Oldham council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 20 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
13
Reform UK
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
46.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 13 +13 29,416 36.8% +35.7
Labour and Co-operative Party 3 -4 16,863 21.1% -8.0
The Oldham Group Party 2 +2 7,359 9.2% —
Liberal Democrats 1 -2 8,582 10.7% -3.5
Independent 1 -7 4,819 6.0% -32.4
Green Party 0 +0 7,414 9.3% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -2 3,117 3.9% -9.2
Workers Party - Oldham Group 0 +0 1,602 2.0% —
Failsworth Independent Party 0 +0 635 0.8% -0.9
National Housing Party United Kingdom 0 +0 58 0.1% -0.2
Northern Heart 0 +0 29 0.0% -0.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Labour and Co-operative Party 21
Green Party 20
Liberal Democrats 20
Reform UK 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Independent 12
The Oldham Group Party 8
Failsworth Independent Party 2
National Housing Party United Kingdom 1
Northern Heart 1
Workers Party - Oldham Group 1

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 +/−
The Oldham Group Party Shabir Hussain Elected 1,552 42.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Shaid Mushtaq 989 27.3% -3.2
Reform UK Susan Brown 689 19.0% —
Green Party Andrea Chaverra Valencia 228 6.3% +3.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Alexander Dinoff 85 2.3% -2.2
Independent Carol Hardie 46 1.3% -49.2
Northern Heart Anne Taylor 29 0.8% -2.4
Majority563
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,618

The Oldham Group Party gain from Independent

Chadderton Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nazrul Islam Elected 1,215 31.8% -1.8
Reform UK Alexander David William Lomas 1,015 26.6% —
Independent Mohammed Razon 892 23.4% +14.8
Green Party Suleman Hussain 456 12.0% +6.1
Liberal Democrats Katie Helen Gloster 149 3.9% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Iryna Kantorova 88 2.3% -30.7
Majority200
Turnout44.7%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,815

Labour Party hold

Chadderton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jon Ford Elected 2,107 52.9% —
Labour Party Colin McLaren 948 23.8% -25.1
Green Party Paul Alexander Singleton 502 12.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Lyon 285 7.2% -22.0
Liberal Democrats Prem Raghvani 141 3.5% -10.6
Majority1,159
Turnout47.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,983

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Chadderton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rob Jackson Elected 1,833 44.3% +29.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Kyle Phythian 709 17.1% -28.2
Green Party Stephanie Anne Beverley 539 13.0% —
The Oldham Group Party Muhammad Irfan 351 8.5% —
The Oldham Group Party Muhammad Irfan 351 8.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Davenport 256 6.2% -17.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Witt 103 2.5% -2.8
Majority1,124
Turnout41.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,142

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Coldhurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mohammed Mohib Abu Taleb Elected 1,892 41.5% -13.2
Labour Party Abdul Malik 1,471 32.3% +0.7
Reform UK Elaine Whittingham 473 10.4% —
Green Party Tayba Nazir 464 10.2% +6.9
Independent Mohammed Ali 133 2.9% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury 128 2.8% -1.8
Majority421
Turnout45.9%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,561

Independent hold

Crompton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Peter Hanlon Elected 1,773 47.3% —
Liberal Democrats Hazel Gloster 1,036 27.6% -16.4
Green Party Chris Mills 250 6.7% —
Independent Alicia Dunne 232 6.2% -27.2
Labour Party Latif Choudhary 227 6.1% -10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Lord 153 4.1% -2.4
Independent Shaun Michael Duffy 79 2.1% —
Majority737
Turnout47.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,750

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Failsworth East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Andrew Barry Brooks Elected 2,050 51.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Chris Goodwin 474 12.0% -21.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Chris Goodwin 474 12.0% —
Failsworth Independent Party Neil Hindle 430 10.9% -21.4
Green Party Laurraine Demelchor 369 9.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Louise Dronsfield 101 2.6% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Beeley 60 1.5% -0.4
Majority1,576
Turnout44.2%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,958

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Failsworth West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Christopher Ruthven Elected 1,878 55.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Peter Davis 584 17.4% -16.2
Green Party Andrew Kevin Jones 507 15.1% —
Failsworth Independent Party Natalie Parren 205 6.1% -6.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Blackmore 95 2.8% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Akin 88 2.6% -0.4
Majority1,294
Turnout42.6%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,357

