2010 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2010 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control..

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Oldham local election result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1350+538.337,297+6.8
  Liberal Democrats 703-330.529,753-7.1
  Conservative 001-125.524,883+1.1
  Independent 001-14.34,153+2.2
  BNP 0000.5516-1.3
  England First 0000.4425-0.9
  Respect 0000.4387+0.4

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh McDonald 1,337 34.4 +5.3
Conservative Raja Iqbal92323.7−6.8
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord81521.0−12.8
Independent Asaf Ali63116.2+16.2
Independent Phil Howarth1814.7−1.9
Majority 41410.7
Turnout 3,887
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin McLaren 2,430 50.6 +18.6
Conservative Robert Barnes1,45030.2−5.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson85817.9+10.1
Respect Ikram Ali661.4+1.4
Majority 98020.4+16.7
Turnout 4,80460.68+25.81
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Brownridge 2,244 43.2 +12.8
Conservative Phil Rogers1,96937.9−17.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Taylor81615.7+1.9
Respect Ibrahim Ali1663.2+3.2
Majority 2755.3
Turnout 5,195
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joy Wrigglesworth 2,362 53.1 +12.4
Conservative Lewis Quigg1,48033.3+2.1
Liberal Democrats Fazal Fazal60813.7+3.7
Majority 88219.8+10.3
Turnout 4,450
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Malik 2,678 49.9 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Mohib Uddin2,10039.1+0.3
Conservative Sharif Miah59311.0+2.6
Majority 57810.8−3.2
Turnout 5,371
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philomena Dillon 2,458 44.7 −14.1
Conservative David Dunning1,41325.7−3.1
Labour Gareth Jones1,10720.1+7.7
BNP Alwyn Stott5169.4+9.4
Majority 1,04519.0−11.0
Turnout 5,494
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Dawson 2,492 52.9 +9.6
Conservative David McDonald1,43830.5−13.2
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Shaw54611.6+5.9
Independent John Parker23522.4+24.4
Majority 1,05422.4
Turnout 4,711
Labour hold Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Battye 2,062 45.3 +12.2
Conservative Neil Cartridge1,28528.2−9.5
Independent Warren Bates64014.1+14.1
Liberal Democrats Phil Renold56412.4+7.2
Majority 77717.1
Turnout 4,551
Labour hold Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Stretton 1,653 43.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow1,28134.0−17.4
Conservative Ann Heeks56815.1+6.7
Independent John Berry2697.1+7.1
Majority 3729.8
Turnout 3,771
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yasmin Toor 1,877 42.1 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Rafiq Pazeer1,60636.0+3.5
Conservative Ken Heeks88618.9+11.0
Respect Habibur Rahman942.1+2.1
Majority 2716.1−1.3
Turnout 4,463
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olwen Chadderton 2,539 48.5 +12.3
Conservative Joseph Farquhar1,68432.1+5.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fairbrother1,01619.4−5.2
Majority 85516.3+7.0
Turnout 5,239
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Harrison 2,047 40.9 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Mari Wiswell1,48429.6−13.2
Conservative Allan Fish1,41628.3+1.6
Respect Zaki Mostufa611.2+1.2
Majority 56311.3
Turnout 5,008
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Roughley 1,879 33.9 −20.0
Independent Ken Hulme1,62829.4+29.4
Conservative Pam Byrne1,22322.1−6.2
Labour Aileen Bell81614.7−10.9
Majority 2514.5−26.8
Turnout 5,546
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John McCann 2,731 47.0 −1.5
Conservative Graham Sheldon2,39641.2−2.0
Labour Kaiser Rehman6855.8−6.0
Majority 3355.2−17.8
Turnout 5,812
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Beeley 2,625 48.7 −7.1
Labour Paul Fryer1,43826.5+8.9
Conservative Derek Chadderton1,34022.0−2.8
Majority 1,18729.1+0.2
Turnout 5,403
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St James ward

St James ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Hindle 1,595 39.4 −5.4
Labour Nigel Newton1,33232.9+10.9
Conservative David Atherton69717.2−0.9
England First Andrew Clayton42510.5−4.6
Majority 2636.5+16.2
Turnout 4,049
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ali Salamat 2,649 49.1 +12.3
Liberal Democrats Ajawat Hussain2,22941.3−14.7
Conservative David Caddick5209.6+2.4
Majority 4207.8
Turnout 5,398
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rod Blyth 2,233 47.5 −9.8
Conservative Phelyp Bennet1,45430.9+14.7
Labour Dilys Fletcher1,01421.6+10.0
Majority 77916.6−24.5
Turnout 4,701
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Thompson 1,774 39.4 −17.9
Labour Joseph Fitzpatrick1,58235.1+13.5
Conservative Edna Wolstenhulme65514.5+1.0
Independent Stuart Allsopp49611.0+3.4
Majority 1924.3−31.4
Turnout 4,507
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shoab Akhtar 2,963 58.5 +1.0
Conservative Basit Shah1,49329.5+20.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Begley53510.6−22.9
Independent Koddus Ali731.4+1.4
Majority 1,47029.0+5.0
Turnout 5,064
Labour hold Swing

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