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Douglas Ward — Wigan

Note:— Local by-elections may be missing. If the result for a particular year does not appear on this page, click on the link to see all results for Wigan council in that year.

This ward was abolished or subjected to boundary changes in 2023.

4th May 2023

5th May 2022

Mary Callaghan Lab 1457 75.2%
Michael Riley C 480 24.8%

6th May 2021

Patricia Draper Lab 1535 70.1%
Margaret Atherton C 495 22.6%
Donald MacNamara LD 159 7.3%

2nd May 2019

Sheila Ramsdale Lab 994 47.7%
Dalila Fearn UKIP 417 20.0%
John Blondel Ind 384 18.4%
Peter Jacobs Grn 165 7.9%
Margaret Atherton C 125 6.0%

3rd May 2018

Shirley Dewhurst Lab 1551 78.6%
Margaret Atherton C 422 21.4%

5th May 2016

Patricia Draper Lab 1803 84.1%
Margaret Atherton C 340 15.9%

7th May 2015

Michael Dewhurst Lab 3145 64.2%
Derek Wilkes UKIP 1130 23.1%
Margaret Atherton C 525 10.7%
Adele Andrews LftUnity 98 2.0%

13th November 2014 [Resignation of Joy Birch]

Maggie Skilling Lab 874 59.4%
Derek Wilkes UKIP 452 30.7%
Margaret Atherton C 80 5.4%
Damien Hendry Grn 37 2.5%
Michael Moulding CA 29 2.0%

22nd May 2014

Shirley Dewhurst Lab 1502 60.0%
Derek Wilkes UKIP 790 31.6%
Margaret Atherton C 210 8.4%

3rd May 2012

Joy Birch Lab 1774 78.1%
Anthony Unsworth Ind 324 14.3%
Margaret Atherton C 172 7.6%

5th May 2011

Michael Dewhurst Lab 1867 72.3%
Anthony Unsworth Ind 393 15.2%
Margaret Atherton C 321 12.4%

6th May 2010

Shirley Dewhurst Lab 2742 59.1%
Margaret Atherton C 659 14.2%
Ian Lloyd BNP 461 9.9%
Jayne Bryan CA 396 8.5%
Anthony Unsworth Ind 380 8.2%

1st May 2008

Joy Birch Lab 1170 51.7%
Anthony Unsworth CA 745 32.9%
Stephen Holt C 350 15.5%

3rd May 2007

Mike Dewhurst Lab 1338 58.2%
James Carmichael-Price CA 586 25.5%
Jean Peet C 374 16.3%

4th May 2006

Shirley Dewhurst Lab 1369 59.5%
Edna Hulme CA 933 40.5%

16th June 2005 [By-election]

Lab 916 48.0%
Ind 788 41.3%
C 101 5.3%
UKIP 57 3.0%
BNP 47 2.5%

10th June 2004 (3 seats)

Joy Birch Lab 1427 52.4%
Christine Hitchen Lab 1347
Margaret Coghlin Lab 1318
Lucy Beale CA 1296 47.6%
Robert Beale CA 1287
Janette Thomas CA 1223

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