2011 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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 2011 United Kingdom local elections.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2011
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	21	6	0	+6	84.0	54.5	43,384	+8.6%
Independent	3	1	1	0	12.0	12.6	10,046	+5.2%
Ind. Conservative	1	0	1	-1	4.0	3.5	2,809	+0.4%
Conservative	0	0	2	-2	0.0	19.6	15,603	+0.8%
Community Action	0	0	2	-2	0.0	4.8	3,836	-3.2%
Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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
	Ind. 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 Ind. Conservative		Swing	+1.7

Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. 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
	Ind. Conservative hold		Swing	+12.5

Tyldesley

Tyldesley^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Hellier	1,529	46.8	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats		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
	Ind. 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

References

^ "Election 2011: Wigan council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ ^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 05 May 2011". wiganmbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ ^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: 2011 - Wigan". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[1] "Election 2011: Wigan council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[wiganmbc-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 05 May 2011". wiganmbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[LEAP-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: 2011 - Wigan". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

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