# 2016 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 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: 64
* Conservative Party: 3
* Wigan Independents: 3
* Independent: 5
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party: 65
* Conservative Party: 5
* Wigan Independents: 2
* Independent: 3
Number of Candidates fielded per party :
| Party | Number of Candidates |
| Labour Party (UK) | 25 |
| Conservative Party (UK) | 25 |
| UK Independence Party | 18 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 9 |
| Liberal Democrats (UK) | 7 |
| Independents | 7 |
| Wigan Independents | 3 |
| TUSC | 1 |

### Results summary

2016 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 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 46 | 65 | 86.7 | 35,513 | 49.8 | |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6.7 | 12,118 | 17.0 | |
| | Independent | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7,279 | 10.2 | |
| | Wigan Independents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 | 2,097 | 2.9 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,833 | 16.6 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,247 | 1.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,154 | 1.6 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0.1 | |

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

Atherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jamie Hodgkinson | 1,838 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | Elnur Yusifzade | 969 | 27.0 |
| | UKIP | Quinton John Smith | 567 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Howard Lobell | 209 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | 34.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

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

Astley Mosley Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joanne Marie Platt | 1,548 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Allan Short | 739 | 24.5 |
| | UKIP | Steve Mills | 731 | 24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,018 | 33.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Atherleigh ward

Atherleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Harding | 1,067 | 46.4 |
| | Independent | Stuart Andrew Gerrard | 533 | 23.2 |
| | UKIP | Luke Greenhalgh | 446 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lambert Fairhurst | 207 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Gillon | 49 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | 28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Golborne Lowton West ward

Golborne Lowton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Marie Klieve | 1,675 | 70.2 |
| | UKIP | Peter Graham Kearns | 540 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Toby Joseph Hewitt | 170 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,135 | 47.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Leigh East ward

Leigh East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Cunliffe | 1,513 | 67.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Byrom Houlton | 446 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dowsett | 275 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,067 | 47.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,234 | 25.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Leigh South ward

Leigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Anderson | 1,773 | 55.6 |
| | UKIP | Russell Eddison | 913 | 28.6 |
| | Conservative | Denise Alison Young | 503 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | 31.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Leigh West ward

Leigh West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Greensmith | 1,610 | 60.0 |
| | UKIP | Jayson Lomax-Hargreaves | 738 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew John Oxley | 205 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Neil Hancox | 129 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 32.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,682 | 26.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Lowton East ward

Lowton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Nelson Grundy | 2,327 | 60.9 |
| | Labour | Garry Lloyd | 1,110 | 29.1 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Thomas Darragh | 278 | 7.3 |
| | Green | Harry John Alderson Snape | 104 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,217 | 31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,819 | 40.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

#### Tyldesley ward

Tyldesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nazia Rehman | 1,235 | 38.5 |
| | UKIP | Matthew Robert James | 978 | 30.5 |
| | Independent | Norman Alec Bradbury | 572 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | David John Stirzaker | 421 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,206 | 31.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Makerfield constituency
#### Abram ward

Abram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martyn Smethurst | 1,495 | 58.3 |
| | UKIP | Jim Carmichael | 868 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative | Claire Houlton | 201 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,564 | 25.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Ashton ward

Ashton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Clarke | 1,204 | 46.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Charles Aylett | 616 | 23.8 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Thomas Plimley | 426 | 16.5 |
| | Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 253 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Barbara Brothwood | 89 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,588 | 29.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Bryn ward

Bryn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Steve Jones | 1,200 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | David Hurst | 1,123 | 38.4 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Keith Miller | 438 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Mary Winstanley | 161 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 33.6 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### Hindley ward

Hindley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul John Blay | 1,413 | 51.2 |
| | Independent | Jim Ellis | 1,040 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative | David Marcus John Ollerton | 153 | 5.5 |
| | Green | Paul Ravenall | 79 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Skipworth | 76 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 29.4 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### Hindley Green ward

Hindley Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bob Brierley | 1,480 | 57.3 |
| | Labour | Eileen Winifred Rigby | 820 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Thomason | 159 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Joseph Houlton | 126 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,585 | 27.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

#### Orrell ward

Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael William Winstanley | 1,410 | 43.2 |
| | Labour | Joy Susan Bradley | 1,333 | 40.8 |
| | Orrell Independents | Paula Lynn Boyham | 221 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Denise Capstick | 190 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Catherine Bowe | 110 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,264 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
"Orrell Independents" is a description used by candidates for the Wigan Independents.

#### Winstanley ward

Winstanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Terence Kenny | 1,350 | 48.2 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Francis Collinson | 890 | 31.8 |
| | Conservative | Jean Margaret Peet | 334 | 11.9 |
| | Green | Steven Charles Heyes | 229 | 8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,803 | 31.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Worsley Mesnes ward

Worsley Mesnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Myles Kelly | 1,449 | 59.9 |
| | UKIP | Maureen McCoy | 699 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Atherton | 221 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | 31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,419 | 27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

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

Aspull, New Springs and Whelley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Hilton | 1,805 | 52.8 |
| | UKIP | Mark Andrew Bradley | 985 | 28.8 |
| | Conservative | Allan Atherton | 456 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Janet Graham | 175 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,421 | 35.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Douglas ward

Douglas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Draper | 1,803 | 84.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 340 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,463 | 68.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,143 | 23.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Ince ward

Ince :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Trevor Molyneux | 1,545 | 65.8 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Winstanley | 671 | 28.6 |
| | Conservative | Judith Atherton | 132 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 874 | 37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 | 27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Pemberton ward

Pemberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeanette Prescott | 1,631 | 69.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Owen Wheatley-Smith | 502 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Andrew Whitehouse | 137 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Norma Stout | 93 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,129 | 47.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | 24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Shevington with Lower Ground ward

Shevington with Lower Ground :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Damian Edwardson | 1,239 | 40.0 |
| | Shevington Independents | Janet Brown | 813 | 26.3 |
| | UKIP | Arnold Jefferson Foster | 584 | 18.9 |
| | Conservative | Jack Joseph Vickery | 349 | 11.3 |
| | Green | Joseph Robert Rylance | 112 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,097 | 34.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
"Shevington Independents" is a description used by candidates for the Wigan Independents.

#### Standish with Langtree ward

Standish with Langtree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Whittingham | 1,276 | 32.4 |
| | Standish Independents | Gareth William Fairhurst | 1,063 | 27.0 |
| | Labour | Debbie Parkinson | 968 | 24.6 |
| | UKIP | Ian Adamczyk | 579 | 14.7 |
| | TUSC | Sharon Holden | 54 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,940 | 41.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Standish Independents | Conservative gain from Standish Independents | Swing | |
"Standish Independents" is a description used by candidates for the Wigan Independents.

#### Wigan Central ward

Wigan Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lawrence Hunt | 1,745 | 55.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Vickery | 845 | 27.1 |
| | Green | William John Patterson | 311 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart David Thomas | 221 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 900 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,122 | 34.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### Wigan West ward

Wigan West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence William Halliwell | 2,090 | 80.8 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Vickery | 497 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,593 | 61.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,587 | 27.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2016 and 2018
### Astley Mosley Common ward

Astley Mosley Common, 19 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paula Anne Wakefield | 773 | 46.0 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | David John Stirzaker | 604 | 35.9 | 11.4 |
| | UKIP | Allan Hogg | 185 | 11.0 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart David Thomas | 73 | 4.3 | New |
| | Green | Andy Prentice | 46 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 10.1 | 16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 17.5 | 15.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shevington with Lower Ground ward

Shevington with Lower Ground, 14 December 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marlaine Teresa Whitham | 765 | 43.4 | 3.4 |
| | Shevington Independents | Janet Brown | 552 | 31.3 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative | Callum David Owen Chadwick | 402 | 22.8 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Joseph Robert Rylance | 30 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joshua Michael Hindle | 15 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 12.1 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,764 | 18.7 | 15.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
"Shevington Independents" is a description used by candidates for the Wigan Independents.