Lowton East (ward) | |
|---|---|
 Lowton East ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Progress with Unity | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′20″N 2°33′49″W / 53.4721°N 2.5636°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Created | May 2004 |
| Named for | Lowton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |
| • Mayor of Wigan | Kevin Anderson |
| • Councillor | Jenny Gregory (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Kath Houlton (Conservative) |
| • Councillor | Garry Lloyd (Labour) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,685[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
As of May 2023, the ward is represented by two Labour Councillors, Jenny Gregory and Garry Lloyd and one Conservative Councillor, Kath Houlton.[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
- ↑ "Ward Level Mid-Year Population Estimates (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ "Local elections - Lowton East results". www.wigan.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lowton East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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