2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This took place on the same day as the 2015 General Election and other local elections.^[1]

The Labour Party retained control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2014
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	15	2	1	+1		42.6	40,304	-3.4
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	25.4	24,060	+8.3
Conservative	4	0	1	-1		19.6	18,518	-1.1
Liberal Democrats	1	1	1	+1		7.5	7,077	-2.6
Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2,860	+0.2
TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	69	+0.1
Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	1.8	1,684	-1.5

Ward results

The electoral division results listed below^[2] are based on the changes from the 2014 elections,^[3] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Joseph Meredith	1,786	46.4	−3.0
	UKIP	Cathie Cox	968	25.1	−5.3
	Conservative	Jacqueline Holt	579	15.0	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ann Colclough	379	9.8	+1.5
	Green	Neil Rutter	140	3.6	+3.6
Majority			818	21.3	−15.9
Turnout			3,852
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.2

Bamford ward

Bamford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Sullivan	2,110	40.3	−17.6
	Labour	Kewal Kataria	1,650	31.5	+4.9
	UKIP	Julie Baker	1,056	20.2	+20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Clegg	417	8.0	−14.6
Majority			460	8.8	−22.5
Turnout			5,233
	Conservative hold		Swing	-11.3

Castleton ward

Castleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Gladys Hornby	2,018	43.6	−0.1
	UKIP	Stephen Sanderson	1,438	31.1	+31.1
	Conservative	Ronald Crossley	665	14.4	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Smith	340	7.3	−3.2
	Green	Jonathan Kershaw	166	3.6	+3.6
Majority			580	12.5	−3.3
Turnout			4,627
	Labour hold		Swing	+15.6

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ali Ahmed	2,455	57.9	−21.6
	Independent	Farooq Ahmed	972	22.9	+22.9
	UKIP	Angela Gardner	473	11.1	+11.1
	Conservative	Roger Howarth	193	4.5	−1.6
	Independent	Andy Littlewood	80	1.9	−5.2
	TUSC	David Fenwick-Finn	69	1.6	+1.6
Majority			1,483	34.9	−37.4
Turnout			4,242
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Martin	2,371	49.9	+2.8
	UKIP	Ronald Broadley Ashworth	1,409	29.7	−2.6
	Conservative	Teresa Fitzsimons	832	17.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Smith	135	2.8	−2.0
Majority			962	20.3	+5.5
Turnout			4,747
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Healey ward

Healey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shah Wazir	1,640	31.6	−2.8
	Conservative	Andrew Neilson	1,491	28.8	−0.6
	UKIP	Maureen Kershaw	1,348	26.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Rogers	468	9.0	+1.8
	Green	A J Rennie	235	4.5	−0.4
Majority			149	2.9	−1.1
Turnout			5,182
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Emmott	2,203	44.7	−7.2
	UKIP	Michael Foster	1,720	34.9	+3.6
	Conservative	Karen Winkler	709	14.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tony MacSparran	146	3.0	−0.9
	Green	Naomi Southwell	145	3.0	+3.0
Majority			483	9.8	−10.8
Turnout			4,923
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.4

Kingsway ward

Kingsway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Brosnan	2,750	58.5	−7.8
	UKIP	Christine Akram	917	19.5	+19.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Clayton	377	8.0	−3.1
	Conservative	John Kershaw	337	7.2	−3.2
	Green	Mark Hollinrake	172	3.7	−8.5
	Independent	Mohamed Janjua	149	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,833	39.0	−39.3
Turnout			4,702
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.7

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Stott	1,656	35.0	+7.0
	Labour	Graham Haynes	1,542	32.6	−4.2
	UKIP	Ed Aadahl	1,156	24.4	−3.3
	Green	Glynis Coats	307	6.5	+2.1
	Independent	Dave Felton	74	1.6	+1.6
Majority			114	2.4
Turnout			4,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.6

