2015 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the general election.

2015 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
7 May 2015
 
Party Labour Conservative
2015 local election results in Wigan.
  Conservative
  Labour
  Independent

Overview
PartySeats won at ElectionTotal Seats on Council[2]±
Labour Party2364 1
Conservative Party13 1
Independents18 2
Number of Candidates fielded per party [3]
Party Number
Labour Party (UK) 25
Conservative Party (UK) 25
UK Independence Party 24
Green Party of England and Wales 9
Independent 8
Left Unity 8
Community Action Party 3
Liberal Democrats (UK) 2
TUSC 1

Results

Atherton ward
Local Elections 2015: Atherton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Luke Aldred 2508 39.8
Independent Norman Alec Bradbury 1989 31.6
UKIP Quinton John Smith 950 15.1
Conservative Toby Joseph Hewitt 788 12.5
Left Unity Craig Anthony Wilson 46 0.73
Rejected ballots 20 0.32
Majority 519 8.24
Turnout 6301

Abram ward
Local Elections 2015: Abram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eunice Smethurst 3217 58.6
UKIP Jim Carmichael-Prince 1584 28.85
Conservative Joanne Bradley 653 11.9
Rejected ballots 37 0.67
Majority 1633 29.74
Turnout 5491

Ashton ward
Local Elections 2015: Ashton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Bullen 2738 48.86
UKIP Alan Freeman 950 16.96
Conservative Marie Winstanley 833 14.87
Community Action Michael Moulding 749 13.37
Independent Peter Merry 318 5.68
Rejected ballots 14 0.25
Majority 1788 31.92
Turnout 5602

Bryn ward
Local Elections 2015: Bryn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nathan George Murray 2245 39.3
Independent Gary Thomas Wilkes 1717 30.1
UKIP Stephen Jones 948 16.6
Conservative Judith Anderson 378 6.62
Independent David Wilkes 267 4.7
Community Action Catherine Aspey 141 2.47
Rejected ballots 12 0.21
Majority 528 9.25
Turnout 5708

Hindley ward
Local Elections 2015: Hindley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Eccles-Churton 2975 54.42
UKIP Sue Ellis 1457 26.7
Conservative Susan Atherton 712 13.02
Liberal Democrats John Charles Skipworth 295 5.4
Rejected ballots 28 0.51
Majority 1518 27.77
Turnout 5467

Hindley Green ward
Local Elections 2015: Hindley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Carmichael 2839 54.87
UKIP Sandra Margaret Atherton 1520 29.38
Conservative Gerard Joseph Houlton 788 15.23
Rejected ballots 27 0.52
Majority 1319 25.5
Turnout 5174

Orrell ward
Local Elections 2015: Orrell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Murphy 2812 44.1
Conservative Michael William Winstanley 2257 35.4
UKIP Philip Easton 950 14.9
Green David Stazicker 325 5.1
Rejected ballots 24 0.38
Majority 545 8.55
Turnout 6378

Winstanley ward
Local Elections 2015: Winstanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Teresa Morgan 2898 49
UKIP Andrew Francis Collinson 1437 24.3
Conservative Allan Atherton 1182 20
Green Steven Charles Heyes 398 6.73
Rejected ballots 0 0
Majority 1461 24.7
Turnout 5915

Worsley Mesnes ward
Local Elections 2015: Worsley Mesnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Rotherham 3039 59.15
UKIP Maureen McCoy 1332 26
Conservative Stephen Gerard Holt 566 11.02
Green Norma Stout 182 3.54
Rejected ballots 19 0.37
Majority 1707 33.22
Turnout 5138

Astley Mosley Common ward
Local Elections 2015: Astley Mosley Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Lilian Roberts 2478 41.2
Conservative David John Stirzaker 1804 30.6
UKIP Joanne Bradley 1306 22.12
Green Clive James Robert Charles 290 4.91
Rejected ballots 25 0.42
Majority 674 11.42
Turnout 5903

Atherleigh ward
Local Elections 2015: Atherleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Aldred 2310 47.85
UKIP Les Leggett 1005 20.8
Conservative Paul Lambert Fairhurst 859 17.8
Independent Stuart Andrew Gerrard 494 10.2
Left Unity Stephen Michael Hall 125 2.6
Rejected ballots 35 0.75
Majority 1305 27.03
Turnout 4828

Golborne and Lowton West ward
Local Elections 2015: Golborne and Lowton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart Arthur Keane 3046 60.14
UKIP Peter Graham Kearns 970 19.2
Conservative Brian Howard Lobell 793 15.7
Community Action Sophie Aspey 225 4.44
Rejected ballots 31 0.61
Majority 2076 41
Turnout 5065

