The 2022 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 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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. A by-election was held on the same day in Leigh East ward to fill the seat left vacant by the death of
Labour
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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councillor Anita Thorpe.
Overview
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
The "Standish Independents" description was used at the last election by the same candidate, but standing for the Wigan Independents, a separate political party.
Wigan Central ward
Wigan West ward
By-elections between 2022 and 2023
Ashton ward
References
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Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
Wigan Council elections