Oldham council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 20 wards · 60 seats contested

Most seats
32
Labour Party
Seats contested
60
across 20 wards
Turnout
34.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 32 +21 69,794 45.9% -0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 11 +7 26,453 17.4% -3.4
Liberal Democrats 10 +7 26,388 17.4% +4.2
Independent 4 +3 23,442 15.4% +10.7
Failsworth Independent Party 3 +1 3,096 2.0% -3.1
Northern Heart 0 +0 1,762 1.2% +0.2
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 0 +0 739 0.5% +0.3
National Housing Party United Kingdom 0 +0 205 0.1% -0.2
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 71 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 60
Labour and Co-operative Party 57
Conservative and Unionist Party 50
Liberal Democrats 49
Independent 36
Northern Heart 7
Failsworth Independent Party 4
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 3
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 1
National Housing Party United Kingdom 1

A party standing a full slate could field 60 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 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Zahid Chauhan Elected 1,462 81.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Shaid Mushtaq Elected 1,358 75.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jenny Harrison Elected 1,327 73.9% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Alexander Dinoff 250 13.9% —
Independent Muhammad Yasir 246 13.7% —
Northern Heart Sheila Ann Brophy 230 12.8% —
Liberal Democrats Rory Thompson 225 12.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jubel Ahmed 157 8.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Md Nazrul Chowdhury 134 7.5% —
Majority1,077
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,796

Chadderton Central 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohon Ali Elected 1,843 70.2% —
Labour Party Mohammed Nazrul Islam Elected 1,786 68.0% —
Labour Party Elaine Taylor Elected 1,587 60.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Razon 781 29.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Md Yahhia Qurashi 430 16.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Toklis Miah 370 14.1% —
Northern Heart Cath Jackson 248 9.4% —
Northern Heart Jackie Gartside 243 9.3% —
Northern Heart Abdul Basit 184 7.0% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Cator 168 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Sue Mayall 152 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Fazal Rahim 82 3.1% —
Majority806
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,625

Chadderton North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barbara Susan Brownridge Elected 1,299 51.4% —
Labour Party Colin McLaren Elected 1,242 49.1% —
Labour Party Eddie Moores Elected 1,218 48.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Bardsley 1,076 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Hesketh Ford 1,067 42.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Moudud Ahmed 992 39.3% —
Liberal Democrats Dominic Cadman 318 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Katie Helen Gloster 203 8.0% —
Liberal Democrats Michael David Scholes 165 6.5% —
Majority142
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,527

Chadderton South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Shuttleworth Elected 1,228 67.0% —
Labour Party Chris Goodwin Elected 1,219 66.5% —
Labour Party Holly Louise Harrison Elected 1,192 65.0% —
Independent Warren William Bates 529 28.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammed Riaj Alom 367 20.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jawaad Hussain 301 16.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Liyakoth Miah 259 14.1% —
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord 246 13.4% —
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Habib 157 8.6% —
Majority663
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,833

Coldhurst 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abdul Jabbar Elected 2,775 62.3% —
Labour Party Abdul Malik Elected 2,255 50.6% —
Labour Party Ruji Sapna Surjan Elected 2,107 47.3% —
Independent Montaz Ali Azad 1,935 43.5% —
Independent Mohammed Mohib Abu Taleb 1,275 28.6% —
Independent Noor Akmol 915 20.5% —
Liberal Democrats Badrul Amin 309 6.9% —
Liberal Democrats Rachel Pendlebury 262 5.9% —
Independent Amir Uddin 259 5.8% —
Independent Abdul Malik 214 4.8% —
Independent Mohammed Ali 181 4.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Saira Ahmed 167 3.8% —
Independent Ahmed Ali 166 3.7% —
Liberal Democrats Hamza Uddin 141 3.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Samsul Alam 134 3.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mahmud Ullah Hannan 132 3.0% —
Independent Mustafa Ahmed Mustak 131 2.9% —
Majority172
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,453

