2024 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  2023 2 May 20242026 

25 of 75 seats to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
38 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  David Molyneux.jpg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Leader David Molyneux [1] Ray Whittingham
Party Labour Independent Conservative
Last election6492

The 2024 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024 to elect one third of the members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. The election will be held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Overview

Council Composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 electionAfter 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 64 Labour 64 Labour 64
Conservative 2 Conservative 2 Conservative 1
Independent 9 Independent 9 Independent 10

Number of Candidates fielded per party: [2]

Labour Party (25/25)





Conservative Party (25/25)





Independent (16/25)





Liberal Democrats (15/25)





Green Party (8/25)





Reform UK (5/25)





Leigh and Atherton Independents (1/25)





Standish Independents (1/25)





Wigan Independents (1/25)





Workers Party of Britain (1/25)





Results summary

2024 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 21Steady2.svg84.0436485.334,94051.7Decrease2.svg 9.2
  Independent 4Increase2.svg 116.061013.311,91817.6Increase2.svg 4.9
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10111.310,20015.1Decrease2.svg 2.2
 Leigh and Atherton Independents0Steady2.svg00002,6103.9Increase2.svg 1.7
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg00002,1523.2Increase2.svg 2.6
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg00001,8482.7Decrease2.svg 1.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg00001,7892.6Increase2.svg 2.3
 Standish Independents0Steady2.svg00001,2941.9Increase2.svg 1.4
 Wigan Independents0Steady2.svg00006841.0Increase2.svg 0.3
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg00001370.2New

Results

Incumbent councillors seeking re-election in their ward are marked with an asterisk (*). Vote Share changes for Incumbent Councillors are relative to their own result in 2023. For non-incumbent candidates it is relative to their highest result in 2023.

Abram ward

Local Elections 2024: Abram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nazia Tabussam Rehman* 1,353 56.3 Increase2.svg 7.2
Independent David William Bowker74631.0Increase2.svg 1.6
Conservative Janet Elizabeth Walch1917.9Decrease2.svg 9.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Trevor Suddick1144.7Decrease2.svg 11.7
Majority60725.3Increase2.svg 5.6
Turnout 2,40422.9Increase2.svg 1.8
Labour hold Swing

Ashton-in-Makerfield South ward

Local Elections 2024: Ashton-in-Makerfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew John Bullen* 1,259 52.1 Increase2.svg 10.2
Independent Gary Wilkes85035.2Increase2.svg 4.2
Conservative Paul Martin26010.8Decrease2.svg 6.3
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Stephen Matthews471.9Decrease2.svg 4.4
Majority40916.9Increase2.svg 6.0
Turnout 2,41627.6Increase2.svg 0.7
Labour hold Swing

Aspull, New Springs & Whelley ward

Local Elections 2024: Aspull, New Springs & Whelley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura Jean Flynn* 1,734 64.9 Increase2.svg 2.5
Conservative Marie Winstanley53319.9Decrease2.svg 1.5
Green Peter George Edmund Kitts40615.2New
Majority1,20145.0Increase2.svg 4.0
Turnout 2,67329.1Increase2.svg 1.2
Labour hold Swing

Astley ward

Local Elections 2024: Astley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry John Taylor* 1,792 52.6 Increase2.svg 1.5
Independent Sandra Elizabeth Robinson86225.3New
Conservative Eileen Patricia Strathearn75322.1Decrease2.svg 11.3
Majority93027.3Increase2.svg 9.6
Turnout 3,40732.1Increase2.svg 2.6
Labour hold Swing

Atherton North ward

Local Elections 2024: Atherton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Paul Watson* 1,070 38.7 Decrease2.svg 2.7
Labour Paul Blinkhorn1,03337.4Increase2.svg 4.1
Atherton North IndependentQuinton John Smith53319.3Increase2.svg 6.4
Conservative David John Stirzaker1274.6Decrease2.svg 2.3
Majority371.3Decrease2.svg 6.8
Turnout 2,76327.1Increase2.svg 0.5
Independent hold Swing

Atherton South & Lilford ward

Local Elections 2024: Atherton South & Lilford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Robert McStein* 1,418 48.3 Increase2.svg 4.7
Independent Rachael Flaszczak1,15239.2Increase2.svg 6.6
Conservative Martin James Farrimond36812.5Decrease2.svg 1.7
Majority2669.1Decrease2.svg 1.9
Turnout 2,93828.5Increase2.svg 1.8
Labour hold Swing

Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North ward

Local Elections 2024: Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scarlett Myler* 1,512 60.1 Increase2.svg 15.9
Labour Margaret Therese Gaffney85934.2Increase2.svg 6.9
Conservative Judith Atherton1435.7Decrease2.svg 1.1
Majority65325.9Increase2.svg 9.0
Turnout 2,51428.0Increase2.svg 0.6
Independent hold Swing

Douglas ward

Local Elections 2024: Douglas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Dawber* 1,379 69.7 Increase2.svg 8.5
Green Peter Ernest Jacobs30415.4Decrease2.svg 6.2
Conservative Margaret Atherton29615.0Decrease2.svg 4.7
Majority1,07554.3Increase2.svg 14.7
Turnout 1,97921.1Increase2.svg 0.9
Labour hold Swing

Golborne & Lowton West ward

Local Elections 2024: Golborne & Lowton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Gambles* 1,572 63.4 Increase2.svg 6.4
Leigh and Atherton IndependentRichard Andrew Scott42016.9New
Conservative Edward Noel Houlton38715.6Decrease2.svg 4.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Julian Lee Holland1014.1Decrease2.svg 4.0
Majority1,15246.5Increase2.svg 9.4
Turnout 2,48026.9Increase2.svg 1.5
Labour hold Swing

Hindley ward

Local Elections 2024: Hindley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Talbot* 1,013 42.4 Decrease2.svg 0.4
Independent Jim Ellis51921.7Decrease2.svg 12.6
Reform UK James Swift31513.2New
Independent Jordan James Gaskell2018.4New
Independent Dave Culshaw1024.3Decrease2.svg 15.9
Green Oliver Peter Clark974.1New
Conservative Gerard Joseph Houlton893.7Decrease2.svg 4.7
Liberal Democrats John Charles Skipworth542.3Decrease2.svg 5.6
Majority49420.7Increase2.svg 12.2
Turnout 2,39024.2Increase2.svg 0.5
Labour hold Swing

Hindley Green ward

Local Elections 2024: Hindley Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Thomas Palmer* 1,260 49.7 Increase2.svg 3.7
Independent Mark Prescott70127.6Increase2.svg 0.1
Reform UK Ray Peters39215.5New
Conservative Susan Atherton1315.2Decrease2.svg 9.7
Liberal Democrats Gary Skipworth532.1Decrease2.svg 6.6
Majority55922.1Increase2.svg 3.6
Turnout 2,53727.6Increase2.svg 1.2
Labour hold Swing

Ince ward

Local Elections 2024: Ince
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Whyte 1,018 46.7 New
Labour Janice Sharratt*97044.5Increase2.svg 5.7
Conservative Allan Atherton1557.1Decrease2.svg 6.2
Independent Zoran C. Zok371.7New
Majority482.2N/A
Turnout 2,18023.2Increase2.svg 0.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Leigh Central & Higher Folds ward

Local Elections 2024: Leigh Central & Higher Folds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Walker* 1,321 52.2 Decrease2.svg 1.2
Leigh Central IndependentJames Edward Morley62624.8Increase2.svg 5.7
Conservative Jean Dickinson29611.7Decrease2.svg 6.2
Green Peter Mulleady2148.5New
Liberal Democrats Stuart John Worthington722.8Decrease2.svg 3.8
Majority69527.4Decrease2.svg 6.9
Turnout 2,52923.6Increase2.svg 2.0
Labour hold Swing

Leigh South ward

Local Elections 2024: Leigh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Rigby* 1,474 51.7 Decrease2.svg 0.8
Leigh South IndependentJayson Allan Hargreaves55619.5New
Conservative Avril Ruth Murphy49517.4Decrease2.svg 11.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Noon1926.7Decrease2.svg 11.0
Green Brodie Andrew Prescott1334.7New
Majority91832.2Increase2.svg 8.7
Turnout 2,85030.0Increase2.svg 1.7
Labour hold Swing

Leigh West ward

Local Elections 2024: Leigh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Greensmith* 1,592 60.6 Increase2.svg 3.0
Leigh West IndependentDavid John Evans47518.1Increase2.svg 2.0
Conservative Marie Elizabeth Cooper31412.0Decrease2.svg 4.8
Green Rachel Harrop2449.3New
Majority1,11742.5Increase2.svg 1.7
Turnout 2,62523.6Increase2.svg 2.8
Labour hold Swing

Lowton East ward

Local Elections 2024: Lowton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Smith 2,179 54.2 Increase2.svg 9.0
Conservative Kathleen Houlton*1,84545.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
Majority3348.4N/A
Turnout 4,02436.1Increase2.svg 2.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Orrell ward

