2012 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2012 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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20 councillors in Oldham
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderJim McMahonHoward SykesN/A
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seatFailsworth EastShawN/A
Last election52.75%23.39%19.24%
Seats won33215
Popular vote54.75%24.58%14.78%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.01%Increase2.svg 1.19%Decrease2.svg 4.46%
Councillors43142
Councillors +/–Increase2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 3
Oldham UK local election 2012.svg
Results of the 2012 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Oldham Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West of England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

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Labour retained control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 15100+1054.829,217+2.1
  Liberal Democrats 407-724.613,117+1.2
  Conservative 114-314.87,886-4.4
  Independent 00002.31,206-1.4
  Respect 00002.01,067+2.0
  UKIP 00001.4723+0.9
  Green 00000.3144-0.6

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dilys Fletcher MBE1,10046.4−13.1
Conservative Raja Iqbal82634.8+11.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Dinoff44718.8+1.7
Majority 27411.4−24.6
Turnout 2,40432.4−4.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Alexandra ward by-election 2013

A by-election was held on Thursday, 9 May 2013 in the Alexandra ward of Oldham. The seat became vacant following the death of Dilys Fletcher in February. The results were as follows: [2]

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zahid Mehmood Chauhan1,553
UKIP Derek Graham Fletcher412
Green Miranda Meadowcroft55
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson96
Conservative Neil Allsopp80
Majority 1,141
Turnout 29.31
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Dearden1,55268.4+9.0
Conservative Robert Barnes59626.3−9.4
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord1205.3+0.4
Majority 95642.2+18.5
Turnout 2,28328.9−6.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fazlul Haque1,75059.5+0.9
Conservative Paul Martin1,04035.4−0.3
Liberal Democrats Lee Miah1505.1−0.6
Majority 71024.1+1.2
Turnout 2,94035.9−2.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hibbert1,48175.4+6.7
Conservative Eileen Hulme43322.0−5.1
Liberal Democrats Fazal Rahim502.5−1.7
Majority 1,04853.4+12.7
Turnout 1,96424.4−5.7
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Jabbar2,74258.6−2.1
Liberal Democrats Kutub Uddin1,70936.5+1.9
Conservative Harun Miah2274.9+0.2
Majority 1,03322.1−3.7
Turnout 4,67854.9+2.9
Labour hold Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Williamson1,28645.7+5.5
Labour Ken Rustidge94933.7+0.2
Conservative Christopher Henthorn57720.5−5.9
Majority 33712.0+5.3
Turnout 2,81233.9−0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Dawson1,58584.9+14.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow28315.1+10.5
Majority 1,30269.7+23.8
Turnout 1,86824.1−6.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Fielding1,32360.9+2.7
UKIP Warren Bates72333.3+33.3
Liberal Democrats Ron Wise1285.9−3.4
Majority 60032.1−0.7
Turnout 2,17428.3−4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Ames1,26667.4+6.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Holley45624.3−0.2
Conservative Jamie Curley1558.3+8.3
Majority 81043.2+9.0
Turnout 1,87724.9−8.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ateeque Ur-Rehman1,72664.8+4.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury44316.6−4.8
Independent Phil Howarth36413.7+13.7
Conservative Sean Curley1325.0−13.4
Majority 1,28348.1+8.6
Turnout 2,66533.0−2.8
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Judge1,71071.4+10.5
Conservative Lewis Quigg55523.2−8.0
Liberal Democrats Phil Renold1295.4−2.5
Majority 1,15548.2+18.5
Turnout 2,39430.1−7.5
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Chadderton1,56669.8+4.6
Conservative Allan Fish54424.2−2.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Taylor1346.0−2.7
Majority 1,01145.1+6.1
Turnout 2,24427.2−11.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garth Harkness89833.0+2.0
Independent Nicola Kirkham84231.0+0.4
Conservative Phil Sewell53519.7−0.4
Labour Imran Yousaf44516.4−1.9
Majority 562.1+1.6
Turnout 2,72035.9−6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hudson1,15140.4−1.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord94933.3+4.4
Labour Joseph Fitzpatrick74626.2+7.8
Majority 2027.1−6.0
Turnout 2,84636.1−11.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Saddleworth West & Lees ward

Saddleworth West & Lees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Val Sedgwick1,22247.4+9.6
Labour Gerald Ball1,00238.9−3.4
Conservative Pam Byrne35413.7−6.3
Majority 2208.5
Turnout 2,57831.0−4.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Sykes1,29853.6+13.2
Labour James Larkin78232.3−4.5
Conservative Phelyp Bennett34214.1−8.7
Majority 51621.3+17.7
Turnout 2,42231.2−2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. James ward

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cath Ball95550.6−2.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Stanton76340.4+4.7
Conservative Neil Allsopp1719.1−2.2
Majority 19210.1−7.2
Turnout 1,89924.8−3.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arooj Shah2,52958.4−7.1
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Masud1,55936.0+7.1
Green Miranda Meadowcroft1443.3+3.3
Conservative David Caddick1012.3−3.3
Majority 97022.4−13.9
Turnout 4,33351.1−1.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vita Price1,37958.5+10.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Dawson97741.5+3.5
Majority 40217.1+7.3
Turnout 2,35629.5−0.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fida Hussain2,62966.4+1.7
Respect Iqbal Bhatti1,06727.0+27.0
Conservative Michele Stockton1473.7−3.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson1162.9−25.6
Majority 1,56239.5+3.3
Turnout 3,95951.8+2.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alexandra Ward by-election result". Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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