Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

Borough of Wigan
Wigan Town Hall in 2023
Motto: 
Progress with Unity
Wigan shown within Greater Manchester
Wigan shown within Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°32′N 2°37′W / 53.533°N 2.617°W / 53.533; -2.617
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial county and city regionGreater Manchester
Historic countyLancashire
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named forWigan
Administrative HQWigan Civic Centre
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan borough
 • BodyWigan Metropolitan Borough Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlLabour
 • LeaderDavid Molyneux (L)
 • MayorKevin Anderson
 • MPs
Area
 • Total73 sq mi (188 km2)
 • Rank150th
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total334,110
 • Rank31st
 • Density4,600/sq mi (1,776/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area
Dialling code
  • 01257
  • 0161
  • 01695
  • 01744
  • 01942
ISO 3166 codeGB-WGN
GSS codeE08000010
Websitewigan.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town, Wigan but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh and Tyldesley. The borough also covers the villages and suburbs of Abram, Aspull, Astley, Bryn, Hindley Green, Lowton, Mosley Common, Orrell, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish, Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes. The borough is also the second-most populous district in Greater Manchester.[5]

The borough was formed in 1974, replacing several former local government districts. It is the furthest west part of Greater Manchester, and it is bordered by the Greater Manchester boroughs of City of Salford and Bolton to the east, the Cheshire borough of Warrington to the south, the Merseyside borough of St Helens to the south west, and the Lancashire boroughs of West Lancashire to the west and Chorley to the north.

  1. ^ "Council". Wigan Council. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Wigan Local Authority (E08000010)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Greater Manchester (United Kingdom): Boroughs - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 June 2022.