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.

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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 Democrats 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 Democrats 32313.7
Majority 48220.4
Turnout 2,363
Brimrod and Deeplish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,09451.9
Labour 84540.1
Conservative 1708.1
Majority 24911.8
Turnout 2,109
Castleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,36450.4
Labour 1,07939.9
Conservative 2619.7
Majority 28510.5
Turnout 2,704
Central and Falinge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,67465.3
Liberal Democrats 69927.3
Conservative 1927.5
Majority 97538.0
Turnout 2,565
Healey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,22737.4
Labour 1,18736.1
Conservative 87026.5
Majority 401.3
Turnout 3,284
Heywood North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 99356.7
Conservative 54631.2
Independent 21312.2
Majority 44725.5
Turnout 1,752
Heywood South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,68567.1
Conservative 82732.9
Majority 85834.2
Turnout 2,512
Heywood West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,086
Labour 920
Conservative 302
Conservative 272
Turnout 2,580
Littleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,34049.2
Conservative 73527.0
Labour 64923.8
Majority 60522.2
Turnout 2,724
Middleton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 98470.6
Liberal Democrats 33123.7
Socialist Alliance 795.7
Majority 65346.9
Turnout 1,394
Middleton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,05148.9
Liberal Democrats 86440.2
Conservative 2029.4
Christian Democrat311.4
Majority 1878.7
Turnout 2,148
Middleton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,00160.9
Liberal Democrats 64439.1
Majority 35721.8
Turnout 1,645
Middleton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,58952.4
Conservative 1,07235.4
Liberal Democrats 37012.2
Majority 51717.0
Turnout 3,031
Middleton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 80169.2
Conservative 14312.3
Liberal Democrats 786.7
Liberal 766.6
Socialist Alliance 605.2
Majority 65856.9
Turnout 1,158
Milnrow and Newhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,17648.7
Labour 64726.8
Conservative 59024.5
Majority 52921.9
Turnout 2,413
Newbold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,26065.8
Liberal Democrats 41721.8
Conservative 23812.4
Majority 84344.0
Turnout 1,915
Norden and Bamford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,88153.9
Liberal Democrats 1,11231.9
Labour 49414.2
Majority 76922.0
Turnout 3,487
Smallbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,56239.2
Labour 1,42235.7
Independent 1,00225.1
Majority 1403.5
Turnout 3,986
Spotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,27460.6
Labour 53825.6
Conservative 29213.9
Majority 73635.0
Turnout 2,104
Wardle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,55068.3
Labour 40417.8
Liberal Democrats 31413.8
Majority 1,14650.5
Turnout 2,268