Central Rochdale ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| 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 |
| Majority | 520 | |||
| Turnout | 43.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,400 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,109 | |||
Workers Party of Britain hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers Party of Britain | Farooq Ahmed Elected | 2,016 | 53.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Ali Ahmed | 1,541 | 40.5% | -32.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Naveed Akhtar | 144 | 3.8% | -13.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shajan Ali | 106 | 2.8% | -6.7 |
| Majority | 475 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,807 | |||
Workers Party of Britain gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Sameena Akhtar Zaheer Elected | 2,487 | 72.9% | +6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Ghafoor | 601 | 17.6% | -20.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shajan Ali | 323 | 9.5% | +5.1 |
| Majority | 1,886 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,411 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Iftikhar Ahmed Elected | 2,598 | 66.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Ali Ahmed Elected | 2,518 | 64.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Sameena Akhtar Zaheer Elected | 2,193 | 56.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Sheraz | 1,499 | 38.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Zulfiqar Ali | 1,306 | 33.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Zaheer Abbas | 1,280 | 32.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Len Branton | 170 | 4.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Scholes | 159 | 4.1% | — |
| Majority | 694 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,908 | |||
06/05/2021 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 81% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6% |
| Green Party | 5% |
Reconstructed from Central Rochdale (81%), Smallbridge and Firgrove (9%), Kingsway (5%), Milkstone and Deeplish (4%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
02/05/2019 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 77% |
| Liberal Democrats | 14% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1% |
| Green Party | 1% |
Reconstructed from Central Rochdale (81%), Smallbridge and Firgrove (9%), Kingsway (5%), Milkstone and Deeplish (4%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 65% |
| Liberal Democrats | 27% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6% |
| Green Party | 2% |
Reconstructed from Central Rochdale (81%), Smallbridge and Firgrove (9%), Kingsway (5%), Milkstone and Deeplish (4%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 78% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5% |
| Green Party | 3% |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 2% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2% |
Reconstructed from Central Rochdale (81%), Smallbridge and Firgrove (9%), Kingsway (5%), Milkstone and Deeplish (4%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.