2008 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election.[1][2][3]

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.

Election result
Wigan Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 1 5 -4 48.0 37.3 26,353 -5.9%
  Conservative 6 4 0 +4 24.0 26.0 18,360 +5.0%
  Independent 4 2 0 +2 16.0 8.9 6,260 +5.7%
  Community Action 2 0 2 -2 8.0 13.9 9,830 -1.9%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 4.0 8.6 6,054 -1.5%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 2,352 -0.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 912 +0.8%
  Respect 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:

Party Previous council New 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  17   9 

Ward results

Abram
Abram[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie Russon 1,226 47.8 -7.3
Community Action John Shale 934 36.7 +14.5
Conservative Marion Green 386 15.0 +4.7
Rejected ballots 11 0.4 +0.2
Majority 283 11.0 -21.8
Turnout 2,566 25.2 +0.4
Labour hold Swing -10.9

Ashton
Ashton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Paul Tushingham 1,766 53.4 +8.0
Labour Ann Rampling 1,111 33.6 -6.5
Conservative Marie Winstanley 248 7.5 -0.7
BNP Adrian Jones 178 5.4 -0.8
Rejected ballots 7 0.2 +0.1
Majority 655 19.8 +14.5
Turnout 3,310 36.9 +2.5
Community Action hold Swing +7.2

Aspull New Springs Whelley
Aspull, New Springs, Whelley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hilton 1,443 43.0 -10.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Robinson 1,254 37.4 +8.8
Conservative Anthony Hind 640 19.1 +6.1
Rejected ballots 17 0.5 +0.1
Majority 189 5.6 -18.9
Turnout 3,354 34.4 -1.2
Labour hold Swing -9.4

Astley Mosley Common
Astley Mosley Common[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sean Ell 1,207 42.0 +12.3
Labour Brian Wilson 1,014 35.3 -2.6
Liberal Democrats Gavin Clements 684 22.1 -2.0
Rejected ballots 18 0.6 +0.1
Majority 193 6.7 -1.5
Turnout 2,873 30.9 +2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.4

Atherleigh
Atherleigh[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Loudon 1,246 58.7 +6.6
Conservative Abigail Solomon 858 40.4 +23.1
Rejected ballots 20 0.9 +0.5
Majority 388 18.3 -3.6
Turnout 2,124 26.4 -0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.2

Atherton
Atherton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Splaine 976 29.5 +29.5
Labour Elnur Yusifzade 858 25.8 -19.5
Liberal Democrats David Higginbottom 821 24.8 -12.9
Conservative Michael Nicholls 416 12.9 +1.9
Respect Stephen Hall 221 6.7 +6.7
Rejected ballots 13 0.4 +0.1
Majority 120 3.6 -4.0
Turnout 3,314 31.4 +1.9
Independent hold Swing +24.5

Bryn
Bryn[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Don Hodgkinson 1,606 49.2 -3.1
Labour Helen Ash 765 23.4 -8.9
Community Action Clive Charles 384 12.1 +12.1
BNP Ken Haslam 284 8.7 -0.9
Conservative Malcolm Childs 204 6.2 +0.6
Rejected ballots 13 0.4 +0.2
Majority 841 25.8 +5.8
Turnout 3,266 36.2 +1.9
Independent hold Swing +2.9

Douglas
Douglas[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joy Birch 1,170 51.4 -6.6
Community Action Anthony Unsworth 745 32.7 +7.3
Conservative Stephen Holt 350 15.4 -0.8
Rejected ballots 12 0.5 +0.1
Majority 425 18.7 -13.9
Turnout 2,277 24.6 +0.2
Labour hold Swing -6.9

Golborne Lowton West
Golborne Lowton West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Klieve 1,186 41.0 -15.4
Community Action Peter Franzen 1,110 38.4 +9.6
Conservative John Oxley 282 9.8 -4.6
BNP Steven McEllenborough 178 6.2 +6.2
Independent Frank Davies 129 4.5 +4.5
Rejected ballots 7 0.2 -0.2
Majority 76 2.6 -25.0
Turnout 2,892 32.9 +2.5
Labour gain from Community Action Swing -12.5

Hindley
Hindley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Ellis 1,347 47.4 +47.4
Labour Marcia Dooley 694 24.5 -20.8
Independent David Culshaw 515 18.1 +18.1
Conservative Margaret Winstanley 277 9.7 -1.2
Rejected ballots 7 0.2 -0.1
Majority 1,166 41.0 +39.1
Turnout 2,842 29.1 +2.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing +34.1

Hindley Green
Hindley Green[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Brierley 1,105 44.7 +44.7
Labour Martin Long 981 26.5 -3.6
Conservative Stuart Foy 353 14.3 +3.9
Community Action Rachel Fagan 351 14.2 -17.2
Rejected ballots 10 0.4 +0.1
Majority 450 18.2 +16.9
Turnout 2,474 28.9 +2.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing +24.1

Ince
Ince[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Molyneux 1,180 60.5 -5.9
Community Action Syd Hall 479 24.6 +2.0
Conservative Raymond Whittingham 275 14.1 +3.8
Rejected ballots 15 0.8 +0.2
Majority 701 36 -7.9
Turnout 1,949 23.0 -0.6
Labour hold Swing -3.9

Leigh East
Leigh East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Cunliffe 981 43.8 -4.3
Conservative Dorothy Angell 649 29.0 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Jackson 597 26.4 -4.7
Rejected ballots 17 0.8 +0.0
Majority 332 14.8 -2.2
Turnout 2,238 24.8 -2.2
Labour hold Swing -6.6

