
Turnout 6,38863.3
Labour hold Swing

Douglas ward

Local Elections 2015: Douglas
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Anthony Dewhurst 3,145 64.2
UKIP Derek Wilkes1,13023.1
Conservative Margaret Atherton52510.7
Left Unity Adele Joanne Andrews982.0
Majority2,01541.1
Turnout 4,89850.2
Labour hold Swing

Ince ward

Local Elections 2015: Ince
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Janice Sharratt 2,937 64.1
UKIP Ross Allan Wright1,19226.0
Conservative Callum Chadwick3527.7
Left Unity Janet Elizabeth Phillips1002.2
Majority1,74538.1
Turnout 4,58150.6
Labour hold Swing

Pemberton ward

Local Elections 2015: Pemberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sam Marc Murphy 3,154 62.9
UKIP Daniel Stephen Wood1,09921.9
Conservative Claire Houlton54710.9
Green Will Patterson2124.2
Majority2,05541.0
Turnout 5,01250.6
Labour hold Swing

Shevington with Lower Ground ward

Local Elections 2015: Shevington with Lower Ground
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Anthony Collins 2,717 43.5
Conservative David Ollerton1,66126.6
UKIP Arnold Jefferson Foster1,43923.1
Green Joseph Rylance4266.8
Majority1,05616.9
Turnout 6,24367.5
Labour hold Swing

Standish with Langtree ward

Local Elections 2015: Standish with Langtree
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Standish IndependentsGeorge Allan Fairhurst1,99930.3
Conservative Ray Whittingham1,84828.0
Labour Debbie Parkinson1,73526.3
UKIP Emma Josephine Appleton92314.0
Trade Unionists and Socialists against cutsSharon Holden991.4
Majority1512.3
Turnout 6,60468.0
Standish Independents hold Swing

Wigan Central ward

Local Elections 2015: Wigan Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael McLoughlin 2,783 46.9
Conservative Jean Margaret Peet1,39123.4
UKIP Keith Robert Jones1,22820.7
Green Damien Hendry4437.5
IndependentBrian Parr901.5
Majority1,39223.5
Turnout 5,93563.8
Labour hold Swing

Wigan West ward

Local Elections 2015: Wigan West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Steve Dawber 3,500 62.1
UKIP Janet Markland1,20321.3
Conservative Jamie Vickery72712.9
Left Unity Hazel Elizabeth Duffy2073.7
Majority2,29740.7
Turnout 5,63757.5
Labour hold Swing

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