2008 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2008 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, independent in grey, Community Action Party in green and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Elections to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/bw.stm Local elections: Wigan 2012-07-04 BBC News http://kinnear.wiganmbc.gov.uk/electionresults/ShowWard.asp?ElectionDate=01+May+2008 Local Election Results 01 May 2008 wiganmbc.gov.uk 2012-06-28 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2008/41/ Local Elections Archive Project: 2008 – Wigan andrewteale.me.uk 2012-06-28 Election result Wigan local election result 2008 Labour Party (UK) 12 1 5 -4 48.0 37.3 26,353 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) 6 4 0 +4 24.0 26.0 18,360 +5.0 Independent (politician) 4 2 0 +2 16.0 8.9 6,260 +5.7 Community Action Party 2 0 2 -2 8.0 13.9 9,830 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.0 8.6 6,054 -1.5 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.3 2,352 -0.3 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 912 +0.8 Respect – The Unity Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 222 +0.3 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 46 42 Conservative 10 14 Community Action 10 8 Independent 5 7 Liberal Democrat 4 4 BNP 0 0 UKIP 0 0 Respect 0 0 Total 75 75 Working majority #FFBF00 17 darkgray #FFBF00 9 darkgray Ward results Abram Abram Labour Party (UK) Eddie Russon 1,226 47.8 -7.3 Community Action Party John Shale 934 36.7 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) Marion Green 386 15.0 +4.7 11 0.4 +0.2 283 11.0 -21.8 2,566 25.2 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) -10.9 Ashton Ashton Community Action Party Paul Tushingham 1,766 53.4 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Ann Rampling 1,111 33.6 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Marie Winstanley 248 7.5 -0.7 British National Party Adrian Jones 178 5.4 -0.8 7 0.2 +0.1 655 19.8 +14.5 3,310 36.9 +2.5 Community Action Party +7.2 Aspull New Springs Whelley Aspull, New Springs, Whelley Labour Party (UK) John Hilton 1,443 43.0 -10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Robinson 1,254 37.4 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hind 640 19.1 +6.1 17 0.5 +0.1 189 5.6 -18.9 3,354 34.4 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) -9.4 Astley Mosley Common Astley Mosley Common Conservative Party (UK) Sean Ell 1,207 42.0 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) Brian Wilson 1,014 35.3 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gavin Clements 684 22.1 -2.0 18 0.6 +0.1 193 6.7 -1.5 2,873 30.9 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +7.4 Atherleigh Atherleigh Labour Party (UK) Susan Loudon 1,246 58.7 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Abigail Solomon 858 40.4 +23.1 20 0.9 +0.5 388 18.3 -3.6 2,124 26.4 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) -8.2 Atherton Atherton Independent (politician) Bob Splaine 976 29.5 +29.5 Labour Party (UK) Elnur Yusifzade 858 25.8 -19.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Higginbottom 821 24.8 -12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Nicholls 416 12.9 +1.9 Respect – The Unity Coalition Stephen Hall 221 6.7 +6.7 13 0.4 +0.1 120 3.6 -4.0 3,314 31.4 +1.9 Independent (politician) +24.5 Bryn Bryn Independent (politician) Don Hodgkinson 1,606 49.2 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Helen Ash 765 23.4 -8.9 Community Action Party Clive Charles 384 12.1 +12.1 British National Party Ken Haslam 284 8.7 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Childs 204 6.2 +0.6 13 0.4 +0.2 841 25.8 +5.8 3,266 36.2 +1.9 Independent (politician) +2.9 Douglas Douglas Labour Party (UK) Joy Birch 1,170 51.4 -6.6 Community Action Party Anthony Unsworth 745 32.7 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Holt 350 15.4 -0.8 12 0.5 +0.1 425 18.7 -13.9 2,277 24.6 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) -6.9 Golborne Lowton West Golborne Lowton West Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Klieve 1,186 41.0 -15.4 Community Action Party Peter Franzen 1,110 38.4 +9.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Oxley 282 9.8 -4.6 British National Party Steven McEllenborough 178 6.2 +6.2 Independent (politician) Frank Davies 129 4.5 +4.5 7 0.2 -0.2 76 2.6 -25.0 2,892 32.9 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party -12.5 Hindley Hindley Independent (politician) Jim Ellis 1,347 47.4 +47.4 Labour Party (UK) Marcia Dooley 694 24.5 -20.8 Independent (politician) David Culshaw 515 18.1 +18.1 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Winstanley 277 9.7 -1.2 7 0.2 -0.1 1,166 41.0 +39.1 2,842 29.1 +2.4 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) +34.1 Hindley Green Hindley Green Independent (politician) Bob Brierley 1,105 44.7 +44.7 Labour Party (UK) Martin Long 981 26.5 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Foy 353 14.3 +3.9 Community Action Party Rachel Fagan 351 14.2 -17.2 10 0.4 +0.1 450 18.2 +16.9 2,474 28.9 +2.4 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) +24.1 Ince Ince Labour Party (UK) David Molyneux 1,180 60.5 -5.9 Community Action Party Syd Hall 479 24.6 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Whittingham 275 14.1 +3.8 15 0.8 +0.2 701 36 -7.9 1,949 23.0 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) -3.9 Leigh East Leigh East Labour Party (UK) Keith