Oldham council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 20 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
14
Labour Party
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 14 — 27,586 49.1% —
Liberal Democrats 3 — 7,383 13.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 — 6,890 12.3% —
Independent 1 — 3,732 6.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 8,876 15.8% —
Green Party 0 — 1,681 3.0% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Labour Party 20
Liberal Democrats 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 19
Green Party 14
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 14
Independent 4

A party standing a full slate could field 20 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alexandra

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zahid Chauhan Elected 1,650 63.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Carter 642 24.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Hopkinson 115 4.4% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Neville Darlington 94 3.6% —
Independent Matloob Hussain 65 2.5% —
Green Party Irfat Ahmed Shajahan 37 1.4% —
Majority1,008
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,603

Chadderton Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Dearden Elected 1,371 51.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Francis Arbour 741 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Barnes 337 12.7% —
Green Party Jessica Stott 131 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats Derek Clayton 75 2.8% —
Majority630
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,655

Chadderton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fazlul Haque Elected 1,665 55.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Quigg 910 30.4% —
Green Party Adam King 232 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Hall 191 6.4% —
Majority755
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,998

Chadderton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Goodwin Elected 1,416 59.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Connor 783 33.0% —
Green Party Chris Parr 106 4.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tabirul Islam 68 2.9% —
Majority633
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,373

Coldhurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abdul Jabbar Elected 2,832 78.3% —
Liberal Democrats Nuruz Zaman 295 8.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Curley 270 7.5% —
Green Party Saleh Uddin Talukdar 222 6.1% —
Majority2,537
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,619

Crompton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Diane Williamson Elected 1,239 42.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nicholas Adam Godleman 670 22.8% —
Labour Party Bernard Judge 640 21.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phelyp Bennett 393 13.4% —
Majority569
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,942

Failsworth East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cherryl Anne Brock Elected 1,410 65.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Antony Cahill 509 23.7% —
Green Party Andy Hunter-Rossall 166 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Wise 62 2.9% —
Majority901
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,147

Failsworth West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sean Fielding Elected 1,511 60.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joan Spencer 757 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Martin 209 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Louie Michael Hamblett 40 1.6% —
Majority754
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,514

Hollinwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Ames Elected 1,157 57.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Imran Sarwar 615 30.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Jeffery-Sykes 171 8.4% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Alexander Dinoff 86 4.2% —
Majority542
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,029

Medlock Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ateeque Ur-Rehman 1,954 70.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Christopher Berry 522 18.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hasin Amin 126 4.5% —
Green Party Jean Betteridge 90 3.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Zakaullah 82 3.0% —
Majority—
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,774

Royton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Anthony Larkin Elected 1,266 49.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ruth Keating 602 23.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michele Stockton 426 16.8% —
Liberal Democrats Russ Gosling 149 5.9% —
Green Party Lauren Pickering 93 3.7% —
Majority664
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,536

Royton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amanda Clare Chadderton Elected 1,495 62.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Fish 579 24.4% —
Green Party Jim Stidworthy 207 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Vipran Srivastava 95 4.0% —
Majority916
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,376

Saddleworth North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Garth Harkness Elected 995 33.4% —
Labour Party Valerie Leach 552 18.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Raymond Curley 479 16.1% —
Independent Rob Knotts 444 14.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Harry Moore 424 14.3% —
Green Party Catherine Hunter-Rossall 81 2.7% —
Majority443
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,975

Saddleworth South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Hudson Elected 1,201 37.8% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Belmore 1,190 37.5% —
Labour Party Ian Brian Manners 785 24.7% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,176

Saddleworth West and Lees

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Gordon Hewitt Elected 955 33.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Nurse 768 26.6% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow 705 24.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andris D'Adamo 460 15.9% —
Majority187
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,888

Shaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Howard David Sykes Elected 1,294 52.0% —
Labour Party Hemmy Spiggott 661 26.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Bond 380 15.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Byrne 155 6.2% —
Majority633
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,490

St James'

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cath Ball Elected 924 45.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joseph Christopher Fitzpatrick 702 34.2% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Anthony Dawson 203 9.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John David Caddick 155 7.6% —
Green Party Roger Pakeman 67 3.3% —
Majority222
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,051

St Mary's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Hussain Aftab Elected 2,190 48.6% —
Labour Party Arooj Shah 1,801 40.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Donna Elaine Godleman 266 5.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Andrew Atherton 114 2.5% —
Green Party Miranda Meadowcroft 68 1.5% —
Liberal Democrats Angie Farrell 64 1.4% —
Majority389
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,503

Waterhead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Vita Rose Price Elected 1,150 41.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ajawat Hussain 1,004 36.6% —
Liberal Democrats Linda Dawson 352 12.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Allsopp 172 6.3% —
Green Party Criona Franklin 67 2.4% —
Majority146
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,745

Werneth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fida Hussain Elected 2,391 63.7% —
Independent Rehman Attiq 1,033 27.5% —
Green Party Melodey Walker 114 3.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jawaad Hussain 109 2.9% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury 104 2.8% —
Majority1,358
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,751

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