2012 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2012 Rochdale Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West of England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Labour Party won 17 of the 20 seats with 53% of the vote, with the other three going to the Conservative Party with 27% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats lost all 11 of their seats up for re-election with 15% of the vote. This election marked the return to the council of former Leaders Richard Farnell and Allen Brett. It also produced Rochdale's youngest ever councillor in Liam O'Rourke.

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These results also led to the resignation of local Liberal Democrat leader Wera Hobhouse.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1570+753.326,265+2.5
  Conservative 530+326.613,140+0.5
  Liberal Democrats 0010-1015.17,572-2.3
  UKIP 00000.6302+0.6
  English Democrat 00000.4215+0.4
  National Front 00000.4216+0.1
  Independent 00000.6302-3.1

Ward results

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Farnell 1,582 65.8 +18.6
Liberal Democrats Pat Colclough63826.6−6.4
Conservative Christine Akram1837.6−5.0
Majority 94439.3+26.2
Turnout 2,40333+3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Gartside 1,253 41.5 +2.0
Liberal Democrats William Hobhouse1,05735.0−2.7
Labour Daniel Meredith70823.5+0.7
Majority 1966.5+4.8
Turnout 3,01839
Conservative hold Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Billy Sheerin 1,728 75.1 +26.4
Conservative Ronald Crossley31313.6−1.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith25911.3−3.5
Majority 1,41561.5+35.6
Turnout 2,30030−3.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iftikhar Ahmed 2,337 71.2 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Miah66520.3+5.7
Conservative Nauman Hayee2808.5+0.9
Majority 1,67249.4−11.4
Turnout 3,382434
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Boriss 1,439 72.9 +7.2
Conservative David Smith37218.9−3.5
Liberal Democrats Clarice Cooper1628.2−1.9
Majority 1,06754.1+9.1
Turnout 1,973253
Labour hold Swing

Healey ward

Healey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun O'Neill 1,251 45.3 +10.2
Conservative Lee Durrant1,13741.1+2.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Bailey37613.6−5.4
Majority 1144.2
Turnout 2,76435+1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Robinson 1,227 59.5 −5.2
Conservative Peter Winkler49824.1+0.1
National Front Peter Greenwood21610.5+10.5
Liberal Democrats Georgina Whitaker1225.9−5.4
Majority 72935.3−5.5
Turnout 2,063256
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shakil Ahmed 1,724 63.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats David Clayton47417.4+1.0
Conservative Rifat Mahmood31611.6+0.5
English Democrat Ricky Akehurst2157.9+7.9
Majority 1,25045.8+1.8
Turnout 2,729331
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

In 2008 Peter Evans stood in this ward as a Liberal Democrat.

Littleborough Lakeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hartley 1,081 50.7 +14.1
Conservative Peter Evans1,05049.3+9.9
Majority 311.4
Turnout 2,131283
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milkstone & Deeplish ward

In 2008, Mohammad Sharif stood in this ward for the Liberal Democrats.

Milkstone & Deeplish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Linden 1,840 56.9 −7.1
Conservative Mohammad Sharif1,22437.9+19.7
Liberal Democrats Liz Thirsk1695.2+0.3
Majority 61619.0−26.9
Turnout 3,233424
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allen Brett 1,200 45.3 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson1,04639.5+7.1
Conservative Keith Taylor40215.2−10.3
Majority 1545.8+0.3
Turnout 2,64834+2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Norden ward

Norden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Gartside 1,624 67.6 +10.4
Labour Dobir Miah60425.1−1.6
Liberal Democrats Natasha Akhtar1757.3−8.8
Majority 1,02042.4+11.9
Turnout 2,403319
Conservative hold Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam O'Rourke 1,193 55.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Tony MacSparran78536.5+14.1
Conservative David Garnett1748.1−3.5
Majority 40819.0−12.2
Turnout 2,15228n/c
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Middleton ward

Maureen Rowbothan stood for the ward in 2008 as a Labour candidate.

North Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Greenall 883 44.4 −22.0
Independent Maureen Rowbotham69434.9+34.9
Conservative David Harris25112.6−11.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Proctor1628.1−1.3
Majority 1899.5−32.5
Turnout 1,99025+3
Labour hold Swing

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Jean Ashworth stood for the ward in 2008 as a Liberal Democrat.

Smallbridge & Firgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amna Mir 1,509 63.8 +7.2
Conservative Jean Ashworth65427.7+5.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Clegg2018.5−12.8
Majority 85536.2+1.8
Turnout 2,364291
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Joinson 1,375 54.1 +1.2
Conservative Teresa Fitzsimons1,04941.3+0.4
Liberal Democrats John Wilkins1194.7−1.5
Majority 32612.8+0.8
Turnout 2,543335
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shefali Begum 1,123 35.8 −3.7
Independent Carl Faulkner90228.8+9.8
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajid80325.6+0.3
Conservative James Oldham3099.9+0.0
Majority 2217.0−7.2
Turnout 3,13739+6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ashley Dearnley 1,569 69.5 +5.6
Labour James Brown53623.7−4.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jones1536.8−1.0
Majority 1,03345.7+10.1
Turnout 2,258316
Conservative hold Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Lambert 1,319 67.2 +0.0
UKIP Warren Mitchell30215.4+15.4
Conservative Jane Howard21511.0−12.1
Liberal Democrats James Ridley1266.4−3.3
Majority 1,01751.8+7.7
Turnout 1,962231
Labour hold Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lil Murphy 1,606 82.2 +6.0
Conservative Christopher Chapman26713.7−3.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Cooper804.1−2.2
Majority 1,33968.6+9.8
Turnout 1,95327+4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.