Cunliffe 981 43.8 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Angell 649 29.0 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Jackson 597 26.4 -4.7 17 0.8 +0.0 332 14.8 -2.2 2,238 24.8 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) -6.6 Leigh South Leigh South Labour Party (UK) Kevin Anderson 1,372 41.2 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Oxley 1,000 30.1 +6.6 Community Action Party Ian Franzen 476 14.3 -9.5 British National Party Gary Chadwick 470 14.1 +5.1 9 0.3 -0.2 372 11.2 -8.3 3,327 32.6 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) -4.3 Leigh West Leigh West Labour Party (UK) Susan Greensmith 1,543 64.3 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Young 817 34.0 +22.7 40 1.7 +1.3 726 30.3 -0.2 2,400 22.9 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) -6.2 Lowton East Lowton East Conservative Party (UK) James Grundy 1,972 53.6 +29.9 Community Action Party Ian Franzen 943 25.6 -17.4 Labour Party (UK) James Cowley 758 20.6 -12.3 8 0.2 -0.2 1,029 28.0 +17.9 3,681 37.9 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Community Action Party +23.6 Orrell Orrell Conservative Party (UK) Richard Clayton 1,608 46.5 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Mike Barnes 969 28.0 -7.6 British National Party Charles Mather 548 15.8 +1.5 Independent (politician) Richard Clayton 321 9.3 +9.3 12 0.3 +0.0 639 18.5 +8.9 3,458 37.9 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) +4.4 Pemberton Pemberton Labour Party (UK) Jeanette Prescott 1,387 55.7 -1.9 Community Action Party Mike Leyland 406 16.3 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Gray 350 14.1 +2.1 British National Party Chris Hilton 334 13.4 -0.1 14 0.6 +0.2 981 39.4 -1.6 2,491 25.9 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Shevington with Lower Ground Shevington with Lower Ground Conservative Party (UK) Paul Liptrot 1,531 48.4 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) Mike Crosby 971 30.7 -7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Sutton 251 7.9 -1.5 United Kingdom Independence Party John Atherton 251 7.9 -2.3 Independent (politician) Andy Sumner 157 5.0 +5.0 2 0.1 -0.3 560 17.7 +13.8 3,163 34.2 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +6.9 Standish with Langtree Standish with Langtree Conservative Party (UK) Judith Atherton 1,710 50.8 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) George Davies 1,039 30.9 +2.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Freeman 283 8.4 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Garner 214 6.4 -6.6 Community Action Party Ronnie Barnes 116 3.4 +3.4 5 0.1 -0.4 671 19.9 -9.4 3,367 35.6 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -4.7 Tyldesley Tyldesley Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Bleakley 1,827 65.7 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) Barry Taylor 621 22.0 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Hayden 313 11.3 -1.4 29 1.0 +0.9 1,215 43.7 -4.0 2,781 27.8 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) -2.0 Wigan Central Wigan Central Conservative Party (UK) Henry Cadman 1,562 50.3 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Mathew Bullen 940 30.2 -2.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Jones 378 12.2 +12.2 Community Action Party Leanne Brotherton 213 6.9 +0.0 15 0.5 +0.2 622 20.0 +8.8 3,108 34.3 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) +4.4 Wigan West Wigan West Labour Party (UK) Terence Halliwell 1,089 43.7 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Surples 471 18.9 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Atherton 462 18.6 +18.6 British National Party Susan Mather 360 14.5 +0.7 Independent (politician) Mick Dahl 104 4.2 +4.2 4 0.2 -0.2 618 24.8 -3.4 2,490 25.0 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) -1.7 Winstanley Winstanley Community Action Party Stanley Barnes 1,226 46.9 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) Phil Kelly 869 33.4 -10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Thompson 508 19.5 +2.4 9 0.3 +0.0 357 13.7 +9.6 2,612 29.8 -2.2 Community Action Party +8.8 Worsley Mesnes Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) Brian Baldwin 1,275 55.1 -0.2 Community Action Party Hannah Leyland 662 28.6 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Cartwright 363 15.7 +4.2 16 0.7 +0.3 613 26.5 -3.2 2,316 26.4 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) -1.6 By-elections between 2008 and 2010 Wigan West By-Election 10 July 2008 http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CouncilDemocracy/Elections/ByElection10072008.htm Wigan West By-Election Result – 10 July 2008 2008-07-20 Wigan Council https://web.archive.org/web/20081121093246/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/CouncilDemocracy/Elections/ByElection10072008.htm 21 November 2008 dead 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) Steve Dawber 817 38.3 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Cartwright 528 24.8 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Beswick 344 16.1 -2.5 British National Party Christopher Hilton 200 9.4 -5.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Jones 124 5.8 +5.8 Independent (politician) Sandy Franzen 118 5.5 +1.3 289 13.5 -11.3 2,131 21.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) -5.6 References Wigan Council election, 2008 – nominations expanded Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester