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Wigan 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

25 ward races

26 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

23.1% 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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 26 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	35,544	53.0%	22	84.6%	15	57.7%	+7
Conservative and Unionist Party	17,635	26.3%	2	7.7%	7	26.9%	-5
Independent	7,666	11.4%	1	3.8%	3	11.5%	-2
Liberal Democrats	3,631	5.4%	0	0.0%	1	3.8%	-1
Independent Network	2,332	3.5%	1	3.8%	0	0.0%	+1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	231	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	67,039	100.0%	26	100.0%	26	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

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 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Astley Mosley Common · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · +9.2 pts below quota
Leigh East · 2 seats · won at 25.4% · +7.9 pts below quota
Shevington With Lower Ground · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
Orrell · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Abram · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
Atherton · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
Leigh South · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Atherleigh · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota
Lowton East · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
Ashton · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
Hindley Green · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
Wigan Central · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Hindley · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
Winstanley · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Worsley Mesnes · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
Pemberton · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
Leigh West · 1 seat · won at 61.5% · above quota
Wigan West · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Golborne & Lowton West · 1 seat · won at 63.0% · above quota
Tyldesley · 1 seat · won at 66.4% · above quota
Bryn · 1 seat · won at 66.9% · above quota
Ince · 1 seat · won at 68.8% · above quota
Aspull New Springs Whelley · 1 seat · won at 71.7% · above quota
Douglas · 1 seat · won at 75.2% · above quota

Race results

Standish With Langtree · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,414

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Atherton J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,382	40.5%	Elected
2	Mugan T.	Labour Party	1,346	39.4%
3	Fairhurst D.	Independent	686	20.1%

Electorate 11,067 · Ballots cast 3,414 · EC ward code E05000859 · Back to ward index

Astley Mosley Common · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,357

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor B.	Labour Party	1,368	40.8%	Elected
2	Brown A.	Independent	1,122	33.4%
3	Stirzaker D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	867	25.8%

Electorate 10,438 · Ballots cast 3,357 · EC ward code E05000843 · Back to ward index

Leigh East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,420

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Guest S.	Labour Party	1,418	32.1%	Elected
2	Walker F.	Labour Party	1,123	25.4%	Elected
3	Barton T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	734	16.6%
4	Gunby S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	495	11.2%
5	Morley J.	Independent	435	9.8%
6	Brooks S.	Liberal Democrats	215	4.9%

Electorate 9,417 · Ballots cast 4,420 · EC ward code E05000852 · Back to ward index

Shevington With Lower Ground · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,995

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Galligan V.	Labour Party	1,307	43.6%	Elected
2	Fairhurst G.	Independent	783	26.1%
3	Robinson G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	566	18.9%
4	Crombie-Fisher B.	Liberal Democrats	339	11.3%

Electorate 9,147 · Ballots cast 2,995 · EC ward code E05000858 · Back to ward index

Orrell · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,053

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wood D.	Labour Party	1,387	45.4%	Elected
2	Winstanley M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,353	44.3%
3	Stevenson N.	Liberal Democrats	313	10.3%

Electorate 9,439 · Ballots cast 3,053 · EC ward code E05000856 · Back to ward index

Abram · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 2,462

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sweeney C.	Labour Party	1,240	50.4%	Elected
2	Bowker D.	Independent	812	33.0%
3	Crook S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	290	11.8%
4	Suddick G.	Liberal Democrats	120	4.9%

Electorate 10,949 · Ballots cast 2,462 · EC ward code E05000840 · Back to ward index

Atherton · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,953

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gerrard S.	Independent Network	1,518	51.4%	Elected
2	Hilling J.	Labour Party	855	29.0%
3	Smith Q.	Independent	306	10.4%
4	Fairhurst P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	274	9.3%

Electorate 11,246 · Ballots cast 2,953 · EC ward code E05000845 · Back to ward index

Leigh South · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.5 pts Valid ballots 3,031

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rigby C.	Labour Party	1,561	51.5%	Elected
2	Yates J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,143	37.7%
3	Noon C.	Liberal Democrats	327	10.8%

Electorate 10,421 · Ballots cast 3,031 · EC ward code E05000853 · Back to ward index

Atherleigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.6 pts Valid ballots 2,128

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wailes D.	Labour Party	1,099	51.6%	Elected
2	Roberts A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	469	22.0%
3	Hodgkinson N.	Independent Network	433	20.3%
4	Irlam Z.	Independent	127	6.0%

Electorate 8,477 · Ballots cast 2,128 · EC ward code E05000844 · Back to ward index

Lowton East · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 3,765

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Houlton E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,995	53.0%	Elected
2	Lloyd G.	Labour Party	1,770	47.0%

Electorate 10,782 · Ballots cast 3,765 · EC ward code E05000855 · Back to ward index

Ashton · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.4 pts Valid ballots 2,400

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sykes A.	Labour Party	1,281	53.4%	Elected
2	Martin P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	557	23.2%
3	Richardson J.	Independent	470	19.6%
4	Matthews G.	Liberal Democrats	92	3.8%

Electorate 8,884 · Ballots cast 2,400 · EC ward code E05000841 · Back to ward index

Hindley Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 2,285

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Palmer J.	Labour Party	1,252	54.8%	Elected
2	Atherton S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	461	20.2%
3	Lloyd D.	Independent Network	381	16.7%
4	Skipworth G.	Liberal Democrats	191	8.4%

Electorate 8,857 · Ballots cast 2,285 · EC ward code E05000850 · Back to ward index

Wigan Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 2,819

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies G.	Labour Party	1,588	56.3%	Elected
2	Pendlebury C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	853	30.3%
3	Waddicor C.	Liberal Democrats	378	13.4%

Electorate 9,370 · Ballots cast 2,819 · EC ward code E05000861 · Back to ward index

Hindley · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.7 pts Valid ballots 2,220

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Talbot J.	Labour Party	1,304	58.7%	Elected
2	Winstanley M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	397	17.9%
3	Skipworth J.	Liberal Democrats	288	13.0%
4	Gaskell J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	231	10.4%

Electorate 9,595 · Ballots cast 2,220 · EC ward code E05000849 · Back to ward index

Winstanley · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 2,396

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morgan C.	Labour Party	1,428	59.6%	Elected
2	Winstanley M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	641	26.8%
3	Stevenson R.	Liberal Democrats	327	13.6%

Electorate 9,047 · Ballots cast 2,396 · EC ward code E05000863 · Back to ward index

Worsley Mesnes · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 2,272

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holland P.	Labour Party	1,363	60.0%	Elected
2	Cooke D.	Independent	396	17.4%
3	Owens M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	391	17.2%
4	MacNamara D.	Liberal Democrats	122	5.4%

Electorate 8,928 · Ballots cast 2,272 · EC ward code E05000864 · Back to ward index

Pemberton · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 1,978

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prescott P.	Labour Party	1,187	60.0%	Elected
2	Porter T.	Independent	355	17.9%
3	Peet J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	311	15.7%
4	Burley D.	Liberal Democrats	125	6.3%

Electorate 9,647 · Ballots cast 1,978 · EC ward code E05000857 · Back to ward index

Leigh West · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.5 pts Valid ballots 2,546

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown S.	Labour Party	1,566	61.5%	Elected
2	McClelland T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	505	19.8%
3	Hargreaves J.	Independent	402	15.8%
4	Honey S.	Liberal Democrats	73	2.9%

Electorate 11,277 · Ballots cast 2,546 · EC ward code E05000854 · Back to ward index

Wigan West · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 2,467

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cullen P.	Labour Party	1,542	62.5%	Elected
2	Dyer I.	Liberal Democrats	483	19.6%
3	Atherton M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	442	17.9%

Electorate 9,049 · Ballots cast 2,467 · EC ward code E05000862 · Back to ward index

Golborne & Lowton West · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.0 pts Valid ballots 2,363

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gambles S.	Labour Party	1,488	63.0%	Elected
2	Geddes J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	695	29.4%
3	Holland A.	Liberal Democrats	180	7.6%

Electorate 9,150 · Ballots cast 2,363 · EC ward code E05000848 · Back to ward index

Tyldesley · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.4 pts Valid ballots 2,645

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marshall J.	Labour Party	1,755	66.4%	Elected
2	Houlton G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	890	33.6%

Electorate 10,320 · Ballots cast 2,645 · EC ward code E05000860 · Back to ward index

Bryn · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.9 pts Valid ballots 2,649

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones S.	Independent	1,772	66.9%	Elected
2	Aitchison D.	Labour Party	691	26.1%
3	Tailor S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	128	4.8%
4	Thomas S.	Liberal Democrats	58	2.2%

Electorate 8,866 · Ballots cast 2,649 · EC ward code E05000846 · Back to ward index

Ince · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.8 pts Valid ballots 1,661

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moodie J.	Labour Party	1,143	68.8%	Elected
2	Atherton A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	518	31.2%

Electorate 8,951 · Ballots cast 1,661 · EC ward code E05000851 · Back to ward index

Aspull New Springs Whelley · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.7 pts Valid ballots 2,823

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Conway R.	Labour Party	2,025	71.7%	Elected
2	Chapman P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	798	28.3%

Electorate 10,034 · Ballots cast 2,823 · EC ward code E05000842 · Back to ward index

Douglas · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.2 pts Valid ballots 1,937

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Callaghan M.	Labour Party	1,457	75.2%	Elected
2	Riley M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	480	24.8%

Electorate 9,627 · Ballots cast 1,937 · EC ward code E05000847 · Back to ward index