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Wigan.

Labour Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £362m net revenue. 25 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats73 councillors · 25 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitewigan.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£362m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,031
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
40/73
Labour Party 55%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
29 Jun 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Wigan is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Labour Party (40 of 73 seats). Net revenue is £362m for 2025-26. It covers 25 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.73 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 40Ref 24Ind 5Independent Network 4

Labour Party 55% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
David William BowkerRefAbram2026
Nazia Tabussam RehmanLabAbram2024
Martyn SmethurstLabAbram2023
Kathy Morrill-AshfordRefAshton-in-Makerfield South2026
Andrew John BullenLabAshton-in-Makerfield South2024
Danny FletcherLabAshton-in-Makerfield South2023
Jo MeadowsRefAspull, New Springs & Whelley2026
Eileen Patricia StrathearnRefAstley2026
Barry John TaylorLabAstley2024
Christine Lilian RobertsLabAstley2023
Jamie HodgkinsonIndAtherton North2026
James Paul WatsonIndAtherton North2024
Showing 12 of 73·All 73 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

45%
Council tax
£162.1m · median 44%
42%
Central grants
£151.5m · median 41%
13%
Business rates
£48.8m · median 14%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 45% council tax, 42% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,631
County / upper-tier£0
Police£270
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£129
Parish average£1
Total Band-D£2,031

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Wigan split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education44.6% of net spend · cohort median 41%
7 of 35+10% vs median
Adult Social Care22.1% of net spend · cohort median 26%
32 of 35-14% vs median
Children's Services13.3% of net spend · cohort median 15%
30 of 35-12% vs median
Public Health4.6% of net spend · cohort median 4%
11 of 35+6% vs median
Corporate & Central4.5% of net spend · cohort median 3%
6 of 35+48% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.0% of net spend · cohort median 4%
20 of 35-3% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
15 of 35+5% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
12 of 35+9% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.6% of net spend · cohort median 2%
18 of 350% vs median
Highways & Transport0.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
28 of 35-37% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.20,311 payments · £174.9m gross · 15 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
CITYHEART LTD & GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LTD BUSINESS CURRENT ACCOUNT£13.77m7.9%12
FCC RECYCLING (UK) LIMITED£4.35m2.5%65
ACCESS FOR WIGAN LTD£4.08m2.3%12
A CONNOLLY LIMITED£3.77m2.2%20
DISABILITY DIRECT£3.30m1.9%2,090
AGILISYS LIMITED£3.19m1.8%29
CHERISH UK LTD£2.80m1.6%432
THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY£2.66m1.5%39
WRIGHTINGTON WIGAN & LEIGH NHS TRUST£2.59m1.5%29
WE ARE WITH YOU£2.38m1.4%19

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.25 wards split across 4 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Makerfield936% Andy BurnhamInd
Wigan936% Lisa NandyLab
Leigh and Atherton416% Jo PlattInd
Worsley and Eccles312% Michael WheelerLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
20,311 payments · 15 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level