Leigh East ward
Local Elections 2015: Leigh East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anita Thorpe 2949 58
UKIP Gill Gibson 1088 21.4
Conservative Richard Byrom Houlton 888 17.46
Left Unity Graham Gifford 123 2.42
Rejected ballots 38 0.75
Majority 1861 38.6
Turnout 5086

Leigh South ward
Local Elections 2015: Leigh South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John David O'Brien 3200 51
UKIP Rod Halliwell 1547 24.6
Conservative 1358 21.6
Left Unity Ian Heyes 135 2.15
Rejected ballots 47 0.75
Majority 1653 26.3
Turnout 6287

Leigh West ward
Local Elections 2015: Leigh West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Myra Joan Whiteside 3066 56.3
UKIP Mary Therese Lavelle 1418 26.03
Conservative Andrew John Oxley 645 11.8
Green Paula Unger 278 5.1
Rejected ballots 40 0.73
Majority 1648 30.26
Turnout 5447

Lowton East ward
Local Elections 2015: Lowton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Houlton 3228 49.72
Labour Pam Gilligan 2579 39.73
Independent Sandy Franzen 609 9.38
Rejected ballots 76 1.17
Majority 649 10
Turnout 6492

Tyldesley ward
Local Elections 2015: Tyldesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen John Hellier 2780 45.07
UKIP Matthew Robert James 1530 24.81
Conservative Sue Vickery 1198 19.42
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Gillon 353 5.72
Green Graham Unsworth 283 4.6
Rejected ballots 24 0.4
Majority 1250 20.3
Turnout 6168

Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward
Local Elections 2015: Aspull, New Springs and Whelley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Ready 3,534 55.3
UKIP Mark Andrew Bradley 1,416 22.2
Conservative Jane Surples 1,282 20.1
Left Unity John Stuart Bolton 156 2.4
Majority 2,118 33.2
Turnout 6,388 63.3
Labour hold Swing

Douglas ward
Local Elections 2015: Douglas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Anthony Dewhurst 3,145 64.2
UKIP Derek Wilkes 1,130 23.1
Conservative Margaret Atherton 525 10.7
Left Unity Adele Joanne Andrews 98 2.0
Majority 2,015 41.1
Turnout 4,898 50.2
Labour hold Swing

Ince ward
Local Elections 2015: Ince
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Sharratt 2,937 64.1
UKIP Ross Allan Wright 1,192 26.0
Conservative Callum Chadwick 352 7.7
Left Unity Janet Elizabeth Phillips 100 2.2
Majority 1,745 38.1
Turnout 4,581 50.6
Labour hold Swing

Pemberton ward
Local Elections 2015: Pemberton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Marc Murphy 3,154 62.9
UKIP Daniel Stephen Wood 1,099 21.9
Conservative Claire Houlton 547 10.9
Green Will Patterson 212 4.2
Majority 2,055 41.0
Turnout 5,012 50.6
Labour hold Swing

Shevington with Lower Ground ward
Local Elections 2015: Shevington with Lower Ground
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Anthony Collins 2,717 43.5
Conservative David Ollerton 1,661 26.6
UKIP Arnold Jefferson Foster 1,439 23.1
Green Joseph Rylance 426 6.8
Majority 1,056 16.9
Turnout 6,243 67.5
Labour hold Swing

Standish with Langtree ward
Local Elections 2015: Standish with Langtree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Standish Independents George Allan Fairhurst 1,999 30.3
Conservative Ray Whittingham 1,848 28.0
Labour Debbie Parkinson 1,735 26.3
UKIP Emma Josephine Appleton 923 14.0
Trade Unionists and Socialists against cuts Sharon Holden 99 1.4
Majority 151 2.3
Turnout 6,604 68.0
Standish Independents hold Swing

Wigan Central ward
Local Elections 2015: Wigan Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael McLoughlin 2,783 46.9
Conservative Jean Margaret Peet 1,391 23.4
UKIP Keith Robert Jones 1,228 20.7
Green Damien Hendry 443 7.5
Independent Brian Parr 90 1.5
Majority 1,392 23.5
Turnout 5,935 63.8
Labour hold Swing

Wigan West ward
Local Elections 2015: Wigan West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Dawber 3,500 62.1
UKIP Janet Markland 1,203 21.3
Conservative Jamie Vickery 727 12.9
Left Unity Hazel Elizabeth Duffy 207 3.7
Majority 2,297 40.7
Turnout 5,637 57.5
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/wigan-local-election-results-2015-9220620
  3. https://apps.wigan.gov.uk/electionResults/index.asp?ElectionDate=7+May+2015


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