Wigan local elections
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One third of Wigan Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 -
[edit] Council elections
- Wigan Council election 1998
- Wigan Council election 1999
- Wigan Council election 2000
- Wigan Council election 2002
- Wigan Council election 2003
- Wigan Council election 2004
- Wigan Council election 2006
[edit] By-election results
| Aspull Standish By-Election 13 March 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,287 | 70.0 | |||
| Conservative | 275 | 15.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 270 | 14.6 | |||
| Majority | 1,012 | 55.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,832 | 16.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Ince By-Election 26 June 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 685 | 92.1 | -0.5 | ||
| Conservative | 59 | 7.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Majority | 626 | 84.2 | |||
| Turnout | 744 | 9.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Hope Carr By-Election 6 November 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Mark Hale | 1,045 | 49.7 | -9.9 | |
| Green | Chris Maile | 636 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Conservative | 321 | 15.3 | -3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 102 | 4.8 | -16.9 | ||
| Majority | 409 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,104 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Beech Hill By-Election 5 November 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 849 | 49.4 | +15.2 | ||
| Labour | 795 | 46.3 | -15.6 | ||
| Conservative | 39 | 2.3 | -1.6 | ||
| Green | 35 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Majority | 54 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,718 | 19.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Hindsford By-Election 2 December 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 921 | 57.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Labour | 693 | 42.9 | +3.5 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,614 | 15.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Atherton By-Election 5 April 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Splaine | 830 | 49.1 | +28.3 | |
| Labour | Mark Aldred | 796 | 47.0 | -16.4 | |
| Conservative | Rosina Oxley | 66 | 3.9 | -11.9 | |
| Majority | 34 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,692 | 19.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Hope Carr By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John O'Brien | 2,569 | 46.4 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Hough | 1,887 | 34.1 | +12.9 | |
| Conservative | James Grundy | 1,002 | 18.1 | -9.7 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Keith Fry | 82 | 1.5 | -10.5 | |
| Majority | 682 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,540 | 53.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Hindsford By-Election 25 October 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,059 | 50.9 | +6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 945 | 45.5 | -1.0 | ||
| Conservative | 75 | 3.6 | -1.4 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,079 | 19.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Leigh Central By-Election 26 September 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Myra Whiteside | 904 | 62.6 | -9.1 | |
| Community Action | Peter Solinas | 392 | 27.1 | +15.4 | |
| Conservative | Tim Matthews | 149 | 10.3 | -6.3 | |
| Majority | 512 | 35.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 17.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Douglas By-Election 16 June 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Michael Dewhurst | 916 | 48.5 | -3.9 | |
| Community Action | Robert Beale | 788 | 41.8 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | Jean Peet | 101 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| British National | Dennis Shambley | 47 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| UKIP | Gregory Atherton | 35 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 128 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,909 | 31.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
