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Metropolitan district councilE08000010Population 347,089
Wigan Council
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Contracts running
137
Ending in the next year
54
Payments published
£5.1B
Paid in 2025-26
£597.7M
Council tax collected
£181.3M
Borrowing
£408.2M
Debt interest
£5.7M a year
Schools
145
Housing waiting list
10,295
Properties owned
4,017
About
Wigan is a metropolitan district council serving 347,089 people. It has published 895,600 payments since 2013-14, worth £5.1B, and 137 of the 731 contracts on record are still running.