Map of the results for the 1975 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal in yellow. 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]
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 28.2 -19.0 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 44.8 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 ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008" (PDF) . wigan.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012 .