Rochdale council election, 2026

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

Most seats
13
Reform UK
Seats contested
20
across 20 wards
Turnout
39.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 13 +13 23,103 34.9% +33.4
Labour Party 2 -12 16,903 25.5% -16.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -1 7,178 10.8% -7.7
Workers Party of Britain 2 +0 5,569 8.4% -5.0
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 5,090 7.7% -4.1
Green Party 0 +0 7,208 10.9% +7.8
Middleton Independents Party 0 +0 936 1.4% -5.9
Independent 0 +0 195 0.3% -2.0
Advance UK 0 +0 52 0.1% —

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
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Green Party 20
Labour and Co-operative Party 20
Reform UK 20
Liberal Democrats 16
Workers Party of Britain 10
Independent 2
Middleton Independents Party 2
Advance UK 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.

Balderstone & Kirkholt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ashley-Louise Gilbert Elected 1,205 42.4% +9.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Philip Thomas Massey 722 25.4% -1.1
Green Party Sami Mir 349 12.3% +9.5
Workers Party of Britain Altaf Nadeem 275 9.7% -7.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Kershaw 160 5.6% -3.4
Liberal Democrats Rob Chilton 129 4.5% -0.1
Majority483
Turnout33.5%
Registered electors8,533
Ballots cast2,840

Reform UK hold

Bamford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Jennifer Smith Elected 1,230 34.5% -7.5
Reform UK Christopher Birchenough 1,009 28.3% —
Green Party George Hilton 566 15.9% +10.4
Labour Party Duncan Hannant 466 13.1% -12.6
Workers Party of Britain Bahadur Kamran 293 8.2% -15.7
Majority221
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors8,245
Ballots cast3,564

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Castleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Dave Jones Elected 1,379 44.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Billy Sheerin 719 23.3% -11.4
Green Party Jonathan Edward Kershaw 638 20.7% +13.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Thomas Bywater 197 6.4% -9.6
Liberal Democrats Sharon L Harrison 150 4.9% -0.2
Majority660
Turnout37.5%
Registered electors8,249
Ballots cast3,083

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Central Rochdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Workers Party of Britain Waqar Khan Elected 1,944 47.3% -5.6
Labour Party Iftikhar Ahmed 1,424 34.7% -5.8
Green Party Peter Cloran 395 9.6% —
Reform UK Samantha Payne 269 6.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Leach 77 1.9% -0.9
Majority520
Turnout43.9%
Registered electors9,400
Ballots cast4,109

Workers Party of Britain hold

East Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gina Jacques Elected 1,315 40.1% -27.8
Reform UK Mervyn Simpson 1,215 37.0% —
Middleton Independents Party Paul Beswick 337 10.3% -14.1
Green Party Clare Wood 265 8.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Smith 149 4.5% -1.8
Majority100
Turnout38.5%
Registered electors8,549
Ballots cast3,281

Labour Party hold

Healey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Stephens Elected 1,300 37.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Shaun O'Neill 772 22.3% -15.5
Liberal Democrats Andy Lord 528 15.2% -1.7
Green Party Umar Ali 441 12.7% +9.4
Workers Party of Britain Raja Miah 237 6.8% -13.7
Workers Party of Britain Raja Miah 237 6.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert James McLean 190 5.5% -16.0
Majority528
Turnout43.3%
Registered electors8,035
Ballots cast3,468

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Hopwood Hall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Steve Potter Elected 1,536 47.9% +32.3
Labour Party Susan Emmott 856 26.7% -23.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Spencer-Jones 319 9.9% -4.3
Green Party Robert Lewis King 290 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson 157 4.9% -2.9
Advance UK Alan Shaw 52 1.6% —
Majority680
Turnout36.1%
Registered electors8,910
Ballots cast3,210

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Kingsway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shakil Ahmed Elected 1,176 34.4% -7.3
Workers Party of Britain Mohammed Saleem 820 24.0% -4.2
Reform UK Denise Harrison 812 23.7% —
Green Party Mark Hollinrake 364 10.6% +2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven John Edgar 132 3.9% -6.5
Liberal Democrats Jenny Kelly 117 3.4% -7.8
Majority356
Turnout40.6%
Registered electors8,472
Ballots cast3,421

Labour Party hold

Littleborough Lakeside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Victoria Howard Elected 1,391 40.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Janet Emsley 1,170 34.3% -20.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Jackson 454 13.3% -22.9
Green Party Paul Michael Wooten 274 8.0% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Griffin 125 3.7% +2.3
Majority221
Turnout46.2%
Registered electors7,414
Ballots cast3,414

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Milkstone & Deeplish

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Workers Party of Britain Mohammed Shafiq Elected 1,560 49.7% -12.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Mohammad Arshad 1,017 32.4% +7.9
Green Party Neil Gavin Rutter 296 9.4% +5.6
Reform UK Stuart Mather 161 5.1% —
Liberal Democrats Majdi Khalil Aldimashqi 64 2.0% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Len Branton 38 1.2% -2.8
Majority543
Turnout40.2%
Registered electors7,850
Ballots cast3,136

Workers Party of Britain hold

Milnrow & Newhey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Anthony Gilbert Elected 1,400 39.1% —
Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson 1,306 36.4% -19.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Avis Kay Gilmore 519 14.5% -16.4
Green Party Jack Freddie Gower 217 6.1% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Milton Danczuk 128 3.6% -4.1
Workers Party of Britain Mohammed Shafiq 13 0.4% -1.7
Majority94
Turnout42.1%
Registered electors8,528
Ballots cast3,583

Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats

Norden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Ellison Elected 1,662 42.2% -6.3
Reform UK Kevin Lane 1,193 30.3% —
Labour Party Sue Moore-Holmes 495 12.6% -19.9
Green Party Sarah Louise Croke 431 11.0% +4.7
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Robertson 154 3.9% -3.9
Majority469
Turnout48.5%
Registered electors8,123
Ballots cast3,935

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

North Heywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Michael Howard Elected 1,365 53.8% +32.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Lewis Chadwick Woodall 597 23.5% -29.7
Green Party Naomi Charlotte Brown 310 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Bancroft 144 5.7% -10.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Gillan 123 4.8% -0.9
Majority768
Turnout31.7%
Registered electors8,060
Ballots cast2,539

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

North Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Lee Wolf Elected 1,450 44.8% —
Middleton Independents Party Keeley O'Mara 599 18.5% -33.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Connor Stanisauskis 562 17.4% -19.0
Green Party James Luckham 410 12.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eileen Taylor 141 4.4% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Chariss Peacock 73 2.3% -2.8
Majority851
Turnout34.8%
Registered electors9,320
Ballots cast3,235

Reform UK gain from Middleton Independents Party

Smallbridge & Firgrove

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Khizer Elected 917 29.9% -6.1
Reform UK Cole Brierley 850 27.7% —
Labour Party Aftab Hussain 683 22.3% -25.7
Green Party Feruz Ali 332 10.8% —
Independent Billy Howarth 160 5.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlotte Jayne Taylor 126 4.1% -11.9
Majority67
Turnout35.4%
Registered electors8,694
Ballots cast3,068

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

South Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Matthew Pilkington Elected 1,674 44.2% —
Labour Party Peter James Williams 1,238 32.7% -18.3
Green Party Sunday Stephen Onabanjo 392 10.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stacey Bancroft 308 8.1% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Sam Ellis 176 4.6% +1.7
Majority436
Turnout42.9%
Registered electors8,881
Ballots cast3,788

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Spotland & Falinge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Carl Faulkner Elected 1,018 30.5% —
Labour Party Iram Faisal 1,009 30.2% -12.4
Liberal Democrats Rabina Asghar 689 20.6% -7.3
Green Party Mick Coats 307 9.2% —
Workers Party of Britain Benita Blessing 151 4.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Marie Conway 134 4.0% -2.8
Independent Stefan Cholenka 35 1.0% -21.7
Majority9
Turnout39.1%
Registered electors8,567
Ballots cast3,343

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Philip Barrett Elected 1,466 40.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Frederick Hargreaves 1,209 33.0% -27.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Joshua James McCarron 451 12.3% -5.3
Green Party Adam Mir 328 9.0% +1.4
Liberal Democrats Kim Ho 169 4.6% -8.0
Workers Party of Britain Laura Pugh 39 1.1% -0.9
Majority257
Turnout43.9%
Registered electors8,358
Ballots cast3,662

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

West Heywood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Stuart Crawford Elected 1,474 49.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Angela Brown 921 31.0% -22.0
Green Party Ethan Towers 215 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Shaw 213 7.2% -11.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Adele Allison Anstee 151 5.1% -19.0
Majority553
Turnout33.9%
Registered electors8,772
Ballots cast2,974

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

West Middleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Trevor Taylor Elected 936 39.9% —
Labour Party Phil Burke 791 33.7% -16.6
Green Party Caitlin Furlong 388 16.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Steven Roughsedge 229 9.8% +2.2
Majority145
Turnout30.1%
Registered electors7,846
Ballots cast2,344

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

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