# 2019 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Overview

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party: 60
* Conservative Party: 7
* Independent: 8
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party: 57
* Conservative Party: 8
* Independent: 10
Number of Candidates fielded per party :
| Party | Number of Candidates |
| Labour Party (UK) | 25 |
| Conservative Party (UK) | 25 |
| UKIP | 21 |
| Independents | 15 |
| Liberal Democrats (UK) | 13 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 6 |
| Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | 4 |

### Results summary

2019 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 20 | 3 | 80 | 37 | 57 | 76 | 26,465 | 41.4 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10.7 | 10,782 | 16.9 | 2.4 |
| | Independent | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 13.3 | 12,336 | 19.3 | 14.0 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,199 | 14.4 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,468 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,571 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| | Leigh, Altherton & Tyldesley Together | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,154 | 1.8 | New |

## Results
### Bolton West constituency
#### Atherton ward

Local Elections 2019: Atherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Paul Watson | 1,826 | 54.9 | New |
| | Labour | David Keir Stitt | 708 | 21.3 | 18.6 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Marsh | 311 | 9.3 | 5.8 |
| | Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Quinton John Smith | 311 | 9.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Clayton | 171 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,118 | 33.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,327 | 30.6 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Leigh constituency
#### Astley Mosley Common ward

Local Elections 2019: Astley Mosley Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Lilian Roberts | 1,205 | 47.1 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Alan Short | 715 | 28.0 | 2.7 |
| | UKIP | Allan Hogg | 637 | 24.9 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 19.1 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,557 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Atherleigh ward

Local Elections 2019: Atherleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Aldred | 821 | 39.7 | 8.5 |
| | Independent | Kevin John Lee | 547 | 26.4 | New |
| | UKIP | Mary Therese Lavelle | 354 | 17.1 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lambert Fairhurst | 211 | 10.2 | 7.7 |
| | Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Susan Ann Davies | 135 | 6.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,068 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Golborne and Lowton West ward

Local Elections 2019: Golborne and Lowton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gena Merrett | 1,011 | 45.7 | 14.8 |
| | Independent | Susan Jillian Spibey | 568 | 25.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Stuart Kevin Blakeley | 420 | 19.0 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Joseph Houlton | 211 | 9.5 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 20.0 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,210 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Leigh East ward

Local Elections 2019: Leigh East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anita Thorpe | 995 | 45.9 | 12.4 |
| | UKIP | Aiden Jay Slack | 392 | 18.1 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Byrom Houlton | 298 | 13.8 | 3.8 |
| | Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | James Edward Morley | 296 | 13.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dowsett | 185 | 8.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 27.8 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,166 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Leigh South ward

Local Elections 2019: Leigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John David O'Brien | 1,378 | 46.7 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Connor Jack Short | 844 | 28.6 | 6.5 |
| | UKIP | Leon Adam Peters | 729 | 24.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 18.1 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,951 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Leigh West ward

Local Elections 2019: Leigh West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dane Kevan Anderton | 1,049 | 43.2 | 13.5 |
| | UKIP | Brian Aspinall | 613 | 25.2 | 1.0 |
| | Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together | Jayson Michael Allan Lomax-Hargreaves | 412 | 16.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Denise Alison Young | 196 | 8.1 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Smalley | 161 | 6.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 18.0 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Lowton East ward

Local Elections 2019: Lowton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Houlton | 2,111 | 60.8 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Gary Peter Lloyd | 986 | 28.4 | 11.8 |
| | UKIP | Mary Patricia Houghton | 377 | 10.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,125 | 32.4 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,474 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

#### Tyldesley ward

Local Elections 2019: Tyldesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen John Hellier | 1,037 | 38.0 | 7.2 |
| | Independent | Julian David Marsh | 887 | 32.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Kerry Anne Ford | 473 | 17.3 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative | David John Stirzaker | 334 | 12.2 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 5.5 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,731 | 26.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Makerfield constituency
#### Abram ward

Local Elections 2019: Abram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eunice Smethurst | 1,117 | 45.2 | 13.8 |
| | Independent | David William Bowker | 633 | 25.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Frank Swift | 387 | 15.7 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Anne Bridgwater | 334 | 13.5 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 19.6 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,471 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Ashton ward

Local Elections 2019: Ashton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Bullen | 1,038 | 39.0 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Moulding | 1,003 | 37.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Mark Michael Temperton | 306 | 11.5 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 212 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Stephen Matthews | 101 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,660 | 30.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Bryn ward

Local Elections 2019: Bryn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sylvia Wilkinson | 1,147 | 42.2 | New |
| | Labour | Danny Fletcher | 1,072 | 39.4 | |
| | UKIP | Philip John Hayden | 284 | 10.4 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Mary Winstanley | 131 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Melling | 84 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,718 | 31.0 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

