Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
30th Wigan Council

Type
Type	Unicameral Cabinet-style council
History
Founded	April 1, 1974 (1974-04-01)
Preceded by	14 councils^{[notes 1]}
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr William Rotherham
Deputy Mayor	Cllr Phyllis Cullen
Council Leader	Lord Smith of Leigh, Labour Party
Deputy Leader	Cllr David Molyneux, Labour Party
Leader of the Opposition	Cllr Gary Wilkes, Wigan Independent Network
Structure
Seats	75
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	3, May 2012
Next election	2014
Meeting place

Wigan Town Hall United Kingdom

The Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is the unicameral legislature of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in the United Kingdom. It consists of 75 Councillors with one-third being elected every three years in four. The borough is separated into 25 wards. Councillors are democratically accountable to the ward they are elected to represent. Each ward is represented on the council by three council members.

Council members by ward

This is a list of the 30th and current Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council:^[1]

Ward	Name	Party	Offices
Abram	Cllr. Eunice Smethurst	Labour
Abram	Cllr. Martyn Smethurst	Labour
Abram	Cllr. Carl Sweeney	Labour	Chairman of Audit, Governance and Improvement Review Committee
Ashton	Cllr. Nigel Dennis Ash	Labour	Chairman of Health & Social Care Scrutiny Committee
Ashton	Cllr. Bill Clarke	Labour
Ashton	Cllr. Jennifer Bullen	Labour
Aspull	Cllr. John Hilton	Labour	Vice-Chairman of Regulation and Licensing Committee
Aspull	Cllr. Ronald Josef Conway	Labour
Aspull	Cllr. Christopher Ready	Labour	Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Housing Leisure, Client/Communications
Astley	Cllr. Christine Lillian Roberts	Labour
Astley	Cllr. Joanne Platt	Labour and Co-Operative	Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People
Astley	Cllr. Barry John Taylor	Labour
Atherleigh	Cllr. Mark Aldred	Labour
Atherleigh	Cllr. Pamela Stewart MBE	Labour
Atherleigh	Cllr. Susan Loudon	Labour
Atherton	Cllr. Karen Aldred	Labour
Atherton	Cllr. Martin Luke Aldred	Labour
Atherton	Cllr. Jamie Hodgkinson	Wigan Independent Network
Bryn	Cllr. John Donald Hodgkinson	Wigan Independent Network
Bryn	Cllr. Margaret Ann Rampling	Labour
Bryn	Cllr. Nathan George Murray	Wigan Independent Network	Leader of the Opposition
Douglas	Cllr. Maggie Skilling	Labour
Douglas	Cllr. Michael Anthony Dewhurst	Labour
Douglas	Cllr. Shirley Dewhurst	Labour
Golborne and Lowton West	Cllr. Richard Andrew Barber	Labour
Golborne and Lowton West	Cllr. Stuart Keane	Labour
Golborne and Lowton West	Cllr. Yvonne Klieve	Labour
Hindley	Cllr. James Churton	Labour
Hindley	Cllr. Jim Ellis	Wigan Independent Network
Hindley	Cllr. James Talbot	Labour
Hindley Green	Cllr. Robert Brierley	Independent
Hindley Green	Cllr. Francis Stanley Carmichael	Labour
Hindley Green	Cllr. David Keir Stitt	Labour and Co-operative Party	Vice-Chairman of Confident Council Scrutiny Committee
Ince	Cllr. David Trevor Molyneux	Labour	Deputy Leader of the Council Cabinet Portfolio Holder - Regeneration
Ince	Cllr. James Moodie	Labour	Chairman of the Confident Council Scrutiny Committee
Ince	Cllr. Janice Sharratt	Labour
Leigh East	Cllr. Keith Cunliffe	Labour	Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Adults and Social Care
Leigh East	Cllr. Anita Thorpe	Labour
Leigh East	Cllr. Fredrick Bown Walker	Labour
Leigh South	Cllr. Kevin Anderson	Labour and Co-Operative	Cabinet Portfolio Holder for the Environment
Leigh South	Cllr. John David O'Brien	Labour	Chairman of the Confident Places Scrutiny Committee
Leigh South	Cllr. Charles Rigby	Labour
Leigh West	Cllr. Susan June Greensmith	Labour
Leigh West	Cllr. Peter Richard Charles Smith (Lord Smith of Leigh)	Labour	Executive Leader of the Council
Leigh West	Cllr. Myra Joan Whiteside	Labour
Lowton East	Cllr. Edward Houlton	Conservative
Lowton East	Cllr. Kathleen Houlton	Conservative
Lowton East	Cllr. James Nelson Grundy	Conservative
Orrell	Cllr. David John Arrowsmith	Labour
Orrell	Cllr. Steven Murphy	Labour	Vice-Chairman of Confident Council Scrutiny Committee
Orrell	Cllr. Kelly Ready	Labour
Pemberton	Cllr. Paul Prescott	Labour	Chairman of Planning Committee Chairman of the Regulation and Licensing Committee
Pemberton	Cllr. Jeanette Prescott	Labour
Pemberton	Cllr. Sam Marc Murphy	Labour
Shevington with Lower Ground	Cllr. Paul Anthony Collins	Labour
Shevington with Lower Ground	Cllr. Michael John Crosby	Labour
Shevington with Lower Ground	Cllr. Damian Edwardson	Labour
Standish-with-Langtree	Cllr. George Allan Fairhurst	Independent
Standish-with-Langtree	Cllr. Gareth William Fairhurst	Independent
Standish-with-Langtree	Cllr. Debbie Fairhurst	Independent
Tyldesley	Cllr. Robert Mark Bleakley	Liberal Democrat
Tyldesley	Cllr. Stephen John Hellier	Labour
Tyldesley	Cllr. Joanne Marshall	Labour
Wigan Central	Cllr. George Davies	Labour
Wigan Central	Cllr. Lawrence Hunt	Labour
Wigan Central	Cllr. Michael McLoughlin	Labour
Wigan West	Cllr. Phyllis Cullen	Labour	Deputy Mayor of Wigan
Wigan West	Cllr. Stephen Dawber	Labour	Vice-Chairman of Confident People Scrutiny Committee
Wigan West	Cllr. Terence William Halliwell	Labour
Winstanley	Cllr. Paul Terence Kenny	Labour and Co-Operative
Winstanley	Cllr. Clive William Morgan	Labour
Winstanley	Cllr. Marie Morgan	Labour
Worsley Mesnes	Cllr. Phil Kelly	Labour
Worsley Mesnes	Cllr. William Rotherham	Labour	Mayor of Wigan Vice-Chairman of the Regulation and Licensing Committee
Worsley Mesnes	Cllr. Patricia Lynne Holland	Labour