Leigh South
Leigh South[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Anderson 1,372 41.2 -2.1
Conservative Andrew Oxley 1,000 30.1 +6.6
Community Action Ian Franzen 476 14.3 -9.5
BNP Gary Chadwick 470 14.1 +5.1
Rejected ballots 9 0.3 -0.2
Majority 372 11.2 -8.3
Turnout 3,327 32.6 +1.5
Labour hold Swing -4.3

Leigh West
Leigh West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Greensmith 1,543 64.3 +10.3
Conservative Denise Young 817 34.0 +22.7
Rejected ballots 40 1.7 +1.3
Majority 726 30.3 -0.2
Turnout 2,400 22.9 -0.9
Labour hold Swing -6.2

Lowton East
Lowton East[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Grundy 1,972 53.6 +29.9
Community Action Ian Franzen 943 25.6 -17.4
Labour James Cowley 758 20.6 -12.3
Rejected ballots 8 0.2 -0.2
Majority 1,029 28.0 +17.9
Turnout 3,681 37.9 +4.3
Conservative gain from Community Action Swing +23.6

Orrell
Orrell[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Clayton 1,608 46.5 +1.3
Labour Mike Barnes 969 28.0 -7.6
BNP Charles Mather 548 15.8 +1.5
Independent Richard Clayton 321 9.3 +9.3
Rejected ballots 12 0.3 +0.0
Majority 639 18.5 +8.9
Turnout 3,458 37.9 -2.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Pemberton
Pemberton[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeanette Prescott 1,387 55.7 -1.9
Community Action Mike Leyland 406 16.3 -0.3
Conservative Benjamin Gray 350 14.1 +2.1
BNP Chris Hilton 334 13.4 -0.1
Rejected ballots 14 0.6 +0.2
Majority 981 39.4 -1.6
Turnout 2,491 25.9 +1.0
Labour hold Swing -0.8

Shevington with Lower Ground
Shevington with Lower Ground[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Liptrot 1,531 48.4 +6.5
Labour Mike Crosby 971 30.7 -7.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Sutton 251 7.9 -1.5
UKIP John Atherton 251 7.9 -2.3
Independent Andy Sumner 157 5.0 +5.0
Rejected ballots 2 0.1 -0.3
Majority 560 17.7 +13.8
Turnout 3,163 34.2 -0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.9

Standish with Langtree
Standish with Langtree[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Atherton 1,710 50.8 -7.1
Labour George Davies 1,039 30.9 +2.3
UKIP Alan Freeman 283 8.4 +8.4
Liberal Democrats June Garner 214 6.4 -6.6
Community Action Ronnie Barnes 116 3.4 +3.4
Rejected ballots 5 0.1 -0.4
Majority 671 19.9 -9.4
Turnout 3,367 35.6 -0.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -4.7

Tyldesley
Tyldesley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Bleakley 1,827 65.7 +2.7
Labour Barry Taylor 621 22.0 +6.7
Conservative Hilary Hayden 313 11.3 -1.4
Rejected ballots 29 1.0 +0.9
Majority 1,215 43.7 -4.0
Turnout 2,781 27.8 -0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.0

Wigan Central
Wigan Central[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Cadman 1,562 50.3 +6.1
Labour Mathew Bullen 940 30.2 -2.8
UKIP Keith Jones 378 12.2 +12.2
Community Action Leanne Brotherton 213 6.9 +0.0
Rejected ballots 15 0.5 +0.2
Majority 622 20.0 +8.8
Turnout 3,108 34.3 -0.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.4

Wigan West
Wigan West[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Halliwell 1,089 43.7 -3.7
Conservative Steven Surples 471 18.9 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Darren Atherton 462 18.6 +18.6
BNP Susan Mather 360 14.5 +0.7
Independent Mick Dahl 104 4.2 +4.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.2 -0.2
Majority 618 24.8 -3.4
Turnout 2,490 25.0 -3.6
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Winstanley
Winstanley[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community Action Stanley Barnes 1,226 46.9 +7.7
Labour Phil Kelly 869 33.4 -10.0
Conservative Paula Thompson 508 19.5 +2.4
Rejected ballots 9 0.3 +0.0
Majority 357 13.7 +9.6
Turnout 2,612 29.8 -2.2
Community Action hold Swing +8.8

Worsley Mesnes
Worsley Mesnes[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Baldwin 1,275 55.1 -0.2
Community Action Hannah Leyland 662 28.6 +3.0
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 363 15.7 +4.2
Rejected ballots 16 0.7 +0.3
Majority 613 26.5 -3.2
Turnout 2,316 26.4 -1.3
Labour hold Swing -1.6

By-elections between 2008 and 2010
Wigan West By-Election 10 July 2008[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Dawber 817 38.3 -5.4
Conservative Jonathan Cartwright 528 24.8 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Trevor Beswick 344 16.1 -2.5
BNP Christopher Hilton 200 9.4 -5.1
UKIP Keith Jones 124 5.8 +5.8
Independent Sandy Franzen 118 5.5 +1.3
Majority 289 13.5 -11.3
Turnout 2,131 21.0 -4.0
Labour hold Swing -5.6

References
  1. "Local elections: Wigan". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "Local Election Results 01 May 2008". wiganmbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. "Local Elections Archive Project: 2008 - Wigan". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. "Wigan West By-Election Result – 10 July 2008". Wigan Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  5. "Local Authority Byelection Results". gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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