#### Hindley ward

Local Elections 2019: Hindley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jim Ellis | 1,273 | 50.7 | New |
| | Labour | Jim Churton | 854 | 34.0 | 20.7 |
| | Green | Neil Hancox | 178 | 7.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Claire Houlton | 135 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Charles Skipworth | 70 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,510 | 26.2 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

#### Hindley Green ward

Local Elections 2019: Hindley Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Melville Vickers | 905 | 39.7 | 15.5 |
| | Independent | Deborah Louise Lloyd | 770 | 33.8 | New |
| | UKIP | Gillian Mary Gibson | 370 | 16.2 | 13.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Atherton | 156 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Michael Hindle | 79 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 5.9 | 19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,280 | 26.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Orrell ward

Local Elections 2019: Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Lyn Evans | 1,096 | 39.8 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Stephen Murphy | 1,023 | 37.2 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denise Margaret Capstick | 318 | 11.6 | New |
| | Green | Donald McQueen | 314 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,751 | 29.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

#### Winstanley ward

Local Elections 2019: Winstanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Teresa Morgan | 1,017 | 42.2 | 6.8 |
| | UKIP | Scott Sheedy | 497 | 20.6 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative | Allan Atherton | 333 | 13.8 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Steven Charles Heyes | 319 | 13.2 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Duncan Stevenson | 242 | 10.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 520 | 21.6 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,408 | 26.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Worsley Mesnes ward

Local Elections 2019: Worsley Mesnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Billy Rotheram | 1,076 | 46.1 | 13.3 |
| | Independent | Clifford Oakley | 713 | 30.5 | New |
| | UKIP | Maureen Ann McCoy | 383 | 16.4 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Mikah Robyn Evans | 163 | 7.0 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 15.6 | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 25.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wigan constituency
#### Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward

Local Elections 2019: Aspull, New Springs and Whelley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Ready | 1,578 | 60.9 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Andrew Sweeney | 526 | 20.3 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Julian Lee Holland | 489 | 18.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 40.6 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,593 | 27.1 | 36.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Douglas ward

Local Elections 2019: Douglas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Rosaleen Ramsdale | 994 | 47.7 | 16.5 |
| | UKIP | Dalila Garcia Fearn | 417 | 20.0 | 3.1 |
| | Independent | John Blondel | 384 | 18.4 | New |
| | Green | Peter Ernest Jacobs | 165 | 7.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 125 | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 | 27.7 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,085 | 21.8 | 28.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Ince ward

Local Elections 2019: Ince :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janice Sharratt | 992 | 51.3 | 12.8 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Paul McIntyre | 450 | 23.3 | 2.7 |
| | Independent | Jimmy O'Neill | 370 | 19.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Grace Elizabeth Aspey | 123 | 6.4 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 28.0 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,935 | 22.0 | 28.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Pemberton ward

Local Elections 2019: Pemberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Winifred Rigby | 1,127 | 54.7 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Craig Alan Buckley | 577 | 28.0 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Jean Margaret Peet | 202 | 9.8 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Burley | 154 | 7.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 26.7 | 14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,060 | 21.5 | 29.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Shevington with Lower Ground ward

Local Elections 2019: Shevington with Lower Ground :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Anthony Collins | 988 | 34.1 | 9.4 |
| | Independent | Gareth William Fairhurst | 895 | 30.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Michael Colin Owens | 356 | 12.3 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Joseph Robert Rylance | 336 | 11.6 | 4.8 |
| | UKIP | Derek Wilkes | 324 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 3.2 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,899 | 31.3 | 36.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Standish with Langtree ward

Local Elections 2019: Standish with Langtree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Parkinson | 1,038 | 31.6 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Judith Atherton | 946 | 28.8 | 0.8 |
| | Independent | George Allan Fairhurst | 774 | 23.6 | 6.7 |
| | UKIP | Carl Davies | 354 | 10.8 | 3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Duncan Stevenson | 174 | 5.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,286 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| | Labour gain from Standish Independents | Labour gain from Standish Independents | Swing | | |

#### Wigan Central ward

Local Elections 2019: Wigan Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McLoughlin | 1,222 | 45.1 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Evans | 672 | 24.8 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | Tony Spencer | 546 | 20.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 268 | 9.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 20.3 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | 29.4 | 34.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Wigan West ward

Local Elections 2019: Wigan West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Dawber | 1,234 | 52.8 | 9.3 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Ryding | 544 | 23.3 | 2.0 |
| | Green | William Patterson | 233 | 10.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Yamini Gupta | 181 | 7.8 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Waddicor | 143 | 6.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 29.5 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 24.6 | 32.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |