Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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Type
Type	Metropolitan borough council
Leadership
Mayor	Debbie Parkinson, Labour since 22 May 2024[1]
Leader	David Molyneux, Labour since 23 May 2018
Chief Executive	Alison McKenzie-Folan since 6 March 2019
Structure
Seats	75 councillors
Political groups	Administration (64)   Labour (64) Other parties (11)   Independent (10)   Conservative (1)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Motto
Progress with Unity
Meeting place
Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1YN
Website
wigan.gov.uk

Wigan Council, or Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

The council has been under Labour majority control since the metropolitan borough was created in 1974. It meets at Wigan Town Hall and has its main offices at the adjoining Wigan Life Centre.