2011 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as other Local Elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1570+750.829,573+13.9
  Conservative 530+326.115,174+0.2
  Liberal Democrats 0010-1017.420,093-14.2
  Respect 000001.3738+0.1
  Green 000000.4228-0.1
  National Front 000000.3190+0.3
  Independent 000003.72,169+2.5

Ward Results

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Bethel124147.2+18.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Rowen86933.0−4.2
Conservative Philip Grantham33212.6−7.5
National Front Peter Greenwood1907.2+7.2
Majority 34914.2
Turnout 2,655
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Sullivan136739.5−4.0
Liberal Democrats William Hobhouse130837.7+0.6
Labour James Brown79022.8+3.4
Majority 591.7−4.7
Turnout 3,465
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Hornby138048.7+20.1
Independent Ted Flynn64422.7+6.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith41914.8−15.0
Conservative Ronald Crossley39313.9−2.2
Majority 73626.0
Turnout 2,836
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Farooq Ahmed286975.5+24.3
Liberal Democrats Ghafar Khan55614.6−22.2
Conservative Roger Howarth2897.6−4.5
Respect Ajaz Ahmed872.2+2.2
Majority 231360.8+46.4
Turnout 380149.0
Labour hold Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Martin167167.5+20.6
Conservative Susan Pawson55622.4−2.7
Liberal Democrats John Wilkins25010.1−17.9
Majority 1,11545.0+26.0
Turnout 247731.0
Labour hold Swing

Healey ward

Healey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Neilson1,23538.8
Labour Jason Beckett1,11635.1
Liberal Democrats Donald Wight60419.0
Green Ian Andrews2287.2
Majority 1183.7
Turnout 3,183
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Emmott176764.7+15.4
Conservative Darren Bayman65424.0−0.2
Liberal Democrats James Ridley30811.3−4.6
Majority 1.11340.8+15.7
Turnout 2,729
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Burke 2,00160.4+10.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Taylor54316.4−20.6
Conservative Mudassar Razzaq36911.1−2.6
Independent Naim Mahmud2397.2+7.2
Respect Mohammed Miah1604.8+4.8
Majority 145844.0+31.8
Turnout 3,31240.0−16.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Stott107639.4−0.8
Labour John Hartley100236.6+10.0
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jones65624.0−9.2
Majority 742.7−4.3
Turnout 2,734
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Milkstone and Deeplish ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Zaman244064.0+28.3
Conservative Altaf Nadeem69218.2+12.1
Respect Javed Iqbal49112.9−8.0
Liberal Democrats Aasim Rashid1874.9−32.3
Majority 174845.8
Turnout 3,81048.9−12.7
Labour hold Swing

Milnrow and Newhey ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Rodgers108137.9+6.6
Liberal Democrats Keith Swift92332.4−5.9
Conservative Keith Taylor72625.5−1.9
Independent Peter Oldham1204.2+4.2
Majority 1585.5
Turnout 2,85036.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Norden ward

Norden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Metcalfe181457.2+21.0
Labour Christopher Furlong84626.7+10.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Thornsby51116.1−26.0
Majority 96830.5
Turnout 3,171
Conservative hold Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Dutton127053.7+19.9
Liberal Democrats James MacSparran53122.4−29.3
Independent Doreen Brophy-Lee29012.3+12.3
Conservative David Garnett27511.6−2.9
Majority 73931.3
Turnout 2,36631.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Middleton ward

North Middleton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Godson151866.3+14.8
Conservative Christopher Chapman55724.3−0.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Proctor2159.4−14.5
Majority 96142.0+15.1
Turnout 2,290
Labour hold Swing

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aftab Hussain151056.6+14.2
Conservative Len Branton59122.1−1.2
Liberal Democrats Ghulam Rasool56921.3−13.1
Majority 91934.4+26.4
Turnout 2,670
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Williams167452.9+13.9
Conservative Bernard Braiden129440.9−0.5
Liberal Democrats Clarice Cooper1966.2−13.4
Majority 38012.0
Turnout 3,164
Labour hold Swing

Spotland and Falinge ward

Spotland and Falinge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cecile Biant136939.5−1.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajid87825.3−6.6
Independent Carl Faulkner65919.0+6.9
Conservative Sajad Ali3439.9−5.6
Independent Richard Todd2176.3+6.3
Majority 49114.2+5.6
Turnout 346642.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wardle and West Littleborough ward

Wardle and West Littleborough ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Darnbrough168663.9+9.6
Labour David Finlay74628.3+5.5
Liberal Democrats Reginald Lane2067.8−15.0
Majority 94035.6+4.2
Turnout 263832.0
Conservative hold Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Beswick151067.2+16.9
Conservative Peter Winkler51923.1−1.3
Liberal Democrats Eric Wood2189.7−15.6
Majority 99144.1+19.1
Turnout 224725.0
Labour hold Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phillip Burke177276.2+21.5
Conservative David Harris40617.5+2.1
Liberal Democrats Frank Cooper1466.3−11.1
Majority 1,36658.8+21.6
Turnout 232427.0
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "England council elections". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2011.