Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time.Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Wigan Council, is the local authority for themetropolitan borough ofWigan inGreater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 75councillors have been elected from 25wards.[1]
Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 1980 election, and more recently the 2004 election – which increased the number of seats by three. Both needed the whole council to be elected in those years.
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Community Action | Independent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1975 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 51 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries |
| 1982 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | New ward boundaries[2] |
| 2006 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | New ward boundaries[1] |
| 2024 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
