1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
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1999-wigan-metropolitan-borough-council-election-240-8696037
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1999 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 1999. One-third of the council was up for election. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained the seat being fought in Beech Hill from Labour in a by-election, and long-time Labour councillor for Atherton, Jack Sumner, had defected to independent. All wards were fought for the first time since 1992, and the election boasted the highest number of candidates excepting the all-out elections of 1973 and 1980. The increase came from the Gree
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1999 UK local government election
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