2012 UK local government election
2012 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Coat_of_arms_of_Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png)
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Wigan_UK_local_election_2012_map.svg/300px-Wigan_UK_local_election_2012_map.svg.png) 2012 local election results in Wigan. Conservative Labour Labour and Co-operative Liberal Democrats Independent Standish Independents |
The 2012 Wigan Council elections to the Thirtieth Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the council was up for election.
As Wigan Council is elected in thirds, change in vote share is compared with the corresponding 2008 elections and calculated on that basis.
Overview
Number of Candidates fielded per party [2] Party | Number |
Labour Party | 25 |
Conservative Party | 23 |
Independents | 16 |
Community Action Party | 7 |
BNP | 5 |
Liberal Democrats | 3 |
Green Party | 2 |
UKIP | 1 |
Green Socialists | 1 |
Results
Bolton West constituency
Atherton ward
Local Elections 2012: Atherton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jamie Hodgkinson | 1695 | 51.3 | |
| Labour | David Welch | 1235 | 37.38 | |
| Green Socialists For Investment Not Cuts | Stephen Michael Hall | 190 | 5.75 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Holt | 179 | 5.42 | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.15 | |
Majority | 460 | 13.92 | |
Turnout | | 29.23 | |
Makerfield constituency
Abram ward
Local Elections 2012: Abram Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martyn Smethurst | 1577 | 58.23 | |
| Independent | Ken Winstanley | 601 | 22.2 | |
| BNP | Dennis Shambley | 239 | 8.83 | |
| Community Action | John Shale | 148 | 5.5 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Childs | 137 | 5.06 | |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.22 | |
Majority | 976 | 36.04 | |
Turnout | 2708 | 24.87 | |
Ashton ward
Local Elections 2012: Ashton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bill Clarke | 1400 | 51.89 | |
| Independent | Paul Allan Tushingham | 585 | 21.7 | |
| Independent | Brian Merry | 402 | 15 | |
| Conservative | Marie Winstanley | 189 | 7 | |
| BNP | Barry John Longstaffe | 118 | 4.37 | |
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.15 | |
Majority | 815 | | |
Turnout | 2698 | 29.32 | |
Bryn ward
Local Elections 2012: Bryn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Don Hodgkinson | 1516 | 50.25 | |
| Labour | Trevor Allen | 1352 | 44.81 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Peet | 146 | 4.84 | |
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.1 | |
Majority | 164 | 5.44 | |
Turnout | 3017 | 32.55 | |
Hindley ward
Local Elections 2012: Hindley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jim Ellis | 1279 | 46.24 | |
| Labour | Allen Robert Jones | 1232 | 44.54 | |
| BNP | Stephen Bradbury | 131 | 4.74 | |
| Conservative | Steve Surples | 115 | 4.16 | |
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.33 | |
Majority | 47 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 2766 | 27.41 | |
Hindley Green ward
Local Elections 2012: Hindley Green Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Bob Brierley | 1251 | 49.6 | |
| Labour | Maxine Read | 796 | 31.56 | |
| Community Action | Barry Jack Fagan | 354 | 14.04 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Mary Winstanley | 106 | 4.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 455 | 18.04 | |
Turnout | 2522 | 29.51 | |
Orrell ward
Local Elections 2012: Orrell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kelly Ready | 1533 | 47.71 | |
| Conservative | Richard Clayton | 1389 | 43.23 | |
| Green | Donald McQueen | 280 | 8.72 | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.34 | |
Majority | 144 | 4.48 | |
Turnout | 3213 | 34.34 | |
Winstanley ward
Local Elections 2012: Winstanley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Terence Kenny | 1216 | 48.82 | |
| Community Action | Stan Barnes | 798 | 32.04 | |
| Green | Steven Charles Heyes | 237 | 9.51 | |
| Conservative | Michael Nicholls | 234 | 9.39 | |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.24 | |
Majority | 418 | 16.78 | |
Turnout | 2491 | 27.82 | |
Worsley Mesnes ward
Local Elections 2012: Worsley Mesnes Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Phil Kelly | 1960 | 85.47 | |
| Conservative | David Ollerton | 333 | 14.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.74 | |
Majority | 1627 | 71 | |
Turnout | 2293 | 25.29 | |
Leigh constituency
Astley Mosley Common ward
Local Elections 2012: Astley Mosley Common Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joanne Platt | 1810 | 69.43 | |
| Conservative | Nasri Barghothi | 534 | 20.48 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kath Valentine | 243 | 9.32 | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.77 | |
Majority | 1276 | 48.95 | |
Turnout | 2607 | 27.36 | |
Atherleigh ward
Local Elections 2012: Atherleigh Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Susan Loudon | 982 | 47.23 | |
| Independent | Stuart Andrew Gerrard | 747 | 36 | |
| Independent | Jim Kerfoot | 343 | 16.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.34 | |
Majority | 235 | 11.3 | |
Turnout | 2079 | 23.83 | |
