1980 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 1980 Wigan council election. 'All-out' elections to the Wigan Council were held on 1 May 1980, following extensive boundary changes and entirely new wards, yet retaining the number of 24 wards with three seats each for a total of 72 seats. The results were comparable to the 1973 election (also an election where all 72 seats were up for vote), with Labour rewarded a crushing majority in seats for approaching 60% of the vote with their main competitors, the Conservatives, falling to under 30%. The Liberals seen their highest representation yet by way of winning all three seats in Langtree.
A former Labour councillor who'd represented the just-abolished ward 19 (encompassing central/north Hindley) since the council's creation fought the Hindley ward as an Independent Labour. Overall turnout fell to the slightly higher than usual number of 36.2% from the general election turnout of 75.7% last year, with all wards recording at least one competitor - although that meant in a number of wards Labour were unopposed for one or two of the seats.[1]
Election result Wigan Local Election Result 1980 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 64 0 0 0 88.9 55.7 48,775 +3.5 Conservative 5 0 0 0 6.9 29.0 23,954 -8.9 Liberal 3 0 0 0 4.2 6.8 5,634 +1.8 Residents 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 2,498 +1.7 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 1,265 +1.5 Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 159 +0.1 Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 149 +0.2
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Party Previous council New council Labour 56 64 Conservatives 14 5 Liberals 1 3 Independent 1 0 Total 72 72 Working majority 40 56
Ward results Abram[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Bennett 2,125 74.0 N/A Labour N. Cumberbatch 2,028 Labour A. Miller 2,002 Conservative M. Jones 747 26.0 N/A Majority 1,378 48.0 N/A Turnout 2,872 28.1 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Ashton-Golborne[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Jones 2,054 69.2 N/A Labour J. Hilton 2,042 Labour R. McEntegart 2,008 Conservative W. Corless 915 30.8 N/A Conservative M. Gambles 855 Majority 1,139 38.4 N/A Turnout 2,969 31.6 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Aspull-Standish[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Singer 2,188 47.0 N/A Labour W. Mason 2,055 Labour A. Hitchmough 1,934 Conservative J. Wild 1,575 33.8 N/A Conservative E. Slevin 1,390 Conservative J. Holland 1,375 Liberal M. Rutherford 893 19.2 Liberal J. Leeuwangh 758 Liberal P. Knowles 723 Majority 613 13.2 N/A Turnout 4,656 46.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Atherton[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Clarke 2,866 76.9 N/A Labour J. Sumner 2,791 Labour L. Sumner 2,601 Conservative M. Sharland 862 23.1 N/A Conservative B. France 752 Majority 2,004 53.8 N/A Turnout 3,728 38.8 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Bedford-Astley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Jones 2,342 57.5 N/A Labour H. Hayes 2,226 Labour J. Prytharch 2,165 Conservative S. Johnson 1,728 42.5 N/A Conservative C. Hampson 1,539 Conservative S. Emerton 1,510 Majority 614 15.1 N/A Turnout 4,070 41.6 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Beech Hill[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Bishop 2,134 73.9 N/A Labour J. Maloney 1,960 Labour G. Pullin 1,955 Conservative A. Atherton 754 26.1 N/A Conservative J. Lawson 727 Conservative J. Wilkinson 653 Majority 1,380 47.8 N/A Turnout 2,888 32.3 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Bryn[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Lockett 2,028 74.6 N/A Labour A. Heckles 1,820 Labour R. Lyons 1,800 Conservative D. Gambles 691 25.4 N/A Conservative C. Michaels 635 Majority 1,337 49.2 N/A Turnout 2,719 29.0 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Hindley [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Robinson 1,799 48.2 N/A Labour T. Isherwood 1,725 Labour J. Bray 1,382 Independent Labour C. Priestley 1,265 33.9 N/A Conservative T. Sharples 667 17.9 N/A Majority 534 14.3 N/A Turnout 3,731 39.7 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Hindley Green[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Harrison 1,665 66.3 N/A Labour R. McAllister 1,552 Labour T. Wynn 1,474 Residents J. Venables 846 33.7 N/A Majority 819 32.6 N/A Turnout 2,511 23.8 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Hindsford[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Devlin 2,473 68.7 N/A Labour S. Little 2,426 Labour A. Wright 2,392 Conservative E. Valentine 1,128 31.3 N/A Conservative H. Davies 1,091 Majority 1,345 37.4 N/A Turnout 3,601 33.9 