2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This took place on the same day as the 2015 General Election and other local elections. [1]

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The Labour Party retained control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1521+142.640,304-3.4
  UKIP 0000025.424,060+8.3
  Conservative 401-119.618,518-1.1
  Liberal Democrats 111+17.57,077-2.6
  Green 000003.02,860+0.2
  TUSC 000000.169+0.1
  Independent 001-101.81,684-1.5

Ward results

The electoral division results listed below [2] are based on the changes from the 2014 elections, [3] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Joseph Meredith 1,786 46.4 −3.0
UKIP Cathie Cox96825.1−5.3
Conservative Jacqueline Holt57915.0+3.1
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ann Colclough3799.8+1.5
Green Neil Rutter1403.6+3.6
Majority81821.3−15.9
Turnout 3,852
Labour hold Swing +1.2

Bamford ward

Bamford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Sullivan 2,110 40.3 −17.6
Labour Kewal Kataria1,65031.5+4.9
UKIP Julie Baker1,05620.2+20.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Clegg4178.0−14.6
Majority4608.8−22.5
Turnout 5,233
Conservative hold Swing -11.3

Castleton ward

Castleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Gladys Hornby 2,018 43.6 −0.1
UKIP Stephen Sanderson1,43831.1+31.1
Conservative Ronald Crossley66514.4−3.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith3407.3−3.2
Green Jonathan Kershaw1663.6+3.6
Majority58012.5−3.3
Turnout 4,627
Labour hold Swing +15.6

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ali Ahmed 2,455 57.9 −21.6
Independent Farooq Ahmed97222.9+22.9
UKIP Angela Gardner47311.1+11.1
Conservative Roger Howarth1934.5−1.6
Independent Andy Littlewood801.9−5.2
TUSC David Fenwick-Finn691.6+1.6
Majority1,48334.9−37.4
Turnout 4,242
Labour gain from Independent Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Martin 2,371 49.9 +2.8
UKIP Ronald Broadley Ashworth1,40929.7−2.6
Conservative Teresa Fitzsimons83217.5+1.8
Liberal Democrats John Smith1352.8−2.0
Majority96220.3+5.5
Turnout 4,747
Labour hold Swing +0.1

Healey ward

Healey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shah Wazir 1,640 31.6 −2.8
Conservative Andrew Neilson1,49128.8−0.6
UKIP Maureen Kershaw1,34826.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats John Rogers4689.0+1.8
Green A J Rennie2354.5−0.4
Majority1492.9−1.1
Turnout 5,182
Labour hold Swing -1.1

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Emmott 2,203 44.7 −7.2
UKIP Michael Foster1,72034.9+3.6
Conservative Karen Winkler70914.4+1.6
Liberal Democrats Tony MacSparran1463.0−0.9
Green Naomi Southwell1453.0+3.0
Majority4839.8−10.8
Turnout 4,923
Labour hold Swing -5.4

Kingsway ward

Kingsway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynne Brosnan 2,750 58.5 −7.8
UKIP Christine Akram91719.5+19.5
Liberal Democrats David Clayton3778.0−3.1
Conservative John Kershaw3377.2−3.2
Green Mark Hollinrake1723.7−8.5
Independent Mohamed Janjua1493.2+3.2
Majority1,83339.0−39.3
Turnout 4,702
Labour hold Swing -13.7

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Stott 1,656 35.0 +7.0
Labour Graham Haynes1,54232.6−4.2
UKIP Ed Aadahl1,15624.4−3.3
Green Glynis Coats3076.5+2.1
Independent Dave Felton741.6+1.6
Majority1142.4
Turnout 4,735
Conservative hold Swing +5.6

Milkstone & Deeplish ward

Milkstone & Deeplish
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Zaman 3,335 77.7 +10.5
UKIP Rifat Mahmood3648.5+2.4
Liberal Democrats John Swarbrick2606.1+2.0
Conservative Keith Taylor2114.9−9.0
Green Sarah Bibi1202.8+2.8
Majority2,97169.2+17.6
Turnout 4,290
Labour hold Swing +4.1

