1987 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1987 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|500px|right|Map of the results of the 1987 Wigan council election. Elections to the Wigan council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987, with one third of the council up for election. Previous to the election there had been two by-elections held, resulting in a Labour gain of the seat being fought in Swinley from the Conservatives and Labour retaining one of their Hindley Green seats. Participation for this election increased substantially from the previous year's lows. Only one ward went unopposed (Leigh Central) as Labour reliably provided a full-slate of candidates, the Alliance all but Atherton and the Conservatives up from 16 to 18, by way of fielding candidates in the Labour strongholds of Abram and Worsley Mesnes this time around. An Independent Labour candidate also fought and won Hindley, with an Independent victory last seen in 1976, and Independent representation in 1980, when that same victor failed to survive the re-warding. The results seen an end to four years of consecutive increases in Labour's share, peaking with last year's all-time high, as they slipped back into a respectable high-fifties and their loss dispersing to each of the opposition parties. Labour lost four seats in total, with the aforementioned Independent Labour loss in Hindley, an Alliance casualty from last year's elections re-elected in Winstanley, another loss to Alliance in Aspull-Standish and the Conservatives comfortable retaking the seat in Swinley they'd lost in the earlier mentioned by-election. These losses were offset somewhat by a gain from Alliance in Tyldesley East, returning the ward to entire Labour representation. Overall turnout rose to an above-average 37.1%. 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 2012-01-30 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 local election result 1987 Labour Party (UK) 19 1 4 -3 79.2 59.3 49,800 -5.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 2 1 +1 12.5 23.1 19,406 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 4.2 15.3 12,820 +2.2 Independent Labour 1 1 0 +1 4.2 2.2 1,894 +2.2 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 65 62 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 6 Conservatives 2 3 Independent Labour 0 1 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 58 darkgray #FFBF00 52 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) N. Cumberbach 2,687 80.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Wright 377 11.2 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Murphy 296 8.8 N/A 2,310 68.7 N/A 3,360 34.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ashton-Golborne Labour Party (UK) J. Hilton 2,206 65.3 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Edwards 718 21.2 +6.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Miners 453 13.4 +1.2 1,488 44.0 -13.5 3,377 34.6 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) -6.7 Aspull-Standish SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Davies 2,153 42.0 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Durkin 2,117 41.3 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hart 860 16.7 +4.0 36 0.7 -3.7 5,130 49.4 +4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) +2.5 Atherton Labour Party (UK) J. Sumner 2,507 76.1 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sharland 1,418 23.8 +6.6 1,722 52.3 -13.1 3,292 35.0 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) -6.6 Bedford-Astley Labour Party (UK) H. Hayes 1,999 58.5 -9.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Wilkinson 1,418 41.5 +9.1 581 17.0 -18.2 3,417 34.2 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) -9.1 Beech Hill Labour Party (UK) H. Antill 1,834 57.2 -17.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. McGarty 929 29.0 +13.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Gibson 442 13.8 +3.2 905 28.2 -30.7 3,205 36.1 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) -15.3 Bryn Labour Party (UK) J. Foster 2,709 72.9 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Clayton 560 15.1 +3.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Claypole 448 12.0 +2.0 2,149 57.8 -9.7 3,717 37.5 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) -4.8 Hindley Independent Labour E. Edwardson 1,894 54.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. O'Halloran 1,140 32.6 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Galeazzi 459 13.1 N/A 754 21.6 N/A 3,493 36.4 N/A Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) N/A Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) R. McAllister 2,275 72.1 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Cranfield 880 27.9 N/A 1,395 44.2 N/A 3,155 28.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hindsford Labour Party (UK) S. Little 2,189 64.0 -9.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Jones 1,232 36.0 +9.3 957 28.0 -18.7 3,421 32.0 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) -9.3 Hope Carr Labour Party (UK) L. Birtles 1,976 55.8 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Manson 1,103 31.2 -2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Pullin 460 13.0 +13.0 873 24.7 -7.5 3,539 36.2 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) -3.7 Ince Labour Party (UK) D. Molyneaux 2,385 87.7 -1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Robinson 172 6.3 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Edwards 161 5.9 +0.7 2,213 81.4 -1.7 2,718 34.0 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Langtree SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Jeffers 2,220 44.4 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Turner 1,945 38.9 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wolstenholme 839 16.8 +7.2 275 5.5 +2.0 5,004 46.3 -0.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance +1.0 Leigh Central Labour Party (UK) Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Leigh East Labour Party (UK) D. Caley 1,857 61.6 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Turner 722 24.0 -1.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Claypole 433 14.4 +14.4 1,135 37.7 -10.5 3,012 29.3 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) -5.2 Lightshaw Labour Party (UK) B. Strett 2,406 58.6 -8.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jackson 1,071 26.1 +7.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Wilson 628 15.3 +1.2 1,335 32.5 -16.5 4,105 38.9 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) -8.2 Newtown Labour Party (UK) M. Milligan 2,406 77.0 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) I. Nicholson 419 13.4 +4.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Hewer 300 9.6 +2.2 1,987 63.6 -11.8 3,125 34.5 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) -5.9 Norley Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 2,544 85.5 -2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Richardson 231 7.8 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Carrington 200 6.7 +1.7 2,313 77.7 -3.7 2,975 37.5 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Orrell Labour Party (UK) R. Capstick 1,946 46.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Patmore 1,346 32.1 +10.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance N. Somers 903 21.5 -9.9 600 14.3 -0.8 4,195 40.8 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) -5.2 Swinley Conservative Party (UK) M. Dowling 1,908 40.0 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Gallagher 1,767 37.0 +0.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Rhys 1,096 23.0 -2.2 141 2.9 +1.3 4,771 53.0 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Tyldesley East Labour Party (UK) C. Hopkinson 2,104 56.0 -5.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Shaw 1,653 44.0 +5.6 451 12.0 -11.1 3,757 35.7 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance -5.6 Whelley Labour Party (UK) M. Pendleton 2,448 77.0 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Sidebotham 387 12.2 +3.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Armstrong 342 10.7 -0.9 2,061 64.9 -3.4 3,177 36.0 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) -3.3 Winstanley SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Fitzpatrick 2,171 44.8 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Taberner 2,049 42.2 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) N. Edmond 630 13.0 +2.9 122 2.5 -0.0 4,850 42.2 +2.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) +2.5 Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) B. Baldwin 2,304 73.7 -10.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Pryle 529 16.9 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Michaels 292 9.3 +9.3 1,775 56.8 -11.7 3,125 31.5 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) -5.8 References expanded Category:1987 English local elections 1987 Category:1980s in Greater Manchester