Crompton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dave Murphy Elected 1,136 55.8% —
Liberal Democrats Louie Michael Hamblett Elected 1,109 54.5% —
Liberal Democrats Diane Williamson Elected 1,087 53.4% —
Independent Lee Navesey 736 36.1% —
Labour Party David John Barker 490 24.1% —
Labour Party Ken Rustidge 466 22.9% —
Labour Party Latif Choudhary 358 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michele Stockton 329 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Masuma Ahmed 200 9.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Afruj Chowdhury 196 9.6% —
Majority351
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,036

Failsworth East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Failsworth Independent Party Brian Hobin Elected 944 62.0% —
Failsworth Independent Party Neil Hindle Elected 877 57.6% —
Failsworth Independent Party Lucia Rea Elected 866 56.9% —
Labour Party Aileen Laura Fryer 848 55.7% —
Labour Party Fazlul Haque 560 36.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bradley Holt 246 16.2% —
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Beeley 227 14.9% —
Majority18
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,523

Failsworth West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sandra Ball Elected 1,010 53.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Peter Davis Elected 929 49.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Gordon Fryer Elected 854 45.0% —
Independent Alan Brady 769 40.5% —
Independent Mark Jeffrey Wilkinson 751 39.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Dion Antony Terence Joseph Linton 671 35.4% —
Failsworth Independent Party Jane Nicola Cashinella-Vaughan 409 21.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Hurley 191 10.1% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Christine Powell 106 5.6% —
Majority85
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,897

Hollinwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kamran Ghafoor Elected 1,085 48.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Wahid Elected 972 43.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammad Irfan Elected 964 43.3% —
Labour Party Hannah Jane Roberts 944 42.4% —
Labour Party Kyle Phythian 924 41.5% —
Labour Party Steve Williams 876 39.4% —
Independent Barbara Victoria Whitehead 279 12.5% —
Independent Ian Whitehead 221 9.9% —
National Housing Party United Kingdom John Lawrence 205 9.2% —
Liberal Democrats Karen Barton 202 9.1% —
Majority20
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,224

Medlock Vale 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sajed Hussain Elected 1,997 78.6% —
Labour Party Junaid Hussain Elected 1,906 75.0% —
Labour Party Umar Nasheen Elected 1,879 74.0% —
Independent Mark Birchall 532 20.9% —
Liberal Democrats Lewis Farnworth 301 11.9% —
Liberal Democrats Shona Farnworth 297 11.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tania Akhtar 213 8.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammod Wabaydur Rahman 212 8.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Akthar Hussain 171 6.7% —
Independent Waqar Raza 111 4.4% —
Majority1,347
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,540

Royton North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Arnott Elected 1,289 47.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Adams Elected 1,255 46.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Quigg Elected 1,182 43.8% —
Labour Party Mick Harwood 1,142 42.3% —
Labour Party Clint Phythian 1,046 38.7% —
Labour Party Stephanie Lauren Shuttleworth 981 36.3% —
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Colin Herbert Burrows 273 10.1% —
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Joan Anne Mills 235 8.7% —
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Paul Goldring 231 8.6% —
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord 168 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Enrique Flores 158 5.9% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Swift 141 5.2% —
Majority40
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,700

Royton South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Maggie Hurley Elected 1,039 47.7% —
Labour Party Marie Ann Bashforth Elected 978 44.9% —
Labour Party Steven Bashforth Elected 944 43.3% —
Labour Party Amanda Clare Chadderton 923 42.4% —
Independent Jade Hughes 837 38.4% —
Independent Darren Anthony Ratcliffe 757 34.7% —
Independent Anthony Prince 427 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats Russ Gosling 215 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Penketh 199 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jeff Garner 148 6.8% —
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Alexander Anthony Omeltschenko 71 3.3% —
Majority21
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,179

Saddleworth North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Byrne Elected 1,134 41.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Lancaster Elected 1,064 38.6% —
Liberal Democrats Garth Harkness Elected 1,050 38.1% —
Liberal Democrats Lynne Christine Thompson 912 33.1% —
Labour Party Phillida Ann Shipp 858 31.1% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Thomas Powell 767 27.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart John Pyefinch 767 27.8% —
Labour Party Glyn Ford 733 26.6% —
Independent Gary Kershaw 451 16.4% —
Independent Simon James Hodgson 282 10.2% —
Independent Paul Geoffrey Stevenson 251 9.1% —
Majority138
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,756

