Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Wigan council election. Labour in red, independents in grey and Independent Conservative in pale blue.

Elections to Wigan Council were held in May 2011. One-third of the council was up for election. These elections were held as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2011.[1][2][3]

Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 6 0 +6 84.0 54.1 43,384 +8.6%
  Independent 3 1 1 0 12.0 12.5 10,046 +5.2%
  Independent Conservative 1 0 1 -1 4.0 3.5 2,809 +0.4%
  Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0.0 19.5 15,603 +0.8%
  Community Action 0 0 2 -2 0.0 4.8 3,836 -3.2%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1 0.0 2.7 2,159 -6.2%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 777 -5.5%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 498 -0.7%
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 320 +0.4%
  England First 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 114 +0.0%

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

Party Previous council New council
Labour 52 58
Independent 7 7
Conservative 7 5
Community Action 4 2
Liberal Democrat 3 2
Wigan Independent Conservative 2 1
BNP 0 0
UKIP 0 0
Trade Unionist & Socialist 0 0
England First 0 0
Total 75 75
Working majority  29   41 

Ward results

Abram

Abram[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eunice Smethurst 1,696 56.6 +3.8
Independent Sandra Atherton 774 25.8 +9.3
Conservative Marion Green 271 9.0 -3.3
BNP Dennis Shambley 242 8.1 -4.1
Rejected ballots 16 0.5 +0.2
Majority 922 30.7 -5.4
Turnout 2,999 28.2 -23.6
Labour hold Swing -2.7

Ashton

Ashton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joel Haddley 1,595 48.5 +9.7
Independent Walter Carney 710 21.6 +11.5
Community Action Leanne Brotherton 626 19.0 -15.7
Conservative Marie Winstanley 344 10.4 +0.4
Rejected ballots 17 0.5 +0.2
Majority 885 26.9 +22.9
Turnout 3,292 36.0 -27.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing -0.9

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Ready 2,509 65.7 +16.1
Liberal Democrat Alan Robinson 796 20.8 -2.4
Conservative Jane Surples 482 12.6 -6.0
Rejected ballots 34 0.9 +0.6
Majority 1,713 44.8 +18.5
Turnout 3,821 37.5 -26.6
Labour hold Swing +9.2

Astley Mosley Common

Astley Mosley Common[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brendan Bowen 2,028 62.7 +23.1
Conservative Nasri Barghothi 1,158 35.8 +8.1
Rejected ballots 50 1.5 +0.8
Majority 870 26.9 +19.4
Turnout 3,236 34.4 -28.7
Labour hold Swing +7.5

Atherleigh

Atherleigh[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Aldred 1,499 58.9 +15.6
Independent Jamie Hodgkinson 537 21.1 +11.6
Conservative Derek Davies 491 19.3 +0.8
Rejected ballots 18 0.7 +0.7
Majority 962 37.8 +13.0
Turnout 2,545 29.6 -26.4
Labour hold Swing +2.0

Atherton

Atherton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Norman Bradbury 1,517 42.6 +28.6
Labour David Welch 1,271 35.7 -9.5
Conservative Vivienne Lee 437 12.3 -3.5
TUSC Stephen Hall 320 9.0 +9.0
Rejected ballots 17 0.5 +0.0
Majority 246 6.9 -22.5
Turnout 3,562 32.3 -24.7
Independent hold Swing +19.0

Bryn

Bryn[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gary Wilkes 1,955 54.2 +24.2
Labour John Allen 1,363 37.8 -2.4
Conservative Stuart Foy 274 7.6 -1.7
Rejected ballots 17 0.5 +0.0
Majority 592 16.4 +6.2
Turnout 3,609 39.0 -23.4
Independent hold Swing +13.3

Douglas

Douglas[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Dewhurst 1,867 71.9 +13.2
Independent Anthony Unsworth 393 15.1 +7.0
Conservative Margaret Atherton 321 12.4 -1.7
Rejected ballots 16 0.6 -0.1
Majority 1,474 56.8 +12.2
Turnout 2,597 26.5 -22.5
Labour hold Swing +3.1

Golborne Lowton West

Golborne Lowton West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart Keane 1,897 60.1 +10.2
Community Action Peter Franzen 849 26.9 -1.1
Conservative Kathleen Houlton 389 12.3 -2.8
Rejected ballots 19 0.6 +0.1
Majority 1,048 33.2 +11.3
Turnout 3,154 35.0 -22.9
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Hindley

Hindley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Churton 1,831 59.2 +9.9
Independent David Culshaw 1,000 32.3 +6.4
Conservative Stephen Holt 251 8.1 -3.6
Rejected ballots 12 0.4 -0.2
Majority 831 26.9 +3.5
Turnout 3,094 30.7 -22.0
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Hindley Green

Hindley Green[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Francis Carmichael 1,185 39.7 +11.7
Labour Romana Kowalczuk 927 31.1 -0.4
Community Action Barry Fagan 626 21.0 +0.3
Conservative Margaret Winstanley 232 7.8 -3.5
Rejected ballots 14 0.5 -0.1
Majority 258 8.6 +5.1
Turnout 2,984 34.6 -27.1
Independent gain from Community Action Swing +6.0

