Photo: Ian Greig · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Tyldesley is run by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Labour has a majority on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council. Most of Tyldesley is in Leigh and Atherton (MP Jo Platt, Labour); 36% of residents are in Worsley and Eccles (MP Michael Wheeler, Labour).
£2,152
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Tyldesley’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council: 44 of its 79 seats as elected. Reform UK holds 24, independents 9. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Tyldesley’s wards, Reform UK took 45%, Labour took 20.1% and independents took 14.1% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Tyldesley has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Tyldesley is £2,152 for 2026–27; Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council keeps 80% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 50% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 40 of Wigan’s 79 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour44
- Reform UK24
- Independent9
Latest election: May 2026.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Tyldesley
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Bev Craig (Labour and Co-operative), elected July 2026
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Tyldesley is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Tyldesley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council2 wards · 6 councillorsAdrian WhiteJames Anthony FishJoanne MarshallJess EastoeEileen Patricia StrathearnBarry John TaylorChristine Lilian RobertsPaula Anne Wakefield
- 2Mayor of Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester · elected July 2026Bev Craig
- 3House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
6 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Adrian WhiteReform UK · May 2026
- James Anthony FishIndependent · May 2024
- Joanne MarshallLabour · May 2023
- Jess EastoeLabour · May 2023
- Eileen Patricia StrathearnReform UK · May 2026
- Barry John TaylorLabour · May 2024
- Christine Lilian RobertsLabour · May 2023
- Paula Anne WakefieldLabour · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyldesley & Mosley Commonmostly in Tyldesley · 8,290 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Adrian WhiteJames Anthony FishJoanne MarshallJess Eastoe | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
| Astleymostly in Tyldesley · 7,915 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Eileen Patricia StrathearnBarry John TaylorChristine Lilian RobertsPaula Anne Wakefield | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Tyldesley’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 0% | 0% | 12.4% |
| Labour | 64.1% | 45.4% | 20.1% |
| Independent | 7.1% | 37.8% | 14.1% |
| Conservative | 25% | 16.7% | 8.4% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 45% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 2 of the 2 seats up in Tyldesley’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Wigan council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Tyldesley, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Wigan elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Tyldesley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,955 votes for candidates
4,641 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Tyldesley is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
64% of Tyldesley’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 51% (England 60%).
Majority 8,881 of 41,170 votes (21.6%): wider than in 70% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
36% of Tyldesley’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 54% (England 60%).
Majority 11,091 of 42,543 votes (26.1%): wider than in 79% of England’s 543 constituencies.
41,170 votes for candidates · majority 8,881
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 41,170 votes from 79,978 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 8,881 of 41,170 votes (21.6%): wider than in 70% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Worsley and Eccles
42,543 votes for candidates · majority 11,091
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 42,543 votes from 78,643 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 11,091 of 42,543 votes (26.1%): wider than in 79% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Tyldesley’s Band D council tax is £2,152 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council keeps £1,712.29 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Band D since 1993
Wigan’s Band D bill has risen 50% in ten years, from £1,432.86 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £650.25 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Wigan, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Greater Manchester’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Greater Manchester
| Wigan | Tyldesley’s councils | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £439 | £486 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £272 | £343 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £19 | £24 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £32 | £60 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £97 | £69 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £70 | £55 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £20 | £28 | £26 |
| Public health | £102 | £87 | £78 |
| Running the council | £60 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £6 | £17 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,115 | £1,226 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Greater Manchester and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Tyldesley is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
wigan.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
wigan.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Tyldesley is run
Does Tyldesley have a town council?
No. Tyldesley is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Tyldesley?
Tyldesley is split between 2 constituencies: Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt, Labour) and Worsley and Eccles (Michael Wheeler, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Tyldesley have?
6 ward councillors represent Tyldesley’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Tyldesley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Tyldesley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Tyldesley?
Band D council tax in Tyldesley is £2,152 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 44 of 79 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Tyldesley?
In Tyldesley’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 2 of the 2 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 45%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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