The local authorityArchive · §01 Composition · 73 seats across 25 wards
Councillors of Wigan.
Every current seat-holder, derived from the latest scheduled elections per ward. By-elections aren’t overlaid on this baseline yet — a few seats may show the pre-by-election holder. Back to the council page.
All 73 current seat-holders · 73 seats across 25 wards
Lab 40Ref 24Ind 5Ind 4
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David William Bowker | Ref | Abram | 7 May 2026 |
| Nazia Tabussam Rehman | Lab | Abram | 2 May 2024 |
| Martyn Smethurst | Lab | Abram | 4 May 2023 |
| Kathy Morrill-Ashford | Ref | Ashton-in-Makerfield South | 7 May 2026 |
| Andrew John Bullen | Lab | Ashton-in-Makerfield South | 2 May 2024 |
| Danny Fletcher | Lab | Ashton-in-Makerfield South | 4 May 2023 |
| Jo Meadows | Ref | Aspull, New Springs & Whelley | 7 May 2026 |
| Eileen Patricia Strathearn | Ref | Astley | 7 May 2026 |
| Barry John Taylor | Lab | Astley | 2 May 2024 |
| Christine Lilian Roberts | Lab | Astley | 4 May 2023 |
| Jamie Hodgkinson | Ind | Atherton North | 7 May 2026 |
| James Paul Watson | Ind | Atherton North | 2 May 2024 |
| Stuart Andrew Gerrard | Ind | Atherton North | 4 May 2023 |
| Martin James Farrimond | Ref | Atherton South & Lilford | 7 May 2026 |
| Lee Robert McStein | Lab | Atherton South & Lilford | 2 May 2024 |
| John Harding | Lab | Atherton South & Lilford | 4 May 2023 |
| Rob Kenyon | Ref | Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North | 7 May 2026 |
| Scarlett Myler | Ind | Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North | 2 May 2024 |
| Steve Jones | Ind | Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North | 4 May 2023 |
| Matthew Lambert | Ref | Douglas | 7 May 2026 |
| Matt Dawber | Lab | Douglas | 2 May 2024 |
| Mary Gwendoline Callaghan | Lab | Douglas | 4 May 2023 |
| Susan Jayne Frame | Ref | Golborne & Lowton West | 7 May 2026 |
| Susan Gambles | Lab | Golborne & Lowton West | 2 May 2024 |
| Yvonne Marie Klieve | Lab | Golborne & Lowton West | 4 May 2023 |
| Paul David Manniex | Ref | Hindley | 7 May 2026 |
| James Talbot | Lab | Hindley | 2 May 2024 |
| Paul John Blay | Lab | Hindley | 4 May 2023 |
| Liam Clarke | Ref | Hindley Green | 7 May 2026 |
| James Palmer | Lab | Hindley Green | 2 May 2024 |
| Bob Brierley | Ind | Hindley Green | 4 May 2023 |
| Gemma Painter | Ref | Ince | 7 May 2026 |
| Tony Whyte | Ind | Ince | 2 May 2024 |
| Maureen O'Bern | Ind | Ince | 4 May 2023 |
| Tina Kennedy | Ref | Leigh Central & Higher Folds | 7 May 2026 |
| Fred Walker | Lab | Leigh Central & Higher Folds | 2 May 2024 |
| Keith Cunliffe | Lab | Leigh Central & Higher Folds | 4 May 2023 |
| Leon Peters | Ref | Leigh South | 7 May 2026 |
| Charles Rigby | Lab | Leigh South | 2 May 2024 |
| Kevin Anderson | Lab | Leigh South | 4 May 2023 |
| David John Evans | Ref | Leigh West | 7 May 2026 |
| Sue Greensmith | Lab | Leigh West | 2 May 2024 |
| Dane Kevan Anderton | Lab | Leigh West | 4 May 2023 |
| Simon Smith | Ref | Lowton East | 7 May 2026 |
| Mike Smith | Lab | Lowton East | 2 May 2024 |
| Jenny Gregory | Lab | Lowton East | 4 May 2023 |
| Paul Kevin Bannister | Ref | Orrell | 7 May 2026 |
| Anne Collins | Lab | Orrell | 2 May 2024 |
| Mark Ian Tebbutt | Lab | Orrell | 4 May 2023 |
| Simon Silcock | Ref | Pemberton | 7 May 2026 |
| Eileen Winifred Rigby | Lab | Pemberton | 2 May 2024 |
| Jeanette Prescott | Lab | Pemberton | 4 May 2023 |
| Lilian Carol Rogers | Ref | Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor | 7 May 2026 |
| Vicky Galligan | Lab | Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor | 2 May 2024 |
| Paul Anthony Collins | Lab | Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor | 4 May 2023 |
| Michael John Whalley | Ref | Standish with Langtree | 7 May 2026 |
| Terry Mugan | Lab | Standish with Langtree | 2 May 2024 |
| Debbie Parkinson | Lab | Standish with Langtree | 4 May 2023 |
| Adrian White | Ref | Tyldesley & Mosley Common | 7 May 2026 |
| James Anthony Fish | Ind | Tyldesley & Mosley Common | 2 May 2024 |
| Joanne Marshall | Lab | Tyldesley & Mosley Common | 4 May 2023 |
| Lee Moffitt | Ref | Wigan Central | 7 May 2026 |
| Michael McLoughlin | Lab | Wigan Central | 2 May 2024 |
| Lawrence Hunt | Lab | Wigan Central | 4 May 2023 |
| Sam Ashton | Ref | Wigan West | 7 May 2026 |
| Sheila Rosaleen Ramsdale | Lab | Wigan West | 2 May 2024 |
| Phyll Cullen | Lab | Wigan West | 4 May 2023 |
| Paul Forbes | Ref | Winstanley | 7 May 2026 |
| Clive William Morgan | Lab | Winstanley | 2 May 2024 |
| Paul Terence Kenny | Lab | Winstanley | 4 May 2023 |
| Keith Whalley | Ref | Worsley Mesnes | 7 May 2026 |
| Paul David James Molyneux | Lab | Worsley Mesnes | 2 May 2024 |
| David Roland Hurst | Lab | Worsley Mesnes | 4 May 2023 |
Sources
SourceDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
MethodFor each ward, the latest K winners across scheduled elections, where K is the max winners that ward has ever returned in a single scheduled election.
CaveatBy-elections aren’t yet overlaid. Composition tally and per-seat identity may differ from current reality for wards with a recent by-election.