Local Elections 2024: Orrell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Collins* 1,601 52.2 Increase2.svg 8.0
Conservative Michael William Winstanley92030.0Decrease2.svg 12.5
Reform UK Robert F. Kenyon42313.8New
Liberal Democrats Neil Duncan Stevenson1244.0Decrease2.svg 8.5
Majority68122.2Increase2.svg 20.5
Turnout 3,06832.6Increase2.svg 1.2
Labour hold Swing

Pemberton ward

Local Elections 2024: Pemberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Winifred Rigby* 1,179 59.5 Increase2.svg 11.9
Independent Tony Porter52226.3Decrease2.svg 1.2
Conservative Jean Margaret Peet1708.6Decrease2.svg 10.7
Liberal Democrats David John Burley1115.6Decrease2.svg 11.6
Majority65733.2Increase2.svg 13.1
Turnout 1,98221.0Increase2.svg 1.4
Labour hold Swing

Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor ward

Local Elections 2024: Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vicky Galligan* 1,585 51.4 Increase2.svg 9.4
Shevington Independents Part of Wigan IndependentsDebbie Fairhurst68422.2Decrease2.svg 11.3
Conservative Michael Colin Owens50016.2Decrease2.svg 5.4
Liberal Democrats John Peter Burley1775.7Decrease2.svg 7.5
Workers Party Peter Seddon1374.4New
Majority90129.2Increase2.svg 20.7
Turnout 3,08331.6Decrease2.svg 1.8
Labour hold Swing

Standish with Langtree ward

Local Elections 2024: Standish with Langtree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Mugan* 1,610 43.0 Increase2.svg 6.5
Standish IndependentsGareth William Fairhurst1,29434.6Increase2.svg 12.4
Conservative Gary Robinson72419.3Decrease2.svg 17.1
Liberal Democrats Donald John Macnamara1173.1New
Majority3168.4Increase2.svg 8.3
Turnout 3,74532.8Increase2.svg 1.2
Labour hold Swing

Tyldesley & Mosley Common ward

Local Elections 2024: Tyldesley & Mosley Common
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Anthony Fish* 1,538 52.4 Increase2.svg 13.7
Labour Farai Nhakaniso1,09137.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Conservative Ashley Mccarrick30810.5Decrease2.svg 14.3
Majority44715.3Increase2.svg 13.8
Turnout 2,93729.6Increase2.svg 3.5
Independent hold Swing

Wigan Central ward

Local Elections 2024: Wigan Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McLoughlin* 1,398 48.2 Decrease2.svg 2.9
Independent Catherine Mary Croston79027.3New
Conservative Paul John Chapman42014.5Decrease2.svg 15.5
Green Lisa Diaz1906.6New
Liberal Democrats Brian Craig Duff Crombie-Fisher1003.5Decrease2.svg 20.5
Majority60820.9Decrease2.svg 0.2
Turnout 2,89830.8Increase2.svg 1.1
Labour hold Swing

Wigan West ward

Local Elections 2024: Wigan West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Rosaleen Ramsdale* 1,639 67.9 Increase2.svg 19.2
Liberal Democrats Stuart David Thomas40416.7Decrease2.svg 14.7
Conservative Marjorie Clayton37215.4Increase2.svg 2.5
Majority1,23551.2Increase2.svg 33.9
Turnout 2,41524.9Decrease2.svg 0.4
Labour hold Swing

Winstanley ward

Local Elections 2024: Winstanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive William Morgan* 1,412 57.0 Increase2.svg 3.9
Reform UK John Carroll49019.8Increase2.svg 1.6
Conservative Margaret Mary Winstanley24910.1Decrease2.svg 13.9
Green John Christopher Logan2018.1New
Liberal Democrats Robert Duncan Stevenson1245.0Decrease2.svg 16.2
Majority92237.2Increase2.svg 8.1
Turnout 2,47627.8Increase2.svg 1.6
Labour hold Swing

Worsley Mesnes ward

Local Elections 2024: Worsley Mesnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul David James Molyneux* 1,217 53.9 Increase2.svg 7.9
Reform UK Keith Andrew Whalley53223.6New
Independent Danny Cooke29813.2Decrease2.svg 16.5
Conservative Adam James Marsh1546.8Decrease2.svg 12.9
Liberal Democrats Vincent Dean Holgate582.6Decrease2.svg 11.8
Majority68530.3Increase2.svg 14.0
Turnout 2,25925.2Increase2.svg 0.8
Labour hold Swing

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