Reform UK gain from Independent

Hollinwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Robert Barnes Elected 1,472 39.9% —
Labour Party Saniya Abid 866 23.5% -9.9
The Oldham Group Party Abdul Wahid 772 20.9% —
Green Party Callum Holt 359 9.7% +4.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Adamson 164 4.4% -0.0
National Housing Party United Kingdom John Lawrence 58 1.6% -5.3
Majority606
Turnout41.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,691

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Medlock Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Junaid Hussain Elected 1,283 34.9% -10.0
Reform UK Victor Flowers 983 26.8% —
The Oldham Group Party Sharoon Zaman 777 21.2% —
Green Party Cameron Lee Gates 432 11.8% —
Liberal Democrats Shona Farnworth 198 5.4% -4.4
Majority300
Turnout40.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,673

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Royton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Robinson Elected 2,502 59.0% —
Labour Party Clint Phythian 586 13.8% -21.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Adams 569 13.4% -36.8
Green Party Emily Walker 412 9.7% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Lewis Farnworth 169 4.0% -2.0
Majority1,916
Turnout50.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,238

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Royton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tony Pinder Elected 1,922 55.1% —
Labour Party Kathryn Jane England 645 18.5% -18.3
Green Party Miranda Meadowcroft 368 10.5% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party William Hingston 267 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Lynne Christine Thompson 144 4.1% -2.4
Independent Anthony Prince 143 4.1% -46.3
Majority1,277
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,489

Reform UK gain from Independent

Saddleworth North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK loan Williams Elected 1,752 40.8% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Thomas Powell 1,289 30.0% -11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Bywater 488 11.4% -9.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Samuel Jacob Hollis 432 10.1% -15.4
Green Party Chris Fielding 330 7.7% —
Majority463
Turnout54.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,291

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Saddleworth South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helen Louise Bishop Elected 1,594 35.0% +11.5
Reform UK Christopher John McManus 1,592 35.0% —
Labour Party Archie Ross Duncan 602 13.2% -9.9
Conservative and Unionist Party David Hartington 417 9.2% -22.5
Green Party George Simon Atkinson 344 7.6% +4.2
Majority2
Turnout54.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,549

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Saddleworth West & Lees

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Peter Klonowski Elected 1,808 44.1% —
Liberal Democrats Alicia Claire Marland 1,636 39.9% -15.7
Labour Party Dave Barter 279 6.8% -9.4
Green Party Joe Bardsley 238 5.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lisa Hartington 143 3.5% -1.4
Majority172
Turnout49.4%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,104

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Shaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Steve Eyre Elected 1,555 44.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Penketh 955 27.3% -12.7
Labour Party Hamid Ali 336 9.6% -5.2
Green Party Ben Jack Ingham 253 7.2% —
Independent Sarah Howarth 177 5.1% -37.0
Independent Lee Navesey 175 5.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adi Kohli 53 1.5% -1.6
Majority600
Turnout47.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,504

Reform UK gain from Independent

St James'

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Gary Tarbuck Elected 1,938 60.8% —
Labour Party Angela Carol Cosgrove 576 18.1% -18.2
Green Party Amir Jhandad 284 8.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Noble 209 6.6% -23.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Hindle 158 5.0% -2.2
The Oldham Group Party Maqsood Hussain 22 0.7% —
Majority1,362
Turnout39.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,187

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

St Mary's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
The Oldham Group Party Sonny Shah Arstan Elected 2,554 53.0% —
Labour Party Aftab Hussain 1,465 30.4% -0.9
Reform UK Ivan Burnley-Davies 368 7.6% —
Green Party Lina Maria Valencia 321 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Gloster 110 2.3% -0.5
Majority1,089
Turnout51.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,818

The Oldham Group Party gain from Independent

Waterhead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Paul Taylor Elected 1,459 34.4% +25.5
The Oldham Group Party Mir Ajawat 980 23.1% —
Labour Party Ali Aqeel Salamat 954 22.5% -5.4
Green Party Andrew Peter Sinclair 394 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alison Caroline Bishop 266 6.3% -3.2
Independent Stuart Allsopp 132 3.1% -35.8
Independent Majid Khan 54 1.3% —
Majority479
Turnout46.1%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,239

Reform UK gain from Independent

Werneth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Fida Hussain Elected 1,748 35.5% —
Workers Party - Oldham Group Rangzib Nazir 1,602 32.5% —
Independent Mohammed Imran Ali 864 17.5% -38.2
Green Party Mycul Trelore 364 7.4% —
Reform UK Stuart Illingworth 247 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Rachel Pendlebury 102 2.1% -3.3
Majority146
Turnout51.3%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,927

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Independent

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