Borough of Wigan
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan Borough
Region:	North West England
Ceremonial County:	Greater Manchester
Area: - Total	Ranked 194th 188.19 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wigan
ONS code:	00BW
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 14th 306,700 1,630 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.7% White
Politics
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.wiganmbc.gov.uk
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Andrew Burnham, Barbara Keeley, Ian McCartney, Neil Turner

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. It is named after its largest town, Wigan, and includes various other towns including Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield and Hindley. File links The following pages link to this file: Wigan (borough) Categories: GFDL images ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Andrew Murray Burnham (born January 7, 1970) British politician. ... Barbara Keeley is the Labour MP for Worsley. ... The Right Honourable Ian McCartney (born April 25, 1951 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire) is a British politician. ... Neil Turner (born September 16, 1945, Carlisle) has been the Member of Parliament for Wigan in England since 1992. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Statistics Population: 43,006 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD655005 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Statistics Population: 28,505 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ574992 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Ince-in-Makerfield, usually known just as Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Environs

The borough is the most northwestern in Greater Manchester. Within Greater Manchester, it borders the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton to the north-east and east, and the City of Salford to the east. Outwith Greater Manchester, in the south it borders Warrington (a unitary authority in Cheshire); to the south-west it borders the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside. To the west it borders the West Lancashire district, and to the north it borders the Chorley borough, both in Lancashire. The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Salford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Warrington is the largest town and borough in the county of Cheshire, in the North-West of England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... St Helens is a Metropolitan Borough in Merseyside, North West England. ... West Lancashire is a local government district in Lancashire, England. ... Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

History

The metropolitan borough was created on April 1, 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from the county borough of Wigan along with following existing local government units from the administrative county of Lancashire : ^[1][2] April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

• the Municipal Borough of Leigh
• the urban districts of Abram, Aspull, Atherton, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Standish-with-Langtree and Tyldesley
• most of the Ashton-in-Makerfield urban district (except for the area which now forms the Seneley Green parish in St Helens)
• most of the Golborne urban district (except for the area which now forms the parish of Culcheth and Glazebury in Warrington)
• part of the Billinge-and-Winstanley urban district (except for the village of Billinge itself, which is now in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens)
• the parishes of Haigh, Shevington and Worthington, from the Wigan Rural District.

Wigan Metropolitan Borough's new coat of arms is based on various elements from the arms of the predecessor districts. Leigh was a local government district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Abram is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Aspull, lying northeast of Wigan, this pleasant residential village betrays little evidence of its mining and textile past. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Hindley is a town on the outskirts of the Wigan Borough in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Ince-in-Makerfield, usually known just as Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ... Orrell is a residential suburb of Wigan in the Wigan Metropolitan Borough, Greater Manchester, England. ... Standish-with-Langtree is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England, including Standish and Langtree. ... Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the UK General Strike of 1926 Tyldesley (pronounced tilds-lee is a town in Greater Manchester, north-west England. ... Statistics Population: 28,505 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ574992 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Billinge-and-Winstanley was an Urban District Council formed in 1927, a consequence of the Local Government Act 1894, and abolished in 1974, a result of the Local Government Act 1972. ... Haigh (pronounced Hay) is a village next to the village of Aspull, on the outskirts of Wigan in Lancashire, (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom. ... Shevington is a small village in Lancashire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ... Worthington is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, about four miles north of Wigan. ... Wigan was a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. ...

From 1974, local government was under a two-tier system, with Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council covering most functions, and the Greater Manchester County Council. The county council was abolished in 1986 by the Local Government Act 1985. The Greater Manchester County Council (GMCC) was the former upper-tier administrative body for Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in England. ... The Local Government Act 1985 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. ...

