Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975

Map of the results for the 1975 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in yellow.
Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1 May 1975, with one third of the council up for the election - although only 21 seats were contested, as Labour were unopposed in Ward 12, 21 and 24. Labour suffered six losses on the night - five to the Conservatives and one to the Liberals - with a gain from the sole Independent in Ward 23 as consolation. Overall turnout fell by nearly a quarter, to 27%. [1]
Election result
Wigan Council Election Result 1975 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 16 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 66.7 | 49.2 | 25,697 | -11.3% | ||
Conservative | 7 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 29.2 | 40.8 | 21,270 | +12.4% | ||
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 3,550 | +6.8% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1,302 | -5.6% | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 345 | +0.5% | ||
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Labour | 66 | 61 | |||
Conservatives | 5 | 10 | |||
Liberals | 0 | 1 | |||
Independent | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 72 | 72 | |||
Working majority | 60 | 50 |
Ward results
Ward 1 (Lindsay-Scholes-Whelley)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | M. Pratt | 1,728 | 64.1 | -9.5 | |
Conservative | C. Giles | 966 | 35.9 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 762 | 28.3 | -18.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,694 | 29.0 | -9.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.5 | |||
Ward 2 (Poolstock-Worsley Mesnes)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | S. Townley | 1,049 | 65.6 | -16.0 | |
Conservative | J. Atherton | 550 | 34.4 | +16.0 | |
Majority | 499 | 31.2 | -32.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,599 | 17.1 | -10.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -16.0 | |||
Ward 3 (Gidlow-Swinley-Whitley)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | W. France | 2,417 | 64.5 | +4.8 | |
Labour | M. Pendleton | 862 | 23.0 | -17.3 | |
Liberal | K. Mason | 467 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 1,555 | 41.5 | +22.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,746 | 32.3 | -7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |||
Ward 4 (Beech Hill and Marsh Green)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | N. Turner | 1,478 | 71.6 | -8.9 | |
Conservative | ?. Gormally | 586 | 28.4 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 892 | 43.2 | -17.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,064 | 22.1 | -9.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.9 | |||
Ward 5 (Highfield and Lamberhead)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | J. Smith | 1,189 | 51.1 | -17.0 | |
Conservative | T. Peet | 982 | 42.2 | +10.3 | |
Communist | ?. Dowd | 157 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 207 | 8.9 | -27.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,328 | 21.5 | -9.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -13.6 | |||
Ward 6 (Newtown and Rose Hill)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | M. Mulligan | 1,116 | 68.5 | -13.1 | |
Conservative | C. Boyle | 513 | 31.5 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 603 | 37.0 | -26.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,629 | 18.6 | -6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -13.1 | |||
Ward 7 (Hope Carr)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | ?. Hurst | 1,535 | 59.4 | +16.0 | |
Labour | J. Jones | 1,048 | 40.6 | -16.0 | |
Majority | 487 | 18.9 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,583 | 37.5 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +16.0 | |||
Ward 8 (St Pauls and St Peters)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | G. Bridge | 817 | 55.4 | -19.1 | |
Conservative | J. Davies | 566 | 38.4 | +20.5 | |
Communist | J. Blackburn | 91 | 6.2 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 251 | 17.0 | -39.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,474 | 16.8 | -5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -19.8 | |||
Ward 9 (Etherstone and St Marys)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | H. Yates | 1,310 | 54.6 | +15.3 | |
Labour | ?. Tonks | 991 | 41.3 | -19.4 | |
Communist | H. Kedward | 97 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 319 | 13.3 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,398 | 25.7 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +17.3 | |||
Ward 10 (Lilford-St Josephs-St Thomas)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | M. Wood | 1,853 | 65.0 | +18.2 | |
Labour | J. Prytharch | 997 | 35.0 | -18.2 | |
Majority | 856 | 30.0 | +23.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,850 | 31.3 | -4.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18.2 | |||
Ward 11 (Golborne St Thomas and Lowton)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | E. Roberts | 2,095 | 58.8 | -14.9 | |
Conservative | T. Thompson | 1,469 | 41.2 | +14.9 | |
Majority | 626 | 17.6 | -29.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,564 | 34.5 | -4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -14.9 | |||
Ward 12 (Golborne Heath Park and Ashton)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A. Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Ward 13 (Ashton-in-Makerfield North and West)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | R. Lyons | 1,186 | 72.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | P. Scully | 453 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 733 | 44.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,639 | 21.7 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Ward 14 (Ashton-in-Makerfield Central and East)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | ?. Worsley | 1,103 | 51.4 | +51.4 | |
Labour | G. Fairhurst | 1,043 | 48.6 | -21.7 | |
Majority | 60 | 2.8 | -37.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,146 | 26.6 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +36.5 | |||
Ward 15 (Standish with Langtree and Shevington)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | J. Hardy | 1,346 | 35.7 | +2.4 | |
Independent | G. Dewhurst | 1,302 | 34.5 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | J. Lawson | 754 | 20.0 | +0.0 | |
Liberal | ?. Young | 369 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 44 | 1.2 | -3.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,771 | 35.2 | -15.7 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -1.5 | |||
Ward 16 (Aspull)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | H. Lowe | 1,302 | 59.2 | -5.4 | |
Liberal | ?. Lammas | 897 | 40.8 | +40.8 | |
Majority | 405 | 18.4 | -10.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,199 | 22.2 | -16.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -23.1 | |||
Ward 17 (Atherton North East)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | D. Skitt | 1,517 | 54.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Williams | 1,025 | 36.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | ?. Hicks | 261 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 492 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,803 | 29.8 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Ward 18 (Atherton South West)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | J. Grundy | 1,258 | 64.5 | +26.5 | |
Labour | G. Horrabin | 693 | 35.5 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 565 | 29.0 | +20.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,951 | 30.1 | -9.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18.9 | |||
Ward 19 (Hindley Central and North)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A. Robinson | 1,087 | 64.6 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | ?. Haseldene | 596 | 35.4 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 491 | 29.2 | -22.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,683 | 22.2 | -11.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.8 | |||
Ward 20 (Hindley South East and West)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | J. Culshaw | 1,346 | 51.7 | +15.2 | |
Labour | S. Hardy | 1,256 | 48.3 | -15.2 | |
Majority | 90 | 3.5 | -23.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,602 | 25.5 | -3.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +15.2 | |||
Ward 21 (Ince-in-Makerfield)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A. Banks | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Ward 22 (Orrell and Billinge)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | F. Fairbairn | 2,554 | 63.3 | +29.5 | |
Labour | J. Fitzpatrick | 1,482 | 36.7 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 1,072 | 26.6 | +22.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,036 | 34.8 | -9.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +15.4 | |||
Ward 23 (Tyldesley - Shakerley)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A. Wright | 1,415 | 58.8 | -12.0 | |
Conservative | ?. Hodkinson | 990 | 41.2 | +41.2 | |
Majority | 425 | 17.7 | -23.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,405 | 29.4 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -26.6 | |||
Ward 24 (Tyldesley - Astley Green and Blackmoor)[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | F. Hampson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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