Lowton East (ward)

Lowton East (ward)
Lowton East ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Lowton East ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms of Lowton East (ward)
Motto: 
Progress with Unity
Coordinates: 53°28′20″N 2°33′49″W / 53.4721°N 2.5636°W / 53.4721; -2.5636
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughWigan
CreatedMay 2004
Named forLowton
Government
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyWigan Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Mayor of WiganKevin Anderson
 • CouncillorJenny Gregory (Labour)
 • CouncillorGarry Lloyd (Labour)
 • CouncillorMike Smith (Labour)
Population
 • Total12,685[1]

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.

Councillors[edit]

As of May 2024, the ward is represented by three Labour Councillors, Jenny Gregory and Garry Lloyd and Mike Smith.[2]

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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ward Level Mid-Year Population Estimates (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Local elections - Lowton East results". www.wigan.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lowton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.