Wigan West (ward) | |
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Motto: Progress with Unity | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
County | Greater Manchester |
Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
Created | May 2004 |
Government | |
• Type | Unicameral |
• Body | Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
• Mayor of Wigan | Deborah Parkinson (Labour) |
• Councillor | Phyllis Cullen (Labour) |
• Councillor | Dave Wood (Labour) |
• Councillor | Sheila Ramsdale (Labour) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,226 [1] |
Wigan West is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Wigan.
The ward is represented by three councillors: Phyllis Cullen (Lab), [2] Stephen Dawber (Lab), [3] and Terence Halliwell (Lab). [4]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | Joe Shaw (Lab) | D. Willis (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2006 | Joe Shaw (Lab) | D. Willis (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2007 | Joe Shaw (Lab) | Mike Baines (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
By-election, 20 September 2007 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Mike Baines (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2008 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Mike Baines (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
By-election, 10 July 2008 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2010 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2011 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2012 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2014 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2015 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2016 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2018 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2019 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2021 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2022 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Stephen Dawber (Lab) | Terry Halliwell (Lab) | |||
2023 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Dave Wood (Lab) | Sheila Ramsdale (Lab) | |||
2024 | Phyllis Cullen (Lab) | Dave Wood (Lab) | Sheila Ramsdale (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.
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