1986 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1986 UK local government election June 2012 March 2020 March 2020 thumb|500px|right|Map of the results of the 1986 Wigan council election Elections to the Wigan council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with one-third of the seats scheduled for re-election. Since the previous election three by-elections had taken place, with Labour gaining the seat being fought in Orrell from the Conservatives as well as holding their seats in Bedford-Astley and Beech Hill. The election seen fewer contestants than any previous election since the council's creation in 1973, with a record of four seats (Abram, Hindley, Hindley Green and Leigh Central) unchallenged. Even amongst those contested there were no minor parties represented, the fewest Alliance candidates since the 1980 election and a record low of Conservative contenders at sixteen. The results were similarly record-breaking as Labour won twenty-two seats, with the Conservative and Alliance majorities in their respective heartland wards—and only holds—of Swinley and Langtree reduced to slender majorities. Labour won a high of 65% share of the vote, conversely the Conservatives share fell to a low of 13.1%, with their actual vote dropping into four figures for the first time. Overall turnout rose from the preceding year's underwhelming figure of 29.2%, to a more commonplace 35.8%. 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 1986 Labour Party (UK) 22 3 0 +3 91.7 65.0 45,205 +2.8% SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 0 3 -3 4.2 21.8 15,171 +2.2% Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.2 13.1 9,136 -4.9% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 61 64 SDP-Liberal Alliance 8 5 Conservatives 3 3 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 50 darkgray #FFBF00 56 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) I. McCartney Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Ashton-Golborne Labour Party (UK) S. Lea 2,124 72.7 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wright 441 15.1 -2.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Crook 358 12.2 -4.1 1,683 57.6 +8.8 2,923 30.2 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 Aspull-Standish Labour Party (UK) J. Hilton 2,222 45.8 +4.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Davies 2,009 41.4 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hart 616 12.7 -2.7 213 4.4 +2.0 2,796 29.6 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +2.7 Atherton Labour Party (UK) L. Sumner 2,313 82.7 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sharland 483 17.3 -3.6 1,830 65.4 +7.2 2,796 29.6 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) +3.6 Bedford-Astley Labour Party (UK) F. Walker 2,051 67.6 +13.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Shaw 983 32.4 +14.5 1,068 35.2 +8.4 3,034 30.7 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) -0.7 Beech Hill Labour Party (UK) J. Parkinson 2,090 74.2 +5.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Richardson 430 15.2 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Nicholson 297 10.5 -3.4 1,660 58.9 +6.9 2,817 31.9 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.4 Bryn Labour Party (UK) A. Melling 2,649 78.8 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Michaels 377 11.2 -1.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Ramsdale 337 10.0 -4.8 2,272 67.6 +9.7 3,363 33.9 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Hindley Labour Party (UK) G. Green Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hindley Labour Party (UK) G. Green Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) T. Wynn Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hindsford Labour Party (UK) A. Wright 2,216 73.3 -8.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Jones 806 26.7 +26.7 1,410 46.7 -17.2 3,022 28.4 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) -17.6 Hope Carr Labour Party (UK) J. Hession 2,211 66.1 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Manson 1,135 33.9 +2.6 1,076 32.2 +2.7 3,346 34.4 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) +1.3 Ince Labour Party (UK) T. Davies 2,357 88.9 -0.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Robinson 155 5.8 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Jackson 138 5.2 +5.2 2,202 83.1 +4.7 2,650 33.4 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) +2.3 Langtree SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Grayson 2,376 46.9 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) T. O'Hagan 2,201 43.5 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wolstenholme 485 9.6 -6.3 175 3.5 -2.9 5,062 47.3 +3.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance -1.4 Leigh Central Labour Party (UK) P. Smith Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Leigh East Labour Party (UK) T. Harper 2,068 74.1 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Angell 723 25.9 -1.8 1,345 48.2 +11.9 2,791 27.7 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) +5.9 Lightshaw Labour Party (UK) T. Sherratt 2,955 67.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Morris 807 18.4 N/A SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Wilson 616 14.1 N/A 2,148 49.1 N/A 4,378 41.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Newtown Labour Party (UK) K. Pye 2,376 84.0 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lawson 243 8.6 -4.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Gwyn 209 7.4 +0.5 2,133 75.4 +8.4 2,828 31.5 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Norley Labour Party (UK) N. Turner 2,499 88.2 -0.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Coleman 191 6.7 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Bispham 143 5.0 -1.0 2,308 81.5 -0.7 2,833 35.4 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) -0.5 Orrell Labour Party (UK) G. Seaward 1,898 46.7 +3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance H. Evans 1,281 31.5 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Grimshaw 889 21.9 -17.2 617 15.2 +10.7 4,068 39.6 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) -5.5 Swinley Conservative Party (UK) C. Giles 1,637 38.2 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Turner 1,567 36.6 -0.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Rhys 1,079 25.2 +6.5 70 1.6 -4.8 4,283 47.5 +6.5 Conservative Party (UK) -2.4 Tyldesley East Labour Party (UK) B. Wilson 2,496 61.6 +14.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Pickthall 1,557 38.4 -3.8 939 23.2 +18.3 4,053 39.3 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +9.2 Whelley Labour Party (UK) W. Pendleton 2,499 79.9 +3.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Kearsley 364 11.6 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) F. Sidebotham 263 8.4 +0.6 2,135 68.3 +4.3 3,126 35.5 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Winstanley Labour Party (UK) W. Evans 2,104 46.2 +2.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Fitzpatrick 1,988 43.7 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Fairbairn 459 10.1 -3.7 116 2.5 +1.5 4,551 40.0 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance +0.7 Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) H. Milligan 2,309 84.2 +10.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Meal 432 15.8 +0.0 1,877 68.5 +10.1 2,741 27.7 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) +5.0 References expanded Category:1986 English local elections 1986 Category:1980s in Greater Manchester