Lowton East (ward)
Electoral ward
Lowton East ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Lowton East ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms of Lowton East (ward)
Coat of arms
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)
 • CouncillorKath Houlton (Conservative)
 • CouncillorGarry Lloyd (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

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

  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.


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