Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:electionCycle elections by thirds
gptkbp:established 1974
gptkbp:governmentType Metropolitan district council
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Metropolitan_Borough_of_Wigan
gptkbp:hasPopulation over 320,000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
gptkbp:leaderTitle Leader of the Council
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Greater_Manchester
gptkb:Wigan
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Leigh
gptkb:Wigan
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Mayor_of_Wigan
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Wigan_Town_Hall
gptkbp:numberOfMPs 75
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:borough
gptkbp:politicalControl Labour Party (as of 2024)
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:responsibleFor education
housing
libraries
planning
social care
transport
council tax collection
environmental health
leisure services
local services
waste collection
business rates collection
roads maintenance
gptkbp:website https://www.wigan.gov.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:borough
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5