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The 2024 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 60 members of Oldham Council in Greater Manchester will be elected.
The Labour Party have governed Oldham for most of its history. They held a majority on the council from its creation in 1973 to 1994, when they lost control against the national trend. [2] They regained a majority the following year, but lost control to the Liberal Democrats in 2000. Labour regained control in 2003, before losing their majority in 2006. [2] Labour again won a majority in 2011, and have formed majority administrations since then, albeit with reduced margins.
The 2023 election was the first election on the current ward boundaries; as a result, all seats were up for election. Labour won 32 seats with 46.5% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 10 with 17.7%, the Conservatives won 11 with 17.6%, the Failsworth Independent Party won 3 with 2.1%, and independents won 4 with 14.3%. The 2024 election is for seats held by councillors elected by the smallest number of votes in each ward; [3] Labour are defending 12 seats, the Liberal Democrats are defending 4, the Conservatives are defending 3, and the Failsworth Independent Party are defending 1. [4]
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election [5] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Labour | 32 | Labour | 31 | Labour | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 10 | Liberal Democrats | 10 | Liberal Democrats | ||||
Conservative | 11 | Conservative | 8 | Conservative | ||||
Failsworth Independent Party | 3 | Failsworth Independent Party | 3 | Failsworth Independent Party | ||||
Independent | 4 | Independent | 8 | Independent |
Changes:
2024 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 20 | |||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | |||||||||
Independent | 6 | |||||||||
Conservative | 6 | |||||||||
Failsworth Independent Party | 2 | |||||||||
Green | 0 | |||||||||
National Housing Party | 0 | |||||||||
Northern Heart | 0 | |||||||||
Reform UK | 0 | |||||||||
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Zaheer Ali | ||||
Green | Andrea Chaverra Valencia | ||||
Conservative | Md Nazrul Chowdhury | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | ||||
Independent | Carol Hardie | ||||
Labour | Ghazala Rana | ||||
Northern Heart | Anne Taylor | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Malik Abdul | ||||
Independent | Peter Brown | ||||
Green | Daniel Clayton | ||||
Conservative | Mohammed Razon | ||||
Independent | Lisa Roddy | ||||
Independent | Irfat Shajahan | ||||
Labour | Elaine Taylor* | ||||
Northern Heart | Rob Vance | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Moudud Ahmed | ||||
Independent | Mohammed Alam | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Cadman | ||||
Labour Co-op | Eddie Moores* | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mohammed Ali | ||||
Conservative | Karl Bardsley | ||||
Reform UK | Andy Clare | ||||
Labour | Holly Harrison* | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Scholes | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Montaz Azad | ||||
Conservative | Muhammed Dara | ||||
Green | Sheraz Gondal | ||||
Independent | Mustafa Mustak | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Pendlebury | ||||
Labour | Ruji Surjan* | ||||
Majority | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Barker | ||||
Independent | Lee Navesey | ||||
Conservative | Michele Stockton | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Diane Williamson* | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Barbara Beeley | ||||
Independent | Catherine Charnock | ||||
Conservative | Foysal Chowdhury | ||||
Failsworth Independent Party | Lucia Rea* | ||||
Labour Co-op | Ken Rustidge | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Failsworth Independent Party | Jane Cashinella-Vaughan | ||||
Conservative | Md Mostakim Chaudhary | ||||
Independent | Majid Khan | ||||
Labour Co-op | Kyle Phythian | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | ||||
Independent | Mark Wilkinson | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Muhammed Alom | ||||
Labour | Naseem Aslam | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Blackmore | ||||
Green | Jason Bromley | ||||
Independent | Ewan Edge | ||||
Independent | Muhammad Irfan* | ||||
National Housing Party | John Lawrence | ||||
Independent | Ian Whitehead | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Shamas Altaf | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Shona Farnworth | ||||
Conservative | Akhtar Hussain | ||||
Labour Co-op | Umar Nasheen* | ||||
Independent | Muhammad Yasir | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Garner | ||||
Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | ||||
Labour | Clint Phythian | ||||
Conservative | Lewis Quigg* | ||||
Majority | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Steven Bashforth* | ||||
Independent | Jade Hughes | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Penketh | ||||
Green | Jim Stidworthy | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Garth Harkness* | ||||
Independent | Christopher Marshall | ||||
Conservative | Stuart Pyefinch | ||||
Labour | Hannah Roberts | ||||
Majority | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Paul Errock | ||||
Green | Fesl Reza-Khan | ||||
Labour Co-op | Dominic Wall | ||||
Conservative | Max Woodvine* | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Amy Wrigley | ||||
Majority | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dave Barter | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Kenyon* | ||||
Conservative | Mujibur Rahman | ||||
Independent | Paul Shilton | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Hazel Gloster* | ||||
Labour | Stephen Hewitt | ||||
Independent | Lisa Navesey | ||||
Conservative | Md Yahhia Qurashi | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Josh Charters* | ||||
Independent | Amoy Lindo | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hindle | ||||
Conservative | Christopher McManus | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Khaled Ahmed | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Hussain | ||||
Independent | Aisha Kouser | ||||
Labour | Ali Aqeel Salamat* | ||||
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Turnout | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Stuart Allsopp | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Joe Beeston | ||||
Labour Co-op | Ros Birch* | ||||
Conservative | Ruhid Chowdhury | ||||
Independent | Naveed Chowhan | ||||
Reform UK | Jack Davies | ||||
Northern Heart | Paul Taylor | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Amjad Ali | ||||
Independent | Nyla Ibrahim* | ||||
Conservative | Mohammed Miah | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Hamza Uddin | ||||
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gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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