# 2006 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 2006. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 29.2%.

## Election result

Wigan local election result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 14 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 56.0 | 42.8 | 29,588 | +0.8% |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 15,014 | +4.2% |
| Community Action | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 11,622 | -7.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 8,142 | +1.3% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,948 | +0.6% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1,105 | +1.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 828 | -0.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 610 | -0.5% |
| Legalise Cannabis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 91 | +0.1% |
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | New council |
| | Labour | 42 | 43 |
| | Community Action | 18 | 15 |
| | Conservative | 7 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 8 | 8 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 9 | 11 |

## Ward results

Abram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Sweeney | 1,327 | 52.1 | −6.0 |
| | Community Action | John Shale | 541 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | BNP | Dennis Shambley | 421 | 16.5 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Marion Green | 243 | 9.5 | −10.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 30.9 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,545 | 25.0 | −6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.6 | |
Ashton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Ash | 1,261 | 45.3 | +13.5 |
| | Community Action | Claire Daington | 1,200 | 43.1 | −14.7 |
| | Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 320 | 11.5 | +1.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 2.2 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,781 | 30.4 | −14.2 |
| | Labour gain from Community Action | Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | +14.1 | |
Aspull, New Springs, Whelley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Beswick | 1,403 | 43.8 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Michael McLoughlin | 1,291 | 40.3 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Fairhurst | 506 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 3.5 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,200 | 31.9 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
Astley, Mosley Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Haley | 1,472 | 48.9 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Alan Stephenson | 865 | 28.7 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Sean Ell | 674 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 20.2 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,011 | 31.1 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +11.8 | |
Atherleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Turnock | 906 | 46.0 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Bowdler | 676 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Parr | 387 | 19.7 | −3.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 11.7 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,969 | 25.8 | −7.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -18.3 | |
Atherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Aldred | 1,507 | 49.7 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Wilson | 960 | 31.7 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | Rosina Oxley | 331 | 10.9 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Nicholas Redmond | 232 | 7.7 | −0.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 18.1 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 27.6 | −8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.8 | |
Bryn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Action | Brian Merry | 1,429 | 45.2 | −15.0 |
| | Labour | George Harrison | 1,050 | 33.2 | +1.9 |
| | BNP | Kenneth Haslam | 457 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | William Winstanley | 171 | 5.4 | −2.8 |
| | New Party | Duane Phillips | 45 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 12.0 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,159 | 33.7 | −8.6 |
| | Community Action hold | Community Action hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
Douglas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shirley Dewhurst | 1,369 | 59.1 | +7.8 |
| | Community Action | Edna Hulme | 933 | 40.3 | −6.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 18.8 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 24.7 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
Golborne and Lowton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerard Bretherton | 1,410 | 52.0 | +12.9 |
| | Community Action | Peter Solinas | 953 | 35.2 | −14.3 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Leigh | 347 | 12.8 | +2.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 16.9 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,710 | 30.7 | −7.6 |
| | Labour gain from Community Action | Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | +13.6 | |
Hindley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Talbot | 1,217 | 48.4 | +9.2 |
| | Community Action | Debbie Grace | 913 | 36.3 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Joan Pietre | 387 | 15.4 | +5.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 12.1 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,517 | 25.6 | −19.5 |
| | Labour gain from Community Action | Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | +0.7 | |
Hindley Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Action | Barry Fagan | 1,100 | 47.4 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | John Holland | 832 | 35.9 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Denise Young | 388 | 16.7 | +3.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 11.6 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,320 | 25.9 | −16.2 |
| | Community Action hold | Community Action hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
Ince :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Moodie | 1,279 | 60.7 | −5.8 |
| | Community Action | Syd Hall | 639 | 30.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Alicia Eccles | 173 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 30.4 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,106 | 24.6 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.6 | |
Leigh East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Walker | 1,120 | 46.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Jackson | 912 | 37.5 | +37.5 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Angell | 399 | 16.4 | −4.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 8.6 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 26.8 | −7.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -19.0 | |
Leigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Rigby | 1,273 | 39.8 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Oxley | 763 | 23.9 | −3.2 |
| | Community Action | Stephen Ellison | 621 | 19.4 | −11.4 |
| | BNP | Richard Close | 448 | 14.0 | +14.0 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Thomas Hampson | 91 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 16.0 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,196 | 30.7 | −6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
Leigh West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 1,377 | 54.9 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Jones | 721 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Lowe | 410 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 26.2 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,508 | 23.4 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -15.9 | |
Lowton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Action | Edward Houlton | 1,075 | 34.1 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | James Grundy | 1,041 | 33.0 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Trevor Ward | 1,034 | 32.8 | +0.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 1.1 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,150 | 32.2 | −8.7 |
| | Community Action hold | Community Action hold | Swing | -10.8 | |
Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Thompson | 1,308 | 38.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Barnes | 1,266 | 37.2 | +5.6 |
| | BNP | Charles Mather | 622 | 18.3 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Hawkins | 208 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.2 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 37.1 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -3.3 | |
Pemberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Prescott | 1,452 | 64.8 | +18.0 |
| | Community Action | Robert Beale | 320 | 14.3 | −23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Atherton | 281 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| | UKIP | Aspey David | 189 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,132 | 50.5 | +41.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 22.7 | −8.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +20.6 | |
Shevington with Lower Ground :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Bland | 1,827 | 57.4 | +21.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Crosby | 1,311 | 41.2 | −4.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 46 | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 16.2 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,184 | 33.8 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.8 | |
Standish with Langtree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Whittingham | 1,866 | 54.8 | +21.6 |
| | Labour | Diana Davies | 1,029 | 30.2 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Gregory Atherton | 493 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 24.6 | +23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,405 | 36.0 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.0 | |
Tyldesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Derricutt | 1,717 | 58.7 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Pamela Stewart | 565 | 19.3 | −14.1 |
| | Green | Craig Cohen | 378 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Hayden | 266 | 9.1 | −2.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,152 | 39.4 | +18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,926 | 28.9 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
Wigan Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Fairhurst | 1,905 | 60.0 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Marcia Dooley | 1,270 | 40.0 | −3.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | -2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 20.0 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,175 | 34.6 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
Wigan West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Shaw | 1,354 | 49.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Philip Parkes | 783 | 28.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Keith Jones | 613 | 22.2 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,766 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Winstanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community Action | William Wilkes | 1,160 | 43.5 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Philip Kelly | 905 | 33.9 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Cartwright | 382 | 14.3 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Alan Freeman | 215 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 9.6 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,669 | 30.1 | −12.5 |
| | Community Action hold | Community Action hold | Swing | -0.8 | |
Worsley Mesnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Holland | 1,318 | 55.4 | +6.6 |
| | Community Action | Leanne Brotherton | 738 | 31.0 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sutton | 307 | 12.9 | −0.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 24.4 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | 26.0 | −10.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.3 | |