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Wigan 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

25 ward races
25 seats
8 elected below the proportional quota
32.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 25 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 25 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party35,56349.8%1976.0%1456.0%+5
Conservative Party12,11817.0%312.0%520.0%-2
UK Independence Party (UKIP)11,83316.6%00.0%416.0%-4
IndNwk5,1837.3%28.0%28.0%0
WiganIC2,0972.9%00.0%00.0%0
Independent2,0962.9%14.0%00.0%+1
Green Party1,2471.7%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats1,1541.6%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition540.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total71,345100.0%25100.0%25100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Standish with Langtree · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,940

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Raymond WhittinghamConservative Party1,27632.4%−17.6 ptsElected
2Gareth FairhurstWiganIC1,06327.0%
3Debbie ParkinsonLabour Party96824.6%
4Ian AdamczykUK Independence Party (UKIP)57914.7%
5Sharon HoldenTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition541.4%

EC ward code E05000859 · Back to ward index

Tyldesley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,206

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nazia RehmanLabour Party1,23538.5%−11.5 ptsElected
2Matthew JamesUK Independence Party (UKIP)97830.5%
3Norman BradburyIndNwk57217.8%
4David StirzakerConservative Party42113.1%

EC ward code E05000860 · Back to ward index

Shevington with Lower Ground · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,097

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Damian EdwardsonLabour Party1,23940.0%−10.0 ptsElected
2Janet BrownWiganIC81326.3%
3Arnold FosterUK Independence Party (UKIP)58418.9%
4Jack VickeryConservative Party34911.3%
5Joseph RylanceGreen Party1123.6%

EC ward code E05000858 · Back to ward index

Bryn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,922

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Steve JonesIndNwk1,20041.1%−8.9 ptsElected
2David HurstLabour Party1,12338.4%
3Thomas MillerUK Independence Party (UKIP)43815.0%
4Margaret WinstanleyConservative Party1615.5%

EC ward code E05000846 · Back to ward index

Orrell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,264

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Michael WinstanleyConservative Party1,41043.2%−6.8 ptsElected
2Joy BradleyLabour Party1,33340.8%
3Paula BoyhamWiganIC2216.8%
4Donald McqueenGreen Party1905.8%
5Louise BoweLiberal Democrats1103.4%

EC ward code E05000856 · Back to ward index

Atherleigh · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,302

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John HardingLabour Party1,06746.4%−3.6 ptsElected
2Stuart GerrardIndNwk53323.2%
3Luke GreenhalghUK Independence Party (UKIP)44619.4%
4Paul FairhurstConservative Party2079.0%
5Lorraine GillonLiberal Democrats492.1%

EC ward code E05000844 · Back to ward index

Ashton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,588

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bill ClarkeLabour Party1,20446.5%−3.5 ptsElected
2Richard AylettIndependent61623.8%
3Stuart PlimleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)42616.5%
4Marie WinstanleyConservative Party2539.8%
5Lesley BrothwoodLiberal Democrats893.4%

EC ward code E05000841 · Back to ward index

Winstanley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,803

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Paul KennyLabour Party1,35048.2%−1.8 ptsElected
2Andrew CollinsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)89031.8%
3Jean PeetConservative Party33411.9%
4Steven HeyesGreen Party2298.2%

EC ward code E05000863 · Back to ward index

Hindley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,761

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Paul BlayLabour Party1,41351.2%+1.2 ptsElected
2Jim EllisIndNwk1,04037.7%
3David OllertonConservative Party1535.5%
4Paul RavenallGreen Party792.9%
5John SkipworthLiberal Democrats762.8%

EC ward code E05000849 · Back to ward index

Astley Mosley Common · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,018

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Joanne PlattLabour Party1,54851.3%+1.3 ptsElected
2Richad ShortConservative Party73924.5%
3Steve MillsUK Independence Party (UKIP)73124.2%

EC ward code E05000843 · Back to ward index

Atherton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,583

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jamie HodgkinsonIndNwk1,83851.3%+1.3 ptsElected
2Elnur YusifzadeLabour Party96927.0%
3Quinton SmithUK Independence Party (UKIP)56715.8%
4Brian LobellConservative Party2095.8%

