page_title: 1978 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
hierarchical_section_title: 1978 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
caption_attribution_description: English: Ward map of the Wigan council with political colouring for the 1978 election. &#160;&#160; Labour &#160;&#160; Conservative
context_page_description: Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 1878, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Ward 2 and 17. Previous to the election, a Labour councillor in Ward 9 defected to become an Independent Labour, reducing Labour's majority to 38. This seat was up for vote and became the only Labour gain of the night, as they suffered five losses to the Conservatives, and their majority reduced to 30 - half of what it was in 1973. The election seen a first of all wards being contested, with turnout rising marginally to 34.7%.
context_section_description: Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 1878, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Ward 2 and 17. Previous to the election, a Labour councillor in Ward 9 defected to become an Independent Labour, reducing Labour's majority to 38. This seat was up for vote and became the only Labour gain of the night, as they suffered five losses to the Conservatives, and their majority reduced to 30 - half of what it was in 1973. The election seen a first of all wards being contested, with turnout rising marginally to 34.7%.
caption: Map of the results for the 1978 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
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