Saddleworth South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Sheldon Elected 1,449 49.3% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Louise Bishop Elected 1,225 41.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Max Woodvine Elected 1,176 40.0% —
Liberal Democrats Roger Blackmore 1,019 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John McManus 997 33.9% —
Labour Party Dominic John Wall 858 29.2% —
Labour Party Tahra Parveen Javed 750 25.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Beeston 673 22.9% —
Independent Gary Tarbuck 663 22.6% —
Majority157
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,937

Saddleworth West & Lees 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sam Al-Hamdani Elected 1,600 60.7% —
Liberal Democrats Alicia Claire Marland Elected 1,564 59.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Kenyon Elected 1,483 56.3% —
Independent Paul Shilton 660 25.0% —
Labour Party Dave Barter 446 16.9% —
Labour Party John Bernard Battye 445 16.9% —
Independent Christopher Marshall 430 16.3% —
Independent Sophie Johnson 420 15.9% —
Labour Party Valerie Leach 382 14.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terence Hopkinson 192 7.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gibson Michael Walker 175 6.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mujibur Rahman 110 4.2% —
Majority823
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,636

Shaw 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Marc Hince Elected 998 52.2% —
Liberal Democrats Howard David Sykes Elected 938 49.0% —
Liberal Democrats Hazel Gloster Elected 911 47.6% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Gloster 895 46.8% —
Independent Lisa Adele Navesey 872 45.6% —
Labour Party Meg Birchall 381 19.9% —
Labour Party Syed Ali 297 15.5% —
Labour Party Dhanyaal Rashid 256 13.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Abdul Kayum 67 3.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Md Mujibur Rahman 63 3.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shuabur Rahman 62 3.2% —
Majority16
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,913

St James' 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beth Sharp Elected 871 46.6% —
Labour Party Angela Carol Cosgrove Elected 848 45.3% —
Labour Party Josh Charters Elected 743 39.7% —
Labour Party Leanne Joy Munroe 731 39.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Craig-Weston 709 37.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacob Sharp 705 37.7% —
Independent Amoy Lindo 522 27.9% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Anthony Dawson 238 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Gloster 124 6.6% —
Liberal Democrats Roger Hindle 118 6.3% —
Majority12
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,870

St Mary's 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Arooj Shah Elected 2,743 76.2% —
Independent Hussain Aftab Elected 2,361 65.6% —
Labour Party Ali Aqeel Salamat Elected 1,926 53.5% —
Independent Aisha Kouser 1,658 46.1% —
Labour Party Ghazala Rana 1,336 37.1% —
Liberal Democrats Zoe Elizabeth Rowlinson 236 6.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hussain 209 5.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Ahmed 141 3.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Asma Begum 107 3.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Husna Khatun 84 2.3% —
Majority268
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,600

Waterhead 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nadeem Iqbal Elected 1,448 62.7% —
Labour Party Peter Dean Elected 1,304 56.5% —
Labour Party Ros Birch Elected 1,253 54.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sajjad Hussain 849 36.8% —
Liberal Democrats Linda Dawson 395 17.1% —
Independent Stuart Allsopp 346 15.0% —
Northern Heart Paul Taylor 329 14.2% —
Northern Heart Anne Taylor 282 12.2% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Thomas Wild 268 11.6% —
Northern Heart Rob Vance 246 10.7% —
Independent Israk Miah 208 9.0% —
Majority404
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,309

Werneth 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shoab Akhtar Elected 2,923 68.0% —
Labour Party Fida Hussain Elected 2,788 64.9% —
Labour Party Nyla Ibrahim Elected 2,731 63.6% —
Liberal Democrats Asghar Ali 1,700 39.6% —
Liberal Democrats Malik Rahman Abdul 1,496 34.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Foysal A Chowdhury 476 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury 395 9.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Salik Miah 204 4.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sobbir Ahmed Khan 179 4.2% —
Majority1,031
Turnout54.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,297

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