# Shevington with Lower Ground ward by-election, Wigan Council, 2017

[United Kingdom](https://electionsarchive.com/gb.md) / [England](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/england.md) / [Wigan Council](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/wigan.md), December 14, 2017

Marlaine Teresa Whitham won with 43.4% of the vote, 12.1 points ahead of Janet Brown.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marlaine Teresa Whitham | Labour | 765 | 43.4% | Elected |
| Janet Brown | Wigan Independents | 552 | 31.3% |  |
| Callum Chadwick | Conservative | 402 | 22.8% |  |
| Joseph Robert Rylance | Green | 30 | 1.7% |  |
| Joshua Michael Hindle | Lib Dem | 15 | 0.9% |  |

Valid votes: 1,764

## Sources

- [Declaration of result of poll, Shevington with Lower Ground ward by-election, 14 December 2017](https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Docs/PDF/Council/Voting-and-Elections/Declaration-of-Result-of-Poll-Shevington-with-Lower-Ground-Ward.pdf), Wigan Council

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/gb/wigan/2017-12-14-local/shevington-with-lower-ground-e05000858-by-election and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/gb/wigan/2017-12-14-local/shevington-with-lower-ground-e05000858-by-election.json.