Ince

Ince[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Sharratt 1,679 66.5 +5.6
BNP Anthony Farrell 296 11.7 -1.8
Independent Brian Kenrick 243 9.6 +4.3
Conservative Raymond Whittingham 177 7.0 -2.5
England First Robert Hague 114 4.5 +1.3
Rejected ballots 17 0.7 +0.2
Majority 1,383 54.8 +7.5
Turnout 2,526 28.2 -20.1
Labour hold Swing +3.7

Leigh East

Leigh East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Thorpe 1,835 69.0 +20.9
Conservative Richard Short 785 29.5 +6.0
Rejected ballots 38 1.4 +0.4
Majority 1,050 39.5 +18.6
Turnout 2,658 28.5 -27.3
Labour hold Swing +7.4

Leigh South

Leigh South[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Brien 2,180 61.5 +20.7
Conservative Stanley Walker 885 25.0 +6.0
Community Action Stuart Preston 450 12.7 +3.4
Rejected ballots 29 0.8 +0.4
Majority 1,295 36.5 +14.7
Turnout 3,544 34.2 -27.4
Labour hold Swing +7.3

Leigh West

Leigh West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Myra Whiteside 1,844 64.2 +17.7
Independent Brian Turrell 430 15.0 +5.1
Conservative John Oxley 334 11.6 +1.3
BNP Martin Grainey 239 8.3 -4.5
Rejected ballots 24 0.8 +0.3
Majority 1,414 49.3 +18.1
Turnout 2,871 26.3 -25.0
Labour hold Swing +6.3

Lowton East

Lowton East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Gilligan 1,561 40.8 +2.8
Conservative Ed Houlton 1,546 40.4 +3.8
Community Action Ian Franzen 710 18.5 -6.6
Rejected ballots 11 0.3 +0.0
Majority 15 0.4 -1.0
Turnout 3,828 39.3 -26.3
Labour gain from Community Action Swing -0.5

Orrell

Orrell[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Murphy 1,825 48.4 +2.3
Conservative Michael Winstanley 1,693 44.9 +7.7
Independent Brian Merry 236 6.3 +6.3
Rejected ballots 16 0.4 -0.5
Majority 132 3.5 -5.5
Turnout 3,770 40.5 -27.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -2.7

Pemberton

Pemberton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Bourne 1,864 70.9 +5.4
Community Action Michael Leyland 377 14.3 +5.2
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 360 13.7 +1.1
Rejected ballots 29 1.1 +0.5
Majority 1,487 56.5 +3.6
Turnout 2,630 26.7 -23.4
Labour hold Swing +0.1

Shevington with Lower Ground

Shevington with Lower Ground[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Collins 1,557 41.7 +7.4
Conservative Callum Chadwick 974 26.1 +4.0
Independent Conservative Deborah Fairhurst 672 18.0 -1.1
UKIP Arnold Foster 498 13.3 +4.9
Rejected ballots 35 0.9 +0.5
Majority 583 15.6 +3.4
Turnout 3,736 39.9 -28.5
Labour gain from Independent Conservative Swing +1.7

Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Conservative George Fairhurst 1,672 43.1 +27.5
Labour Andrew Birchall 1,336 34.4 +2.4
Conservative Steven Surples 848 21.8 -7.1
Rejected ballots 27 0.7 +0.5
Majority 336 8.7 +5.6
Turnout 3,883 39.8 -28.6
Independent Conservative hold Swing +12.5

Tyldesley

Tyldesley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Hellier 1,529 46.8 +14.7
Liberal Democrat Keith McManus 1,363 41.7 +2.1
Conservative David Ollerton 357 10.9 -5.0
Rejected ballots 21 0.6 +0.4
Majority 166 5.1 -2.4
Turnout 3,270 31.9 -26.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +6.3

Wigan Central

Wigan Central[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McLoughlin 1,684 47.6 +5.7
Conservative Jean Peet 1,161 32.8 +7.1
Independent Conservative Gareth Fairhurst 465 13.1 -5.3
Community Action Robert Hall 198 5.6 +5.6
Rejected ballots 33 0.9 +0.1
Majority 523 14.8 -1.4
Turnout 3,541 37.8 -26.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.7

Wigan West

Wigan West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Dawber 2,301 74.6 +13.1
Conservative Barry Alder 739 23.7 +6.3
Rejected ballots 54 1.8 +0.9
Majority 1,571 50.9 +6.8
Turnout 3,085 30.7 -26.7
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Winstanley

Winstanley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rona Winkworth 1,509 47.9 +4.5
Independent Christine Shore 1,066 33.8 +11.3
Conservative Michael Nicholls 552 17.5 +2.5
Rejected ballots 24 0.8 +0.5
Majority 443 14.1 -6.8
Turnout 3,151 35.5 -29.3
Labour hold Swing -3.4

Worsley Mesnes

Worsley Mesnes[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Rotherham 2,197 79.5 +15.0
Conservative Joseph Sheedy 551 19.9 +3.1
Rejected ballots 17 0.6 -0.2
Majority 1,646 59.5 +13.0
Turnout 2,765 30.6 -25.7
Labour hold Swing +5.9

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