Local authority · E08000010
Wigan
In useWigan is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- E08000010
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 187 km²
- Population
- 344,922Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
What it contains
200 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
4 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Haigh
- Shevington
- Wigan, unparished area
- Worthington
25 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Abram
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South
- Aspull, New Springs & Whelley
- Astley
- Atherton North
- Atherton South & Lilford
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North
- Douglas
- Golborne & Lowton West
- Hindley
- Hindley Green
- Ince
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds
- Leigh South
- Leigh West
- Lowton East
- Orrell
- Pemberton
- Shevington with Lower Ground & Moor
- Standish with Langtree
- Tyldesley & Mosley Common
- Wigan Central
- Wigan West
- Winstanley
- Worsley Mesnes
Neighbours
6 local authorities share a border with Wigan, longest border first.
- Bolton 22.4 km
- St. Helens 19.5 km
- Salford 14.1 km
- West Lancashire 12.7 km
- Warrington 10.2 km
- Chorley 6.1 km
Data published for it
37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Wigan itself.
- Adult social care activity in England2025
- Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England2025
- Air Quality2024
- Attainment 8 Gap2025
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Council Tax levels in England2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Housing supply: net additional dwellings2025
- Income2025
- Indices of Multiple Deprivation2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Local authority revenue expenditure and financing2026
- Mobile Coverage2025
- NHS Waiting Times2026
- Planning applications in England2026
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- School Performance (KS4)2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Temporary Accommodation2026
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Workplace income2025
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000010?include=capabilities