There are 85 candidates who are all vying for a spot on the Wigan Council as election day edges closer and closer. There are 25 wards being contested across Wigan with the majority of seats currently held by Labour councillors.
There is one seat available in each ward with two seats available in the Leigh East ward. Labour and Conservatives are the only parties that will be fielding a candidate in every ward come election day on Thursday, May 5.
Elections are held in all wards in three out of every four years, usually on the first Thursday in May. You must be registered to vote by Thursday, April 14 with all applications for a postal vote due by 5pm on Tuesday, April 19.
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The election count will take place overnight on Thursday with results coming in the early hours of Friday, May 6.
The full list of candidates has now been published by Wigan Council:
Abram:
- David Bowker (Independent)
- Stanley Crook (Conservative)
- Graham Suddick (Liberal Democrats)
- Carl Sweeney (Labour)
Ashton:
- Paul Martin (Conservative)
- Geoffrey Matthews (Liberal Democrats)
- James Richardson (Independent)
- Anthony Sykes (Labour)
Aspull, Whelley and New Springs:
- Paul Chapman (Conservative)
- Ron Conway (Labour)
Astley Mosley Common:
- Andy Brown (Independent)
- David Stirzaker (Conservative)
- Barry Taylor (Labour)
Atherleigh:
- Natasha Hodgkinson (Independent Network)
- Zoe Irlam (Leigh and Atherton Independents)
- Angela Roberts (Conservative)
- Debra Wailes (Labour)
Atherton:
- Paul Fairhurst (Conservative)
- Stuart Gerrard (Independent Network)
- Julie Hilling (Labour)
- John Quinton Smith (Atherton Independent)
Bryn:
- David Aitchison (Labour)
- Steve Jones (Independent)
- James Richardson (Independent Network)
- Sandip Tailor (Conservative)
- Stuart Thomas (Liberal Democrats)
Douglas:
- Mary Callaghan (Labour)
- Michael Riley (Conservative)
Golborne and Lowton West:
- Susan Gambles (Labour)
- James Geddes (Conservative)
- Andrew Holland (Liberal Democrats)
Hindley:
- Jordan Gaskell (UKIP)
- John Skipworth (Liberal Democrats)
- Jim Talbot (Labour)
- Marie Winstanley (Conservatives)
Hindley Green:
- Susan Atherton (Conservative)
- Deborah Lloyd (Independent Network)
- James Palmer (Labour)
- Gary Skipworth (Liberal Democrats)
Ince:
- Allan Atherton (Conservative)
- James Moodie (Labour)
Leigh East (two seats):
- Trevor Barton (Conservative)
- Simon Brooks (Liberal Democrats)
- Shelley Guest (Labour)
- Stephen Gunby (Conservative)
- James Morley (Leigh East independent)
- Fred Walker (Labour).
Leigh South:
- Christopher Noon (Liberal Democrat)
- Charles Rigby (Labour)
- Joshua Yates (Conservative)
Leigh West:
- Samantha Brown (Labour)
- Jayson Hargreaves (Leigh West Independent)
- Sharron-Lee Honey (Liberal Democrats)
- Tracey McClelland (Conservative)
Lowton East:
- Edward Houlton (Conservative)
- Garry Lloyd (Labour)
Orrell:
- Neil Stevenson (Liberal Democrat)
- Michael Winstanley (Conservative)
- Dave Wood (Labour and Co-operative)
Pemberton:
- David Burley (Liberal Democrat)
- Jean Peet (Conservative)
- Tony Porter (Independent)
- Paul Prescott (Labour)
Shevington with Lower Ground:
- Brian Crombie-Fisher (Liberal Democrat)
- Gareth Fairhurst (Shevington Independents Part Wigan Independents)
- Vicky Galligan (Labour)
- Gary Robinson (Conservative)
Standish with Langtree:
- Judith Atherton (Conservative)
- Debbie Fairhurst (Standish Independents)
- Terry Mugan (Labour)
Tyldesley:
- Gerard Houlton (Conservative)
- Joanne Marshall (Labour)
Wigan Central:
- George Davies (Labour)
- Cyril Pendlebury (Conservative)
- Caroline Waddicor (Liberal Democrats)
Wigan West:
- Margaret Atherton (Conservative)
- Phyll Cullen (Labour)
- Ian Dyer (Liberal Democrats)
Winstanley:
- Clive Morgan (Labour)
- Robert Stevenson (Liberal Democrats)
- Margaret Winstanley (Conservative)
Worsley Mesnes:
- Danny Cooke (Independent)
- Patricia Holland (Labour)
- Donald Macnamara (Liberal Democrats)
- Michael Owens (Conservative)
To register to vote, go to https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Council/Voting-and-Elections/How-to-register-to-vote.aspx
