2007 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Community Action Party in green, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. Wigan UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Community Action Party in green, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey.

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2007 with one third of the seats up for election. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Election result

Wigan Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1641+364.043.230,854+0.4%
  Conservative 410+116.021.015,023-0.7%
  Community Action 312-112.015.811,265-1.0%
  Liberal Democrats 102-24.010.17,211-1.7%
  Independent 10004.03.22,267+2.0%
  BNP 000003.62,572+0.8%
  Community Performance First 001-101.2837+1.2%
  Green 000001.2835+0.3%
  UKIP 000000.5337-1.1%

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: [5]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour4346
Community Action1211
Conservative910
Liberal Democrat86
Independent22
BNP00
Green00
Community Performance First10
UKIP00
Total7575
Working majority 11  17 

Ward results

Abram [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eunice Smethurst1,40355.0+2.9
Community Action John Shale58722.2+1.0
BNP Dennis Shambley30912.1-4.4
Conservative Marion Green26410.4+0.8
Rejected ballots60.2-0.3
Majority83632.8+1.9
Turnout 2,54924.8-0.2
Labour hold Swing +0.9
Ashton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Action Walter Carney1,42345.4+2.2
Labour Ann Rampling1,25840.1-5.2
Conservative Marie Winstanley2568.2-3.3
BNP Violet Haslam1956.2+6.2
Rejected ballots50.2+0.2
Majority1655.3+3.1
Turnout 3,13734.4+4.1
Community Action hold Swing +3.7
Aspull, New Springs, Whelley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ready1,88853.1+12.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Robinson1,01728.6-15.2
Conservative Jim Waterworth46313.0-2.8
Green Norma Stout1744.9+4.9
Rejected ballots130.4+0.4
Majority87124.5+21.0
Turnout 3,55535.6+3.7
Labour hold Swing +14.0
Astley, Mosley Common [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brendan Bowen1,04837.9+9.2
Conservative Sean Ell82129.7+7.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Bowdler66524.0-24.8
Green Ian Davies2187.9+7.9
Rejected ballots140.5+0.5
Majority2278.2-12.0
Turnout 2,76628.6-2.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +0.9
Atherleigh [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Aldred1,10452.1+6.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Jones64030.2-4.1
Conservative Dorothy Angell36617.3-2.4
Rejected ballots100.5+0.5
Majority46421.9+10.2
Turnout 2,12026.8+0.9
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Atherton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Bradbury1,45645.3-4.4
Liberal Democrats David Higginbottom1,21137.7+6.0
Conservative Lee Kendrick-Walker35211.0+0.0
Green Nicolas Redmond1835.7-2.0
Rejected ballots100.3+0.3
Majority2457.6-10.4
Turnout 3,21229.5+1.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -5.2
Bryn [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gary Wilkes1,65752.3+52.3
Labour George Harrison1,03032.3-0.9
BNP Kenneth Haslam3079.6-4.8
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright1795.6+0.2
Rejected ballots70.2+0.0
Majority63720.0+8.0
Turnout 3,19034.3+0.6
Independent hold Swing +26.6
Douglas [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Dewhurst1,33858.0-1.1
Community Action James Carmichael-Prince58625.4-14.9
Conservative Jean Peet37416.2+16.2
Rejected ballots100.4-0.2
Majority75232.6+13.8
Turnout 2,30824.4-0.4
Labour hold Swing +6.9
Golborne and Lowton West [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Klieve1,52056.4+4.4
Community Action Kevin Williams77728.8-6.3
Conservative James Grundy38814.4+1.6
Rejected ballots110.4+0.4
Majority74327.6+10.7
Turnout 2,69630.3-0.4
Labour gain from Community Action Swing +5.3
Hindley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Ecclles-Churton1,19145.3-3.1
Community Action Jim Ellis1,14243.4+7.1
Conservative William Winstanley28911.0-4.4
Rejected ballots90.3+0.3
Majority491.9-10.2
Turnout 2,63126.6+1.1
Labour gain from Community Action Swing -5.1
Hindley Green [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Action Louise Fagan74131.4-16.0
Labour Martin Long71030.1-5.8
Community Performance First Robert Brierley65427.7+27.7
Conservative Margaret Winstanley24510.4-6.3
Rejected ballots80.3+0.3
Majority311.3-10.3
Turnout 2,35826.4+0.6
Community Action gain from Community Performance First Swing -5.1
Ince [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Hurst1,34866.5+5.7
Community Action Yvonne Maddison45822.6-7.8
Conservative Anthony Hinds21010.4+2.1
Rejected ballots120.6-0.1
Majority89043.9+13.5
Turnout 2,02823.6-1.0
Labour hold Swing +6.7
Leigh East [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Cottam1,20448.1+2.1
