2012 UK local government election
2012 Oldham Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
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20 councillors in Oldham |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Jim McMahon | Howard Sykes | N/A | Party | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Leader's seat | Failsworth East | Shaw | N/A | Last election | 52.75% | 23.39% | 19.24% | Seats won | 33 | 21 | 5 | Popular vote | 54.75% | 24.58% | 14.78% | Swing | 2.01 | 1.19% | 4.46 | Councillors | 43 | 14 | 2 | Councillors +/– | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
The 2012 Oldham Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West, England.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
Labour retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 44
- Liberal Democrat 14
- Conservative 2
Election result
Oldham Local Election Result 2012 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 15 | 10 | 0 | +10 | | 54.8 | 29,217 | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | | 24.6 | 13,117 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | | 14.8 | 7,886 | -4.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2.3 | 1,206 | -1.4 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2.0 | 1,067 | +2.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1.4 | 723 | +0.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.3 | 144 | -0.6 |
Ward results
Alexandra ward
Alexandra Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dilys Fletcher MBE | 1,100 | 46.4 | −13.1 |
| Conservative | Raja Iqbal | 826 | 34.8 | +11.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 447 | 18.8 | +1.7 |
Majority | 274 | 11.4 | −24.6 |
Turnout | 2,404 | 32.4 | −4.3 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Alexandra ward by-election 2013
A by-election was held on Thursday, 9 May 2013 in the Alexandra ward of Oldham. The seat became vacant following the death of Dilys Fletcher in February. The results were as follows:[2]
Alexandra Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Zahid Mehmood Chauhan | 1,553 | | |
| UKIP | Derek Graham Fletcher | 412 | | |
| Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 55 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 96 | | |
| Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 80 | | |
Majority | 1,141 | | |
Turnout | | 29.31 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chadderton Central ward
Chadderton Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Susan Dearden | 1,552 | 68.4 | +9.0 |
| Conservative | Robert Barnes | 596 | 26.3 | −9.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 120 | 5.3 | +0.4 |
Majority | 956 | 42.2 | +18.5 |
Turnout | 2,283 | 28.9 | −6.0 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chadderton North ward
Chadderton North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fazlul Haque | 1,750 | 59.5 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Paul Martin | 1,040 | 35.4 | −0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Miah | 150 | 5.1 | −0.6 |
Majority | 710 | 24.1 | +1.2 |
Turnout | 2,940 | 35.9 | −2.3 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chadderton South ward
Chadderton South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Hibbert | 1,481 | 75.4 | +6.7 |
| Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 433 | 22.0 | −5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fazal Rahim | 50 | 2.5 | −1.7 |
Majority | 1,048 | 53.4 | +12.7 |
Turnout | 1,964 | 24.4 | −5.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coldhurst ward
Coldhurst Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2,742 | 58.6 | −2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kutub Uddin | 1,709 | 36.5 | +1.9 |
| Conservative | Harun Miah | 227 | 4.9 | +0.2 |
Majority | 1,033 | 22.1 | −3.7 |
Turnout | 4,678 | 54.9 | +2.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Crompton ward
Crompton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Williamson | 1,286 | 45.7 | +5.5 |
| Labour | Ken Rustidge | 949 | 33.7 | +0.2 |
| Conservative | Christopher Henthorn | 577 | 20.5 | −5.9 |
Majority | 337 | 12.0 | +5.3 |
Turnout | 2,812 | 33.9 | −0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Failsworth East ward
Failsworth East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Dawson | 1,585 | 84.9 | +14.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 283 | 15.1 | +10.5 |
Majority | 1,302 | 69.7 | +23.8 |
Turnout | 1,868 | 24.1 | −6.4 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Failsworth West ward
Failsworth West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sean Fielding | 1,323 | 60.9 | +2.7 |
| UKIP | Warren Bates | 723 | 33.3 | +33.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Wise | 128 | 5.9 | −3.4 |
Majority | 600 | 32.1 | −0.7 |
Turnout | 2,174 | 28.3 | −4.5 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hollinwood ward
Hollinwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Ames | 1,266 | 67.4 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Holley | 456 | 24.3 | −0.2 |
| Conservative | Jamie Curley | 155 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
Majority | 810 | 43.2 | +9.0 |
Turnout | 1,877 | 24.9 | −8.8 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Medlock Vale ward
Medlock Vale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ateeque Ur-Rehman | 1,726 | 64.8 | +4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 443 | 16.6 | −4.8 |
| Independent | Phil Howarth | 364 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| Conservative | Sean Curley | 132 | 5.0 | −13.4 |
Majority | 1,283 | 48.1 | +8.6 |
Turnout | 2,665 | 33.0 | −2.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Royton North ward
Royton North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bernard Judge | 1,710 | 71.4 | +10.5 |
| Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 555 | 23.2 | −8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Renold | 129 | 5.4 | −2.5 |
Majority | 1,155 | 48.2 | +18.5 |
Turnout | 2,394 | 30.1 | −7.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Royton South ward
Royton South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Amanda Chadderton | 1,566 | 69.8 | +4.6 |
| Conservative | Allan Fish | 544 | 24.2 | −2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 134 | 6.0 | −2.7 |
Majority | 1,011 | 45.1 | +6.1 |
Turnout | 2,244 | 27.2 | −11.2 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Saddleworth North ward
Saddleworth North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Harkness | 898 | 33.0 | +2.0 |
| Independent | Nicola Kirkham | 842 | 31.0 | +0.4 |
| Conservative | Phil Sewell | 535 | 19.7 | −0.4 |
| Labour | Imran Yousaf | 445 | 16.4 | −1.9 |
Majority | 56 | 2.1 | +1.6 |
Turnout | 2,720 | 35.9 | −6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Saddleworth South ward
Saddleworth South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Hudson | 1,151 | 40.4 | −1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 949 | 33.3 | +4.4 |
| Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 746 | 26.2 | +7.8 |
Majority | 202 | 7.1 | −6.0 |
Turnout | 2,846 | 36.1 | −11.1 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Saddleworth West & Lees ward
Saddleworth West & Lees Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Val Sedgwick | 1,222 | 47.4 | +9.6 |
| Labour | Gerald Ball | 1,002 | 38.9 | −3.4 |
| Conservative | Pam Byrne | 354 | 13.7 | −6.3 |
Majority | 220 | 8.5 | |
Turnout | 2,578 | 31.0 | −4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Shaw ward
Shaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Sykes | 1,298 | 53.6 | +13.2 |
| Labour | James Larkin | 782 | 32.3 | −4.5 |
| Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 342 | 14.1 | −8.7 |
Majority | 516 | 21.3 | +17.7 |
Turnout | 2,422 | 31.2 | −2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. James ward
St. James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Cath Ball | 955 | 50.6 | −2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Stanton | 763 | 40.4 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 171 | 9.1 | −2.2 |
Majority | 192 | 10.1 | −7.2 |
Turnout | 1,899 | 24.8 | −3.0 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St. Mary's ward
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arooj Shah | 2,529 | 58.4 | −7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 1,559 | 36.0 | +7.1 |
| Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 144 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | David Caddick | 101 | 2.3 | −3.3 |
Majority | 970 | 22.4 | −13.9 |
Turnout | 4,333 | 51.1 | −1.5 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Waterhead ward
Waterhead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Vita Price | 1,379 | 58.5 | +10.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 977 | 41.5 | +3.5 |
Majority | 402 | 17.1 | +7.3 |
Turnout | 2,356 | 29.5 | −0.8 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Werneth ward
Werneth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fida Hussain | 2,629 | 66.4 | +1.7 |
| Respect | Iqbal Bhatti | 1,067 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| Conservative | Michele Stockton | 147 | 3.7 | −3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 116 | 2.9 | −25.6 |
Majority | 1,562 | 39.5 | +3.3 |
Turnout | 3,959 | 51.8 | +2.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Alexandra Ward by-election result". Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.