Wigan

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Completed

Latest Information

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 20 Oct 2022 - 16 Dec 2022

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 9 May 2022 - 9 May 2022

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

Latest Information

Effective date

The Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 was made on 16 December 2022. 

Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held in May 2023

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 09 May 2022.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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