2010 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

2010 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2010 Wigan council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 2010. One-third of the council was up for election. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/council/html/3791.stm Election 2010: Wigan council 2012-07-04 BBC News 19 April 2009 http://kinnear.wiganmbc.gov.uk/electionresults/ShowWard.asp?ElectionDate=06+May+2010 https://archive.today/20121223221027/http://kinnear.wiganmbc.gov.uk/electionresults/ShowWard.asp?ElectionDate=06+May+2010 dead 23 December 2012 Local Election Results 06 May 2010 wiganmbc.gov.uk 2012-06-28 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2010/41/ Local Elections Archive Project: 2010 – Wigan andrewteale.me.uk 2012-06-28 Election result Wigan local election result 2010 Labour Party (UK) 24 10 0 +10 96.0 45.5 63,404 +8.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 4.0 8.9 12,447 +0.3% Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 2 -2 0.0 18.7 26,036 -7.3% Community Action Party 0 0 2 -2 0.0 8.0 11,129 -5.9% Independent (politician) 0 0 3 -3 0.0 7.3 10,254 -1.6% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.5 9,116 +3.2% Independent Conservative 0 0 2 -2 0.0 3.1 4,351 +3.1% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 1,797 -0.0% England First Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 134 +0.1% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 41 51 Conservative 10 8 Independent 10 7 Community Action 6 4 Liberal Democrat 4 3 Wigan Independent Conservative 4 2 BNP 0 0 UKIP 0 0 England First 0 0 Total 75 75 Working majority #FFBF00 7 darkgray #FFBF00 27 darkgray Ward results Abram Abram Labour Party (UK) Carl Sweeney 2,849 52.7 +4.9 Independent (politician) Sandra Atherton 893 16.5 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Marie Winstanley 668 12.4 -2.7 British National Party Dennis Shambley 659 12.2 +12.2 Community Action Party John Shale 316 5.8 -30.9 20 0.4 -0.1 1,956 36.2 +25.2 5,405 51.8 +26.7 Labour Party (UK) -5.8 Ashton Ashton Labour Party (UK) Dennis Ash 2,208 38.7 +5.1 Community Action Party Joanne Bradley 1,980 34.7 -18.6 Independent (politician) Frank Merry 574 10.1 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Childs 571 10.0 +2.5 British National Party Barry Longstaffe 352 6.2 +0.8 20 0.4 +0.1 228 4.0 -15.8 5,705 63.1 +26.2 Labour Party (UK) +11.8 Aspull, New Springs, Whelley Aspull, New Springs, Whelley Labour Party (UK) Ronald Conway 3,133 49.6 +6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Beswick 1,470 23.3 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Surples 1,175 18.6 -0.5 British National Party Andrew Jones 430 6.8 +6.8 Independent Conservative Ian Bland 90 1.4 +1.4 20 0.3 -0.2 1,663 26.3 +20.7 6,318 64.1 +29.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +10.3 Astley Mosley Common Astley Mosley Common Labour Party (UK) Barry Taylor 2,339 39.5 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gavin Clements 1,894 32.0 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Nasri Barghothi 1,635 27.6 -14.4 47 0.8 +0.2 445 7.5 +0.8 5,915 63.1 +32.2 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) -2.9 Atherleigh Atherleigh Labour Party (UK) Pamela Stewart 2,038 43.3 -15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Davies 871 18.5 -21.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lisa Clements 711 15.1 +15.1 Independent (politician) Neil Wade 447 9.5 +9.5 British National Party Gary Chadwick 386 8.2 +8.2 Community Action Party Julie Finch 254 5.4 +5.4 0 0.0 -0.9 1,167 24.8 +6.5 4,707 56.0 +29.6 Labour Party (UK) +3.2 Atherton Atherton Labour Party (UK) Karen Aldred 2,758 45.2 +19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Vivienne Lee 961 15.7 +2.9 Independent (politician) Jamie Hodgkinson 852 14.0 -15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Clements 850 13.9 -10.9 Community Action Party Stephen Hall 655 10.7 +10.7 30 0.5 +0.1 1,797 29.4 +25.8 6,106 57.0 +25.6 Labour Party (UK) +8.2 Bryn Bryn Labour Party (UK) Margaret Rampling 2,274 40.2 +16.7 Independent (politician) Brian Merry 1,697 30.0 -19.2 Community Action Party Kevin Williams 609 10.8 -1.3 British National Party Ken Haslam 531 9.4 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Sheedy 525 9.3 +3.0 25 0.4 +0.0 577 10.2 -15.6 5,661 62.4 +26.3 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) +17.9 Douglas Douglas Labour Party (UK) Shirley Dewhurst 2,742 58.7 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Atherton 659 14.1 -1.3 British National Party Ian Lloyd 461 9.9 +9.9 Community Action Party Jayne Bryan 396 8.5 -24.2 Independent (politician) Anthony Unsworth 380 8.1 +8.1 34 0.7 +0.2 2,083 44.6 +25.9 4,672 48.9 +24.4 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 Golborne Lowton West Golborne Lowton West Labour Party (UK) Gerard Bretherton 2,554 49.9 +8.9 Community Action Party Peter Franzen 1,431 28.0 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Houlton 775 15.2 +5.4 British National Party Steven McEllenborough 329 6.4 +0.3 26 0.5 +0.3 1,123 22.0 +19.4 5,115 58.0 +25.1 Labour Party (UK) +9.6 Hindley Hindley Labour Party (UK) James Talbot 2,558 49.2 +24.7 Independent (politician) David Culshaw 1,346 25.9 -39.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Ollerton 610 11.7 +2.0 British National Party Stephen Bradbury 501 9.6 +9.6 Community Action Party Peter Solinas 152 2.9 +2.9 28 0.5 +0.3 1,212 23.3 -17.7 5,195 52.7 +23.6 Labour Party (UK) +32.1 Hindley Green Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) David Stitt 1,658 31.5 +5.0 Independent (politician) Francis Carmichael 1,476 28.0 -16.7 Community Action Party Barry Fagan 1,087 20.6 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Winstanley 593 11.3 -3.0 British National Party Darren Mark Taylor 427 8.1 +8.1 28 0.5 +0.1 182 3.5 -14.7 5,269 61.7 +32.9 Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party +10.8 Ince Ince Labour Party (UK) James Moodie 2,559 60.8 +0.3 British National Party James Harrison 570 13.5 +13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Whittingham 402 9.6 -4.6 Community Action Party Robert Hall 300 7.1 -17.4 Independent (politician) Brian Kenrick 224 5.3 +5.3 England First Party Robert Hague 134 3.2 +3.2 18 0.4 -0.3 1,989 47.3 +11.3 4,207 48.3 +25.3 Labour Party (UK) -6.6 Leigh East Leigh East Labour Party (UK) Frederick Walker 2,422 48.2 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Jackson 1,373 27.3 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Short 1,183 23.5 -5.5 51 1.0 +0.3 1,049 20.9 +6.1 5,029 55.9 +31.0 Labour Party (UK) +1.7 Leigh South Leigh South Labour Party (UK) Charles Rigby 2,571 40.8 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Walker 1,196 19.0 -11.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Blackburn 1,002 15.9 +15.9 Community Action Party Clive Charles 583 9.3 -5.0 British National Party Adam Lloyd 516 8.2 -5.9 Independent (politician) Philip Symonds 279 4.4 +4.4 Independent Conservative Elaine Brown 125 2.0 +2.0 24 0.4 +0.1 1,375 21.8 +10.6 6,296 61.6 +29.0 Labour Party (UK) +5.3 Leigh West Leigh West Labour Party (UK) Peter Smith 2,509 46.5 -17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Derricutt 828 15.3 +15.3 British National Party Martin Grainey 693 12.8 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Oxley 557 10.3 -23.7 Independent (politician) David Hull 280 5.2 +5.2 Independent (politician) Brian Turrell 255 4.7 +4.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Mary Lavelle 247 4.6 +4.6 28 0.5 -1.1 1,681 31.1 +0.8 5,397 51.3 +28.5 Labour Party (UK) -16.5 Lowton East Lowton East Labour Party (UK) James Cowley 2,403 38.0 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ed Houlton 2,315 36.6 -17.0 Community Action Party Ian Franzen 1,591 25.1 -0.5 18 0.3 +0.1 88 1.4 -26.6 6,327 65.6 +27.7 Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party +17.2 Orrell Orrell Labour Party (UK) David Arrowsmith 2,877 46.1 +18.1 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Foy 2,317 37.2 -9.3 British National Party Charles Foy 697 11.2 -4.7 Independent Conservative Paula Thompson 286 4.6 +4.6 58 0.9 +0.6 560 9.0 -9.5 6,235 67.5 +29.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +13.7 Pemberton Pemberton Labour Party (UK) Paul Prescott 3,219 65.5 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Cartwright 617 12.6 -1.5 British National Party Christopher Hilton 596 12.1 -1.3 Community Action Party Michael Leyland 451 9.2 -7.1 32 0.7 +0.1 2,602 52.9 +13.5 4,915 50.1 +24.2 Labour Party (UK) +5.6 Shevington with Lower Ground Shevington with Lower Ground Labour Party (UK) Michael Crosby 2,180 34.3 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hind 1,404 22.1 -26.3 Independent Conservative Angela Bland 1,210 19.1 +19.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Clarke 995 15.7 +7.7 United Kingdom Independence Party John Atherton 534 8.4 +0.5 28 0.4 +0.4 776 12.2 -5.5 6,351 68.3 +34.2 Labour Party (UK) Independent Conservative +14.9 Standish with Langtree Standish with Langtree Labour Party (UK) Emma McGurrin 2,097 32.1 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Surples 1,894 29.0 -21.8 Independent Conservative Neil Dunlop 1,021 15.6 +15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Robinson 1,009 15.4 +9.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Freeman 280 4.3 -4.1 British National Party Graham Lawrence 228 3.5 +3.5 13 0.2 +0.1 203 3.1 -16.8 6,542 68.4 +32.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +11.5 Tyldesley Tyldesley Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Valentine 2,315 39.5 -26.2 Labour Party (UK) Anita Thorpe 1,875 32.0 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Hayden 930 15.9 +4.6 British National Party David Peacock 450 7.7 +7.7 Independent (politician) Joseph Haley 272 4.6 +4.6 13 0.2 -0.8 440 7.5 -36.2 5,855 58.3 +30.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) -18.1 Wigan Central Wigan Central Labour Party (UK) George Davies 2,477 41.9 +11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Gibson 1,522 25.7 -24.5 Independent Conservative Gareth Fairhurst 1,090 18.4 +18.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Jones 475 8.0 -4.1 British National Party Anthony Farrell 306 5.2 +5.2 47 0.8 +0.3 955 16.1 -3.9 5,917 64.8 +30.5 Labour Party (UK) Independent Conservative +18.0 Wigan West Wigan West Labour Party (UK) Phyllis Cullen 3,437 61.4 +17.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher McGowan 970 17.3 -1.6 British National Party Susan Mather 608 10.9 -3.6 Independent Conservative Andrew Lomax 529 9.5 +9.5 50 0.9 +0.7 2,467 44.1 +19.3 5,594 57.5 +32.4 Labour Party (UK) +9.6 Winstanley Winstanley Labour Party (UK) Clive Morgan 2,465 43.4 +10.1 Independent (politician) William Wilkes 1,279 22.5 +22.5 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Ashurst 852 15.0 -4.4 Community Action Party Ronald Barnes 433 7.6 -39.3 British National Party Adrian Jones 376 6.6 +6.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Arnold Foster 261 4.6 +4.6 14 0.2 -0.1 1,186 20.9 +7.2 5,680 64.8 +35.0 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) -6.2 Worsley Mesnes Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) Lynne Holland 3,202 64.5 +9.4 Community Action Party Arthur Fairhurst 891 17.9 -10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Marion Green 834 16.8 +1.1 38 0.8 +0.1 2,311 46.5 +20.0 4,965 56.2 +29.9 Labour Party (UK) +10.0 By-elections between 2010 and 2011 Wigan Central By-Election 3 March 2011 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/council-byelection-wins-for-labour-2232195.html Council by-election wins for Labour The Independent 2012-07-05 London 4 March 2011 http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results gwydir.demon.co.uk 2012-06-13 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Labour Party (UK) Lawrence Hunt 1,165 48.6 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Gibson 652 27.2 +1.5 Independent Conservative Gareth Fairhurst 393 16.4 -2.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Davies 189 7.9 -0.1 513 21.4 +5.3 2,399 25.6 -39.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.6 References expanded Category:2010 English local elections 2010 Category:2010s in Greater Manchester