EC ward code E05000845 · Back to ward index

Aspull New Springs Whelley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,421

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John HiltonLabour Party1,80552.8%+2.8 ptsElected
2Mark BradleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)98528.8%
3Allan AthertonConservative Party45613.3%
4Freda GrahamLiberal Democrats1755.1%

EC ward code E05000842 · Back to ward index

Leigh South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,189

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Kevin AndersonLabour Party1,77355.6%+5.6 ptsElected
2Russell EddisonUK Independence Party (UKIP)91328.6%
3Denise YoungConservative Party50315.8%

EC ward code E05000853 · Back to ward index

Wigan Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,122

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Lawrence HuntLabour Party1,74555.9%+5.9 ptsElected
2Susan VickeryConservative Party84527.1%
3William PattersonGreen Party31110.0%
4Stuart ThomasLiberal Democrats2217.1%

EC ward code E05000861 · Back to ward index

Hindley Green · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,585

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bob BrierleyIndependent1,48057.3%+7.3 ptsElected
2Eileen RigbyLabour Party82031.7%
3John ThomasonLiberal Democrats1596.2%
4Gerard HoultonConservative Party1264.9%

EC ward code E05000850 · Back to ward index

Abram · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,564

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Martyn SmethurstLabour Party1,49558.3%+8.3 ptsElected
2Jim CarmichaelUK Independence Party (UKIP)86833.9%
3Claire HoultonConservative Party2017.8%

EC ward code E05000840 · Back to ward index

Leigh West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,682

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Sue GreensmithLabour Party1,61060.0%+10.0 ptsElected
2Jayson Lomax-HargreavesUK Independence Party (UKIP)73827.5%
3Andrew OxleyConservative Party2057.6%
4Neil HancoxGreen Party1294.8%

EC ward code E05000854 · Back to ward index

Lowton East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,819

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1James GrundyConservative Party2,32760.9%+10.9 ptsElected
2Garry LloydLabour Party1,11029.1%
3Stephen DarraghUK Independence Party (UKIP)2787.3%
4Harry SnapeGreen Party1042.7%

EC ward code E05000855 · Back to ward index

Worsley Mesnes · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,419

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Philip KellyLabour Party1,49962.0%+12.0 ptsElected
2Maureen McCoyUK Independence Party (UKIP)69928.9%
3Susan AthertonConservative Party2219.1%

EC ward code E05000864 · Back to ward index

Ince · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,348

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1David MolyneuxLabour Party1,54565.8%+15.8 ptsElected
2Stephen WinstanleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)67128.6%
3Judith AthertonConservative Party1325.6%

EC ward code E05000851 · Back to ward index

Leigh East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,234

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Keith CunliffeLabour Party1,51367.7%+17.7 ptsElected
2Richard HoultonConservative Party44620.0%
3John DowsettLiberal Democrats27512.3%

EC ward code E05000852 · Back to ward index

Pemberton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,363

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jeanette PrescottLabour Party1,63169.0%+19.0 ptsElected
2Peter Wheatley-SmithUK Independence Party (UKIP)50221.2%
3Daniel WhitehouseConservative Party1375.8%
4Norma StoutGreen Party933.9%

EC ward code E05000857 · Back to ward index

Golborne and Lowton West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,385

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Yvonne KlieveLabour Party1,67570.2%+20.2 ptsElected
2Peter KearnsUK Independence Party (UKIP)54022.6%
3Toby HewittConservative Party1707.1%

EC ward code E05000848 · Back to ward index

Wigan West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,587

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Terence HalliwellLabour Party2,09080.8%+30.8 ptsElected
2Jamie VickeryConservative Party49719.2%

EC ward code E05000862 · Back to ward index

Douglas · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 84.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +34.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,143

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Patricia DraperLabour Party1,80384.1%+34.1 ptsElected
2Margaret AthertonConservative Party34015.9%

EC ward code E05000847 · Back to ward index