2008 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2008 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party as the largest party.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1140+437.622,558+1.3
  Labour 508-831.518,866-4.1
  Conservative 440+424.414,646+3.3
  Independent 0002.11,282+0.4
  BNP 0001.81,051-1.1
  Green 0001.3762-1.1
  England First 0001.3752+1.3

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Dinoff 932 33.8 −3.4
Conservative Khamran Ghafoor84130.5+18.6
Labour Hugh McDonald80129.1−15.0
Independent Phil Howarth1836.6+6.6
Majority 913.3
Turnout 2,757
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hudson 966 35.7 −15.5
Labour Tony Brownridge86632.0−9.9
BNP Roy Goodwin66024.4+24.4
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord2127.8+0.9
Majority 1003.7−5.6
Turnout 2,704
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Hulme 1,699 55.8 +11.8
Labour Julie Kirkham92730.4−3.8
Liberal Democrats Nilu Uddin41913.8+2.8
Majority 77225.3+15.5
Turnout 3,045
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Hibbert 959 40.7 −3.7
Conservative John Berry73531.2+6.5
England First Martin Brierley42518.0+18.0
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson23610.0−1.1
Majority 2249.5−11.0
Turnout 2,355
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Jabbar 2,296 52.8 +19.3
Liberal Democrats Mujibur Rahman1,68438.8−4.4
Conservative Muhammed Dara3658.4−7.7
Majority 61214.0
Turnout 4,354
Labour hold Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Wingate 1,672 58.8 +3.2
Conservative Chris Shyne81928.8+7.1
Labour David Bibby35112.4−4.7
Majority 85330.0−3.8
Turnout 2,842
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Martin 1,036 43.7 +11.4
Labour Barbara Dawson1,02843.3−14.6
Green John Parker1737.3+1.3
Liberal Democrats Phil Renold1365.7+1.9
Majority 80.4
Turnout 2,373
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Barker 963 37.7 +7.5
Labour John Johnson87134.1−2.1
Green Warren Bates58923.1−5.3
Liberal Democrats Ken Wilson1325.2+0.1
Majority 923.6
Turnout 2,555
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ken Wilson 1,268 51.4 +9.1
Labour Jean Stretton99240.2−0.4
Conservative Abdul Malik2088.4−4.4
Majority 27611.2+9.5
Turnout 2,468
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ur-Rahman Ateeque 1,136 39.9 −18.3
Liberal Democrats Rafiq Pazeer92532.5+13.0
Independent Gary Dalloway53418.7+18.7
Conservative Tahir Iqbal2548.9−13.3
Majority 2117.4−28.6
Turnout 2,849
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Judge 1,093 36.2 −4.1
Conservative Joseph Farquhar81126.8−3.4
Liberal Democrats Nazia Raja74224.6+15.6
Independent Anita Corbett37612.4+12.4
Majority 2829.3−0.8
Turnout 3,022
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Williamson 1,333 42.8 +9.5
Labour Phil Harrison95330.6−6.5
Conservative Allan Fish83226.7+6.2
Majority 38012.8
Turnout 3,118
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Buckley 1,744 53.9 −1.8
Conservative Barbara Jackson91628.3+3.9
Labour Ken Hulme57525.6+7.8
Majority 82831.3+1.2
Turnout 3,235
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Knowles 1,774 48.5 −6.6
Conservative Graham Sheldon1,58243.2+11.2
Labour Paul Fryer3018.2+1.2
Majority 1925.2−17.8
Turnout 3,657
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Val Sedgewick 1,673 55.8 +0.8
Conservative Pam Byrne79926.6+0.4
Labour John Battye52717.6−0.8
Majority 87429.1+0.2
Turnout 2,999
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St James ward

St James ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Stanton 968 44.8 −7.7
Labour Joseph Fitzpatrick47622.0−8.0
Conservative David Atherton39218.1+18.1
England First Andrew Clayton32715.1+15.1
Majority 49222.7+4.0
Turnout 2,163
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Masud 2,483 56.0 +8.2
Labour Mohammed Sharif1,63236.8−15.4
Conservative Paul Stephenson3207.2+7.2
Majority 85119.2
Turnout 4,434
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Sykes 1,496 57.3 +1.4
Conservative Michael Canning42216.2+3.4
BNP Alwyn Stott39115.0+2.0
Labour Dilys Fletcher30311.6−1.7
Majority 1,07441.1−1.5
Turnout 2,612
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Dawson 1,421 57.3 −4.7
Labour Arooj Shah53521.6−4.0
Conservative David Caddick33513.5+13.5
Independent Stuart Allsopp1897.6+0.4
Majority 88635.7−0.7
Turnout 2,480
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fida Hussain 2,244 57.5 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Ashazar Mahmood1,30833.5−5.0
Conservative Mohammed Irfan3519.0−6.4
Majority 93624.0+16.3
Turnout 3,903
Labour hold Swing

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