2019 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2019 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] The election took place on the same day as other local elections in England.

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Overall results

Vote share changes compared to 2018.

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Increase2.svg175.0304575.021,71740.59Decrease2.svg15.37
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg15.05813.37,30813.66Decrease2.svg1.71
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg15.0235.08,79216.43Increase2.svg13.08
  Conservative 1Steady2.svg5.0346.76,45612.07Decrease2.svg9.96
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,3399.98n/a
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,0813.89Increase2.svg0.60
 Saddleworth First!0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,8063.38n/a

Ward results

Councillors seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk; they were last elected in 2015 and changes are compared to that year's election.

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Harrison* 1,255 57.9 +5.9
IndependentMuhammad Imran Sarwar41719.2n/a
UKIP Carl Sinderby26312.1−9.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Dinoff1285.9+1.4
Conservative Jawaad Hussain1064.9−17.0
Majority83838.6+8.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,16928.51
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -6.65

Chadderton Central

Chadderton Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Moores* 1,180 50.8 +5.8
UKIP Marian Goodwin43518.7n/a
Conservative Mohammed Shah Jahan32514.0−7.1
Green Jess Mahoney25611.0+6.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Beeley1295.5+2.8
Majority74532.0
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,32529.61
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -6.45

Chadderton North

Chadderton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohon Ali* 1,388 44.3 −0.7
IndependentTracy Woodward93629.9n/a
Conservative Mohammed Alom46814.9−10.3
Green Chris Parr1886.0+2.2
Liberal Democrats John Hall1534.9+0.9
Majority45214.4−5.5
Rejected ballots
Turnout 3,13337.34
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -15.3

Chadderton South

Chadderton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Shuttleworth* 964 47.4 +4.6
UKIP Jack Dickenson48223.7−12.2
Conservative Robert Barnes39019.2+3.6
Green Melodey Walker1236.0+2.8
Liberal Democrats Tabirul Islam763.7+1.1
Majority48223.7+16.8
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,03525.74
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing +8.4

Coldhurst

Montaz Azad was elected for Labour in 2015 but was suspended from the party. [2] They stood as an independent; their individual change and Labour's change are based on the same 2015 result.

Coldhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruji Sapna Surjan 2,031 43.7 −21.0
IndependentMontaz Azad*1,70036.6−28.1
Liberal Democrats Kutub Uddin53711.5−8.1
Green Jean Betteridge2294.9n/a
Conservative Md Shahid Miah1533.3−2.0
Majority3317.1−38.0
Rejected ballots
Turnout 4,65053.61
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Crompton

Crompton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Louie Hamblett 1,233 47.2 +18.5
UKIP Colin Francis Jones52320.0−1.3
Conservative Phelyp Bennett46317.7−5.1
Labour Alex Jones-Casey39115.0−9.5
Majority71027.2+23.0
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,61032.20
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.9

Failsworth East

Failsworth East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Hobin 1,347 53.6 n/a
Labour Paul Jean Jacques*82632.9−21.5
Conservative Antony Cahill29511.7−5.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Belmore461.8+0.3
Majority52120.7−10.0
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,51432.08
Registered electors
Independent gain from Labour Swing +37.55

Failsworth West

Failsworth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Garry* 855 36.8 −9.7
IndependentWarren Bates71130.6n/a
UKIP Annette Evans32514.0−16.7
Conservative Michele Stockton1928.3−8.7
Green Andy Hunter-Rossall1918.2n/a
Liberal Democrats Richard Darlington522.2+0.2
Majority1446.2−10.5
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,32630.42
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -20.15

Hollinwood

Hollinwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Williams* 990 56.1 +2.1
UKIP Matthew Woods45725.9−3.0
Conservative Sajjad Hussain1237.0−3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow1186.7+3.2
Green David Maybury764.3+1.0
Majority53330.2+5.1
Rejected ballots
Turnout 1,76422.71
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing +2.55

Medlock Vale

Kaiser Rehman was elected for Labour in 2015 but left the party. They stood as an independent; their individual change and Labour's change are based on the same 2015 result.

