1978 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1978 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1978 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 1978, 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%. 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 2012-01-29 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 1978 Labour Party (UK) 19 1 5 -4 73.1 54.3 42,687 +3.0% Conservative Party (UK) 7 5 0 +5 26.9 43.6 34,337 +2.8% Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 1,331 -2.2% Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 147 -0.2% Independent Labour 0 0 1 -1 0.0 0.2 146 +0.2% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 55 51 Conservatives 14 19 Liberals 1 1 Independent 1 1 Independent Labour 1 0 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 38 darkgray #FFBF00 30 darkgray Ward results Ward 1 (Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley) Labour Party (UK) W. Pendleton 1,980 62.9 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Giles 1,170 37.1 +0.2 810 25.8 -0.4 3,150 34.3 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.2 Ward 2 (Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes) Labour Party (UK) W. Brogan 1,744 66.8 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Antill 1,587 Conservative Party (UK) C. Rogers 866 33.2 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Rogers 837 878 33.6 -5.3 2,610 29.2 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -2.6 Ward 3 (Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley) Conservative Party (UK) H. Dowling 2,731 70.5 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Pendleton 1,143 29.5 -1.3 1,588 41.0 +2.6 3,874 34.2 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) +1.3 Ward 4 (Beech Hill and Marsh Green) Labour Party (UK) E. Naylor 1,892 68.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Atherton 869 31.5 N/A 1,023 37.1 N/A 2,761 29.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ward 5 (Highfield and Lamberhead) Labour Party (UK) G. Barlow 1,553 52.4 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Foster 1,412 47.6 +1.0 141 4.8 -2.0 2,965 26.1 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) -1.0 Ward 6 (Newtown and Rose Hill) Labour Party (UK) A. Peet 1,591 66.5 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lawson 801 33.5 +5.5 790 33.0 -0.9 2,392 27.6 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Ward 7 (Hope Carr) Conservative Party (UK) R. Goodwin 1,711 56.2 -0.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts 1,334 43.8 +0.0 377 12.4 -0.1 3,045 43.3 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -0.0 Ward 8 (St Pauls and St Peters) Labour Party (UK) G. Macdonald 1,542 62.6 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Lackenby 830 33.7 -3.4 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Kedward 90 3.7 -0.4 712 28.9 +7.1 2,462 27.2 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) +3.6 Ward 9 (Etherstone and St Marys) Labour Party (UK) P. Smith 1,386 46.6 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Davies 1,385 46.6 +1.1 Independent Labour E. Moore 146 4.9 +4.9 Communist Party of Great Britain K. James 57 1.9 -1.0 1 0.0 -6.0 2,974 33.0 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent Labour -3.0 Ward 10 (Lilford-St Josephs-St Thomas) Conservative Party (UK) G. Wyatt 2,042 57.2 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Smith 1,528 42.8 -1.2 514 14.4 +5.8 3,570 40.3 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +2.9 Ward 11 (Golborne St Thomas and Lowton) Labour Party (UK) N. Holt 2,468 58.2 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Thompson 1,776 41.8 +0.5 692 16.3 -1.0 4,244 40.7 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Ward 12 (Golborne Heath Park and Ashton) Labour Party (UK) J. Hilton 2,116 64.9 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Harrison 1,146 35.1 +5.4 970 29.7 -10.7 3,262 36.7 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) -5.4 Ward 13 (Ashton-in-Makerfield North and West) Labour Party (UK) A. Heckles 1,695 62.8 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Smith 1,003 37.2 +37.2 692 25.6 -9.6 2,698 35.5 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) -21.0 Ward 14 (Ashton-in-Makerfield Central and East) Labour Party (UK) S. Lea 1,645 56.7 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Ball 1,257 43.3 +14.3 388 13.4 -10.1 2,902 32.5 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) -5.0 Ward 15 (Standish with Langtree and Shevington) Labour Party (UK) G. Pullin 1,981 39.8 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Howard 1,911 38.4 +9.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Pigot 1,089 21.9 +21.9 70 1.4 +0.8 4,981 42.2 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) -2.6 Ward 16 (Aspull) Conservative Party (UK) J. Wild 1,942 48.0 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Singer 1,860 46.0 +6.3 Liberal Party (UK) K. Mason 242 6.0 -7.1 82 2.0 -1.4 4,044 41.7 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -2.7 Ward 17 (Atherton North East) Labour Party (UK) J. Clarke 2,590 72.1 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Murphy 2,115 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sharland 1,001 27.9 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. France 895 1,589 44.2 +11.2 3,591 34.1 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +5.6 Ward 18 (Atherton South West) Conservative Party (UK) D. Williams 1,435 52.5 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Sumner 1,296 47.5 +6.8 139 5.1 -13.6 2,731 42.1 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -6.8 Ward 19 (Hindley Central and North) Labour Party (UK) C. Priestley 1,558 68.5 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. McGreal 716 31.5 -1.8 842 37.0 +3.6 2,274 30.9 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 Ward 20 (Hindley South East and West) Labour Party (UK) G. Harrison 1,720 55.8 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Whitfield 1,361 44.2 +5.2 359 11.7 +0.8 3,081 28.3 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) +0.4 Ward 21 (Ince-in-Makerfield) Labour Party (UK) R. Taylor 2,553 71.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones 1,006 28.3 N/A 1,547 43.5 N/A 3,559 31.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ward 22 (Orrell and Billinge) Conservative Party (UK) J. Hitchen 2,723 55.3 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Whittle 2,201 44.7 +9.6 522 10.6 +1.5 4,924 35.7 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.8 Ward 23 (Tyldesley - Shakerley) Labour Party (UK) S. Little 1,744 51.9 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Knowles 1,614 48.1 +1.8 130 3.8 -3.6 3,358 37.5 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Ward 24 (Tyldesley - Astley Green and Blackmoor) Conservative Party (UK) S. Emerton 1,629 51.0 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Rawson 1,567 49.0 +4.5 62 2.0 -9.0 3,196 41.4 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -4.5 References expanded Wigan 1978 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester