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The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.It is named after its largest town, Wigan, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh and Tyldesley.
The metropolitan district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Wigan's series of mayors dating back to the 14th century. [5] The council styles itself Wigan Council rather than its full formal name of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. [6]
Wigan (/ ˈ w ɪ ɡ ən / WIG-ən) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, 16 miles (25.7 km) to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 miles (27 km) to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its
This is a list of people from Wigan, in North West England. The demonym of Wigan is Wiganer; however, this list may include people from the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wigan—from Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Atherton, Leigh, Tyldesley, and other areas in the borough. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council , generally known as Wigan Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester , England.
Ashton-in-Makerfield is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Wigan.As of the 2021 census, there was a population of 26,380.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections; Wigan Rural District; County Borough of Wigan This page was last edited on 29 September 2022, at 20:55 (UTC). ...
The 2022 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections .