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Wigan 2019

Local elections held 2 May 2019.

25 ward races
25 seats
18 elected below the proportional quota
72.0% 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 Party26,46341.4%2080.0%1144.0%+9
Conservative Party10,78216.9%28.0%416.0%-2
UK Independence Party (UKIP)9,19914.4%00.0%416.0%-4
Independent6,91710.8%14.0%312.0%-2
IndNwk5,4198.5%28.0%28.0%0
Liberal Democrats2,4683.9%00.0%14.0%-1
Green Party1,5452.4%00.0%00.0%0
LATT1,1541.8%00.0%00.0%0
Total63,947100.0%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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2019)
Previous (2018)

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. 31.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,286

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
1Debbie ParkinsonLabour Party1,03831.6%−18.4 ptsElected
2Judith AthertonConservative Party94628.8%
3George FairhurstIndependent77423.6%
4Carl DaviesUK Independence Party (UKIP)35410.8%
5Neil StevensonLiberal Democrats1745.3%

EC ward code E05000859 · Back to ward index

Shevington with Lower Ground · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,899

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 CollinsLabour Party98834.1%−15.9 ptsElected
2Gareth FairhurstIndependent89530.9%
3Michael OwensConservative Party35612.3%
4Joseph RylanceGreen Party33611.6%
5Derek WilkesUK Independence Party (UKIP)32411.2%

EC ward code E05000858 · Back to ward index

Tyldesley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.0% 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. 2,731

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
1Stephen HellierLabour Party1,03738.0%−12.0 ptsElected
2Julian MarshIndependent88732.5%
3Kerry FordUK Independence Party (UKIP)47317.3%
4David StirzakerConservative Party33412.2%

EC ward code E05000860 · Back to ward index

Ashton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,660

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
1Jenny BullenLabour Party1,03839.0%−11.0 ptsElected
2Michael MouldingIndNwk1,00337.7%
3Mark TempertonUK Independence Party (UKIP)30611.5%
4Marie WinstanleyConservative Party2128.0%
5Geoffrey MatthewsLiberal Democrats1013.8%

EC ward code E05000841 · Back to ward index

Hindley Green · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,280

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 VickersLabour Party90539.7%−10.3 ptsElected
2Deborah LloydIndNwk77033.8%
3Gillian GibsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)37016.2%
4Susan AthertonConservative Party1566.8%
5Joshua HindleLiberal Democrats793.5%

EC ward code E05000850 · Back to ward index

Atherleigh · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,068

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
1Mark AldredLabour Party82139.7%−10.3 ptsElected
2Kevin LeeIndNwk54726.5%
3Mary LavelleUK Independence Party (UKIP)35417.1%
4Paul FairhurstConservative Party21110.2%
5Susan DaviesLATT1356.5%

EC ward code E05000844 · Back to ward index

Orrell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,751

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
1Steven EvansConservative Party1,09639.8%−10.2 ptsElected
2Stephen MurphyLabour Party1,02337.2%
3Denise CapstickLiberal Democrats31811.6%
4Donald McQueenGreen Party31411.4%

EC ward code E05000856 · Back to ward index

Bryn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,718

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
1Sylvia WilkinsonIndependent1,14742.2%−7.8 ptsElected
2Danny FletcherLabour Party1,07239.4%
3Philip HaydenUK Independence Party (UKIP)28410.4%
4Margaret WinstanleyConservative Party1314.8%
5Denise MellingLiberal Democrats843.1%

EC ward code E05000846 · Back to ward index

Winstanley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,408

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
1Marie MorganLabour Party1,01742.2%−7.8 ptsElected
2Scott SheedyUK Independence Party (UKIP)49720.6%
3Allan AthertonConservative Party33313.8%
4Steven HeyesGreen Party31913.2%
5Robert StevensonLiberal Democrats24210.0%

EC ward code E05000863 · Back to ward index

Leigh West · 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. 2,431

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
1Dane AndertonLabour Party1,04943.2%−6.8 ptsElected
2Brian AspinallUK Independence Party (UKIP)61325.2%
3Jayson Lomax-HargreavesLATT41216.9%
4Denise YoungConservative Party1968.1%
5Natalie SmalleyLiberal Democrats1616.6%

EC ward code E05000854 · Back to ward index

Wigan Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,708

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 McLoughlinLabour Party1,22245.1%−4.9 ptsElected
2Lewis EvansConservative Party67224.8%
3Tony SpencerIndependent54620.2%
4Stuart ThomasLiberal Democrats2689.9%

