2010 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Map of the results of the 2010 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election.[1][2][3]

Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2010
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 24 10 0 +10 96.0 45.5 63,404 +8.2%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 1 -1 4.0 8.9 12,447 +0.3%
  Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0.0 18.7 26,036 -7.3%
  Community Action 0 0 2 -2 0.0 8.0 11,129 -5.9%
  Independent 0 0 3 -3 0.0 7.3 10,254 -1.6%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.5 9,116 +3.2%
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0.0 3.1 4,351 +3.1%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 1,797 -0.0%
  England First 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 134 +0.1%

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 41 51
Conservative 10 8
Independent 10 7
Community Action 6 4
Liberal Democrat 4 3
Wigan Independent Conservative 4 2
BNP 0 0
UKIP 0 0
England First 0 0
Total 75 75
Working majority  7   27 

Ward results

Abram

Abram[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Sweeney 2,849 52.7 +4.9
Independent Sandra Atherton 893 16.5 +16.5
Conservative Marie Winstanley 668 12.4 −2.7
BNP Dennis Shambley 659 12.2 +12.2
Community Action John Shale 316 5.8 −30.9
Rejected ballots 20 0.4 -0.1
Majority 1,956 36.2 +25.2
Turnout 5,405 51.8 +26.7
Labour hold Swing -5.8

Ashton

Ashton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Ash 2,208 38.7 +5.1
Community Action Joanne Bradley 1,980 34.7 −18.6
Independent Frank Merry 574 10.1 +10.1
Conservative Malcolm Childs 571 10.0 +2.5
BNP Barry Longstaffe 352 6.2 +0.8
Rejected ballots 20 0.4 +0.1
Majority 228 4.0 −15.8
Turnout 5,705 63.1 +26.2
Labour hold Swing +11.8

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Conway 3,133 49.6 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Trevor Beswick 1,470 23.3 −14.1
Conservative Jane Surples 1,175 18.6 −0.5
BNP Andrew Jones 430 6.8 +6.8
Ind. Conservative Ian Bland 90 1.4 +1.4
Rejected ballots 20 0.3 -0.2
Majority 1,663 26.3 +20.7
Turnout 6,318 64.1 +29.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.3

Astley Mosley Common

Astley Mosley Common[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Taylor 2,339 39.5 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Gavin Clements 1,894 32.0 +10.0
Conservative Nasri Barghothi 1,635 27.6 −14.4
Rejected ballots 47 0.8 +0.2
Majority 445 7.5 +0.8
Turnout 5,915 63.1 +32.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing -2.9

Atherleigh

Atherleigh[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Stewart 2,038 43.3 −15.4
Conservative Derek Davies 871 18.5 −21.9
Liberal Democrats Lisa Clements 711 15.1 +15.1
Independent Neil Wade 447 9.5 +9.5
BNP Gary Chadwick 386 8.2 +8.2
Community Action Julie Finch 254 5.4 +5.4
Rejected ballots 0 0.0 -0.9
Majority 1,167 24.8 +6.5
Turnout 4,707 56.0 +29.6
Labour hold Swing +3.2

Atherton

Atherton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Aldred 2,758 45.2 +19.3
Conservative Vivienne Lee 961 15.7 +2.9
Independent Jamie Hodgkinson 852 14.0 −15.5
Liberal Democrats Gareth Clements 850 13.9 −10.9
Community Action Stephen Hall 655 10.7 +10.7
Rejected ballots 30 0.5 +0.1
Majority 1,797 29.4 +25.8
Turnout 6,106 57.0 +25.6
Labour hold Swing +8.2

Bryn

Bryn[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Rampling 2,274 40.2 +16.7
Independent Brian Merry 1,697 30.0 −19.2
Community Action Kevin Williams 609 10.8 −1.3
BNP Ken Haslam 531 9.4 +0.7
Conservative Joseph Sheedy 525 9.3 +3.0
Rejected ballots 25 0.4 +0.0
Majority 577 10.2 −15.6
Turnout 5,661 62.4 +26.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing +17.9

Douglas

Douglas[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shirley Dewhurst 2,742 58.7 +7.3
Conservative Margaret Atherton 659 14.1 −1.3
BNP Ian Lloyd 461 9.9 +9.9
Community Action Jayne Bryan 396 8.5 −24.2
Independent Anthony Unsworth 380 8.1 +8.1
Rejected ballots 34 0.7 +0.2
Majority 2,083 44.6 +25.9
Turnout 4,672 48.9 +24.4
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Golborne Lowton West

