2002 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of Wardle.

Labour Party (UK) Centre-left political party in the United Kingdom

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 12057.144.821,570
  Liberal Democrat 7033.329.514,189
  Conservative 209.522.710,922
  Independent 0002.51,215
  Socialist Alliance 0000.3139
  Liberal 0000.276
 Christian Democrat0000.131

Ward results

Balderstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,26153.4
Conservative 77933.0
Liberal Democrat 32313.7
Majority48220.4
Turnout 2,363
Brimrod and Deeplish
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,09451.9
Labour 84540.1
Conservative 1708.1
Majority24911.8
Turnout 2,109
Castleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,36450.4
Labour 1,07939.9
Conservative 2619.7
Majority28510.5
Turnout 2,704
Central and Falinge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,67465.3
Liberal Democrat 69927.3
Conservative 1927.5
Majority97538.0
Turnout 2,565
Healey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,22737.4
Labour 1,18736.1
Conservative 87026.5
Majority401.3
Turnout 3,284
Heywood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 99356.7
Conservative 54631.2
Independent 21312.2
Majority44725.5
Turnout 1,752
Heywood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,68567.1
Conservative 82732.9
Majority85834.2
Turnout 2,512
Heywood West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,086
Labour 920
Conservative 302
Conservative 272
Turnout 2,580
Littleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,34049.2
Conservative 73527.0
Labour 64923.8
Majority60522.2
Turnout 2,724
Middleton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 98470.6
Liberal Democrat 33123.7
Socialist Alliance 795.7
Majority65346.9
Turnout 1,394
Middleton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,05148.9
Liberal Democrat 86440.2
Conservative 2029.4
Christian Democrat311.4
Majority1878.7
Turnout 2,148
Middleton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,00160.9
Liberal Democrat 64439.1
Majority35721.8
Turnout 1,645
Middleton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,58952.4
Conservative 1,07235.4
Liberal Democrat 37012.2
Majority51717.0
Turnout 3,031
Middleton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 80169.2
Conservative 14312.3
Liberal Democrat 786.7
Liberal 766.6
Socialist Alliance 605.2
Majority65856.9
Turnout 1,158
Milnrow and Newhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,17648.7
Labour 64726.8
Conservative 59024.5
Majority52921.9
Turnout 2,413
Newbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour 1,26065.8
Liberal Democrat 41721.8
Conservative 23812.4
Majority84344.0
Turnout 1,915
Norden and Bamford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative 1,88153.9
Liberal Democrat 1,11231.9
Labour 49414.2
Majority76922.0
Turnout 3,487
Smallbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,56239.2
Labour 1,42235.7
Independent 1,00225.1
Majority1403.5
Turnout 3,986
Spotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 1,27460.6
Labour 53825.6
Conservative 29213.9
Majority73635.0
Turnout 2,104
Wardle
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative 1,55068.3
Labour 40417.8
Liberal Democrat 31413.8
Majority1,14650.5
Turnout 2,268

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