2007 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2007 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the Council was up for election.

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The Labour Party lost overall control of the Council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 912-136.320,876+2.3
  Labour 923-134.619,863+5.1
  Conservative 220+221.112,147+0.1
  BNP 0002.91,683-2.1
  Green 0002.41,367-3.4
  Independent 0001.7967-3.0
  UKIP 0000.9541+0.9

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glynis Shaw 906 44.1 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Dinoff76537.2+7.6
Conservative Paul Stephenson24411.9+0.4
Green Kay Roney1396.8−0.2
Majority 1416.9−7.4
Turnout 2,054
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen Hulme 1,218 51.2 +19.2
Labour Tony Brownridge99741.9+3.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Ali1646.9−8.7
Majority 2219.3
Turnout 2,379
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Len Quinn 1,266 44.0 −4.1
Labour Susan Dean98334.2−2.1
Liberal Democrats Nazia Raja31711.0+1.0
Independent Eric Trigg1605.6+5.6
UKIP David Short1505.2+5.2
Majority 2939.8−2.0
Turnout 2,876
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Jones 1,080 44.4 +0.3
Conservative John Berry60224.7−5.0
BNP Martin Brierley48319.8+19.8
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord17011.1+0.6
Majority 47820.5+6.1
Turnout 2,335
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jilad Miah 1,753 43.2 −6.5
Labour Mohammed Islam1,37833.5+10.8
Conservative Abu Choudhury65416.1−11.5
Independent Nuruz Zaman2205.4+5.4
Independent Giash Uddin551.4+1.4
Majority 3759.2−12.9
Turnout 4,060
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Dillon 1,550 55.6 +1.5
Conservative David Dunning60621.7−4.2
Labour Wyn Dillon47617.1+5.0
Green Fiona Southall1575.6−2.3
Majority 94433.8+5.7
Turnout 2,789
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim McMahon 1,476 57.9 +9.8
Conservative Paul Martin82532.3+0.7
Green John Parker1546.0−8.0
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Shaw963.8−2.5
Majority 65125.5+9.0
Turnout 2,551
Labour hold Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenys Butterworth 881 36.2 −13.2
Conservative Ian Barker73530.2+9.3
Green Warren Bates69128.4+5.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Taylor1245.1−2.1
Majority 1466.0−20.9
Turnout 2,431
Labour hold Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury 943 42.3 +1.4
Labour Steve Williams90540.6+3.9
Conservative David McDonald28512.8−1.5
Green David Roney944.2−4.0
Majority 381.7−2.5
Turnout 2,227
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ged Ball 1,284 58.2 +23.7
Conservative Ken Heeks49022.2+15.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Bagley43119.5−14.5
Majority 79436.0+35.5
Turnout 2,205
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Larkin 1,207 40.3 +2.2
Conservative Joseph Farquhar90530.2+5.0
BNP Anita Corbett48616.2−8.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Renold2689.0−2.7
UKIP Trevor Hilton1264.2+4.2
Majority 30210.1−2.8
Turnout 2,992
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Bashforth 1,079 37.1 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Sue Barratt96833.3+0.1
Conservative Allan Fish59820.5+2.2
UKIP Chris Shyne2659.1+9.1
Majority 1294.8
Turnout 2,910
Labour hold Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Heffernan 1,813 55.7 +0.0
Conservative Barbara Jackson79424.4−0.3
Labour Ken Hulme65020.0+6.8
Majority 1,01931.3+1.2
Turnout 3,257
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Wheeler 2,079 55.1 +2.4
Conservative John Hudson1,21132.1−1.6
Labour Brian Ames2657.0+0.0
Independent Christine Beaumont-Rydings2205.8+5.8
Majority 86823.0+4.0
Turnout 3,775
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord 1,571 55.0 +12.5
Conservative Graham Sheldon74726.2+1.6
Labour Paul Hickling53718.8−2.5
Majority 82428.9+9.6
Turnout 2,855
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St James ward

St James ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James McArdle 1,014 52.5 +15.4
Labour Adrian Alexander63630.0+6.6
BNP Craig Lawton37117.5−2.9
Majority 37818.7+5.0
Turnout 2,021
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shadab Qumer 2,236 52.2 +32.6
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Masud2,04447.8+21.2
Majority 1924.5
Turnout 4,280
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock 1,472 55.9 +15.0
Labour Dilys Fletcher35013.3−0.3
BNP Alwyn Stott34313.0−3.0
Conservative Kevin Howard33712.8+3.1
Independent David Bentley1315.0−13.6
Majority 1,12242.6+20.3
Turnout 2,633
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kay Knox 1,556 62.0 +13.2
Labour Jennifer Harrison64225.6−5.8
Independent Stuart Allsopp1817.2−1.2
Green Stuart Fielding1325.3−1.9
Majority 91436.4+19.0
Turnout 2,511
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Javid Iqbal 1,895 46.2 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Khurshid Ahmed1,57838.5−4.5
Conservative Mohammed Jahan63015.4+7.0
Majority 3177.7+2.1
Turnout 4,103
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing


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