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2014 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2014 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Overview Results Summary 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 Winstanley ward Worsley Mesnes ward Wigan Constituency Aspull, New Springs and Whelley ward Douglas ward Ince ward Pemberton ward Shevington with Lower Ground ward "Shevington Independents" is a description used by ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016. He identifies as a one-nation conservative, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies. Born in London to an upper-middle-class family, Cameron was educated at Heatherdown School, Eton College, and Brasenose College, Oxford. From 1988 to 1993 he worked at the Conservative Research Department, latterly assisting the Conservative Prime Minister John Major, before leaving politics to work for Carlton Communications in 1994. Becoming an MP in 2001, he served in the opposition shadow cabinet under Conservative leader Michael Howard, and succeeded Howard in 2005. Cameron sought to rebrand the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golborne And Lowton West (ward)
Golborne and Lowton West is an electoral ward in Leigh, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Sta .... Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Susan Gambles (Lab), Stuart Keane (Lab), and Yvonne Klieve (Lab). References Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winstanley (ward)
Winstanley is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ... of Makerfield. Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Paul Kenny (Lab), Clive Morgan (Lab), and Marie Morgan (Lab). References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orrell (ward)
Orrell is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Makerfield Makerfield is an area in North West England. It is now split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, both within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. Plac .... Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Richard Clayton (Con), Stephen Murphy (Lab), and Dave Ward (Lab). References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindley Green (ward)
Hindley Green is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Makerfield Makerfield is an area in North West England. It is now split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, both within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. Plac .... Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Robert Brierley (Ind), Francis Carmichael (Lab), and Paul Maiden (Ind). References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindley (ward)
Hindley is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Makerfield Makerfield is an area in North West England. It is now split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, both within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. Plac .... Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Paul Blay (Lab), James Churton (Lab), and James Talbot (Lab). References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn (ward)
Bryn is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Makerfield and the town of Ashton in Makerfield Ashton may refer to: Names *Ashton (given name) * Ashton (surname) Places Australia * Ashton, Elizabeth Bay, a heritage-listed house in Sydney, New South Wales * Ashton, South Australia Canada * Ashton, Ontario New Zealand *Ashton, New Zealan .... Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Sam Flemming (Lab), Steve Jones (Ind) and Sylvia Wilkinson (Ind). Elections Elections in the 2020s References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton (ward)
Ashton is an electoral ward in Wigan, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe .... It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Makerfield. Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors; Jenny Bullen (Lab), Danny Fletcher (Lab), and Anthony Sykes (Lab) References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abram (ward)
Abram is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ... of Makerfield. Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors; Eunice Smethurst (Lab), Martyn Smethurst (Lab), and Carl Sweeney (Lab) References {{Reflist Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyldesley (ward)
Tyldesley is an electoral ward in Leigh, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Sta .... Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Stephen Hellier (Lab), Joanne Marshall (Lab), and Nazia Rehman (Lab). References Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowton East (ward)
Lowton East is an electoral ward in Leigh, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, as well as the parliamentary constituency of Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Sta .... Councillors As at May 2023, the ward is represented by two Labour Councillors, Jenny Gregory and Garry Lloyd and one Conservative Councillor, Kath Houlton. James Grundy, who in 2019 became the Conservative MP for the constituency was previously a councillor in the ward having been first elected to Lowton East in 2008. References Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Wards {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Smith, Baron Smith Of Leigh
Peter Richard Charles Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (24 July 1945 – 2 August 2021) was a British Labour local politician and life peer. Career Peter Smith was educated at Bolton School before going up to LSE where he graduated in economics. Whilst serving as Leader of Wigan Council and undertaking his duties at the House of Lords, he also completed an MSc in Urban Studies at the University of Salford. Smith had been a member of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council since 1978 and was Chairman of its Finance Committee from 1982 to 1991; from 1991 to 2018, he served as Leader of the Council. Created a Life Peer on 5 August 1999 as Baron Smith of Leigh, of Wigan in the County of Greater Manchester, since 2005 he has been Treasurer of the Rugby League Group and, since 2006, Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party's Departmental Committee for Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. He was the Chairman of Local Government Leadership, a body seeking to develop leadership skills in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
