1975 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1975 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1975 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in yellow. Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1 May 1975, with one third of the council up for the election - although only 21 seats were contested, as Labour were unopposed in Ward 12, 21 and 24. Labour suffered six losses on the night - five to the Conservatives and one to the Liberals - with a gain from the sole Independent in Ward 23 as consolation. Overall turnout fell by nearly a quarter, to 27%. http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008 wigan.gov.uk 2012-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022015/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf 2011-11-20 dead Election result Wigan Council Election Result 1975 Labour Party (UK) 16 1 6 -5 66.7 49.2 25,697 -11.3% Conservative Party (UK) 7 5 0 +5 29.2 40.8 21,270 +12.4% Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 4.2 6.8 3,550 +6.8% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 2.5 1,302 -5.6% Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 345 +0.5% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 66 61 Conservatives 5 10 Liberals 0 1 Independent 1 0 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 60 darkgray #FFBF00 50 darkgray Ward results Ward 1 (Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley) Labour Party (UK) M. Pratt 1,728 64.1 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Giles 966 35.9 +9.5 762 28.2 -19.0 2,694 29.0 -9.6 Labour Party (UK) -9.5 Ward 2 (Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes) Labour Party (UK) S. Townley 1,049 65.6 -16.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Atherton 550 34.4 +16.0 499 31.2 -32.0 1,599 17.1 -10.4 Labour Party (UK) -16.0 Ward 3 (Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley) Conservative Party (UK) W. France 2,417 64.5 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Pendleton 862 23.0 -17.3 Liberal Party (UK) K. Mason 467 12.5 +12.5 1,555 41.5 +22.1 3,746 32.3 -7.1 Conservative Party (UK) +11.0 Ward 4 (Beech Hill and Marsh Green) Labour Party (UK) N. Turner 1,478 71.6 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) ?. Gormally 586 28.4 +8.9 892 43.2 -17.8 2,064 22.1 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) -8.9 Ward 5 (Highfield and Lamberhead) Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 1,189 51.1 -17.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Peet 982 42.2 +10.3 Communist Party of Great Britain ?. Dowd 157 6.7 +6.7 207 8.9 -27.2 2,328 21.5 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) -13.6 Ward 6 (Newtown and Rose Hill) Labour Party (UK) M. Mulligan 1,116 68.5 -13.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Boyle 513 31.5 +13.1 603 37.0 -26.2 1,629 18.6 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) -13.1 Ward 7 (Hope Carr) Conservative Party (UK) ?. Hurst 1,535 59.4 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Jones 1,048 40.6 -16.0 487 18.9 +5.7 2,583 37.5 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +16.0 Ward 8 (St Pauls and St Peters) Labour Party (UK) G. Bridge 817 55.4 -19.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 566 38.4 +20.5 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Blackburn 91 6.2 -1.4 251 17.0 -39.6 1,474 16.8 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) -19.8 Ward 9 (Etherstone and St Marys) Conservative Party (UK) H. Yates 1,310 54.6 +15.3 Labour Party (UK) ?. Tonks 991 41.3 -19.4 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Kedward 97 4.0 +4.0 319 13.3 -8.2 2,398 25.7 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +17.3 Ward 10 (Lilford-St Josephs-St Thomas) Conservative Party (UK) M. Wood 1,853 65.0 +18.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Prytharch 997 35.0 -18.2 856 30.0 +23.6 2,850 31.3 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +18.2 Ward 11 (Golborne St Thomas and Lowton) Labour Party (UK) E. Roberts 2,095 58.8 -14.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Thompson 1,469 41.2 +14.9 626 17.6 -29.8 3,564 34.5 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) -14.9 Ward 12 (Golborne Heath Park and Ashton) Labour Party (UK) A. Miller Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ward 13 (Ashton-in-Makerfield North and West) Labour Party (UK) R. Lyons 1,186 72.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Scully 453 27.6 N/A 733 44.8 N/A 1,639 21.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ward 14 (Ashton-in-Makerfield Central and East) Liberal Party (UK) ?. Worsley 1,103 51.4 +51.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Fairhurst 1,043 48.6 -21.7 60 2.8 -37.9 2,146 26.6 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +36.5 Ward 15 (Standish with Langtree and Shevington) Labour Party (UK) J. Hardy 1,346 35.7 +2.4 Independent (politician) G. Dewhurst 1,302 34.5 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lawson 754 20.0 +0.0 Liberal Party (UK) ?. Young 369 9.8 +9.8 44 1.2 -3.0 3,771 35.2 -15.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) -1.5 Ward 16 (Aspull) Labour Party (UK) H. Lowe 1,302 59.2 -5.4 Liberal Party (UK) ?. Lammas 897 40.8 +40.8 405 18.4 -10.7 2,199 22.2 -16.9 Labour Party (UK) -23.1 Ward 17 (Atherton North East) Labour Party (UK) D. Skitt 1,517 54.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Williams 1,025 36.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) ?. Hicks 261 9.3 N/A 492 17.6 N/A 2,803 29.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ward 18 (Atherton South West) Conservative Party (UK) J. Grundy 1,258 64.5 +26.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Horrabin 693 35.5 -11.3 565 29.0 +20.3 1,951 30.1 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +18.9 Ward 19 (Hindley Central and North) Labour Party (UK) A. Robinson 1,087 64.6 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) ?. Haseldene 596 35.4 +11.4 491 29.2 -22.9 1,683 22.2 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) -11.8 Ward 20 (Hindley South East and West) Conservative Party (UK) J. Culshaw 1,346 51.7 +15.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Hardy 1,256 48.3 -15.2 90 3.5 -23.6 2,602 25.5 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +15.2 Ward 21 (Ince-in-Makerfield) Labour Party (UK) A. Banks Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ward 22 (Orrell and Billinge) Conservative Party (UK) F. Fairbairn 2,554 63.3 +29.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Fitzpatrick 1,482 36.7 -1.4 1,072 26.6 +22.3 4,036 34.8 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) +15.4 Ward 23 (Tyldesley - Shakerley) Labour Party (UK) A. Wright 1,415 58.8 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) ?. Hodkinson 990 41.2 +41.2 425 17.7 -23.9 2,405 29.4 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) -26.6 Ward 24 (Tyldesley - Astley Green and Blackmoor) Labour Party (UK) F. Hampson Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A References expanded Category:1975 English local elections 1975 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester