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Wards of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council is divided into 25 electoral wards, spread over 4 Westminster constituencies. At the 2021 Census they had 329,323 residents in 143,101 households, 1,750 people per km². 19.3% were aged 65 or over and 66.4% of households owned their home.
Wards25
Average ward13,173residents
Under 1618.4%
No car or van21.3%
| Ward | Residents | Households | People / km² | Aged 65+ | Owned | No car | Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram | 15,825 | 6,466 | 1,297 | 15.4% | 60.8% | 22.2% | Makerfield |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield South | 11,098 | 4,738 | 1,781 | 22.2% | 76.6% | 16.4% | Makerfield |
| Aspull, New Springs & Whelley | 10,397 | 4,551 | 792 | 23.1% | 73.8% | 16.9% | Wigan |
| Astley | 13,135 | 5,394 | 775 | 18.7% | 81.5% | 10.2% | Leigh and Atherton, Worsley and Eccles |
| Atherton North | 13,809 | 6,051 | 3,577 | 16.5% | 56.0% | 27.4% | Leigh and Atherton |
| Atherton South & Lilford | 14,245 | 6,488 | 2,162 | 20.5% | 68.1% | 21.5% | Leigh and Atherton |
| Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North | 11,943 | 5,184 | 2,276 | 24.4% | 70.5% | 19.7% | Makerfield |
| Douglas | 13,706 | 6,072 | 3,487 | 16.7% | 51.3% | 30.8% | Wigan |
| Golborne & Lowton West | 11,410 | 5,003 | 1,758 | 19.7% | 64.5% | 19.0% | Leigh and Atherton, Makerfield |
| Hindley | 13,235 | 5,862 | 2,474 | 19.0% | 59.3% | 26.3% | Makerfield, Wigan |
| Hindley Green | 14,041 | 5,889 | 2,348 | 20.4% | 78.1% | 14.3% | Leigh and Atherton, Makerfield |
| Ince | 12,451 | 5,403 | 2,028 | 14.2% | 41.3% | 36.2% | Makerfield, Wigan |
| Leigh Central & Higher Folds | 17,543 | 8,037 | 3,556 | 15.9% | 55.8% | 30.3% | Leigh and Atherton |
| Leigh South | 12,117 | 5,443 | 1,910 | 20.7% | 64.4% | 22.0% | Leigh and Atherton, Worsley and Eccles |
| Leigh West | 13,581 | 5,813 | 2,044 | 16.6% | 53.7% | 26.3% | Leigh and Atherton, Makerfield |
| Lowton East | 13,976 | 5,981 | 1,218 | 20.9% | 80.5% | 10.7% | Leigh and Atherton |
| Orrell | 12,764 | 5,610 | 1,189 | 23.0% | 81.1% | 13.8% | Makerfield |
| Pemberton | 13,908 | 5,843 | 2,088 | 16.4% | 49.0% | 31.7% | Wigan |
| Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor | 12,176 | 5,290 | 1,383 | 24.6% | 85.1% | 10.9% | Wigan |
| Standish with Langtree | 14,952 | 6,388 | 911 | 20.5% | 80.2% | 11.2% | Wigan |
| Tyldesley & Mosley Common | 12,504 | 5,560 | 1,859 | 18.2% | 64.9% | 19.6% | Leigh and Atherton, Worsley and Eccles |
| Wigan Central | 12,616 | 5,934 | 4,068 | 20.9% | 60.1% | 28.4% | Wigan |
| Wigan West | 14,131 | 6,264 | 3,679 | 17.2% | 59.1% | 26.7% | Wigan |
| Winstanley | 11,653 | 4,615 | 1,879 | 20.3% | 92.4% | 7.8% | Makerfield |
| Worsley Mesnes | 12,107 | 5,222 | 2,861 | 21.2% | 66.2% | 23.3% | Makerfield |
25 wards · Census 2021 (ONS, Nomis) · ward boundaries: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0
Westminster constituencies
Number of Wigan wards in each (a ward may be split).
Wards: ONS Open Geography Portal (WD26 lookups) · Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0Back to Wigan