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jackson77831.1-6.4
Conservative Andrew Oxley50120.0+3.6
Rejected ballots180.7+0.7
Majority42617.0+8.5
Turnout 2,50127.0+0.2
Labour hold Swing +4.2
Leigh South [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John O'Brien1,40843.3+3.5
Community Action Ian Franzen77423.8+4.4
Conservative Rosina Oxley76223.4-0.4
BNP Richard Close2939.0-5.0
Rejected ballots150.5+0.5
Majority63419.5+3.5
Turnout 3,25231.1+0.5
Labour hold Swing -0.4
Leigh West [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Myra Whiteside1,38053.9-1.0
Independent Mandy Cooper60023.5+23.5
Conservative Denise Young28911.3-5.0
Community Action Stephen Ellison28010.9+10.9
Rejected ballots90.4+0.4
Majority78030.5+4.3
Turnout 2,55823.8+0.4
Labour hold Swing -12.2
Lowton East [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Action Jonathan Miller1,41843.0+8.9
Labour Susan Greensmith1,08532.9+0.1
Conservative Jeanette Leigh78223.7-9.3
Rejected ballots130.4+0.4
Majority63610.1+9.0
Turnout 3,29833.6+1.4
Community Action hold Swing +4.4
Orrell [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Winstanley1,68645.2+6.8
Labour Michael Barnes1,32835.6-1.6
BNP Charles Mather53414.3-3.9
Community Action Peter Solinas1654.4+4.4
Rejected ballots130.3+0.3
Majority3589.6+8.4
Turnout 3,72640.3+3.2
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
Pemberton [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Bourne1,42157.6-7.1
Community Action Michael Leyland40916.6+2.3
BNP Chris Hilton33313.5+13.5
Conservative Stuart Foy29512.0+12.0
Rejected ballots80.3+0.3
Majority1,01241.0-9.5
Turnout 2,46624.9+2.2
Labour hold Swing -4.7
Shevington with Lower Ground [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie Fairhurst1,37741.9-15.5
Labour Dave Brown1,24838.0-3.2
UKIP John Atherton33710.3+10.3
Liberal Democrats Darren Atherton3119.5+9.5
Rejected ballots110.3-1.1
Majority1293.9-12.3
Turnout 3,28434.9+1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -6.1
Standish with Langtree [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Fairhurst2,01657.9+3.1
Labour Mike Crosby99628.6-1.6
Liberal Democrats June Garner45112.9+12.9
Rejected ballots200.6+0.1
Majority1,02029.3+4.7
Turnout 3,48336.4+0.4
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
Tyldesley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith McManus1,83863.0+4.3
Labour Pamela Stewart44715.3-4.0
Conservative Hilary Hayden37012.7+3.6
Green Craig Cohen2608.9-4.0
Rejected ballots30.1+0.1
Majority1,39147.7+8.3
Turnout 2,91828.6-0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.2
Wigan Central [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Davies1,40644.2-15.8
Labour John Ball1,05033.0-7.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Sutton3009.4+9.4
Community Action Ronnie Barnes2186.9+6.9
BNP Gary Chadwick1996.3+6.3
Rejected ballots90.3+0.3
Majority35611.2-8.8
Turnout 3,18234.6+0.1
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
Wigan West [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Baines1,38847.5-1.5
Conservative Keith Jones56319.3-2.9
Community Action Philip Parkes56019.2+19.2
BNP Susan Mather40213.7+13.7
Rejected ballots110.4-0.2
Majority82528.2+7.6
Turnout 2,92428.6+1.7
Labour hold Swing +0.7
Winstanley [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rona Winkworth1,22443.3+9.4
Community Action Leanne Brotherton1,10939.2-4.2
Conservative David Bowker48217.1+2.7
Rejected ballots110.4+0.1
Majority1154.1-5.5
Turnout 2,82632.0+1.9
Labour hold Swing +6.8
Worsley Mesnes [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Rotherham1,38155.3-0.1
Community Action William Barnes63825.5-5.5
Conservative Thomas Sutton28711.5-1.4
Community Performance First Anthony Unsworth1837.3+7.3
Rejected ballots90.4-0.3
Majority74329.7+5.4
Turnout 2,49827.6+1.6
Labour hold Swing +2.7

By-elections between 2007 and 2008

Tyldesley By-Election 28 June 2007 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Bleakley78440.2-22.8
Labour Barry Taylor61931.7+16.4
Independent Craig Cohen37719.3+19.3
Conservative Sean Ell1708.7-4.0
Majority1658.5-39.2
Turnout 1,95019.2-9.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -19.6
Wigan West By-Election 20 September 2007 [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phyll Cullen83743.7-3.8
Liberal Democrats Trevor Beswick46424.2+24.2
BNP Susan Mather26413.8+0.1
Community Action Jim Carmichael-Prince21911.4-7.8
Independent Syd Hall723.8+3.8
Green Norma Stout603.1+3.1
Majority37319.5-8.7
Turnout 1,91618.7-9.9
Labour hold Swing -14.0
Wigan Central By-Election 18 October 2007 [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Peet1,01348.2+4.0
Labour Mike Barnes82739.3+6.3
Community Action John Shale26212.5+5.6
Majority1868.9-2.3
Turnout 2,10222.8-11.8
Conservative hold Swing -1.1

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