1994 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

1994 UK local government election June 2012 March 2020 March 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 1994 Wigan council election. Elections to the Wigan council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994, with one third of the seats up for election. Prior to the election, Labour had defended their seats in two by-elections for Abram and Hindley. The election suffered from a mixture of a poor contesting rate and low voter turnout. The number of candidates contesting was just 50, the lowest since 1975, with four wards going unopposed, and Lib Dems back to fighting a half of the seats, and the Conservatives less than two-thirds. The only other opposition standing were three Independent Labour candidates, one of which was the previous - but since deselected - Labour incumbent for the seat being fought in Worsley Mesnes. Voter turnout rose from the previous election's nadir, but at 30.4%, still well below average. Labour achieved their highest vote share to date, with an overwhelming 70.3% of votes cast. Conversely the Conservatives obtained both their lowest vote share, and lowest vote figure, on record. The Lib Dems, whilst suffering a drop to 16% - a figure below average for results in recent years - witnessed nothing as dramatic. Party seat totals remained unchanged, with Labour and the Lib Dems gaining a seat from each other. The Lib Dem narrowly gained (by just four votes) their third in Beech Hill, turning a ward entirely represented by Labour from the early to mid eighties, into solely Lib Dem for the first time. Labour elsewhere regained a seat in Hope Carr, returning that to entirely Labour. 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 1994 Labour Party (UK) 23 1 1 0 95.8 70.3 41,704 +14.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 1 0 4.2 16.0 9,520 -4.1% Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.3 6,729 -10.2% Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 1,343 +1.4% This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 61 61 Liberal Democrats 8 8 Conservatives 2 2 Independent Labour 1 1 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 50 darkgray #FFBF00 50 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) J. Best 2,073 89.8 +9.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wright 235 10.2 -9.6 1,838 79.6 +19.2 2,308 23.9 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) +9.6 Ashton-Golborne Labour Party (UK) A. Bullen 2,253 77.3 +19.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Cooper 340 11.7 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. Cunliffe 320 11.0 -15.9 1,913 65.7 +34.8 2,913 29.7 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) +11.6 Aspull-Standish Labour Party (UK) J. Hilton 1,948 48.5 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) L. Chamberlain 1,633 40.7 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 432 10.8 -8.6 315 7.8 -3.7 4,013 37.3 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) +9.7 Atherton Labour Party (UK) S. Loundon 2,033 84.6 +8.2 Independent Labour D. Graeme 370 15.4 -8.2 1,663 69.2 +16.3 2,403 26.1 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) +8.2 Bedford-Astley Labour Party (UK) F. Walker 1,717 68.8 +18.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Mann 780 31.2 +5.0 937 37.5 +13.3 2,497 28.7 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) +6.6 Beech Hill Liberal Democrats (UK) L. Brooks 1,621 48.0 -15.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Bishop 1,617 47.9 +15.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cartwright 138 4.1 -0.3 4 0.1 -30.7 3,376 37.4 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) -15.3 Bryn Labour Party (UK) A. Melling 2,429 86.5 +11.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Clayton 380 13.5 -11.4 2,049 72.9 +22.9 2,809 28.7 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) +11.4 Hindley Labour Party (UK) W. Shaw 1,946 81.8 +3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Graham 434 18.2 -3.7 1,512 63.5 +7.4 2,380 24.8 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) W. Simmons 2,407 86.0 +28.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Emmett 390 13.9 -12.8 2,017 72.1 +41.4 2,797 24.6 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) +20.7 Hindsford Labour Party (UK) A. Wright Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Hope Carr Labour Party (UK) K. Anderson 1,812 50.4 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Hough 1,254 34.9 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Morris 526 14.6 -16.4 558 15.5 +8.8 3,592 35.6 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +4.4 Ince Labour Party (UK) W. Blackledge Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Langtree Labour Party (UK) J. O'Neill 2,250 57.2 +21.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Shaw 1,083 27.5 -18.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Parkinson 381 9.7 +9.7 Independent Labour H. O'Neill 218 5.5 +5.5 1,167 29.7 +19.9 3,932 34.7 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) +19.7 Leigh Central Labour Party (UK) P. Smith Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Leigh East Labour Party (UK) T. Harper 1,870 68.6 +12.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Hide 856 31.4 -12.7 1,014 37.2 +25.3 2,726 27.1 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) +12.7 Lightshaw Labour Party (UK) T. Sherratt 3,180 80.7 +21.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Duffy 760 19.3 -21.2 2,420 61.4 +42.5 3,940 35.8 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) +21.2 Newtown Labour Party (UK) K. Pye 1,964 85.1 +12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Wagner 183 7.9 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Peach 160 6.9 -7.4 1,781 77.2 +19.3 2,307 25.8 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) +9.2 Norley Labour Party (UK) N. Tuner 1,973 85.2 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Turner 343 14.8 +1.7 1,630 70.4 +5.7 2,316 30.4 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) +2.8 Orrell Labour Party (UK) G. Seaward 2,133 70.7 +19.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Whiston 884 29.3 -19.1 1,249 41.4 +38.2 3,017 31.9 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) +19.1 Swinley Labour Party (UK) S. Turner 2,032 62.9 +24.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Winstanley 1,198 37.1 -15.8 834 25.8 +11.7 3,230 36.8 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) +20.0 Tyldesley East Labour Party (UK) B. Wilson Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Whelley Labour Party (UK) W. Pendleton 2,125 88.4 +22.3 Conservative Party (UK) T. Sharpe 279 11.6 -4.6 1,846 76.8 +26.9 2,404 28.8 +8.5 Labour Party (UK) +13.4 Winstanley Labour Party (UK) W. Evans 2,168 64.3 +11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Evans 721 21.4 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Green 483 14.3 -11.1 1,447 42.9 +15.5 3,372 28.6 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) +6.0 Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) W. Rotherham 1,774 59.8 -5.3 Independent Labour H. Milligan 755 25.5 +25.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Sly 272 9.2 -9.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Sutton 163 5.5 -11.0 1,019 34.4 -12.5 2,964 29.8 +12.5 Labour Party (UK) -15.4 References expanded Category:1994 English local elections 1994 Category:1990s in Greater Manchester