The 2021 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election.
The 2021 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election.
| 2021 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 9 |  6 | 45.0 | 31 | 40 | 66.7 | 24,646 | 39.5 | -1.1 | |
| Conservative | 5 |  4 | 25.0 | 3 | 8 | 13.3 | 14,907 | 23.9 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 |  | 15.0 | 5 | 8 | 13.3 | 6,843 | 11.0 | -2.7 | |
| Failsworth Independent Party | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.0 | 3,237 | 5.2 | New | |
| Independent | 1 | | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 5,678 | 9.1 | -7.3 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,087 | 6.6 | New | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,768 | 2.8 | -1.1 | |
| Northern Heart | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 830 | 1.3 | New | |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 167 | 0.3 | -9.7 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 0.1 | New | |
| Workers Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 0.1 | New | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Zahid Chauhan | 1,619 | 69.4 | +11.5 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Ford | 399 | 17.1 | +12.2 | |
| Green | Andrea Chaverra Valencia | 187 | 8.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 129 | 5.5 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,220 | 52.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elaine Taylor | 1,356 | 49.0 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | Sharif Miah | 910 | 32.9 | +18.9 | |
| Green | Jess Mahoney | 188 | 6.8 | -4.2 | |
| Northern Heart | Jack Dickenson | 184 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Beeley | 131 | 4.7 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 446 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Islam | 1,603 | 47.6 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | Tracy Woodward | 974 | 28.9 | -1.0 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Jahan | 521 | 15.5 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Daniel Clayton | 142 | 4.2 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katie Gloster | 128 | 3.8 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 629 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Goodwin | 1,186 | 47.1 | -0.3 | |
| Conservative | Robert Barnes | 1,022 | 40.6 | +21.4 | |
| Northern Heart | Cath Jackson | 83 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Workers Party | Lisa Roddy | 83 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Beeston | 76 | 3.0 | -0.7 | |
| UKIP | Bernard Akin | 66 | 2.6 | -21.1 | |
| Majority | 164 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2,242 | 46.5 | +2.8 | |
| Independent | Montaz Azad | 2,171 | 45.0 | +8.4 | |
| Conservative | David Cahill | 237 | 4.9 | +1.6 | |
| Green | Jean Betteridge | 104 | 2.2 | -2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Scholes | 67 | 1.4 | -10.1 | |
| Majority | 71 | 1.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Williamson | 1,245 | 41.9 | -5.3 | |
| Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 1,045 | 35.2 | +17.5 | |
| Labour | Basit Shah | 390 | 13.1 | -1.9 | |
| Northern Heart | Rob Vance | 148 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Green | Lina Valencia-Shaw | 144 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 200 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failsworth Independent Party | Neil Hindle | 1,765 | 58.0 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Liz Jacques | 1,029 | 33.8 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Shefur Miah | 206 | 6.8 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 41 | 1.3 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 736 | ||||
| Failsworth Independent Party gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failsworth Independent Party | Mark Wilkinson | 1,472 | 46.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Sean Fielding | 1,281 | 40.1 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | Warren Bates | 223 | 7.3 | -23.3 | |
| Conservative | Jawaad Hussain | 177 | 5.5 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Darlington | 33 | 1.0 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | 191 | ||||
| Failsworth Independent Party gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kyle Phythian | 1,036 | 52.4 | -3.7 | |
| Conservative | Michele Stockton | 478 | 24.2 | +17.2 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Ronald James | 361 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 101 | 5.1 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 558 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sahr Abid | 1,845 | 47.6 | +43.4 | |
| Labour | Ateeque Ur-Rehman | 1,277 | 32.9 | -11.5 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Mark Birchall | 652 | 16.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Pendlebury | 102 | 2.6 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 568 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dave Arnott | 1,213 | 43.1 | +15.9 | |
| Labour | Mick Harwood | 1,122 | 39.8 | -3.2 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Paul Goldring | 295 | 10.5 | -12.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Russ Gosling | 130 | 4.6 | -2.2 | |
| Reform UK | Colin Jones | 57 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 91 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Amanda Chadderton | 1,109 | 41.6 | -4.8 | |
| Conservative | Ian Bond | 994 | 37.3 | +24.1 | |
| Green | Jim Stidworthy | 196 | 7.3 | -1.4 | |
| Northern Heart | Anne Fiander Taylor | 147 | 5.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Berry | 121 | 4.5 | -2.0 | |
| UKIP | Anthony Prince | 101 | 3.8 | -21.3 | |
| Majority | 115 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Luke Lancaster | 1,316 | 35.5 | +15.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Harkness | 902 | 24.3 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Connor Green | 663 | 17.9 | -5.9 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Gary Tarbuck | 562 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Kathryn Banawich | 235 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Chris Green | 29 | 0.8 | -7.8 | |
| Majority | 414 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Max Woodvine | 1,383 | 35.7 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Stephanie Shuttleworth | 885 | 22.9 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 612 | 15.8 | -3.2 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Simon Hodgson | 425 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Helen Bishop | 321 | 8.3 | -4.5 | |
| Green | Brian Banawich | 244 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 498 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Kenyon | 975 | 29.8 | -3.4 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Paul Shilton | 933 | 28.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ken Rustidge | 731 | 22.4 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | Antony Cahill | 631 | 19.3 | +10.3 | |
| Majority | 42 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Sykes | 1,191 | 48.2 | -1.9 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Marc Hince | 574 | 23.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Syed Ali | 400 | 16.2 | -2.9 | |
| Conservative | Tom Lord | 305 | 12.3 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 617 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beth Sharp | 1,042 | 44.0 | +37.8 | |
| Labour | Cath Ball | 843 | 35.6 | +3.7 | |
| Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth | Amoy Crooks | 285 | 12.0 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Roger Pakeman | 100 | 4.2 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Gloster | 99 | 4.2 | -22.0 | |
| Majority | 199 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hussain Aftab | 2,212 | 48.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Imran Yousaf | 1,909 | 41.5 | -43.7 | |
| Conservative | Mujibur Rahman | 214 | 4.6 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 158 | 3.4 | -0.9 | |
| Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 110 | 2.4 | -3.3 | |
| Majority | 303 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ros Birch | 1,260 | 50.0 | -12.2 | |
| Conservative | Sajjad Hussain | 546 | 21.6 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 334 | 13.2 | -8.5 | |
| Northern Heart | Paul Taylor | 268 | 10.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Freedom Solaiman | 118 | 4.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 714 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fida Hussain | 2,705 | 79.7 | +30.4 | |
| Conservative | Mohammod Rahman | 423 | 12.5 | -10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 268 | 7.9 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 2,282 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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