# 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.

## Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | 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 | 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 | Total | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 29 | 41 |

## Ward results
### Abram

Abram :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | 30.7 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,999 | 28.2 | −23.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |

### Ashton

Ashton :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 26.9 | +22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,292 | 36.0 | −27.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -0.9 | |

### Aspull, New Springs, Whelley

Aspull, New Springs, Whelley :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.9 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,713 | 44.8 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,821 | 37.5 | −26.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

### Astley Mosley Common

Astley Mosley Common :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brendan Bowen | 2,028 | 62.7 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | Nasri Barghothi | 1,158 | 35.8 | +8.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 50 | 1.5 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 870 | 26.9 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,236 | 34.4 | −28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |

### Atherleigh

Atherleigh :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 37.8 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,545 | 29.6 | −26.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Atherton

Atherton :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 6.9 | −22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,562 | 32.3 | −24.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +19.0 | |

### Bryn

Bryn :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 16.4 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,609 | 39.0 | −23.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +13.3 | |

### Douglas

Douglas :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,474 | 56.8 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 26.5 | −22.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Golborne Lowton West

Golborne Lowton West :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 33.2 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,154 | 35.0 | −22.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Hindley

Hindley :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 26.9 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,094 | 30.7 | −22.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Hindley Green

Hindley Green :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 8.6 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,984 | 34.6 | −27.1 |
| | Independent gain from Community Action | Independent gain from Community Action | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Ince

Ince :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,383 | 54.8 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,526 | 28.2 | −20.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Leigh East

Leigh East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anita Thorpe | 1,835 | 69.0 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Short | 785 | 29.5 | +6.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 38 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,050 | 39.5 | +18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | 28.5 | −27.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Leigh South

Leigh South :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,295 | 36.5 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,544 | 34.2 | −27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Leigh West

Leigh West :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,414 | 49.3 | +18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,871 | 26.3 | −25.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

### Lowton East

Lowton East :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.4 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,828 | 39.3 | −26.3 |
| | Labour gain from Community Action | Labour gain from Community Action | Swing | -0.5 | |

### Orrell

Orrell :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 3.5 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,770 | 40.5 | −27.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -2.7 | |

### Pemberton

Pemberton :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,487 | 56.5 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,630 | 26.7 | −23.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Shevington with Lower Ground

Shevington with Lower Ground :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 15.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,736 | 39.9 | −28.5 |
| | Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Standish with Langtree

Standish with Langtree :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 8.7 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,883 | 39.8 | −28.6 |
| | Ind. Conservative hold | Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | +12.5 | |

### Tyldesley

Tyldesley :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 5.1 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,270 | 31.9 | −26.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.3 | |

### Wigan Central

Wigan Central :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 14.8 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,541 | 37.8 | −26.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Wigan West

Wigan West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Dawber | 2,301 | 74.6 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Alder | 739 | 23.7 | +6.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 54 | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,571 | 50.9 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 30.7 | −26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Winstanley

Winstanley :
| Party | 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 | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.8 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 14.1 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | 35.5 | −29.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.4 | |

### Worsley Mesnes

Worsley Mesnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Rotherham | 2,197 | 79.5 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Sheedy | 551 | 19.9 | +3.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,646 | 59.5 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | 30.6 | −25.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 | |