2002 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

Wigan Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	20			-4	83.3	56.9	32,772	+0.0%
	Community Action	2			+2	8.3	9.2	5,307	+9.2%
	Conservative	1			+1	4.2	17.3	9,936	-7.8%
	Liberal Democrats	1			+1	4.2	11.6	6,681	-0.3%
	Socialist Alliance	0			0	0	2.5	1,428	+2.5%
	Independent	0			0	0	1.5	859	-4.5%
	BNP	0			0	0	1.0	571	+1.0%

One Labour councillor was unopposed.

Ward results

Abram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eunice Smethurst	1,631	65.4	−3.4
	BNP	Dennis Shambley	571	22.9	+22.9
	Conservative	Alicia Eccles	292	11.7	−19.5
Majority			1,060	42.5	+4.9
Turnout			2,494	25.0

Ashton-Golborne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Bullen	1,313	44.3	−20.1
	Community Action	Stanley Barnes	1,250	42.2	+42.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Cartwright	300	10.1	−25.5
	Socialist Alliance	Marian Markham	100	3.4	+3.4
Majority			63	2.1	−26.7
Turnout			2,963	26.9

Aspull-Standish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,584	44.3	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats		1,091	30.5	+10.8
	Conservative		792	22.2	−4.6
	Socialist Alliance		105	2.9	+2.9
Majority			493	13.8	−9.6
Turnout			3,572

Atherton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Loudon	1,353	54.8	−8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Myler	827	33.5	+12.7
	Conservative	Ann Davies	155	6.3	−9.5
	Independent	David Shallcross	132	5.4	+5.4
Majority			626	21.3	−21.3
Turnout			2,467	28.6

Bedford-Astley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick Walker	unopposed

Beech Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,416	58.0	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats		774	31.7	−7.6
	Independent		252	10.3	+10.3
Majority			642	26.3	+10.5
Turnout			2,442

Bryn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Community Action		1,397	48.0	+48.0
	Labour		1,311	45.1	−24.4
	Conservative		200	6.9	−23.6
Majority			86	2.9
Turnout			2,908

Hindley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stuart Shaw	1,656	74.5	+25.0
	Conservative	Andre Walker	567	25.5	+13.6
Majority			1,089	49.0	+38.1
Turnout			2,223	21.3

Hindley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Simmons	1,535	72.6	+24.2
	Conservative	Rosina Oxley	580	27.4	+8.4
Majority			955	45.2	+29.3
Turnout			2,115	19.6

Hindsford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Hogg	1,724	55.5	+9.0
	Labour	Philip Loudon	1,024	33.0	−11.2
	Independent	Stephen Hall	234	7.5	+3.2
	Conservative	William Graham	125	4.0	−1.0
Majority			700	22.5	+20.2
Turnout			3,107	28.5

Hope Carr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Anderson	1,498	52.3	+13.2
	Conservative	Andrew Oxley	713	24.9	−2.9
	Community Action	Peter Solinas	549	19.2	+19.2
	Socialist Alliance	Keith Fry	104	3.6	+3.6
Majority			785	27.4	+16.1
Turnout			2,864	28.1

Ince

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,231	76.6	+1.5
	Socialist Alliance		200	12.4	+12.4
	Conservative		176	11.0	−3.3
Majority			1,031	64.2	+3.4
Turnout			1,607

Langtree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,733	52.1	+4.0
	Conservative		988	29.7	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats		607	18.2	−0.5
Majority			745	22.4	+7.6
Turnout			3,328

Leigh Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Smith	1,298	71.7	+1.5
	Conservative	Timothy Matthews	301	16.6	−13.2
	Community Action	Daniel Burrows	212	11.7	+11.7
Majority			997	55.1	+14.7
Turnout			1,811	21.5

Leigh East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Turnock	1,571	77.6	+22.9
	Conservative	Derek Davies	454	22.4	+3.1
Majority			1,117	55.2	+26.5
Turnout			2,025

Lightshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Community Action	Peter Franzen	1,899	44.6	+44.6
	Labour	Tom Sherratt	1,776	41.7	−18.5
	Conservative	James Grundy	581	13.7	−26.1
Majority			123	2.9	−17.5
Turnout			4,256

Newtown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,204	78.4	+9.5
	Socialist Alliance		332	21.6	+21.6
Majority			872	56.8	+10.6
Turnout			1,536

Norley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,017	83.9
	Socialist Alliance		195	16.1
Majority			822	67.8
Turnout			1,212

Orrell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,478	52.5	+4.1
	Conservative		1,336	47.5	−4.1
Majority			142	5.0
Turnout			2,814

Swinley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,189	40.4	−0.9
	Labour		1,084	36.8	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats		365	12.4	+0.4
	Independent		241	8.2	+6.7
	Socialist Alliance		65	2.2	+2.2
Majority			105	3.6
Turnout			2,944

Tyldesley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Wilson	1,574	64.5	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Derricutt	866	35.5	+2.6
Majority			708	29.0	+5.0
Turnout			2,440	20.9

Whelley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,391	71.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats		427	21.8	+21.8
	Socialist Alliance		138	7.1	+7.1
Majority			964	49.3	−0.9
Turnout			1,956

Winstanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,667	65.0	−0.3
	Conservative		895	34.9	+0.2
Majority			772	30.1	−0.5
Turnout			2,564

Worsley Mesnes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,427	74.8	+5.2
	Conservative		292	15.3	−15.1
	Socialist Alliance		189	9.9	+9.9
Majority			1,135	59.5	+20.3
Turnout			1,908

Preceded by Wigan Council election 2000

Wigan local elections

Succeeded by Wigan Council election 2003