Milkstone & Deeplish ward

Milkstone & Deeplish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Zaman	3,335	77.7	+10.5
	UKIP	Rifat Mahmood	364	8.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Swarbrick	260	6.1	+2.0
	Conservative	Keith Taylor	211	4.9	−9.0
	Green	Sarah Bibi	120	2.8	+2.8
Majority			2,971	69.2	+17.6
Turnout			4,290
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Kelly	2,013	38.8	+2.9
	Labour	Martin Eric Rodgers	1,293	24.9	−11.4
	UKIP	Michael O'Brien	984	19.0	+19.0
	Conservative	James Conboy	708	13.6	−4.7
	Green	James Ashworth	186	3.6	−1.2
Majority			720	13.9
Turnout			5,184
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+7.2

Norden ward

Norden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Winkler	2,490	46.5	+5.2
	UKIP	Graeme Kerby	1,285	24.0	+0.3
	Labour	Ruth Yasmeen	1,091	20.4	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Monica Rush	268	5.0	−1.6
	Green	Joseph Ashworth	217	4.0	−0.8
Majority			1,205	22.5	+4.9
Turnout			5,351
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.5

North Heywood ward

North Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Dutton	1,626	38.1	+3.1
	UKIP	Paul Towriss	1,340	31.4	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Malcolm	831	19.4	−19.4
	Conservative	Anne Shorrock	362	8.5	+3.8
	Green	Warren Smith	113	2.6	+2.6
Majority			286	6.7
Turnout			4,272
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

North Middleton ward

North Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sara Louise Rowbotham	2,336	51.0	+10.2
	UKIP	David Winder	1,514	33.0	−4.3
	Conservative	Barbara Braiden	586	12.8	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Cooper	147	3.2	+0.6
Majority			822	17.9	+14.5
Turnout			4,583
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aftab Hussain	1,933	46.8	−21.0
	UKIP	Neville Westerman	1,221	30.0	+30.0
	Conservative	Keith Branton	423	10.2	−8.4
	Green	Marie Munoz	261	6.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joe O'Neil	155	3.7	−9.9
	Independent	Mohammed Abdul Hamid	134	3.2	+3.2
Majority			712	17.2	−32.0
Turnout			4,127
	Labour hold		Swing	-25.5

South Middleton ward

South Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Williams	2,322	42.1	+0.2
	UKIP	Richard Whittaker	1,500	27.2	+0.5
	Conservative	Bernard Braiden	1,284	23.3	+0.1
	Green	Abi Jackson	214	3.9	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Wilkins	191	3.5	+0.5
Majority			822	14.9	−0.3
Turnout			5,511
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecile Biant	2,214	47.3	+3.7
	UKIP	Sajid Ali	1,022	21.8	+0.8
	Conservative	Steven Scholes	644	13.8	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Rawstron	411	8.8	+2.3
	Green	Mick Coats	235	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Emily Bannister	155	3.3	+3.3
Majority			1,192	25.5	+2.9
Turnout			4,681
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rina Paolucci	2,215	45.6	−15.1
	Labour	Beverley Place	1,125	23.2	+0.5
	UKIP	William Candlin	1,002	20.6	+20.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Kelly	302	6.2	+1.5
	Green	Fearn Thomas	213	4.4	−7.4
Majority			1,090	22.4	−15.4
Turnout			4,857
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.8

West Heywood ward

West Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqui Beswick	2,353	48.2	+5.0
	UKIP	Warren Mitchell	1,675	34.3	−8.0
	Conservative	Jane Howard	581	11.9	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Derrick Drysdale	143	2.9	−1.2
	Green	David Coats	128	2.6	+2.6
Majority			678	13.9	+12.9
Turnout			4,880
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

West Middleton ward

West Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Burke	2,651	57.2	+6.9
	UKIP	Lee Seville	1,325	28.6	−8.2
	Conservative	Rachel McLachlan	442	9.5	+2.0
	Green	Alan Cocking	128	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Elder	88	1.9	−3.5
Majority			1.326	28.6	+15.2
Turnout			4,634
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.4

References

^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
^ "Local Election 2015 - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Local Election 2014 - Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[TEC-1] "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

[results2015-2] "Local Election 2015 - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[results2014-3] "Local Election 2014 - Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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