The 2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 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 war ...
in England. This election was held on the same day as other
local elections
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. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
A by-election was held on the same day in Orrell ward to fill the seat left vacant by the death of
Conservative
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councillor Richard Clayton.
Overview
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
*
Labour Party: 57
*
Conservative Party
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: 7
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Independent
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* Independ ...
: 10
*Vacant: 1
After the election, the composition of the council was:
*
Labour Party: 57
*
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
In the percentage change column, the candidate with the most votes from each party is compared with the 2016 Orrell ward result, whilst the candidate with the least votes from each party is compared with the 2018 Orrell ward result.
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
The "Standish Independents" description was used at the last election by the Wigan Independents, a separate political party.
Wigan Central ward
Wigan West ward
By-elections between 2021 and 2022
Leigh West ward
Bryn ward
References
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2020s in Greater Manchester
Wigan
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May 2021 events in the United Kingdom
May 2020 events in the United Kingdom