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Pages in category "Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
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.
The National Jobs Council (NJC) is a 17-member high-level council aimed at job creation and training. [1] Formed in 2020 by the Singapore Government, the mission of the National Jobs Council is to identify and develop job opportunities and skills training for Singaporeans during the COVID-19 pandemic; [2] it supports the "whole-of-nation approach" to preserve existing jobs and match ...
Wigan Central is an electoral ward in Wigan, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council , as well as the parliamentary constituency of Wigan . Councillors
Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 1978, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Ward 2 and 17. Previous to the election, a Labour councillor in Ward 9 defected to become an Independent Labour , reducing Labour's majority to 38.
Atherton is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council , as well as the parliamentary constituency of Bolton West .
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.