Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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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]

Council elections

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  1. ^ Whole council elected after boundary changes[2]
  2. ^ New ward boundaries[1]

Borough result maps

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By-election results

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1993-1997

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Littleborough By-Election 11 July 1996
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

1997-2001

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Milnrow By-Election 10 June 1999
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

2005-2010

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Middleton North By-Election 29 November 2007[3]
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

2010-2015

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Norden Ward By-Election, 25th April 2013[4]
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[5] 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%

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Rochdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1230, retrieved 31 August 2022
  2. ^ "Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Labour hold on in by-election". Middleton Guardian. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/the_council/elections/election_-_norden_ward.aspx [dead link]
  5. ^ "Newdawnparty.uk".
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