2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2021 Rochdale Council election
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One third of seats (20) of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderAllen BrettAshley DearnleyAndy Kelly
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election16 seats, 49.4%3 seats, 21.3%1 seat, 10.9%
Seats before4593
Seats won1631
Seats after4593
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote27,84617,7716,949
Percentage49.4%31.5%12.3%
SwingSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 10.2%Increase2.svg 1.4%
Rochdale UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election

Allen Brett
Labour

Subsequent council control

Neil Emmott
Labour

The 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Rochdale Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election.

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Results

2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 16Steady2.svg80.0294575.027,84649.4Steady2.svg
  Conservative 3Steady2.svg15.06915.017,77131.5Increase2.svg 10.2
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.0235.06,94912.3Increase2.svg 1.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0335.09221.6New
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,6214.7Increase2.svg 1.1
 Freedom Alliance0Steady2.svg0.0000.0880.2New
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0740.1Decrease2.svg 14.8
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0710.1New

Ward results

Balderstone and Kirkholt

Balderstone and Kirkholt [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Massey 1,473 60.0 +15.0
Conservative Jacqueline Holt71028.9+18.5
Green James O'Meara1867.6+1.3
Freedom AllianceLaura Grabowska883.6N/A
Majority763
Labour hold Swing

Bamford

Bamford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Anstee 1,809 56.0 +8.2
Labour Elizabeth Atewologun98830.6-2.8
Green Edward Whittaker2236.9+0.6
Liberal Democrats Siobhain Cunnane2116.5+2.0
Majority821
Conservative hold Swing

Castleton

Castleton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Billy Sheerin 1,510 55.6 +8.1
Conservative David Jones84030.9+8.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Kisa-Smith1977.3+3.1
Green Jonathan Kershaw1696.2-2.8
Majority670
Labour hold Swing

Central Rochdale

Central Rochdale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iftikhar Ahmed 2,756 84.6 +5.9
Conservative David Jones2186.7-0.2
Liberal Democrats Barrie Nicholson1665.1-9.4
Green Adam Mir1183.6N/A
Majority2,538
Labour hold Swing

East Middleton

East Middleton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terrance Smith 1,449 58.3 +0.9
Conservative Stephen Sanderson77431.2+14.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Aspinall1907.6N/A
SDP Robert Mudd712.9-22.8
Majority675
Labour hold Swing

Healey

Healey [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun O'Neill 1,660 54.7 +8.5
Conservative Robert McLean95031.3+8.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock2598.5-5.7
Green AJ Rennie1665.5N/A
Majority71023.4
Labour hold Swing

Hopwood Hall

Hopwood Hall [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Robinson 1,206 48.7 -2.8
Conservative Paul Ellison92237.3+15.7
Independent Ian Kilgannon25410.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Hughes923.7N/A
Majority284
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway

Kingsway [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shakil Ahmed 2,235 71.9 +1.7
Conservative Andrew Nelson46114.8+4.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Thornley2106.8-1.9
Green Mark Hollinrake2036.5-4.1
Majority1,774
Labour hold Swing

Littleborough Lakeside

Littleborough Lakeside [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hartley 1,097 37.0 +2.3
Conservative Gareth Hobson99833.7+6.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Clegg86629.2+12.1
Majority993.3
Labour hold Swing

Milkstone and Deeplish

Milkstone and Deeplish [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allen Brett 2,020 63.5 -20.3
Liberal Democrats Hassan Ansari63720.0+14.3
Conservative Rizwan Shafiq40912.8+7.6
Green Feruz Ali1173.7-1.5
Majority1,38343.4
Labour hold Swing

Milnrow and Newhey

Milnrow and Newhey [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson 1,650 55.9 -4.1
Labour Neil Butterworth80227.2+6.4
Conservative Daniel Nuttal49916.9+10.5
Majority848
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Norden

Norden [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Gartside 2,110 66.5 +11.3
Labour Shahid Mohammed47615.0-3.7
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Robertson34010.7+2.3
Green Sarah Croke2467.8+0.6
Majority1,634
Conservative hold Swing

North Heywood

North Heywood [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam O'Rourke 1,156 53.6 -1.2
Conservative Nigel Morrell65830.5+15.0
Independent Martin Orson1667.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Donna Chadwick1034.8N/A
UKIP Bernard Akin743.4-26.4
Majority498
Labour hold Swing

North Middleton

North Middleton [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Williams 1,315 58.1 +3.3
Conservative Adrian Coan71331.5+16.8
Green Kat Horrex1426.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Keane-Lyons924.1N/A
Majority602
Labour hold Swing

Smallbridge and Firgrove

Smallbridge and Firgrove [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amna Mir 1,449 55.0 -3.7
Conservative Leonard Branton52019.7+9.4
Liberal Democrats Dean Larder50519.2+6.3
Green Jules Howliston1616.1N/A
Majority92935.3
Labour hold Swing

South Middleton

South Middleton [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Joinson 1,663 54.3 +6.6
Conservative Karen Winkler1,03233.7+7.6
Green Martin Collinge2498.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Emma Griffin1183.9-4.6
Majority63120.6
Labour hold Swing

Spotland and Falinge

Spotland and Falinge [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iram Faisal 1,283 39.5 -22.2
Liberal Democrats Rabina Asghar1,03031.8+24.7
Conservative Steven Scholes62419.2+3.6
Green Mick Coats3079.5-6.0
Majority2537.7
Labour hold Swing

Wardle and West Littleborough

Wardle and West Littleborough [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ashley Dearnley 2,112 69.9 +20.7
Labour Julian Farnell59919.8-4.3
Green Hannah Macguire2066.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Eden-Maughan1033.4-10.2
Majority1,51350.1
Conservative hold Swing

West Heywood

West Heywood [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Cocks 1,154 46.2 -3.1
Conservative Jordan Tarrant-Short71528.6+13.8
Independent Colin Lambert50220.1N/A
Green Guy Otten1285.1N/A
Majority43917.6
Labour hold Swing

West Middleton

West Middleton [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Smith 1,555 63.9 +7.7
Conservative Aaron Slack69728.7+14.6
Liberal Democrats Nikki Edwards1807.4N/A
Majority85835.2
Labour hold Swing

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