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The council styles itself Wigan Council rather than its full formal name of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. [6] From 1974 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater Manchester County Council. The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to Greater Manchester's ...
Shevington with Lower Ground and Moor is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council , as well as the parliamentary constituency of Wigan . Councillors
The council rejected the idea of a directly elected mayor following a consultation in 2001. [14] The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is traditionally a Labour Party stronghold - the council has been Labour-controlled since its creation. [15] The local elections in 1998 resulted in a council with only two non-Labour members.
Douglas is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council , as well as the parliamentary constituency of Wigan . Councillors
Orrell is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council , as well as the parliamentary constituency of Makerfield . Councillors
The Wigan Investment Centre, the headquarters of AGMA, located by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan. AGMA operated as a joint committee of the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities since its creation in 1986. Under its constitution (passed in 2008), the Executive Board of AGMA coordinated economic development, housing, planning, and ...
This provided for the national application of the LHA regime on 7 April 2008 and the introduction of the Employment Support Allowance, which replaced Incapacity Benefit. The LHA system is a form of housing benefit administered, along with council tax benefit, by the local authority in whose area the property being rented lies. For those areas ...
Orrell is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. [2] The population of the ward had fallen at the 2011 Census to 11,513. [3] The area lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west of Wigan town centre. [4] The area is contiguous with Pemberton.