1980 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 1980 Wigan council election. 'All-out' elections to the Wigan Council were held on 1 May 1980, following extensive boundary changes and entirely new wards, yet retaining the number of 24 wards with three seats each for a total of 72 seats. The results were comparable to the 1973 election (also an election where all 72 seats were up for vote), with Labour rewarded a crushing majority in seats for approaching 60% of the vote with their main competitors, the Conservatives, falling to under 30%. The Liberals seen their highest representation yet by way of winning all three seats in Langtree. A former Labour councillor who'd represented the just-abolished ward 19 (encompassing central/north Hindley) since the council's creation fought the Hindley ward as an Independent Labour. Overall turnout fell to the slightly higher than usual number of 36.2% from the general election turnout of 75.7% last year, with all wards recording at least one competitor - although that meant in a number of wards Labour were unopposed for one or two of the seats. 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 1980 Labour Party (UK) 64 0 0 0 88.9 55.7 48,775 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 6.9 29.0 23,954 -8.9 Liberal Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 4.2 6.8 5,634 +1.8 Residents Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 2,498 +1.7 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,265 +1.5 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 159 +0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 149 +0.2 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 56 64 Conservatives 14 5 Liberals 1 3 Independent 1 0 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 40 darkgray #FFBF00 56 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) A. Bennett 2,125 74.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) N. Cumberbatch 2,028 Labour Party (UK) A. Miller 2,002 Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones 747 26.0 N/A 1,378 48.0 N/A 2,872 28.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ashton-Golborne Labour Party (UK) T. Jones 2,054 69.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Hilton 2,042 Labour Party (UK) R. McEntegart 2,008 Conservative Party (UK) W. Corless 915 30.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Gambles 855 1,139 38.4 N/A 2,969 31.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aspull-Standish Labour Party (UK) A. Singer 2,188 47.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Mason 2,055 Labour Party (UK) A. Hitchmough 1,934 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wild 1,575 33.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Slevin 1,390 Conservative Party (UK) J. Holland 1,375 Liberal Party (UK) M. Rutherford 893 19.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Leeuwangh 758 Liberal Party (UK) P. Knowles 723 613 13.2 N/A 4,656 46.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Atherton Labour Party (UK) J. Clarke 2,866 76.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Sumner 2,791 Labour Party (UK) L. Sumner 2,601 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sharland 862 23.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. France 752 2,004 53.8 N/A 3,728 38.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bedford-Astley Labour Party (UK) J. Jones 2,342 57.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Hayes 2,226 Labour Party (UK) J. Prytharch 2,165 Conservative Party (UK) S. Johnson 1,728 42.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Hampson 1,539 Conservative Party (UK) S. Emerton 1,510 614 15.1 N/A 4,070 41.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Beech Hill Labour Party (UK) T. Bishop 2,134 73.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Maloney 1,960 Labour Party (UK) G. Pullin 1,955 Conservative Party (UK) A. Atherton 754 26.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Lawson 727 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wilkinson 653 1,380 47.8 N/A 2,888 32.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bryn Labour Party (UK) G. Lockett 2,028 74.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Heckles 1,820 Labour Party (UK) R. Lyons 1,800 Conservative Party (UK) D. Gambles 691 25.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Michaels 635 1,337 49.2 N/A 2,719 29.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hindley Labour Party (UK) A. Robinson 1,799 48.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Isherwood 1,725 Labour Party (UK) J. Bray 1,382 Independent Labour C. Priestley 1,265 33.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. Sharples 667 17.9 N/A 534 14.3 N/A 3,731 39.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) G. Harrison 1,665 66.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. McAllister 1,552 Labour Party (UK) T. Wynn 1,474 Residents Association J. Venables 846 33.7 N/A 819 32.6 N/A 2,511 23.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hindsford Labour Party (UK) M. Devlin 2,473 68.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Little 2,426 Labour Party (UK) A. Wright 2,392 Conservative Party (UK) E. Valentine 1,128 31.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Davies 1,091 1,345 37.4 N/A 3,601 33.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hope Carr Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts 2,391 57.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Newton 2,378 Labour Party (UK) J. Hession 2,239 Conservative Party (UK) B. Powell 1,800 42.