Cabinet

Eight councilors are appointed to the cabinet who are each a 'Portfolio Holder' for an area of responsibility.^[2] (Such as 'Portfolio Holder for Environment').

Portfolio	Notes
Chairman	Responsibility for policy direction, finance, partnership working, external relations within Greater Manchester and at national level.
Regeneration	Planning, transportation, delivery of future housing, infrastructure, economic development and green infrastructure needs.
Children and Young People Services	Responsible for issues and services for ages ranging from 0 -19.
Adult and Social Care	Supporting people’s improved health and wellbeing in Wigan, including relationships with health partners.
Environment	Building up safer communities with police and other partners and stronger communities based on sustainable and affordable housing.
Communities and Housing	Building Self Reliance, Strengthening Communities and Communications.
Leisure Client and Resources	Human resources, and links to the Communication Portfolio in relation to its strategic lead for outward-facing services across the council in terms of commissioning i.e. organisational development, reputation management, policy support and performance management (for example, the Joint Service Centre).
Service Transformation	Transformation plans, public service reform and growth, customer services, welfare reform and the modern Councillor.

Deaths in office

On 28 January 2013, Councillor Barbara Bourne, a representative of Pemberton since 1996, died in office following a long term illness. She was responsible for a long campaign for a new medical centre, which was opened in the area of Kitt Green, in 2010.^[3] The office for a third councillor currently remains vacant.

Notes

↑ Abram Urban District Council, Ashton in Makerfield Urban District Council, Aspull Urban District Council, Atherton Urban District Council, Billinge and Winstanley Urban District Council, Hindley Urban District Council, Ince-in-Makerfield Urban District Council, Golborne Urban District Council, Leigh Borough Council, Orrell Urban District Council, Standish-with-Langtree Urban District Council, Tyldesley Urban District Council, Wigan Borough Council, Wigan Rural District Council

References

External links

Official website

Council elections in Greater Manchester

Mayor	2017

Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Local authorities in Greater Manchester

Joint arrangements	Combined authority Fire and rescue authority Local government association Police and crime commissioner Police and crime panel Waste disposal authority

District councils	Bolton Bury Manchester Oldham Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside Trafford Wigan

Metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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