Rochdale council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 20 wards · 20 seats contested

Most seats
16
Labour Party
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 16 +0 23,461 49.4% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +0 10,110 21.3% -5.7
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 5,156 10.8% -2.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 7,069 14.9% +10.9
Green Party 0 +0 1,731 3.6% +2.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 20
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Labour and Co-operative Party 20
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 16
Liberal Democrats 14
Green Party 8

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.

Balderstone and Kirkholt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Daniel Joseph Meredith Elected 880 45.0% -6.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Guy Jonathan Bradley 380 19.4% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock 369 18.9% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party John Kershaw 204 10.4% -13.0
Green Party James O'Meara 124 6.3% +1.6
Majority500
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,957

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Bamford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Sullivan Elected 1,499 47.8% -4.4
Labour Party Mohammad Arshad 1,048 33.4% -8.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Sanderson 251 8.0% —
Green Party Sarah Louise Croke 199 6.3% —
Liberal Democrats Barrie Nicholson 140 4.5% -2.0
Majority451
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,137

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Castleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jean Gladys Hornby Elected 1,035 47.5% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Cullen 481 22.1% -17.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Anthony Izzo 375 17.2% —
Green Party Jonathan Edward Kershaw 197 9.0% +2.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Thornley 91 4.2% -2.0
Majority554
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,179

Labour Party hold

Central Rochdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ali Ahmed Elected 2,292 78.7% +14.8
Liberal Democrats Rifat Mahmood 422 14.5% -14.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Howarth 200 6.9% +1.4
Majority1,870
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,914

Labour Party hold

East Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Donna Martin Elected 1,162 57.4% -4.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robert Mudd 520 25.7% +11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacqueline Elaine Holt 342 16.9% -7.3
Majority642
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,024

Labour Party hold

Healey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shah Wazir Elected 1,190 46.2% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert James McLean 582 22.6% -10.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Fred Willis 440 17.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Robert Rodgers 365 14.2% -3.2
Majority608
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,577

Labour Party hold

Hopwood Hall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Emmott Elected 1,095 51.5% -3.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Angela Christine Gardner 572 26.9% +12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Ellison 460 21.6% -9.1
Majority523
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,127

Labour Party hold

Kingsway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elsie Wraighte Elected 1,778 70.2% +6.1
Green Party Mark Hollinrake 268 10.6% +7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard James Duckworth 267 10.5% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Hughes 221 8.7% -15.7
Majority1,510
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,534

Labour Party hold

Littleborough Lakeside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tom Besford Elected 879 34.7% -11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Stott 687 27.1% -6.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Clegg 433 17.1% -2.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stephen Mitchell 336 13.3% —
Green Party Stuart Anthony Howard-Cofield 196 7.7% —
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,531

Labour Party hold

Milkstone and Deeplish

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammed Zaman Elected 2,142 83.8% -2.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Eden-Maughan 145 5.7% -1.9
Green Party Feruz Ali 134 5.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Taylor 134 5.2% -0.6
Majority1,997
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,555

Labour Party hold

Milnrow and Newhey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly Elected 1,714 60.0% +10.5
Labour Party Neil Butterworth 595 20.8% -12.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Hillary Ann Smith 362 12.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Carpenter 184 6.4% -10.8
Majority1,119
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,855

Liberal Democrats hold

Norden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Winkler Elected 1,428 55.2% -6.8
Labour Party Shaukat Ali 483 18.7% -9.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Beverley Sharon Taylor-King 270 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel William Sarbutts 218 8.4% +2.8
Green Party Adam Mir 187 7.2% +2.7
Majority945
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,586

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North Heywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ray Dutton Elected 968 54.8% -9.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bernard Akin 526 29.8% +17.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Coan 274 15.5% -2.9
Majority442
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,768

Labour Party hold

North Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sara Rowbotham Elected 1,061 54.8% +2.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Thomas Barnes 592 30.6% +16.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Christine McLachlan 284 14.7% +0.8
Majority469
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,937

Labour Party hold

Smallbridge and Firgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Aftab Hussain Elected 1,335 58.7% -11.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Laurent Baudry 410 18.0% —
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Kelly 294 12.9% -1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Len Branton 234 10.3% -5.7
Majority925
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,273

Labour Party hold

South Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter James Williams Elected 1,184 47.7% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Anstee 648 26.1% -12.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Philip Partington 440 17.7% +9.4
Liberal Democrats Sue Curzon 212 8.5% +3.1
Majority536
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,484

Labour Party hold

Spotland and Falinge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rachel Massey Elected 1,692 61.7% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Scholes 429 15.6% +6.1
Green Party Mick Coats 426 15.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Marsden 196 7.1% -0.4
Majority1,263
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,743

Labour Party hold

Wardle and West Littleborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rina Paolucci Elected 1,213 49.2% -16.8
Labour Party Julian Simon Farnell 595 24.1% -0.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Clegg 336 13.6% +4.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robert Neave 320 13.0% —
Majority618
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,464

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

West Heywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jacqui Beswick Elected 958 49.3% -4.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael O'Brien 699 36.0% +21.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Darren Philip Bayman 287 14.8% -6.2
Majority259
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,944

Labour Party hold

West Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Burke Elected 1,089 56.2% -7.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lee Jason Seville 576 29.7% +13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Neilson 273 14.1% -5.6
Majority513
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,938

Labour Party hold

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