Medlock Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Alyas 1,346 44.4 −10.2
IndependentKaiser Rehman*99232.7−21.9
UKIP Marcus Esbach2317.6−17.4
IndependentPhilip Howarth1866.1n/a
Conservative Neil Allsopp1284.2−8.3
Green Daniel Clayton832.7−1.9
Liberal Democrats Rachel Pendlebury642.1−0.9
Majority35411.7−17.9
Rejected ballots
Turnout 3,03034.67
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Royton North

Royton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clint Phythian* 840 34.0 −11.1
Conservative Allan Fish67427.2+4.9
UKIP Paul Goldring57323.2−1.6
Green Lina Shaw2198.9+5.2
Liberal Democrats Russell Gosling1686.8+2.7
Majority1666.7−13.7
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,47432.31
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -8.0

Royton South

Royton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Bashforth* 1,014 46.4 +0.4
UKIP Anthony Prince54925.1−0.2
Conservative Ian Bond28913.2−8.2
Green Jim Stidworthy1898.7+5.8
Liberal Democrats Ken Berry1436.5+2.4
Majority46521.3+0.6
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,18426.39
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing +0.3

Saddleworth North

Saddleworth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Hulme 704 23.8 +8.4
Saddleworth First!Car Roberts65022.0n/a
Conservative Luke Lancaster59220.0−0.9
Liberal Democrats John Eccles56719.2−6.9
UKIP Chris Green2558.6−7.4
IndependentPhil Sewell1886.4n/a
Majority541.8−3.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,95638.03
Registered electors
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -7.65

Saddleworth South

Saddleworth South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Sheldon* 1,068 31.3 −10.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord64919.0−6.2
Saddleworth First!Duncan Goodman49614.5n/a
Labour Connor Green46613.7−8.2
IndependentHelen Bishop43512.8n/a
UKIP Harry Moore2447.2−3.8
IndependentAlec Crook511.5n/a
Majority41911.3−5.5
Rejected ballots
Turnout 3,40937.15
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing -2.2

Saddleworth West & Lees

Saddleworth West & Lees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Al-Hamdani 953 33.8 +18.2
Labour Adrian Alexander*67023.8−8.1
Saddleworth First!"Boots" Errock66023.4n/a
UKIP Paul Taylor2809.9−12.8
Conservative Tom Lord2549.0−13.6
Majority28310.0+0.9
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,81733.63
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +13.15

Shaw

Shaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Gloster* 1,121 50.1 +18.8
Labour Co-op Ken Rustidge42819.1−7.4
UKIP Rob Vance31814.2−9.0
Conservative Lisa Smirk25911.6−3.9
Green Catherine Hunter-Rossall1125.0+1.5
Majority69331.0+25.2
Rejected ballots
Turnout 2,23829.54
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +13.1

St. James

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Cosgrove* 634 31.9 −11.3
Liberal Democrats Tony Martin52226.2+15.6
UKIP Colin Burrows40420.3−10.1
IndependentAmoy Lindo-Crooks21911.0n/a
Conservative Atif Ali1246.2−6.1
Green Roger Pakeman874.4+1.0
Majority1125.6−7.3
Rejected ballots
Turnout 1,99025.33
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -13.45

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nyla Ibrahim 2,625 85.2 +25.7
Green Miranda Meadowcroft1775.7+3.3
Conservative Sean Curley1484.8−1.6
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord1324.3+0.6
Majority2,44879.4+36.5
Rejected ballots
Turnout 3,08234.67
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing +11.2

Waterhead

Waterhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dean* 1,233 62.2 +16.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Dawson43121.7+10.3
Conservative Max Woodvine31916.1+5.5
Majority80240.4+23.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout 1,98324.62
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing +2.85

Werneth

Werneth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Javid Iqbal* 1,877 49.3 −31.1
IndependentAsghar Ali1,61042.3n/a
Green Irfat Ahmed Shajahan1514.0+1.6
Conservative Heath Fletcher862.3−4.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury862.3−2.2
Majority2677.0−67.0
Rejected ballots
Turnout 3,81046.33
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing -36.7

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References

  1. ↑ "Local election results 2 May 2019". Oldham Borough Council. Oldham Borough Council. Retrieved 30 June 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Two shock defeats for Labour but ruling party makes one overall overall gain in Oldham". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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