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Goodwin 1,726 Conservative Party (UK) D. Powell 1,713 591 14.1 N/A 4,191 44.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ince Labour Party (UK) A. Banks 1,651 78.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Taylor 1,439 Labour Party (UK) A. Rowlandson 1,437 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jones 466 22.0 N/A 1,185 56.0 N/A 2,117 25.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Langtree Liberal Party (UK) J. Pigott 2,348 46.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Hill 1,786 Liberal Party (UK) P. Davies 1,722 Labour Party (UK) J. Hardy 1,516 30.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Morris 1,336 Labour Party (UK) D. Standring 1,202 Conservative Party (UK) M. Frost 1,169 23.2 N/A 832 16.5 N/A 5,033 49.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Leigh Central Labour Party (UK) G. Macdonald 2,309 72.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Hull 2,204 Labour Party (UK) P. Smith 2,112 Conservative Party (UK) M. Stott 706 22.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Byrne 701 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Kedward 159 5.0 N/A 1,603 50.5 N/A 3,174 35.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leigh East Labour Party (UK) J. Riley 1,987 55.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Caley 1,874 Labour Party (UK) T. Harper 1,869 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wood 1,591 44.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Yates 1,501 Conservative Party (UK) K. Price 1,477 396 11.1 N/A 3,578 36.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lightshaw Labour Party (UK) N. Holt 2,541 66.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Strett 2,538 Labour Party (UK) B. Strett 2,511 Conservative Party (UK) T. Thompson 1,268 33.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Emmett 1,248 Conservative Party (UK) J. Harrison 1,189 1,273 33.4 N/A 3,809 49.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newtown Labour Party (UK) A. Peet 2,017 77.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Milligan 2,004 Labour Party (UK) J. Bridge 1,956 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hill 571 22.1 N/A 1,446 55.9 N/A 2,588 27.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norley Labour Party (UK) E. Maddocks 2,237 81.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 2,129 Labour Party (UK) N. Turner 2,070 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hill 279 10.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G. Foster 226 8.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Gibbons 184 1,958 71.4 N/A 2,742 31.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Orrell Conservative Party (UK) F. Fairbairn 1,809 38.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Capstick 1,674 35.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Hitchen 1,552 Conservative Party (UK) M. Fox 1,546 Labour Party (UK) E. Nickeas 1,517 Labour Party (UK) J. Roberts 1,377 Residents Association R. Kemp 978 20.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) K. Mason 242 5.1 N/A 35 2.9 N/A 47,03 47.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Swinley Conservative Party (UK) W. France 1,739 54.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Lewthwaite 1,698 Conservative Party (UK) C. Giles 1,633 Labour Party (UK) M. Pendleton 827 25.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Green 818 Labour Party (UK) H. Antill 797 Liberal Party (UK) B. Barber 627 19.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. Robinson 507 Liberal Party (UK) J. Grayson 463 912 28.6 N/A 3,193 34.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tyldesley East Labour Party (UK) G. Woodcock 2,200 57.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Walker 2,154 Labour Party (UK) J. Burke 2,099 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hampson 980 25.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 929 Liberal Party (UK) G. Pickthall 626 16.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L. Seal 615 Liberal Party (UK) J. Seal 609 1,220 32.1 N/A 3,806 41.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Whelley Labour Party (UK) A. Coyle 2,069 74.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Pratt 2,026 Labour Party (UK) W. Pendleton 2,012 Conservative Party (UK) G. Whittle 703 25.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Fitton 681 1,366 49.3 N/A 2,772 31.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Winstanley Labour Party (UK) J. Whittle 1,582 37.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Taberner 1,528 Labour Party (UK) E. Naylor 1,487 Conservative Party (UK) A. Foster 1,144 27.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Michaels 1,068 Conservative Party (UK) E. Bell 1,067 Residents Association C. Hughes 674 16.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) K. Higham 672 15.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Fitzpatrick 657 Independent (politician) G. Barlow 149 3.5 N/A 438 10.4 N/A 4,221 40.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) W. Brogan 2,100 76.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Baldwin 2,017 Labour Party (UK) H. Milligan 1,946 Conservative Party (UK) A. Edwards 662 24.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Rogers 641 Conservative Party (UK) J. Unsworth 565 1,438 52.0 N/A 2,762 28.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References expanded Wigan 1980 Category:1980s in Greater Manchester