EC ward code E05000861 · Back to ward index

Abram · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,471

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
1Eunice SmethurstLabour Party1,11745.2%−4.8 ptsElected
2David BowkerIndependent63325.6%
3Frank SwiftUK Independence Party (UKIP)38715.7%
4Beverley BridgwaterConservative Party33413.5%

EC ward code E05000840 · Back to ward index

Golborne and Lowton West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,210

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
1Gena MerrettLabour Party1,01145.7%−4.3 ptsElected
2Susan SpibeyIndependent56825.7%
3Stuart BlakeleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)42019.0%
4Gerard HoultonConservative Party2119.5%

EC ward code E05000848 · Back to ward index

Leigh East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,166

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
1Anita ThorpeLabour Party99545.9%−4.1 ptsElected
2Aiden SlackUK Independence Party (UKIP)39218.1%
3Richard HoultonConservative Party29813.8%
4James MorleyLATT29613.7%
5John DowsettLiberal Democrats1858.5%

EC ward code E05000852 · Back to ward index

Worsley Mesnes · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,335

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
1Billy RotherhamLabour Party1,07646.1%−3.9 ptsElected
2Clifford OakleyIndependent71330.5%
3Maureen McCoyUK Independence Party (UKIP)38316.4%
4Mikah EvansConservative Party1637.0%

EC ward code E05000864 · Back to ward index

Leigh South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,949

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 O'BrienLabour Party1,37646.7%−3.3 ptsElected
2Connor ShortConservative Party84428.6%
3Leon PetersUK Independence Party (UKIP)72924.7%

EC ward code E05000853 · Back to ward index

Astley Mosley Common · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,557

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
1Christine RobertsLabour Party1,20547.1%−2.9 ptsElected
2Richard ShortConservative Party71528.0%
3Allan HoggUK Independence Party (UKIP)63724.9%

EC ward code E05000843 · Back to ward index

Douglas · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,085

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
1Sheila RamsdaleLabour Party99447.7%−2.3 ptsElected
2Dalila FearnUK Independence Party (UKIP)41720.0%
3John BlondelIndependent38418.4%
4Peter JacobsGreen Party1657.9%
5Margaret AthertonConservative Party1256.0%

EC ward code E05000847 · Back to ward index

Hindley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,510

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
1Jim EllisIndNwk1,27350.7%+0.7 ptsElected
2Jim ChurtonLabour Party85434.0%
3Neil HancoxGreen Party1787.1%
4Claire HoultonConservative Party1355.4%
5John SkipworthLiberal Democrats702.8%

EC ward code E05000849 · Back to ward index

Ince · 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. 1,935

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
1Janice SharrattLabour Party99251.3%+1.3 ptsElected
2Nathan McIntyreUK Independence Party (UKIP)45023.3%
3Jimmy O'NeillIndependent37019.1%
4Grace AspeyConservative Party1236.4%

EC ward code E05000851 · Back to ward index

Wigan West · 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. 2,335

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 DawberLabour Party1,23452.8%+2.8 ptsElected
2Nathan RydingUK Independence Party (UKIP)54423.3%
3William PattersonGreen Party23310.0%
4Yamini GuptaConservative Party1817.8%
5Caroline WaddicorLiberal Democrats1436.1%

EC ward code E05000862 · Back to ward index

Pemberton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,060

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
1Eileen RigbyLabour Party1,12754.7%+4.7 ptsElected
2Craig BuckleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)57728.0%
3Jean PeetConservative Party2029.8%
4David BurleyLiberal Democrats1547.5%

EC ward code E05000857 · Back to ward index

Atherton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,327

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 WatsonIndNwk1,82654.9%+4.9 ptsElected
2David StittLabour Party70821.3%
3Glenn MarshUK Independence Party (UKIP)3119.3%
4Quinton SmithLATT3119.3%
5Marjorie ClaytonConservative Party1715.1%

EC ward code E05000845 · Back to ward index

Lowton East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,474

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
1Kathleen HoultonConservative Party2,11160.8%+10.8 ptsElected
2Garry LloydLabour Party98628.4%
3Mary HoughtonUK Independence Party (UKIP)37710.9%

EC ward code E05000855 · Back to ward index

Aspull New Springs Whelley · 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. 2,593

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
1Christopher ReadyLabour Party1,57860.9%+10.9 ptsElected
2Nathan SweeneyConservative Party52620.3%
3Andrew HollandLiberal Democrats48918.9%

EC ward code E05000842 · Back to ward index