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

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Rochdale Local Election Result 2014
Party 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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