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Wigan 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

25 ward races

25 seats

16 elected below the proportional quota

64.0% 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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	43,777	46.3%	24	96.0%	13	52.0%	+11
Labour Party	22,794	24.1%	0	0.0%	7	28.0%	-7
Green Party	10,602	11.2%	0	0.0%	3	12.0%	-3
Conservative Party	8,608	9.1%	0	0.0%	2	8.0%	-2
Independent Network	2,850	3.0%	1	4.0%	0	0.0%	+1
Liberal Democrats	2,679	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	1,142	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Leigh & Atherton Independents	1,082	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Standish Independents	1,064	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	8	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	94,606	100.0%	25	100.0%	25	100.0%	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 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

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

Standish with Langtree · 1 seat · won at 32.9% · −17.1 pts below quota
Lowton East · 1 seat · won at 35.8% · −14.2 pts below quota
Orrell · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
Shevington with Lower Ground and Moor · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
Golborne and Lowton West · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
Wigan Central · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
Douglas · 1 seat · won at 44.2% · −5.8 pts below quota
Tyldesley and Mosley Common · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · −5.3 pts below quota
Astley · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
Ashton-in-Makerfield South · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · −3.6 pts below quota
Wigan West · 1 seat · won at 47.3% · −2.7 pts below quota
Leigh South · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · −2.5 pts below quota
Atherton North · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · −2.5 pts below quota
Leigh Central and Higher Folds · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · −1.7 pts below quota
Aspull, New Springs and Whelley · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · −0.4 pts below quota
Winstanley · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · −0.3 pts below quota
Atherton South and Lilford · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Worsley Mesnes · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Leigh West · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North · 1 seat · won at 52.2% · above quota
Hindley · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Hindley Green · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Pemberton · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Abram · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Ince · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota

Race results

Standish with Langtree · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.1 pts Valid ballots 5,101

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael John Whalley	Reform UK	1,679	32.9%	−17.1 pts	Elected
2	Margaret Therse Gaffney	Labour Party	1,014	19.9%	—
3	Gareth William Fairhurst	Standish Independents	811	15.9%	—
4	Hayley Patricia Pierce	Green Party	757	14.8%	—
5	Neil Joseph Dunlop	Conservative Party	732	14.4%	—
6	Aimee Laverick	Liberal Democrats	108	2.1%	—

Electorate 11,529 · Ballots cast 5,110 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.wigan.standish-with-langtree.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lowton East · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.2 pts Valid ballots 5,069

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Simon Smith	Reform UK	1,817	35.8%	−14.2 pts	Elected
2	Kathleen Houlton	Conservative Party	1,508	29.7%	—
3	Garry Peter Lloyd	Labour Party	1,238	24.4%	—
4	Julie Shawcross	Green Party	506	10.0%	—

Electorate 11,339 · Ballots cast 5,078 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.wigan.lowton-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Orrell · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.1 pts Valid ballots 4,060

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Kevin Bannister	Reform UK	1,621	39.9%	−10.1 pts	Elected
2	Jim Nicholson	Labour Party	983	24.2%	—
3	Michael William Winstanley	Conservative Party	787	19.4%	—
4	Julia Davenport	Green Party	470	11.6%	—
5	Neil Duncan Stevenson	Liberal Democrats	199	4.9%	—

Electorate 9,448 · Ballots cast 4,067 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.wigan.orrell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Shevington with Lower Ground and Moor · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.9 pts Valid ballots 4,447

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lilian Carol Rogers	Reform UK	1,916	43.1%	−6.9 pts	Elected
2	Michael John Crosby	Labour Party	1,147	25.8%	—
3	Caeryn Collins	Green Party	633	14.2%	—
4	Marjorie Clayton	Conservative Party	312	7.0%	—
5	Debbie Fairhurst	Standish Independents	253	5.7%	—
6	Brian Crombie-Fisher	Liberal Democrats	186	4.2%	—

Electorate 9,872 · Ballots cast 4,458 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.wigan.shevington-with-lower-ground-moor.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Golborne and Lowton West · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.8 pts Valid ballots 3,422

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Susan Jayne Frame	Reform UK	1,478	43.2%	−6.8 pts	Elected
2	Gena Merrett	Labour Party	1,125	32.9%	—
3	Edward Noel Houlton	Conservative Party	310	9.1%	—
4	Kathryn Godfrey	Green Party	281	8.2%	—
5	Richard Andrew Scott	Leigh & Atherton Independents	228	6.7%	—

Electorate 9,262 · Ballots cast 3,430 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.wigan.golborne-lowton-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wigan Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.9 pts Valid ballots 4,013

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lee Moffitt	Reform UK	1,771	44.1%	−5.9 pts	Elected
2	Navas Olavakkode Beeravu	Labour Party	1,205	30.0%	—
3	Jude Scrutton	Green Party	516	12.9%	—
4	Paul Martin	Conservative Party	292	7.3%	—
5	Andrew Julian Lee Holland	Liberal Democrats	229	5.7%	—