The population of the borough has stayed roughly static since the 1970s at around 300,000.^[3]

Politics

Parliamentary

Four parliamentary constituencies cover the borough: Wigan, Makerfield, Leigh, and Worsley. Worsley also covers parts of Salford. New constituencies boundaries recommended by the Boundary Commission will see the link to Salford broken, and part of the borough (the Atherton ward) included in the Bolton West constituency.^[4] All four seats are considered safe seats for the Labour Party, and they or predecessors have returned Labour members consistently since the Second World War.^[5] Wigan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Makerfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Worsley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Local government

The first elections to the borough council were held on May 10, 1973.^[6] Each ward has three councillors, and elections are by third, with one councillor from each ward up for re-election in each election year.^[1] The next elections are planned for 2007. ^[7] The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales took place in 1973. ...

The borough council has a leader and cabinet system. The current leader is Peter Smith, who also sits in the House of Lords as a Labour Party life peer, under the title Lord Smith of Leigh. He first became leader in 1991.^[8]. The council rejected the idea of a directly-elected mayor following a consultation in 2001.^[9] Peter Smith can refer to: Peter Smith, a Canadian politician involved in the Ontario Bond Scandal in the 1920s. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Direct election In 2000 the Labour government led by Tony Blair passed a local government reform which changed this somewhat. ...

Wigan is traditionally a Labour stronghold - the council has been Labour Party-controlled since its creation. ^[10] The local elections in 1998 resulted in a council with only 2 non-Labour members. The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 7th May, 1998. ...

Labour have a majority with 43 seats as of the 2006 election. The second largest party on the council is the local Community Action Party, also active in St Helens and Warrington, which had 15 seats. Community Action first contested Wigan elections in 2002, and won 18 seats in the 2004 election following the re-warding - their councillors are for wards in the middle of the borough, between Wigan and Leigh. The Conservative Party has nine seats, and the Liberal Democrats eight. ^[11][10] The Community NO Action Party is a British political party mostly active in WIGAN BRYN and Greater Manchester. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 10th June, 2004. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

The council uses Wigan Town Hall as its main headquarters.^[12] Leigh Town Hall is used as a secondary base. ^[13]

Wards

The borough is divided into 25 electoral wards, each of which elect three councillors. The present wards were adopted in 2003, following a review by the Boundary Commission : the previous review took place in 1979. The borough was formerly divided in 24 wards.^[14] The wards are as follows:^[15]

The previous wards were Statistics Population: 28,505 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ574992 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... See these Links Aspull, Wigan Salford Hundred Wigan Borough ... Whelley is an area in North East Wigan, between New Springs and Scholes. ... Astley is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, situated twelve miles west of Central Manchester, just outside the larger town of Leigh, situated just off the busy East Lancashire Road, a major thoroughfare linking Manchester with Liverpool. ... St. ... Bryn is a small settlement, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lowton is a village close to Leigh, in the metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester in north west England, although the Post Office however list it in the Warrington postal district. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ince-in-Makerfield, usually known just as Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ... Statistics Population: 43,006 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD655005 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Orrell is a residential suburb of Wigan in the Wigan Metropolitan Borough, Greater Manchester, England. ... Brock Pemberton (1885-1950), U.S. theatrical producer and director Charley Pemberton (1854-1894), son of John Pemberton John Pemberton (1831-1888), inventor of Coca-Cola John C. Pemberton (1814-1881), Confederate Army general Joseph Despard Pemberton, Canadian surveyor-general Max Pemberton (1863-1950), British novelist Sophie Pemberton (1869-1959... Shevington is a small village in Lancashire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ... Standish-with-Langtree is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England, including Standish and Langtree. ... Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the UK General Strike of 1926 Tyldesley (pronounced tilds-lee is a town in Greater Manchester, north-west England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Winstanley may refer to: Winstanley (film), 1975 film Alan Winstanley, a UK record producer Gerrard Winstanley, a 17th century English religious reformer Henry Winstanley, a 17th century English engineer Michael Winstanley, late 20th-century English politician and MP Russ Winstanley, English DJ Billinge with_Winstanley, Greater Manchester Category: ...

Standish is a placename. ... Beech Hill is a village in Berkshire, England. ... For other places called Langtree, see Langtree (disambiguation) Langtree is a village and parish in north Devon, England, situated about 4 miles south-west of Great Torrington and 8 miles south of Bideford. ... // Places UK Newtown is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Newtown, Hampshire Newtown, Isle of Wight Newtown, mid Wales Newtown Ho Newtown Linford Newtown, Birmingham USA Newtown is the name of several places in the United States of America: Newtown, Connecticut Newtown, Indiana Newtown, Missouri Newtown, New... Norley is a hamlet near Cuddington in Cheshire, United Kingdom. ... Swinley Woods are a large expanse of crown estate woodland mainly in the borough of Bracknell Forest the English county of Berkshire. ... Whelley is an area in North East Wigan, between New Springs and Scholes. ...

Settlements and subdivisions

Component areas of the borough include Wigan itself, Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Astley, Atherton, Billinge with Winstanley (Billinge itself is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Bryn, Golborne, Haigh, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Lowton, Orrell, Pemberton, Platt Bridge, Standish, Shevington, Tyldesley and Winstanley. For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Abram is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Statistics Population: 28,505 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ574992 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD611082 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Ambulance service: North West Post office and telephone Post... Astley is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, situated twelve miles west of Central Manchester, just outside the larger town of Leigh, situated just off the busy East Lancashire Road, a major thoroughfare linking Manchester with Liverpool. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Billinge-and-Winstanley was an urban district of Lancashire, England from 1924, 1974. ... Billinge is a village which lies between St. ... St Helens is a Metropolitan Borough in Merseyside, North West England. ... Bryn is a small settlement, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Haigh (pronounced Hay) is a village next to the village of Aspull, on the outskirts of Wigan in Lancashire, (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ince-in-Makerfield, usually known just as Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ... Statistics Population: 43,006 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD655005 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Lowton is a village close to Leigh, in the metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester in north west England, although the Post Office however list it in the Warrington postal district. ... Orrell is a residential suburb of Wigan in the Wigan Metropolitan Borough, Greater Manchester, England. ... Pemberton is an area/ward and residential suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West England, separated by the River Douglas from Wigan town centre. ... Platt Bridge is an area and residential suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan England, two miles south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573. ... ... Shevington is a small village in Lancashire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ... Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the UK General Strike of 1926 Tyldesley (pronounced tilds-lee is a town in Greater Manchester, north-west England. ... Billinge is a village which lies between St. ...

The ONS identify a Wigan Urban Area in the west of the district, including the areas of Abram, Ince-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Standish and Wigan itself, as well as Skelmersdale from the West Lancashire district; with a population of 166,840. It considers towns in the east of the borough (that is Atherton, Hindley, Leigh and Tyldesley) to be part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area.... Ashton-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Golborne and Shevington are identified as standalone urban areas.^[16] Abram is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Ince-in-Makerfield, usually known just as Ince is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ... Orrell is a residential suburb of Wigan in the Wigan Metropolitan Borough, Greater Manchester, England. ... Standish is a placename. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Location within the British Isles Skelmersdale is a new town, by far the largest town in the district of West Lancashire. ... St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 43,006 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD655005 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the UK General Strike of 1926 Tyldesley (pronounced tilds-lee is a town in Greater Manchester, north-west England. ... The Greater Manchester Urban Area is the term used by the Office for National Statistics for the large conurbation surrounding Manchester in northern England. ... Statistics Population: 28,505 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ574992 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... See these Links Aspull, Wigan Salford Hundred Wigan Borough ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shevington is a small village in Lancashire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ...