Golborne and Lowton West ward
Local Elections 2012: Golborne and Lowton West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Yvonne Marie Klieve | 1791 | 70.6 | |
| Community Action | Peter Franzen | 507 | 20 | |
| Conservative | Kathleen Houlton | 241 | 9.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 1284 | 50.6 | |
Turnout | 2538 | 28.05 | |
Leigh East ward
Local Elections 2012: Leigh East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Keith Cunliffe | 1452 | 67.63 | |
| Independent | Christopher Garfin | 411 | 19.14 | |
| Conservative | Derek Davies | 272 | 12.67 | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.56 | |
Majority | 1041 | 48.5 | |
Turnout | 2147 | 22.75 | |
Leigh South ward
Local Elections 2012: Leigh South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kevin Anderson | 1811 | 63.3 | |
| Conservative | Richard Short | 534 | 18.66 | |
| Independent | Gary Charles Chadwick | 502 | 17.55 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 | |
Majority | 1277 | 44.63 | |
Turnout | 2861 | 27.36 | |
Leigh West ward
Local Elections 2012: Leigh West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Susan June Greensmith | 1761 | 1761 | |
| Independent | Brian Richard Turrell | 650 | 24.81 | |
| Conservative | Andrew John Oxley | 195 | 7.44 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.53 | |
Majority | 1111 | 42.4 | |
Turnout | 2620 | 23.62 | |
Lowton East ward
Local Elections 2012: Lowton East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Grundy | 1904 | 53.3 | |
| Labour | Frank Bowker | 1224 | 34.3 | |
| Community Action | Ian (Sandy) Franzen | 434 | 12.15 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.28 | |
Majority | 680 | 19 | |
Turnout | 3572 | 36.53 | |
Tyldesley ward
Local Elections 2012: Tyldesley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Mark Bleakley | 1441 | 48.5 | |
| Labour | Joanne Marshall | 1303 | 43.84 | |
| BNP | David Ian Peacock | 206 | 6.93 | |
Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.74 | |
Majority | 138 | 4.64 | |
Turnout | 2972 | 28.41 | |
Wigan constituency
Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward
Local Elections 2012: Aspull, New Springs and Whelley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Hilton | 2,241 | 69.38 | |
| Conservative | Jane Surples | 502 | 15.54 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Robinson | 450 | 13.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 37 | 1.15 | |
Majority | 1739 | 53.84 | |
Turnout | 3230 | 31.33 | |
Douglas ward
Local Elections 2012: Douglas Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joy Birch | 1,774 | 77.94 | |
| Independent | Anthony Unsworth | 324 | 14.24 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Atherton | 172 | 7.56 | |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.26 | |
Majority | 1450 | 63.71 | |
Turnout | 2276 | 22.84 | |
Ince ward
Local Elections 2012: Ince Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Trevor Molyneux | 1,790 | 80.2 | |
| BNP | Henry Morgan | 309 | 13.84 | |
| Conservative | Ray Whittingham | 120 | 5.38 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.58 | |
Majority | 1481 | 66.35 | |
Turnout | 2232 | 24.25 | |
Pemberton ward
Local Elections 2012: Pemberton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeanette Prescott | 1,996 | 79.90 | |
| Community Action | Mike Leyland | 291 | 11.65 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Charles Cartwright | 205 | 8.21 | |
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.24 | |
Majority | 1705 | 68.25 | |
Turnout | 2498 | 25.01 | |
Shevington with Lower Ground ward
Local Elections 2012: Shevington with Lower Ground Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Damian Edwardson | 1362 | 49.1 | |
| Conservative | Callum Chadwick | 532 | 19.18 | |
| UKIP | Arnold Jefferson Foster | 450 | 16.22 | |
| Shevington Independents | Debbie Fairhurst | 220 | 7.93 | |
| Independent | Paul Liptrot | 198 | 7.14 | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.43 | |
Majority | 830 | 29.92 | |
Turnout | 2774 | 29.69 | |
Standish with Langtree ward
Local Elections 2012: Standish with Langtree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Standish Independents | Gareth William Fairhurst | 2069 | 57.73 | |
| Labour | Sam Murphy | 913 | 25.47 | |
| Conservative | Michael William Winstanley | 589 | 16.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.36 | |
Majority | 1156 | 32.25 | |
Turnout | 3584 | 36.55 | |
Wigan Central ward
Local Elections 2012: Wigan Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lol Hunt | 1,806 | 58.8 | |
| Conservative | Jean Peet | 859 | 28 | |
| Community Action | Syd Hall | 388 | 12.63 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.62 | |
Majority | 947 | 30.83 | |
Turnout | 3072 | 32.49 | |
Wigan West ward
Local Elections 2012: Wigan West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terence William Halliwell | 2,115 | 83 | |
| Conservative | Oliver Barton | 409 | 16 | |
Rejected ballots | 27 | 1 | |
Majority | 1709 | 67 | |
Turnout | 2551 | 25.28 | |
References
- ^ Candidates for 2012 Archived 17 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Council
- ^ "Local Election Results". apps.wigan.gov.uk.