Election Name: | 2015 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2014_Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2016_Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | 25 of 75 seats to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
Majority Seats: | 38 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 63 |
Seats After1: | 64 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 2015 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the general election.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
63
2
10
After the election, the composition of the council was:
64
3
8
Labour Party (UK) | 25 | |
Conservative Party (UK) | 25 | |
UK Independence Party | 24 | |
Green Party of England and Wales | 9 | |
Independent | 8 | |
Left Unity | 8 | |
Community Action Party | 3 | |
Liberal Democrats (UK) | 2 | |
TUSC | 1 |