Electorate 9,469 · Ballots cast 4,030 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.wigan.wigan-central.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Douglas · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.8 pts Valid ballots 2,927

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Matthew Lambert	Reform UK	1,293	44.2%	−5.8 pts	Elected
2	Alex Sharples	Labour Party	585	20.0%	—
3	Pat Draper	Independent	515	17.6%	—
4	David Beddows	Green Party	307	10.5%	—
5	Margaret Atherton	Conservative Party	124	4.2%	—
6	John Peter Burley	Liberal Democrats	103	3.5%	—

Electorate 9,567 · Ballots cast 2,932 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.wigan.douglas.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tyldesley and Mosley Common · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.3 pts Valid ballots 3,955

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Adrian White	Reform UK	1,768	44.7%	−5.3 pts	Elected
2	Jess Eastoe	Labour Party	785	19.8%	—
3	Paul Binns	Green Party	560	14.2%	—
4	Anthony Thomas Waite	Independent Network	512	12.9%	—
5	Susan Atherton	Conservative Party	330	8.3%	—

Electorate 9,988 · Ballots cast 3,961 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.wigan.tyldesley-mosley-common.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Astley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.8 pts Valid ballots 4,641

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Eileen Patricia Strathearn	Reform UK	2,100	45.2%	−4.8 pts	Elected
2	Adam Michael Hollis	Labour Party	942	20.3%	—
3	Sandra Robinson	Independent Network	703	15.1%	—
4	Simeon Rhys Rowlands	Green Party	504	10.9%	—
5	David John Stirzaker	Conservative Party	392	8.4%	—

Electorate 10,742 · Ballots cast 4,646 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.wigan.astley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ashton-in-Makerfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.6 pts Valid ballots 3,389

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kathy Morrill-Ashford	Reform UK	1,572	46.4%	−3.6 pts	Elected
2	Anca Condescu	Labour Party	1,100	32.5%	—
3	Holly Abbott	Green Party	432	12.7%	—
4	Paul John Chapman	Conservative Party	285	8.4%	—

Electorate 8,825 · Ballots cast 3,397 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.wigan.ashton-in-makerfield-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wigan West · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.7 pts Valid ballots 3,693

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam Ashton	Reform UK	1,746	47.3%	−2.7 pts	Elected
2	Dave Wood	Labour Party	1,037	28.1%	—
3	Rosalind Hackett	Green Party	527	14.3%	—
4	Stuart David Thomas	Liberal Democrats	210	5.7%	—
5	Allan Atherton	Conservative Party	173	4.7%	—

Electorate 9,970 · Ballots cast 3,704 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.wigan.wigan-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leigh South · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.5 pts Valid ballots 3,849

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Leon Peters	Reform UK	1,827	47.5%	−2.5 pts	Elected
2	Barbara Ann Caren	Labour Party	968	25.1%	—
3	Jonathon Hughes	Green Party	333	8.7%	—
4	Dominic Alexis Sutton	Conservative Party	290	7.5%	—
5	Jayson Allan Hargreaves	Leigh & Atherton Independents	212	5.5%	—
6	Christopher John Noon	Liberal Democrats	211	5.5%	—
7	Neil Andrew Gordon	Social Democratic Party	8	0.2%	—

Electorate 9,594 · Ballots cast 3,856 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.wigan.leigh-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Atherton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.5 pts Valid ballots 3,442

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jamie Hodgkinson	Independent Network	1,635	47.5%	−2.5 pts	Elected
2	Nigel W Taylor	Reform UK	1,009	29.3%	—
3	Paul Blinkhorn	Labour Party	407	11.8%	—
4	Ellie Kemp	Green Party	270	7.8%	—
5	Marie Elizabeth Cooper	Conservative Party	121	3.5%	—

Electorate 10,230 · Ballots cast 3,450 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.wigan.atherton-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leigh Central and Higher Folds · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.7 pts Valid ballots 3,510

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tina Kennedy	Reform UK	1,696	48.3%	−1.7 pts	Elected
2	Sarah Victoria Johnson	Labour Party	886	25.2%	—
3	Ashley Trigg	Green Party	527	15.0%	—
4	Margaret Mary Winstanley	Conservative Party	216	6.2%	—
5	Hannah Elizabeth Sephton	Leigh & Atherton Independents	185	5.3%	—

Electorate 10,766 · Ballots cast 3,516 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.wigan.leigh-central-higher-folds.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Aspull, New Springs and Whelley · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.4 pts Valid ballots 4,135

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jo Meadows	Reform UK	2,050	49.6%	−0.4 pts	Elected
2	Ron Conway	Labour Party	1,348	32.6%	—
3	Peter George Edmund Kitts	Green Party	399	9.6%	—
4	Luke Christian Marsden	Conservative Party	203	4.9%	—
5	Donald John MacNamara	Liberal Democrats	135	3.3%	—

Electorate 9,349 · Ballots cast 4,142 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.wigan.aspull-new-springs-whelley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Winstanley · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.3 pts Valid ballots 3,786

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Forbes	Reform UK	1,881	49.7%	−0.3 pts	Elected
2	Marie Teresa Morgan	Labour Party	1,174	31.0%	—
3	John Logan	Green Party	312	8.2%	—
4	William John Parkinson	Conservative Party	243	6.4%	—
5	Robert Duncan Stevenson	Liberal Democrats	176	4.6%	—

Electorate 8,952 · Ballots cast 3,793 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.wigan.winstanley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Atherton South and Lilford · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.9 pts Valid ballots 3,980

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin James Farrimond	Reform UK	2,027	50.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
2	Richard Thomas Phelan	Labour Party	868	21.8%	—
3	Michael Thomas Livesey	Leigh & Atherton Independents	457	11.5%	—
4	Cobi Hughes	Green Party	398	10.0%	—
5	Ellis Rowlands	Conservative Party	230	5.8%	—

Electorate 10,429 · Ballots cast 3,991 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.wigan.atherton-south-lilford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Worsley Mesnes · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.9 pts Valid ballots 3,359

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Keith Whalley	Reform UK	1,711	50.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
2	Ayodeji Samuel Odukoya	Conservative Party	847	25.2%	—
3	Deborah Browne	Green Party	320	9.5%	—
4	Danny Cooke	Independent	272	8.1%	—
5	Stuart John Worthington	Liberal Democrats	108	3.2%	—
6	Helen Louise O'Neill	Labour Party	101	3.0%	—

Electorate 9,003 · Ballots cast 3,365 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.wigan.worsley-mesnes.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leigh West · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +1.8 pts Valid ballots 3,755

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David John Evans	Reform UK	1,945	51.8%	+1.8 pts	Elected
2	Samantha Clare Brown	Labour Party	958	25.5%	—
3	Canaan Thomas	Green Party	401	10.7%	—
4	Gerard Joseph Houlton	Conservative Party	251	6.7%	—
5	Lorraine Gillon	Liberal Democrats	200	5.3%	—

Electorate 11,227 · Ballots cast 3,773 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.wigan.leigh-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.2 pts Valid ballots 3,392

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert Francis Kenyon	Reform UK	1,770	52.2%	+2.2 pts	Elected
2	Louis Andrew Beckley	Labour Party	816	24.1%	—
3	Michael Thompson	Green Party	400	11.8%	—
4	Judith Atherton	Conservative Party	229	6.8%	—
5	Christopher Stephen Davies	Liberal Democrats	177	5.2%	—

Electorate 8,990 · Ballots cast 3,401 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.wigan.bryn-with-ashton-in-makerfield-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hindley · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,503

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul David Manniex	Reform UK	1,832	52.3%	+2.3 pts	Elected
2	Jim Churton	Labour Party	750	21.4%	—
3	Matthew Baron	Green Party	374	10.7%	—
4	Jordan James Gaskell	Independent	282	8.1%	—
5	Cyril Pendlebury	Conservative Party	140	4.0%	—
6	John Charles Skipworth	Liberal Democrats	125	3.6%	—

Electorate 9,972 · Ballots cast 3,516 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.wigan.hindley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hindley Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,588

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Liam Clarke	Reform UK	1,878	52.3%	+2.3 pts	Elected
2	John Melville Vickers	Labour Party	1,172	32.7%	—
3	Nathanael Smith	Green Party	258	7.2%	—
4	Marie Winstanley	Conservative Party	174	4.8%	—
5	Gary John Skipworth	Liberal Democrats	106	3.0%	—

Electorate 9,243 · Ballots cast 3,592 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.wigan.hindley-green.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pemberton · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +4.2 pts Valid ballots 2,993

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Simon Silcock	Reform UK	1,623	54.2%	+4.2 pts	Elected
2	Paul Prescott	Labour Party	733	24.5%	—
3	Olivia Farrimond	Green Party	358	12.0%	—
4	Jean Margaret Peet	Conservative Party	146	4.9%	—
5	David John Burley	Liberal Democrats	133	4.4%	—

Electorate 9,658 · Ballots cast 3,003 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.wigan.pemberton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Abram · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +6.1 pts Valid ballots 3,492

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David William Bowker	Reform UK	1,958	56.1%	+6.1 pts	Elected
2	Eunice Smethurst	Labour Party	844	24.2%	—
3	James Galloway	Green Party	394	11.3%	—
4	Janet Elizabeth Walch	Conservative Party	158	4.5%	—
5	Graham Trevor Suddick	Liberal Democrats	138	4.0%	—

Electorate 10,582 · Ballots cast 3,499 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.wigan.abram.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ince · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.3 pts Valid ballots 3,105

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Gemma Painter	Reform UK	1,809	58.3%	+8.3 pts	Elected
2	Terence William Halliwell	Labour Party	608	19.6%	—
3	Gareth Nelson	Green Party	365	11.8%	—
4	Vincent Dean Holgate	Liberal Democrats	135	4.3%	—
5	Yamini Gupta	Conservative Party	115	3.7%	—
6	The Zok	Independent	73	2.4%	—

Electorate 9,455 · Ballots cast 3,111 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.wigan.ince.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index