Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Rochdale Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. [1]
From 1889 to 1974 Rochdale was a county borough, independent of any county council. [2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Rochdale became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [3] [4]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–1975 | |
| No overall control | 1975–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1979 | |
| No overall control | 1979–1980 | |
| Labour | 1980–1982 | |
| No overall control | 1982–1986 | |
| Labour | 1986–1992 | |
| No overall control | 1992–1996 | |
| Labour | 1996–2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003–2007 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2007–2010 | |
| No overall control | 2010–2011 | |
| Labour | 2011–present | |
The leaders of the council since 2006 have been: [5]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Taylor [6] | Liberal Democrats | 2006 | 13 Jan 2010 | |
| Irene Davidson [7] | Liberal Democrats | 13 Jan 2010 | 24 Nov 2010 | |
| Colin Lambert | Labour | 15 Dec 2010 | 4 Jun 2014 | |
| Richard Farnell [8] [9] | Labour | 4 Jun 2014 | 8 Dec 2017 | |
| Allen Brett | Labour | 13 Dec 2017 | 19 May 2021 | |
| Neil Emmott | Labour | 19 May 2021 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 2,015 | 56.6 | |||
| Labour | 1,109 | 31.7 | |||
| Conservative | 413 | 11.6 | |||
| Independent | 22 | 0.6 | |||
| Majority | 906 | 24.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,559 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1,347 | 52.2 | +18.7 | ||
| Labour | 716 | 27.8 | -3.2 | ||
| Conservative | 432 | 16.8 | -5.6 | ||
| Independent | 84 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
| Majority | 631 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,579 | 29.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jonathan Burns | 603 | 41.6 | -9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rhoda Morley | 566 | 39.1 | +21.3 | |
| Conservative | David Harris | 280 | 19.3 | -11.5 | |
| Majority | 37 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,449 | 18.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Joseph William Bennett | 627 | 29.7% | +3.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ann Colclough | 246 | 11.7% | -4.4% | |
| National Front | Peter Greenwood [13] | 156 | 7.4% | +7.4% | |
| Conservative | Peter Nicholas Winkler | 1,081 | 51.2% | -6.0% | |
| Majority | 460 | 21.8% | -8.7% | ||
| Turnout | 2,110 | 27.1% | -12.9% | ||
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