Golborne Lowton West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerard Bretherton 2,554 49.9 +8.9
Community Action Peter Franzen 1,431 28.0 −10.4
Conservative Kathleen Houlton 775 15.2 +5.4
BNP Steven McEllenborough 329 6.4 +0.3
Rejected ballots 26 0.5 +0.3
Majority 1,123 22.0 +19.4
Turnout 5,115 58.0 +25.1
Labour hold Swing +9.6

Hindley

Hindley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Talbot 2,558 49.2 +24.7
Independent David Culshaw 1,346 25.9 −39.6
Conservative David Ollerton 610 11.7 +2.0
BNP Stephen Bradbury 501 9.6 +9.6
Community Action Peter Solinas 152 2.9 +2.9
Rejected ballots 28 0.5 +0.3
Majority 1,212 23.3 −17.7
Turnout 5,195 52.7 +23.6
Labour hold Swing +32.1

Hindley Green

Hindley Green[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Stitt 1,658 31.5 +5.0
Independent Francis Carmichael 1,476 28.0 −16.7
Community Action Barry Fagan 1,087 20.6 +6.4
Conservative Margaret Winstanley 593 11.3 −3.0
BNP Darren Mark Taylor 427 8.1 +8.1
Rejected ballots 28 0.5 +0.1
Majority 182 3.5 −14.7
Turnout 5,269 61.7 +32.9
Labour gain from Community Action Swing +10.8

Ince

Ince[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Moodie 2,559 60.8 +0.3
BNP James Harrison 570 13.5 +13.5
Conservative Raymond Whittingham 402 9.6 −4.6
Community Action Robert Hall 300 7.1 −17.4
Independent Brian Kenrick 224 5.3 +5.3
England First Robert Hague 134 3.2 +3.2
Rejected ballots 18 0.4 -0.3
Majority 1,989 47.3 +11.3
Turnout 4,207 48.3 +25.3
Labour hold Swing -6.6

Leigh East

Leigh East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick Walker 2,422 48.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jackson 1,373 27.3 +0.9
Conservative Richard Short 1,183 23.5 −5.5
Rejected ballots 51 1.0 +0.3
Majority 1,049 20.9 +6.1
Turnout 5,029 55.9 +31.0
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Leigh South

Leigh South[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Rigby 2,571 40.8 −0.4
Conservative Stanley Walker 1,196 19.0 −11.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Blackburn 1,002 15.9 +15.9
Community Action Clive Charles 583 9.3 −5.0
BNP Adam Lloyd 516 8.2 −5.9
Independent Philip Symonds 279 4.4 +4.4
Ind. Conservative Elaine Brown 125 2.0 +2.0
Rejected ballots 24 0.4 +0.1
Majority 1,375 21.8 +10.6
Turnout 6,296 61.6 +29.0
Labour hold Swing +5.3

Leigh West

Leigh West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Smith 2,509 46.5 −17.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Derricutt 828 15.3 +15.3
BNP Martin Grainey 693 12.8 +12.8
Conservative John Oxley 557 10.3 −23.7
Independent David Hull 280 5.2 +5.2
Independent Brian Turrell 255 4.7 +4.7
UKIP Mary Lavelle 247 4.6 +4.6
Rejected ballots 28 0.5 -1.1
Majority 1,681 31.1 +0.8
Turnout 5,397 51.3 +28.5
Labour hold Swing -16.5

Lowton East

Lowton East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Cowley 2,403 38.0 +17.4
Conservative Ed Houlton 2,315 36.6 −17.0
Community Action Ian Franzen 1,591 25.1 −0.5
Rejected ballots 18 0.3 +0.1
Majority 88 1.4 −26.6
Turnout 6,327 65.6 +27.7
Labour gain from Community Action Swing +17.2

Orrell

Orrell[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Arrowsmith 2,877 46.1 +18.1
Conservative Stuart Foy 2,317 37.2 −9.3
BNP Charles Foy 697 11.2 −4.7
Ind. Conservative Paula Thompson 286 4.6 +4.6
Rejected ballots 58 0.9 +0.6
Majority 560 9.0 −9.5
Turnout 6,235 67.5 +29.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.7