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly 2,013 38.8 +2.9
Labour Martin Eric Rodgers1,29324.9−11.4
UKIP Michael O'Brien98419.0+19.0
Conservative James Conboy70813.6−4.7
Green James Ashworth1863.6−1.2
Majority72013.9
Turnout 5,184
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +7.2

Norden ward

Norden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Winkler 2,490 46.5 +5.2
UKIP Graeme Kerby1,28524.0+0.3
Labour Ruth Yasmeen1,09120.4−3.2
Liberal Democrats Monica Rush2685.0−1.6
Green Joseph Ashworth2174.0−0.8
Majority1,20522.5+4.9
Turnout 5,351
Conservative hold Swing +2.5

North Heywood ward

North Heywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Dutton 1,626 38.1 +3.1
UKIP Paul Towriss1,34031.4+10.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Malcolm83119.4−19.4
Conservative Anne Shorrock3628.5+3.8
Green Warren Smith1132.6+2.6
Majority2866.7
Turnout 4,272
Labour hold Swing -3.5

North Middleton ward

North Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sara Louise Rowbotham 2,336 51.0 +10.2
UKIP David Winder1,51433.0−4.3
Conservative Barbara Braiden58612.8−0.3
Liberal Democrats Frank Cooper1473.2+0.6
Majority82217.9+14.5
Turnout 4,583
Labour hold Swing +7.3

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aftab Hussain 1,933 46.8 −21.0
UKIP Neville Westerman1,22130.0+30.0
Conservative Keith Branton42310.2−8.4
Green Marie Munoz2616.3+6.3
Liberal Democrats Joe O'Neil1553.7−9.9
Independent Mohammed Abdul Hamid1343.2+3.2
Majority71217.2−32.0
Turnout 4,127
Labour hold Swing -25.5

South Middleton ward

South Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Williams 2,322 42.1 +0.2
UKIP Richard Whittaker1,50027.2+0.5
Conservative Bernard Braiden1,28423.3+0.1
Green Abi Jackson2143.9−1.2
Liberal Democrats John Wilkins1913.5+0.5
Majority82214.9−0.3
Turnout 5,511
Labour hold Swing -0.2

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cecile Biant 2,214 47.3 +3.7
UKIP Sajid Ali1,02221.8+0.8
Conservative Steven Scholes64413.8+3.8
Liberal Democrats Jack Rawstron4118.8+2.3
Green Mick Coats2355.0+5.0
Independent Emily Bannister1553.3+3.3
Majority1,19225.5+2.9
Turnout 4,681
Labour hold Swing +1.5

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rina Paolucci 2,215 45.6 −15.1
Labour Beverley Place1,12523.2+0.5
UKIP William Candlin1,00220.6+20.6
Liberal Democrats Joe Kelly3026.2+1.5
Green Fearn Thomas2134.4−7.4
Majority1,09022.4−15.4
Turnout 4,857
Conservative hold Swing -7.8

West Heywood ward

West Heywood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Beswick 2,353 48.2 +5.0
UKIP Warren Mitchell1,67534.3−8.0
Conservative Jane Howard58111.9+1.5
Liberal Democrats Derrick Drysdale1432.9−1.2
Green David Coats1282.6+2.6
Majority67813.9+12.9
Turnout 4,880
Labour hold Swing +6.5

West Middleton ward

West Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Burke 2,651 57.2 +6.9
UKIP Lee Seville1,32528.6−8.2
Conservative Rachel McLachlan4429.5+2.0
Green Alan Cocking1282.8+2.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Elder881.9−3.5
Majority1.32628.6+15.2
Turnout 4,634
Labour hold Swing +7.4

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  2. ↑ "Local Election 2015 - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Local Election 2014 - Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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