1988 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

1988 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Section Title: Election result
Table Section Text: This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

Party	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−

Labour	23	2	1	+1	92.0	68.6	52,325	+9.3%

Conservative	1	0	0	0	4.0	17.1	13,083	+1.8%

Social and Liberal Democrats	1	1	2	1	4.0	12.6	9,640	10.5%

Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.5	1,155	+1.5%

Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	62	+0.1%

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The Labour party with a vote share of 68.6%, the highest vote figure gained in the council.

final_sentence: The Labour party with a vote share of 68.6%, the highest vote figure gained in the council.