The 2019 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect members of
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
The Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in the United Kingdom. It consists of 75 Councillors with one-third being elected every three years in four. The borough is separated into 25 wa ...
in England. This was on the same day as other
local elections
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.
Overview
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
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Labour Party: 60
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Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
: 7
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Independent
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* Independ ...
: 8
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Labour Party: 57
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Conservative Party
The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right.
Political parties called The Conservative P ...
: 8
*
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
: 10
Results Summary
Results
Bolton West constituency
Atherton ward
Leigh constituency
Astley Mosley Common ward
Atherleigh ward
Golborne and Lowton West ward
Leigh East ward
Leigh South ward
Leigh West ward
Lowton East ward
Tyldesley ward
Makerfield constituency
Abram ward
Ashton ward
Bryn ward
Hindley ward
Hindley Green ward
Orrell ward
Winstanley ward
Worsley Mesnes ward
Wigan constituency
Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward
Douglas ward
Ince ward
Pemberton ward
Shevington with Lower Ground ward
Standish with Langtree ward
Wigan Central ward
Wigan West ward
References
{{Greater Manchester elections
2019 English local elections
2019
2010s in Greater Manchester
May 2019 events in the United Kingdom