2011 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
2011 UK local government election
Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as other Local Elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 29
- Conservative 14
- Liberal Democrat 13
- Others 4[1]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 15 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 50.8 | 29,573 | +13.9 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 26.1 | 15,174 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 17.4 | 20,093 | -14.2 | ||
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 738 | +0.1 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 228 | -0.1 | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 190 | +0.3 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2,169 | +2.5 |
Ward Results
Balderstone and Kirkholt ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Bethel | 1241 | 47.2 | +18.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Rowen | 869 | 33.0 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | Philip Grantham | 332 | 12.6 | -7.5 | |
National Front | Peter Greenwood | 190 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 349 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,655 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Bamford ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maureen Sullivan | 1367 | 39.5 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Hobhouse | 1308 | 37.7 | +0.6 | |
Labour | James Brown | 790 | 22.8 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 59 | 1.7 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,465 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Castleton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Hornby | 1380 | 48.7 | +20.1 | |
Independent | Ted Flynn | 644 | 22.7 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 419 | 14.8 | -15.0 | |
Conservative | Ronald Crossley | 393 | 13.9 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 736 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,836 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Central Rochdale ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Farooq Ahmed | 2869 | 75.5 | +24.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ghafar Khan | 556 | 14.6 | -22.2 | |
Conservative | Roger Howarth | 289 | 7.6 | -4.5 | |
Respect | Ajaz Ahmed | 87 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 2313 | 60.8 | +46.4 | ||
Turnout | 3801 | 49.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Middleton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donna Martin | 1671 | 67.5 | +20.6 | |
Conservative | Susan Pawson | 556 | 22.4 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wilkins | 250 | 10.1 | -17.9 | |
Majority | 1,115 | 45.0 | +26.0 | ||
Turnout | 2477 | 31.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Healey ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Neilson | 1,235 | 38.8 | ||
Labour | Jason Beckett | 1,116 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Donald Wight | 604 | 19.0 | ||
Green | Ian Andrews | 228 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 118 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,183 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Hopwood Hall ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Emmott | 1767 | 64.7 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | Darren Bayman | 654 | 24.0 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Ridley | 308 | 11.3 | -4.6 | |
Majority | 1.113 | 40.8 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,729 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kingsway ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Burke | 2,001 | 60.4 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Taylor | 543 | 16.4 | -20.6 | |
Conservative | Mudassar Razzaq | 369 | 11.1 | -2.6 | |
Independent | Naim Mahmud | 239 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Respect | Mohammed Miah | 160 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 1458 | 44.0 | +31.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,312 | 40.0 | -16.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Littleborough Lakeside ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Stott | 1076 | 39.4 | -0.8 | |
Labour | John Hartley | 1002 | 36.6 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Jones | 656 | 24.0 | -9.2 | |
Majority | 74 | 2.7 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,734 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Milkstone and Deeplish ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Zaman | 2440 | 64.0 | +28.3 | |
Conservative | Altaf Nadeem | 692 | 18.2 | +12.1 | |
Respect | Javed Iqbal | 491 | 12.9 | -8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aasim Rashid | 187 | 4.9 | -32.3 | |
Majority | 1748 | 45.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,810 | 48.9 | -12.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Milnrow and Newhey ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Rodgers | 1081 | 37.9 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Swift | 923 | 32.4 | -5.9 | |
Conservative | Keith Taylor | 726 | 25.5 | -1.9 | |
Independent | Peter Oldham | 120 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 158 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,850 | 36.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Norden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Metcalfe | 1814 | 57.2 | +21.0 | |
Labour | Christopher Furlong | 846 | 26.7 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Thornsby | 511 | 16.1 | -26.0 | |
Majority | 968 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,171 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Heywood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Dutton | 1270 | 53.7 | +19.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James MacSparran | 531 | 22.4 | -29.3 | |
Independent | Doreen Brophy-Lee | 290 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | David Garnett | 275 | 11.6 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 739 | 31.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,366 | 31.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
North Middleton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Godson | 1518 | 66.3 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Christopher Chapman | 557 | 24.3 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Proctor | 215 | 9.4 | -14.5 | |
Majority | 961 | 42.0 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,290 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Smallbridge and Firgrove ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Aftab Hussain | 1510 | 56.6 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Len Branton | 591 | 22.1 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ghulam Rasool | 569 | 21.3 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 919 | 34.4 | +26.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,670 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
South Middleton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Williams | 1674 | 52.9 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Bernard Braiden | 1294 | 40.9 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clarice Cooper | 196 | 6.2 | -13.4 | |
Majority | 380 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,164 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Spotland and Falinge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cecile Biant | 1369 | 39.5 | -1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Sajid | 878 | 25.3 | -6.6 | |
Independent | Carl Faulkner | 659 | 19.0 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Sajad Ali | 343 | 9.9 | -5.6 | |
Independent | Richard Todd | 217 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 491 | 14.2 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3466 | 42.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Wardle and West Littleborough ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Darnbrough | 1686 | 63.9 | +9.6 | |
Labour | David Finlay | 746 | 28.3 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Reginald Lane | 206 | 7.8 | -15.0 | |
Majority | 940 | 35.6 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 2638 | 32.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Heywood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqueline Beswick | 1510 | 67.2 | +16.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Winkler | 519 | 23.1 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Wood | 218 | 9.7 | -15.6 | |
Majority | 991 | 44.1 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 2247 | 25.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Middleton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phillip Burke | 1772 | 76.2 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | David Harris | 406 | 17.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Cooper | 146 | 6.3 | -11.1 | |
Majority | 1,366 | 58.8 | +21.6 | ||
Turnout | 2324 | 27.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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