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| Preceded by | Leader of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 1997 – June 2006 | Succeeded by Alan Taylor |
| Preceded by | Deputy Leader of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 1996 – 1997 | Succeeded by |