Voting begins in Wigan's local elections
There are a number of intriguing races this time as opposition parties and groups look to eat into Labour’s large majority in the chamber.
Related: Why the majority of Wiganers are unlikely to vote in the local electionsLast time these 25 seats were contested in 2015 there was also a general election and the red rosette dominated, taking all but two of them.
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Hide AdBut the higher turn-out when council and Westminster representatives are decided on the same day tends to favour the biggest national parties, suggesting it could be a different story this time around.
Some of the most intriguing races fall in areas where the opposition already have two seats and are looking to make it a clean sweep.
Labour and the Conservatives are standing candidates in all 25 wards, with the next-biggest slate of 21 candidates being put up by Eurosceptic party Ukip.
The Liberal Democrats have 13 candidates, the Greens have six, the Independent Network has five and new party Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley Together (LATT) has four for its electoral debut.
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Hide AdPolling stations are open until 10pm. Counts will then take place in Wigan and Leigh with results being declared in the early hours of Friday morning.
See the results as they come in at wigantoday.net
Anyone unsure of how to cast their vote can find their polling station in the Elections section of Wigan Council’s website or at https://wheredoivote.co.uk/