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Hope Carr[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Roberts 2,391 57.1 N/A Labour F. Newton 2,378 Labour J. Hession 2,239 Conservative B. Powell 1,800 42.9 N/A Conservative R. Goodwin 1,726 Conservative D. Powell 1,713 Majority 591 14.1 N/A Turnout 4,191 44.3 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Ince [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Banks 1,651 78.0 N/A Labour R. Taylor 1,439 Labour A. Rowlandson 1,437 Conservative C. Jones 466 22.0 N/A Majority 1,185 56.0 N/A Turnout 2,117 25.7 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Langtree[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal J. Pigott 2,348 46.7 N/A Liberal E. Hill 1,786 Liberal P. Davies 1,722 Labour J. Hardy 1,516 30.1 N/A Labour T. Morris 1,336 Labour D. Standring 1,202 Conservative M. Frost 1,169 23.2 N/A Majority 832 16.5 N/A Turnout 5,033 49.8 N/A Liberal win (new seat) Liberal win (new seat) Liberal win (new seat)
Leigh Central[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Macdonald 2,309 72.7 N/A Labour P. Hull 2,204 Labour P. Smith 2,112 Conservative M. Stott 706 22.2 N/A Conservative G. Byrne 701 Communist H. Kedward 159 5.0 N/A Majority 1,603 50.5 N/A Turnout 3,174 35.2 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Leigh East[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Riley 1,987 55.5 N/A Labour D. Caley 1,874 Labour T. Harper 1,869 Conservative M. Wood 1,591 44.5 N/A Conservative H. Yates 1,501 Conservative K. Price 1,477 Majority 396 11.1 N/A Turnout 3,578 36.1 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Lightshaw[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. Holt 2,541 66.7 N/A Labour B. Strett 2,538 Labour B. Strett 2,511 Conservative T. Thompson 1,268 33.3 N/A Conservative A. Emmett 1,248 Conservative J. Harrison 1,189 Majority 1,273 33.4 N/A Turnout 3,809 49.9 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Newtown[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Peet 2,017 77.9 N/A Labour M. Milligan 2,004 Labour J. Bridge 1,956 Conservative D. Hill 571 22.1 N/A Majority 1,446 55.9 N/A Turnout 2,588 27.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Norley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Maddocks 2,237 81.6 N/A Labour J. Smith 2,129 Labour N. Turner 2,070 Conservative M. Hill 279 10.2 N/A Liberal G. Foster 226 8.2 N/A Liberal P. Gibbons 184 Majority 1,958 71.4 N/A Turnout 2,742 31.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Orrell [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F. Fairbairn 1,809 38.5 N/A Labour R. Capstick 1,674 35.6 N/A Conservative J. Hitchen 1,552 Conservative M. Fox 1,546 Labour E. Nickeas 1,517 Labour J. Roberts 1,377 Residents R. Kemp 978 20.8 N/A Liberal K. Mason 242 5.1 N/A Majority 35 2.9 N/A Turnout 47,03 47.7 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat)
Swinley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. France 1,739 54.5 N/A Conservative G. Lewthwaite 1,698 Conservative C. Giles 1,633 Labour M. Pendleton 827 25.9 N/A Labour K. Green 818 Labour H. Antill 797 Liberal B. Barber 627 19.6 N/A Liberal A. Robinson 507 Liberal J. Grayson 463 Majority 912 28.6 N/A Turnout 3,193 34.7 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat)
Tyldesley East[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Woodcock 2,200 57.8 N/A Labour F. Walker 2,154 Labour J. Burke 2,099 Conservative K. Hampson 980 25.7 N/A Conservative J. Davies 929 Liberal G. Pickthall 626 16.4 N/A Liberal L. Seal 615 Liberal J. Seal 609 Majority 1,220 32.1 N/A Turnout 3,806 41.3 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Whelley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Coyle 2,069 74.6 N/A Labour M. Pratt 2,026 Labour W. Pendleton 2,012 Conservative G. Whittle 703 25.4 N/A Conservative D. Fitton 681 Majority 1,366 49.3 N/A Turnout 2,772 31.4 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Winstanley[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Whittle 1,582 37.5 N/A Labour G. Taberner 1,528 Labour E. Naylor 1,487 Conservative A. Foster 1,144 27.1 N/A Conservative J. Michaels 1,068 Conservative E. Bell 1,067 Residents C. Hughes 674 16.0 N/A Liberal K. Higham 672 15.9 N/A Liberal J. Fitzpatrick 657 Independent G. Barlow 149 3.5 N/A Majority 438 10.4 N/A Turnout 4,221 40.8 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
Worsley Mesnes [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Brogan 2,100 76.0 N/A Labour J. Baldwin 2,017 Labour H. Milligan 1,946 Conservative A. Edwards 662 24.0 N/A Conservative R. Rogers 641 Conservative J. Unsworth 565 Majority 1,438 52.0 N/A Turnout 2,762 28.3 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat)
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 30 January 2012 .