Amanda Chadderton | |
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Leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | |
In office 25 May 2021 –4 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Arooj Shah |
Succeeded by | Arooj Shah |
Member of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council for Royton South | |
In office 3 May 2012 –4 May 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Amanda Chadderton is a British Labour politician and former leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. [1] Prior to becoming leader,she was the deputy leader and cabinet member with responsibilities for neighbourhoods. [2]
First elected to the council in 2012,she was the councillor for the Royton South ward. Chadderton was elected as council leader on 25 May 2022, [3] becoming the town's third leader in just over a year after her predecessor Arooj Shah lost her seat in that year's election after just one year in post. [4]
At the 2023 election Chadderton was defeated,becoming the third deposed leader in three sequential elections. [5]
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