2011 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham shown within England.

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election.

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Labour gained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1670+752.732,778+14.4
  Liberal Democrats 306-623.414,538-7.1
  Conservative 112-119.211,955-6.3
  Independent 0003.72,286-0.6
  Green 0000.9586+0.9

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Harrison 1,586 59.5 +25.1
Conservative Raja Iqbal62523.4-0.3
Liberal Democrats Aftab Hussain45517.1-3.9
Majority96136.0+25.4
Turnout 2,666
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Moores 1,679 59.4 +8.8
Conservative Eileen Hulme1,00935.7+5.5
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord1394.9-13.0
Majority67023.7+3.4
Turnout 2,827
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Houle 1,876 58.6 +15.4
Conservative Lewis Quigg1,14335.7-2.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Taylor1815.7-10.0
Majority73322.9+17.6
Turnout 3,200
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Shuttleworth 1,664 68.7 +16.6
Conservative Kenneth Heeks65627.1-6.2
Liberal Democrats Fazal Rahim1014.2-9.5
Majority1,00841.6+21.8
Turnout 2,421
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Montaz Azad 2,897 60.7 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Jilad Miah1,66134.6-4.5
Conservative Muhammed Dara2264.7-6.3
Majority1,23625.8+15.0
Turnout 4,784
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Dillon 1,261 40.2 -4.5
Labour Ken Rustidge1,05033.5+13.4
Conservative David Dunning82826.4+0.7
Majority2116.7-12.3
Turnout 3,139
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim McMahon 1,925 70.7 +17.8
Conservative Robert Barnes67424.8-5.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow1244.6-7.0
Majority1,25145.9+23.6
Turnout 2,723
Labour hold Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenys Butterworth 1,532 58.2 +12.9
Independent Warren Bates66925.4+11.3
Liberal Democrats Ron Wise2459.3-3.1
Conservative Miranda Meadowcroft1857.0-22.2
Majority86332.8+15.7
Turnout 2,631
Labour hold Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Williams 1,394 60.7 +16.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury56324.5-9.5
Independent John Berry33914.8+7.7
Majority83136.2+26.3
Turnout 2,296
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kaiser Rehman 1,846 60.3 +18.2
Liberal Democrats Rafiq Pazeer65421.4-14.6
Conservative Zulfiqar Mohammed56218.4-0.5
Majority1,21039.5+33.4
Turnout 3,062
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Larkin 1,878 60.9 +12.4
Conservative Joseph Farquhar96231.2-0.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson2427.9-11.5
Majority91629.7+13.4
Turnout 3,082
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Bashforth 1,932 65.2 +24.3
Conservative Allan Fish77626.2-2.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Begley2578.7-20.9
Majority1,15639.0+27.8
Turnout 2,965
Labour hold Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Heffernan 1,100 31.0 -2.9
Independent Ken Hulme1,08330.6+1.2
Conservative Phil Sewell71120.1-2.0
Labour Sean Fielding65018.3+3.6
Majority170.5-4.0
Turnout 3,544
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Sheldon 1,590 42.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Phil Renold1,09428.9-18.1
Labour Dilys Fletcher69518.4+12.6
Green Dominic Wall40110.6+10.6
Majority49613.2
Turnout 3,780
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Alexander 1,316 42.3 +15.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord1,17637.8-10.9
Conservative Pam Byrne62220.0-2.0
Majority1404.5
Turnout 3,114
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St James ward

St James ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Newton 1,155 53.0 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fairbrother77735.7-3.7
Conservative David Caddick24611.3-5.9
Majority37817.3
Turnout 2,178
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shadab Qumer 2,847 65.5 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Ajawat Hussain1,25528.9-12.4
Conservative David Atherton2445.6-4.0
Majority1,59236.3+28.8
Turnout 4,346
Labour hold Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock 1,084 40.4 -7.1
Labour Amanda Chadderton98636.8+15.2
Conservative Phelyp Bennet61222.8-8.1
Majority983.6-13.0
Turnout 2,682
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dean 1,340 47.8 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Kay Knox1,06438.0-1.4
Conservative Neil Allsopp2037.2-7.3
Independent Stuart Allsopp1957.0-4.0
Majority2769.8
Turnout 2,802
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Javid Iqbal 2,530 64.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Asghar Ali1,11528.5+17.9
Conservative Muhammad Imran2666.8-22.7
Majority1,41536.2+7.2
Turnout 3,911
Labour hold Swing

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