Wigan Council election, 2002

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 65
*Liberal Democrat 3
*Community Action Party 2
*Conservative 2

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 20
gain =
loss =
net = -4
seats % = 83.3
votes % = 56.9
votes = 32,772
plus/minus = +0.0%Election Summary Party
party = Community Action Party
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 9.2
votes = 5,307
plus/minus = +9.2%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 4.2
votes % = 17.3
votes = 9,936
plus/minus = -7.8%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 4.2
votes % = 11.6
votes = 6,681
plus/minus = -0.3%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.5
votes = 1,428
plus/minus = +2.5%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.5
votes = 859
plus/minus = -4.5%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 571
plus/minus = +1.0%

One Labour councillor was unopposed.

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eunice Smethurst
votes = 1,631
percentage = 65.4
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Dennis Shambley
votes = 571
percentage = 22.9
change = +22.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alicia Eccles
votes = 292
percentage = 11.7
change = -19.5Election box majority
votes = 1,060
percentage = 42.5
change = +4.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,494
percentage = 25.0
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Bullen
votes = 1,313
percentage = 44.3
change = -20.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Stanley Barnes
votes = 1,250
percentage = 42.2
change = +42.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Cartwright
votes = 300
percentage = 10.1
change = -25.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Marian Markham
votes = 100
percentage = 3.4
change = +3.4Election box majority
votes = 63
percentage = 2.1
change = -26.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,963
percentage = 26.9
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,584
percentage = 44.3
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,091
percentage = 30.5
change = +10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 792
percentage = 22.2
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 105
percentage = 2.9
change = +2.9Election box majority
votes = 493
percentage = 13.8
change = -9.6Election box turnout
votes = 3,572
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Loudon
votes = 1,353
percentage = 54.8
change = -8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Myler
votes = 827
percentage = 33.5
change = +12.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Davies
votes = 155
percentage = 6.3
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Shallcross
votes = 132
percentage = 5.4
change = +5.4Election box majority
votes = 626
percentage = 21.3
change = -21.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,467
percentage = 28.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frederick Walker
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,416
percentage = 58.0
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 774
percentage = 31.7
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 252
percentage = 10.3
change = +10.3Election box majority
votes = 642
percentage = 26.3
change = +10.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,442
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate =
votes = 1,397
percentage = 48.0
change = +48.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,311
percentage = 45.1
change = -24.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 200
percentage = 6.9
change = -23.6Election box majority
votes = 86
percentage = 2.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,908
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Shaw
votes = 1,656
percentage = 74.5
change = +25.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andre Walker
votes = 567
percentage = 25.5
change = +13.6Election box majority
votes = 1,089
percentage = 49.0
change = +38.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,223
percentage = 21.3
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Simmons
votes = 1,535
percentage = 72.6
change = +24.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rosina Oxley
votes = 580
percentage = 27.4
change = +8.4Election box majority
votes = 955
percentage = 45.2
change = +29.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,115
percentage = 19.6
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Hogg
votes = 1,724
percentage = 55.5
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Loudon
votes = 1,024
percentage = 33.0
change = -11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Stephen Hall
votes = 234
percentage = 7.5
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Graham
votes = 125
percentage = 4.0
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 700
percentage = 22.5
change = +20.2Election box turnout
votes = 3,107
percentage = 28.5
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Anderson
votes = 1,498
percentage = 52.3
change = +13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Oxley
votes = 713
percentage = 24.9
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Peter Solinas
votes = 549
percentage = 19.2
change = +19.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Keith Fry
votes = 104
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6Election box majority
votes = 785
percentage = 27.4
change = +16.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,864
percentage = 28.1
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,231
percentage = 76.6
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 200
percentage = 12.4
change = +12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 176
percentage = 11.0
change = -3.3Election box majority
votes = 1,031
percentage = 64.2
change = +3.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,607
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,733
percentage = 52.1
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 988
percentage = 29.7
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 607
percentage = 18.2
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 745
percentage = 22.4
change = +7.6Election box turnout
votes = 3,328
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Smith
votes = 1,298
percentage = 71.7
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Matthews
votes = 301
percentage = 16.6
change = -13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Daniel Burrows
votes = 212
percentage = 11.7
change = +11.7Election box majority
votes = 997
percentage = 55.1
change = +14.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,811
percentage = 21.5
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Turnock
votes = 1,571
percentage = 77.6
change = +22.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Davies
votes = 454
percentage = 22.4
change = +3.1Election box majority
votes = 1,117
percentage = 55.2
change = +26.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,025
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Community Action Party
candidate = Peter Franzen
votes = 1,899
percentage = 44.6
change = +44.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Sherratt
votes = 1,776
percentage = 41.7
change = -18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Grundy
votes = 581
percentage = 13.7
change = -26.1Election box majority
votes = 123
percentage = 2.9
change = -17.5Election box turnout
votes = 4,256
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,204
percentage = 78.4
change = +9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 332
percentage = 21.6
change = +21.6Election box majority
votes = 872
percentage = 56.8
change = +10.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,536
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,017
percentage = 83.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 195
percentage = 16.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 822
percentage = 67.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,212
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,478
percentage = 52.5
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,336
percentage = 47.5
change = -4.1Election box majority
votes = 142
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,814
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,189
percentage = 40.4
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,084
percentage = 36.8
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 365
percentage = 12.4
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 241
percentage = 8.2
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 65
percentage = 2.2
change = +2.2Election box majority
votes = 105
percentage = 3.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,944
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Wilson
votes = 1,574
percentage = 64.5
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Derricutt
votes = 866
percentage = 35.5
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 708
percentage = 29.0
change = +5.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,440
percentage = 20.9
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,391
percentage = 71.1
change = -4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 427
percentage = 21.8
change = +21.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 138
percentage = 7.1
change = +7.1Election box majority
votes = 964
percentage = 49.3
change = -0.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,956
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,667
percentage = 65.0
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 895
percentage = 34.9
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 772
percentage = 30.1
change = -0.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,564
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,427
percentage = 74.8
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 292
percentage = 15.3
change = -15.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate =
votes = 189
percentage = 9.9
change = +9.9Election box majority
votes = 1,135
percentage = 59.5
change = +20.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,908
percentage =
change =

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