2007 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1041+350.038.519,551-3.1%
  Labour 823-140.035.718,116+2.3%
  Conservative 202-210.025.312,857+1.8%
  Independent 000000.5241+0.5%

Ward results

Balderstone & Kirkholt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Thirsk 938 45.4 −1.1
Labour Darren Pedley82740.1+8.0
Conservative Darren Bayman29914.5−6.9
Majority 1115.3
Turnout 2,06427.7−1.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Bamford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Abbott 1,390 45.2 −5.5
Conservative Ian Duckworth1,38044.9+33.5
Labour John Orford3029.8−28.1
Majority 100.3
Turnout 3,07240.2−1.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Castleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ted Flynn 1,254 53.5 −4.1
Labour Marie Williams51922.1−4.5
Conservative Ronald Crossley33214.2−1.6
Independent Frank Salt24110.3+10.3
Majority 73531.4+0.4
Turnout 2,34630.4−1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Central Rochdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Farooq Ahmed 1,875 51.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Khalid Mahmood1,46640.0−1.0
Conservative Roger Howarth3258.9−1.0
Majority 40911.1
Turnout 3,66647.7+0.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
East Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Martin 1,051 46.9 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Rhoda Morley76534.1−4.6
Conservative Cecelia Crossley42619.0−1.1
Majority 28612.9+10.4
Turnout 2,24228.6+0.3
Labour hold Swing
Healey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elwyn Watkins 1,401 50.1 +11.1
Conservative Andrew Neilson82729.5+6.5
Labour Jim Moran57120.4+6.9
Majority 57420.6+4.6
Turnout 2,79935.8−5.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hopwood Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Emmott 1,583 61.4 +8.2
Conservative Conal Brophy72428.1−3.8
Liberal Democrats Malcome Heard27210.5−4.4
Majority 85933.3+12.0
Turnout 2,57931.4+1.7
Labour hold Swing
Kingsway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Naim Mahmud 1,185 44.7 −0.6
Labour Tom Stott1,10141.5−1.5
Conservative Philip Grantham36413.7+2.0
Majority 843.2
Turnout 2,65033.3−0.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Littleborough Lakeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jones 962 41.4 −12.1
Conservative Frank Mills89438.5+6.0
Labour John Hartley46720.1+6.1
Majority 682.9−18.1
Turnout 2,32329.7−1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milkstone and Deeplish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Imtiaz Ahmed 1,794 48.5 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Javed Iqbal1,71946.4−7.6
Conservative Mudassar Razzaq1885.1−2.3
Majority 752.1
Turnout 3,70148.7+1.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Milnrow & Newhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Swift 1,326 57.6 +2.4
Conservative Michael Butler63327.5+2.8
Labour Geoffrey Coady34214.9−5.2
Majority 69330.1−0.4
Turnout 2,30129.6−0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Norden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Metcalfe 1,234 46.1 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Joanne Payne1,15343.0−6.2
Labour Anthony Bennett29210.9+1.2
Majority 813.1−5.0
Turnout 2,67935.6−0.5
Conservative hold Swing
North Heywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dorren Brophy-Lee 847 43.5 −6.5
Labour Jean Hornby79140.7+4.5
Conservative Stephen Jones30715.8+2.0
Majority 562.8
Turnout 1,94526.1−2.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
North Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Godson 921 51.4 +7.6
Conservative David Harris55230.8+5.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Lever31917.8−12.7
Majority 36920.6+7.3
Turnout 1,79222.6−0.8
Labour hold Swing
Smallbridge & Firgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda Kerslake 903 43.8 +3.0
Labour Sultan Ali78538.1−0.3
Conservative Leonard Branton37318.1−2.7
Majority 1185.7+3.3
Turnout 2,06127.2+0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
South Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Williams 1,320 44.8 +2.6
Conservative Sue Pawson1,26643.0+0.1
Liberal Democrats Hilary Murray35812.2−2.7
Majority 541.8
Turnout 2,94437.8+0.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Spotland & Falinge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Couzens 1,672 55.0 −8.5
Labour Surinder Biant1,00333.0+11.0
Conservative Steven Scholes36311.9−2.6
Majority 66922.0−19.5
Turnout 3,03837.9+4.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Wardle & West Littleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Darnbrough 1,591 67.8 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Hilary Rodgers45019.2−0.4
Labour Mike Radanovic30513.0+0.7
Majority 1,14148.6+0.2
Turnout 2,34632.3−1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West Heywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Beswick 1,142 56.0 +8.8
Conservative John Kershaw45422.3−1.6
Liberal Democrats Harry Boota44321.7−7.2
Majority 68833.7+15.4
Turnout 2,03923.7−0.2
Labour hold Swing
West Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Linden 1,125 51.7 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Terry Smith72833.4+6.1
Conservative Dave Pawson32514.9−6.4
Majority 39718.3−8.6
Turnout 2,17827.1+3.4
Labour hold Swing