Wigan (UK Parliament constituency)
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Wigan
County constituency

Wigan shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England
Created: 1295, 1545
MP: Neil Turner
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater Manchester
EP constituency: North West England

Wigan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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Boundaries

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended alterations to the existing constituencies in the Wigan area. The electoral wards used in the altered Wigan constituency are:

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1885 Sir Francis Powell Conservative
1910 Henry Twist Labour
1910 Reginald James Neville Conservative
1918 John Parkinson Labour
1942 William Foster Labour
1948 Ronald Williams Labour
1958 Alan Fitch Labour
1983 Roger Stott Labour
1999 Neil Turner Labour
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Election results

General Election 2005: Wigan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Turner 18,901 55.1 −6.6
Conservative John Coombes 7,134 20.8 0.0
Liberal Democrat Denise Capstick 6,051 17.7 +2.9
UK Independence John Whittaker 1,166 3.4 N/A
Community Action Kevin Williams 1,026 3.0 N/A
Majority 11,767 34.3
Turnout 34,278
Turnout 34,278 53.3 +0.8
Labour hold Swing 3.3
General Election 2001: Wigan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Turner 20,739 61.7 -6.8
Conservative Dave Lowe 6,996 20.8 +3.9
Liberal Democrat Trevor Beswick 4,970 14.8 +4.8
Socialist Alliance Mark Page 886 2.6 N/A
Majority 13,743 40.9
Turnout 33,591 52.5 -15.3
Labour hold Swing
Wigan by-election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Turner 9,641 59.6 -9.0
Conservative Tom Peet 2,912 18.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Rule 2,148 13.3 +3.3
UK Independence John Whittaker 834 5.2 N/A
Socialist Labour William Kelly 240 1.5 N/A
Green Chris Maile 190 1.2 +0.2
Monster Raving Loony Stephen Ebbs 100 0.6 N/A
Natural Law Paul Davis 64 0.4 +0.2
Independent David Braid 58 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,729
Turnout 25
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: Wigan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Stott 30,043 68.6
Conservative Mark Loveday 7,400 16.9
Liberal Democrat Trevor Beswick 4,390 10.0
Referendum Party Anthony Bradborne 1,450 3.3
Green Christopher Maile 442 1.0
Natural Law W. J. Ayliffe 94 0.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

See also

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Constituencies in North West England
Labour
Ashton-under-Lyne · Barrow and Furness · Birkenhead · Blackburn · Blackpool North and Fleetwood · Blackpool South · Bolton North East · Bolton South East · Bolton West · Bootle · Burnley · Bury North · Bury South · Carlisle · Chorley · City of Chester · Copeland · Crosby · Denton and Reddish · Eccles · Ellesmere Port and Neston · Halton · Heywood and Middleton · Hyndburn · Knowsley North and Sefton East · Knowsley South · Leigh · Liverpool Garston · Liverpool Riverside · Liverpool Walton · Liverpool Wavertree · Liverpool West Derby · Makerfield · Manchester Blackley · Manchester Central · Manchester Gorton · Morecambe and Lunesdale · Oldham East and Saddleworth · Oldham West and Royton · Pendle · Preston · Rossendale and Darwen · Salford · South Ribble · St Helens North · St Helens South · Stalybridge and Hyde · Stockport · Stretford and Urmston · Wallasey · Warrington North · Warrington South · Weaver Vale · West Lancashire · Wigan · Wirral South · Wirral West · Workington · Worsley · Wythenshawe and Sale East
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
North West European constituency: Conservative (4) · Labour (3) · Liberal Democrats (1) · UKIP (1)
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