Parishes

The borough has three civil parishes: Haigh, Shevington and Worthington, which came from Wigan Rural District. The rest of the borough is an unparished area. The Wigan Parishes are under the Diocese of Liverpool. Haigh (pronounced Hay) is a village next to the village of Aspull, on the outskirts of Wigan in Lancashire, (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom. ... Shevington is a small village in Lancashire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ... Worthington is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, about four miles north of Wigan. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...

Townships

Wigan Council has divided the borough into ten areas by the name of townships, with a Township Manager and a Township Forum each. ^[17]. The townships are as follows: The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ...

Statistics Population: 28,505 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ574992 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Bryn is a small settlement, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Abram is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Statistics Population: 43,006 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD655005 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Wigan Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Lowton is a village close to Leigh, in the metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester in north west England, although the Post Office however list it in the Warrington postal district. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Orrell is a residential suburb of Wigan in the Wigan Metropolitan Borough, Greater Manchester, England. ... Billinge is a village which lies between St. ... Winstanley may refer to: Winstanley (film), 1975 film Alan Winstanley, a UK record producer Gerrard Winstanley, a 17th century English religious reformer Henry Winstanley, a 17th century English engineer Michael Winstanley, late 20th-century English politician and MP Russ Winstanley, English DJ Billinge with_Winstanley, Greater Manchester Category: ... Standish is a placename. ... See these Links Aspull, Wigan Salford Hundred Wigan Borough ... Shevington is a small village in Lancashire, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ... Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the UK General Strike of 1926 Tyldesley (pronounced tilds-lee is a town in Greater Manchester, north-west England. ... Astley is a dormitory town for the cities of Manchester, Wigan and Bolton. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ...

Demographics

With a population of around 300,000, Wigan is the second most populous borough of Greater Manchester, after Manchester itself. It also has one of the lowest non-white populations, with the 2001 census repoting 98.7% of the population as white. Unemployment is around average for England and Wales. 9.5% of the population is "permanently sick or disabled" compared to an average of 5.5%.^[18] Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ...

Identity

According to an opinion poll, 26% of 299 residents surveyed felt they belonged "very strongly" or "fairly strongly" (4% very strongly) to Greater Manchester, 64% (28% very strongly) to the borough of Wigan, and 63% (31% very strongly) to Lancashire. ^[19] Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

Transport

Several railway lines meet at Wigan. The Wigan Wallgate railway station serves trains to Southport, Kirkby, Manchester Victoria and Rochdale. The Wigan North Western railway station is linked to the West Coast Main Line, and also runs trains to Liverpool Lime Street and Blackpool North. For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. ... Wigan Wallgate railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... A Merseyrail class 507 train at Southport station. ... Kirkby railway station is situated in the town of Kirkby, Merseyside, England. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... Rochdale railway station serves the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester. ... On the former site of Wigan Central, Wigan North Western is a moderately sized station on the West Coast Main Line. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Lime Street Station (officially referred to as Liverpool Lime Street) is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... Blackpool North railway station is the terminus of the Blackpool branch line from Preston. ...

Other stations are Atherton, Bryn, Gathurst, Hindley, Ince, Orrell, and Pemberton. Appley Bridge station, serving Appley Bridge, is just outside the borough boundary. Atherton railway station Serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester formerly in Lancashire. ... Bryn station is a railway station on the line between Liverpool and Wigan. ... On the outskirts of Wigan, the semi-rural Gathurst is a recently refurbished one-platform station on the Southport line from Wigans Wallgate station. ... Hindley railway station Serves the town of Hindley in Wigan External links Train times and station information for Hindley railway station from National Rail (Station code: MEC) Street map and aerial photo of Hindley railway station from Multimap. ... May refer to: Ince (Wigan) railway station in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ... Orrell railway station serves Orrell, a small town to the north-west of Wigan close to the Lancashire border, England. ... Pemberton railway station serves Pemberton, a western suburb of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ... Appley Bridge railway station serves the Lancashire villages of Appley Bridge and Shevington Vale to the west of Wigan in England, United Kingdom. ... Appley Bridge is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. ...

Leigh has no railway station. One station, on the Bolton and Leigh Railway, closed in 1954. The second, on a loop of the Manchester to Wigan Line was closed in 1969.^[20] This is a list of towns and cities in Great Britain with no railway station. ... Bolton and Leigh was an early railway company that acted as a feeder to the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway. ... The Manchester to Wigan Line refers to a railway closed to passengers on 3rd May 1969 which was part of the London and North Western Railway before the Grouping of 1923 (see Railways Act 1921). ...

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the borough, as does the M6 motorway, which runs to the west of Wigan, and serves Ashton-in-Makerfield (junctions 23 and 24 north only), Bryn (25 south only), Wigan/Orrell (26) and Standish (27). The M58 motorway, to northern Liverpool, terminates at junction 26 of the M6. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ... The M58 motorway is a motorway in England. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ...

Twinning

Wigan was twinned with Angers in France in 1988.^[21] Location within France Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire, 191 miles south-west of Paris. ...

See also

• Coat of arms of Wigan
• Wigan Council election 1998
• Wigan Council election 2000
• Wigan Council election 2002
• Wigan Council election 2003
• Wigan Council election 2004

The coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan were granted by the College of Arms to the borough council created in 1974. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 7th May, 1998. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4th May, 2000. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1st May, 2003. ... Elections to Wigan Council were held on 10th June, 2004. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c. 60. HMSO.
2. ^ Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973. 1973/1110. HMSO.
3. ^ Vision of Britain: Wigan District population.
4. ^ Greater Manchester: New Constituency Boundaries.
5. ^ Safe Seats analysis. Electoral Reform Society (April 28, 2005).
6. ^ "Three major parties find cause for satisfaction in local election results despite low poll", The Times, May 12, 1973.
7. ^ The Borough of Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. HMSO.
8. ^ Constitution: Part 9. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.
9. ^ Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (June 15, 2001). Borough rejects elected mayor. Press release.
10. ^ ^{a b} "Local elections: Wigan", BBC News, May 4, 2006.
11. ^ "Labour licks wounds after polls", June 11, 2004.
12. ^ Wigan Town Hall. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.
13. ^ (June 13, 2006). Makeover for Leigh Town Hall. Press release.
14. ^ (September 2003) Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Wigan. Boundary Committee.
15. ^ New Wigan Wards Map. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.
16. ^ Table KS01 Usual Resident population. ONS.
17. ^ Townships. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.
18. ^ Census 2001 - Profiles - Wigan. ONS.
19. ^ MORI local government and identity opinion poll December 2003 - February 2004
20. ^ Pennington Station. Sub Brit.
21. ^ Town Twinning. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Districts of North West England
Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Allerdale is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. ... Blackburn with Darwen (Dwrgwyn) is a borough in Lancashire, North West England. ... Blackpool is a seaside town in north-western England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough in northern Greater Manchester. ... The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. ... Chester is a local government district in Cheshire, North West England, with the status of a city. ... Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. ... Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ... Copeland is a local government district and borough in western Cumbria, England. ... Crewe and Nantwich is one of six local government districts in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. ... Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ... Ellesmere Port and Neston is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire, England. ... Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Halton is a borough in North West England, administered by a unitary authority. ... Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England. ... The City of Lancaster is a local government district and city in Lancashire in North West England. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. ... Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Pendle is a district borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Rossendale is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... St Helens is a Metropolitan Borough in Merseyside, North West England. ... Salford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Sefton is a metropolitan borough on Merseyside, North West England, administered by Sefton Council. ... South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ... South Ribble is a local government district and borough in Lancashire, England. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Vale Royal is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, North West England. ... Warrington is the largest town and borough in the county of Cheshire, in the North-West of England. ... West Lancashire is a local government district in Lancashire, England. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ... This article is about the district of Wyre in England. ...
Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council Merseyside is a county, located in the North West of England. ...