0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : English ▁rock ▁mus icians ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Carl is le , ▁C umb ria ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Mal vern ▁College <0x0A> </s> ▁E lections ▁to ▁the ▁W igan ▁council ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁with ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁extra ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁Be ech ▁Hill . ▁Following ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁two ▁by - e lections ▁had ▁taken ▁place , ▁with ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁successfully ▁def ending ▁their ▁seats ▁in ▁In ce ▁and ▁New town . ▁This ▁year ' s ▁election ▁seen ▁an ▁improvement ▁in ▁participation , ▁with ▁all ▁w ards ▁fought ▁and ▁five ▁parties ▁contest ing ▁in ▁some ▁form , ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁field ing ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁sl ate ▁of ▁four ▁candidates ▁and ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁long - time ▁Commun ist ▁cont ender ▁H . ▁K ed ward ▁in ▁Le igh ▁Central . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁candidates ▁contest ing ▁actually ▁fell ▁by ▁five ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁ 6 4 , ▁as ▁the ▁tur bul ent ▁new ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁SD P - L iber al ▁Alliance , ▁Social ▁and ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats , ▁field ed ▁just ▁half ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁candidates ▁they ' d ▁managed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ,