Douglas (ward)

Douglas (ward)
Electoral ward
Douglas ward within Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms
Motto:  Progress with Unity
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Created	May 2004
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
• Mayor of Wigan	Yvonne Klieve (Labour)
• Councillor	Shirley Dewhurst (Labour)
• Councillor	Pat Draper (Labour)
• Councillor	Sheila Ramsdale (Labour)
Population
• Total	13,403[1]

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

The ward is represented by three councillors: Shirley Dewhurst (Lab),^[2] Pat Draper (Lab),^[3] and Sheila Ramsdale.^[4]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		M. Coughlin (Lab)		C. Hitchen (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
By-election, 16 June 2005		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2006		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2007		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2008		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2010		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2011		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2012		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
2014		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Joy Birch (Lab)
By-election, 13 November 2014		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Maggie Skilling (Lab)
2015		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Maggie Skilling (Lab)
2016		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Pat Draper (Lab)
2018		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Michael Dewhurst (Lab)		Pat Draper (Lab)
2019		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Sheila Ramsdale (Lab)		Pat Draper (Lab)
2021		Shirley Dewhurst (Lab)		Sheila Ramsdale (Lab)		Pat Draper (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.

References

1. "Ward Level Mid-Year Population Estimates (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
2. Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (9 May 2007). "Councillor details - Councillor Shirley Dewhurst". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
3. Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (9 May 2007). "Councillor details - Councillor Pat Draper". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
4. Council, Wigan Metropolitan Borough (9 May 2007). "Councillor details - Councillor Sheila Ramsdale". Retrieved 18 October 2021.