The 2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A by-election was held on the same day in Orrell ward to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Conservative councillor Richard Clayton.
Overview Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour Party: 57 Conservative Party: 7 Independent: 10 Vacant: 1
After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour Party: 57 Conservative Party: 8 Independent: 10
+Number of Candidates fielded per partyPartyNumber of CandidatesLabour Party26Conservative Party26Liberal Democrats23Independents13Leigh, Atherton & Tyldesley Together6UKIP1Reform UK1Standish Independents1
Results summary
Ward results
Bolton West constituency Atherton ward
Leigh constituency Astley Mosley Common ward
Atherleigh ward
Golborne and Lowton West ward
Leigh East ward
Leigh South ward
Leigh West ward
Lowton East ward
Tyldesley ward
Makerfield constituency
Abram ward
Ashton ward
Bryn ward
Hindley ward
Hindley Green ward
Orrell ward
In the percentage change column, the candidate with the most votes from each party is compared with the 2016 Orrell ward result, whilst the candidate with the fewest votes from each party is compared with the 2018 Orrell ward result.
Winstanley ward
Worsley Mesnes ward
Wigan constituency Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward
Douglas ward
Ince ward
Pemberton ward
Shevington with Lower Ground ward
Standish with Langtree ward
The "Standish Independents" description was used at the last election by the Wigan Independents, a separate political party.
Wigan Central ward
Wigan West ward
By-elections between 2021 and 2022
Leigh West ward
Bryn ward
References