1979 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 right|thumb|500px|Map of the results for the 1979 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and the Liberals in yellow. Elections to Wigan Council were held on 3 May 1979, with one third of the council up for vote as well as an extra vacancy in Ward 22. The election seen Labour strengthening their grip, with six gains - mostly in the wards they lost seats in at the 1975 election - and one loss. All but one of the gains were from the Conservatives, with the other being from the Liberal's sole seat in Ward 14. A Liberal gain in Ward 15 from Labour kept them represented on the council. Owing to general election on the same day, turnout was significantly up, to 75.7% and all wards were contested - a continuation of the feat started last election. 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 1979 Labour Party (UK) 21 6 1 +5 84.0 55.7 96,617 +1.4% Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 5 -5 12.0 37.9 65,756 -5.7% Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 1 0 4.0 5.0 8,646 +3.3% Residents Association 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 2,328 +1.3% Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 154 -0.1% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 51 56 Conservatives 19 14 Liberals 1 1 Independent 1 1 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 30 darkgray #FFBF00 40 darkgray Ward results Ward 1 (Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley) Labour Party (UK) M. Pratt 4,517 67.2 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Giles 2,206 32.8 -4.3 2,311 34.4 +8.7 6,723 74.4 +40.1 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 Ward 2 (Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes) Labour Party (UK) H. Antill 4,643 66.8 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Rogers 2,311 33.2 0.0 2,332 33.6 0.0 6,954 70.0 +40.8 Labour Party (UK) 0.0 Ward 3 (Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley) Conservative Party (UK) W. France 3,989 47.8 -22.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Green 2,423 29.0 -0.5 Residents Association M. McElligott 1,244 14.9 +14.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. Davies 691 8.3 +8.3 1,566 18.8 -22.2 11,297 73.9 +39.7 Conservative Party (UK) -11.1 Ward 4 (Beech Hill and Marsh Green) Labour Party (UK) N. Turner 4,869 70.7 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Banister 2,016 29.3 -2.2 2,853 41.4 +4.4 6,885 72.7 +43.3 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 Ward 5 (Highfield and Lamberhead) Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 4,886 59.0 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Foster 3,395 41.0 -6.6 1,491 18.0 +13.2 8,281 73.3 +47.2 Labour Party (UK) +6.6 Ward 6 (Newtown and Rose Hill) Labour Party (UK) M. Milligan 4,327 70.3 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bell 1,830 29.7 -3.7 2,497 40.6 +7.5 6,157 71.4 +43.7 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Ward 7 (Hope Carr) Conservative Party (UK) D. Powell 2,960 53.6 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Smith 2,564 46.4 +2.6 396 7.2 -5.2 5,524 77.5 +34.2 Conservative Party (UK) -2.6 Ward 8 (St Pauls and St Peters) Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts 4,269 67.5 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Lackenby 1,902 30.1 -3.6 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Kedward 154 2.4 -1.2 2,367 37.4 +8.5 6,325 69.7 +42.5 Labour Party (UK) +4.2 Ward 9 (Etherstone and St Marys) Labour Party (UK) D. Caley 3,760 55.7 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Yates 2,989 44.3 -2.3 771 11.4 +11.4 6,749 74.5 +41.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.7 Ward 10 (Lilford-St Josephs-St Thomas) Labour Party (UK) J. Jones 3,440 51.3 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wood 3,260 48.7 -8.5 180 2.7 -11.7 6,700 76.0 +35.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.5 Ward 11 (Golborne St Thomas and Lowton) Labour Party (UK) B. Strett 4,120 50.2 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Thompson 3,131 38.2 -3.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Nixon 949 11.6 +11.6 989 12.1 -4.2 8,200 77.7 +37.0 Labour Party (UK) -2.1 Ward 12 (Golborne Heath Park and Ashton) Labour Party (UK) A. Miller 4,540 64.5 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Harrison 2,503 35.5 +0.4 2,037 29.0 -0.8 7,043 78.8 +42.1 Labour Party (UK) -0.4 Ward 13 (Ashton-in-Makerfield North and West) Labour Party (UK) R. Lyons 3,755 65.9 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Smith 1,941 34.1 -3.1 1,814 31.8 +6.2 5,696 75.4 +39.9 Labour Party (UK) +3.1 Ward 14 (Ashton-in-Makerfield Central and East) Labour Party (UK) R. McEntegart 3,815 55.1 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hibbert 3,110 44.9 +1.6 705 10.2 -3.2 6,925 75.0 +42.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) -1.6 Ward 15 (Standish with Langtree and Shevington) Liberal Party (UK) J. Pigott 4,043 40.7 +18.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Hardy 3,327 33.5 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Howard 2,555 25.7 -12.6 716 7.2 +5.8 9,925 80.7 +38.5 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +12.5 Ward 16 (Aspull) Labour Party (UK) A. Singer 3,860 47.8 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Blackledge 3,122 38.7 -9.3 Liberal Party (UK) E. Hill 1,093 13.5 +7.5 738 9.1 +7.1 8,075 80.5 +38.8 Labour Party (UK) +5.5 Ward 17 (Atherton North East) Labour Party (UK) W. Murphy 4,712 65.9 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sharland 2,434 34.1 +6.2 2,278 31.8 -12.4 7,146 73.5 +39.4 Labour Party (UK) -6.2 Ward 18 (Atherton South West) Labour Party (UK) J. Sumner 2,891 56.3 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Perrin 2,246 43.7 -8.8 645 12.5 +7.5 5,137 77.8 +35.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.8 Ward 19 (Hindley Central and North) Labour Party (UK) A. Robinson 3,826 68.2 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Lunt 1,457 26.0 -5.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Gibbons 328 5.8 +5.8 2,369 42.2 +5.2 5,611 75.8 +44.9 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Ward 20 (Hindley South East and West) Labour Party (UK) T. Wynn 5,214 62.2 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Culshaw 3,167 37.8 -6.4 2,047 24.4 +12.8 8,381 75.4 +47.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.4 Ward 21 (Ince-in-Makerfield) Labour Party (UK) A. Banks 5,627 73.7 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Jones 2,008 26.3 -2.0 3,619 47.4 +3.9 7,635 69.5 +37.7 Labour Party (UK) +2.0 Ward 22 (Orrell and Billinge) Conservative Party (UK) F. Fairbarn 4,958 42.1 -13.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Capstick 4,198 35.6 -9.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Fox 4,040 Labour Party (UK) E. Nickeas 3,567 Liberal Party (UK) J. Fitzpatrick 1,542 13.1 +13.1 Residents Association C. Hughes 1,084 9.2 +9.2 760 6.5 -4.1 11,782 84.4 +48.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.0 Ward 23 (Tyldesley - Shakerley) Labour Party (UK) F. Hampson 3,220 50.8 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Davies 3,114 49.2 -2.8 662 9.5 +5.6 6,966 76.6 +39.1 Labour Party (UK) +2.8 Ward 24 (Tyldesley - Astley Green and Blackmoor) Labour Party (UK) F. Hampson 3,220 50.8 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Davies 3,114 49.2 -1.8 106 1.6 -0.3 6,334 80.4 +39.0 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 References expanded Category:1979 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester