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Winstanley, 2013

A by-election was held for the Winstanley ward of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council on 24 October 2013 following the death of Labour Cllr Rona Winkworth.

Marie Morgan held the seat for Labour.

Result
Vote Share
Labour
42.1%
UKIP
23.7%
Community Action
18.4%
Conservative
10.1%
Green
3.1%
Other
2.6%

Party Candidate Votes Vote % Change
Labour Marie Morgan 746 42.1% -6.8%
UKIP Andrew Collinson 421 23.7% +23.7%
Community Action Stan Barnes 326 18.4% -13.7%
Conservative Michael Winstanley 180 10.1% +0.7%
Green Steven Heyes 55 3.1% -6.4%
Independent David Bowker 27 1.5% +1.5%
Lib Dems John Skipworth 19 1.1% +1.1%


2012 Result (1 of 3 seats)
Labour Co-Op
48.9%
Community Action
32.1%
Green
9.5%
Conservative
9.4%

Party Candidate Votes Vote %
Labour Co-Op Paul Kenny 1,216 48.9%
Community Action Stan Barnes 798 32.1%
Green Steven Heyes 237 9.5%
Conservative Michael Nicholls 234 9.4%


Blog
By-Election Preview on English Elections Blog


Forum
By-Election Thread on Vote UK Forum
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