1975 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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]

Map of the results for the 1975 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in yellow.

Election result
Wigan Council Election Result 1975
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
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Banks Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Ward 22 (Orrell and Billinge)[1]
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]
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Hampson Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

References
  1. "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF). wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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