Pemberton

Pemberton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Prescott 3,219 65.5 +9.8
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 617 12.6 −1.5
BNP Christopher Hilton 596 12.1 −1.3
Community Action Michael Leyland 451 9.2 −7.1
Rejected ballots 32 0.7 +0.1
Majority 2,602 52.9 +13.5
Turnout 4,915 50.1 +24.2
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Shevington with Lower Ground

Shevington with Lower Ground[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Crosby 2,180 34.3 +3.6
Conservative Anthony Hind 1,404 22.1 −26.3
Ind. Conservative Angela Bland 1,210 19.1 +19.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Clarke 995 15.7 +7.7
UKIP John Atherton 534 8.4 +0.5
Rejected ballots 28 0.4 +0.4
Majority 776 12.2 −5.5
Turnout 6,351 68.3 +34.2
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative Swing +14.9

Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma McGurrin 2,097 32.1 +1.2
Conservative Steven Surples 1,894 29.0 −21.8
Ind. Conservative Neil Dunlop 1,021 15.6 +15.6
Liberal Democrats Alan Robinson 1,009 15.4 +9.1
UKIP Alan Freeman 280 4.3 −4.1
BNP Graham Lawrence 228 3.5 +3.5
Rejected ballots 13 0.2 +0.1
Majority 203 3.1 −16.8
Turnout 6,542 68.4 +32.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.5

Tyldesley

Tyldesley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Valentine 2,315 39.5 −26.2
Labour Anita Thorpe 1,875 32.0 +10.0
Conservative Hilary Hayden 930 15.9 +4.6
BNP David Peacock 450 7.7 +7.7
Independent Joseph Haley 272 4.6 +4.6
Rejected ballots 13 0.2 -0.8
Majority 440 7.5 −36.2
Turnout 5,855 58.3 +30.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -18.1

Wigan Central

Wigan Central[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Davies 2,477 41.9 +11.6
Conservative Robert Gibson 1,522 25.7 −24.5
Ind. Conservative Gareth Fairhurst 1,090 18.4 +18.4
UKIP Keith Jones 475 8.0 −4.1
BNP Anthony Farrell 306 5.2 +5.2
Rejected ballots 47 0.8 +0.3
Majority 955 16.1 −3.9
Turnout 5,917 64.8 +30.5
Labour gain from Ind. Conservative Swing +18.0

Wigan West

Wigan West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phyllis Cullen 3,437 61.4 +17.7
Conservative Christopher McGowan 970 17.3 −1.6
BNP Susan Mather 608 10.9 −3.6
Ind. Conservative Andrew Lomax 529 9.5 +9.5
Rejected ballots 50 0.9 +0.7
Majority 2,467 44.1 +19.3
Turnout 5,594 57.5 +32.4
Labour hold Swing +9.6

Winstanley

Winstanley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clive Morgan 2,465 43.4 +10.1
Independent William Wilkes 1,279 22.5 +22.5
Conservative Victoria Ashurst 852 15.0 −4.4
Community Action Ronald Barnes 433 7.6 −39.3
BNP Adrian Jones 376 6.6 +6.6
UKIP Arnold Foster 261 4.6 +4.6
Rejected ballots 14 0.2 -0.1
Majority 1,186 20.9 +7.2
Turnout 5,680 64.8 +35.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing -6.2

Worsley Mesnes

Worsley Mesnes[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Holland 3,202 64.5 +9.4
Community Action Arthur Fairhurst 891 17.9 −10.6
Conservative Marion Green 834 16.8 +1.1
Rejected ballots 38 0.8 +0.1
Majority 2,311 46.5 +20.0
Turnout 4,965 56.2 +29.9
Labour hold Swing +10.0

By-elections between 2010 and 2011

Wigan Central By-Election 3 March 2011[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lawrence Hunt 1,165 48.6 +6.7
Conservative Robin Gibson 652 27.2 +1.5
Ind. Conservative Gareth Fairhurst 393 16.4 −2.0
UKIP Keith Davies 189 7.9 −0.1
Majority 513 21.4 +5.3
Turnout 2,399 25.6 −39.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6

References

  1. ^ "Election 2010: Wigan council". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Local Election Results 06 May 2010". wiganmbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Local Elections Archive Project: 2010 - Wigan". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Council by-election wins for Labour". London: The Independent. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2012.