2008 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats stayed in control of the council after gaining seats in Balderstone and Kirkholt, and North Heywood from the Labour party but losing East Middleton back to Labour.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 11 2 1 +1 50.0 36.1 18,572 -2.4
  Labour 5 1 2 -1 40.0 31.3 16,109 -4.4
  Conservative 4 0 0 +0 10.0 30.5 15,701 +5.2
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 421 +0.8
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 637 +0.7

Ward Results

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Colclough 821 36.7% −8.7
Labour Darren Pedley 760 33.9% −6.2
Conservative Ian Duckworth 658 29.4% +14.9
Majority 61 2.7 −2.6
Turnout 2,239
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Gartside 1,766 56.2 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Shafiq 988 31.4 −13.8
Labour Ben "Timmy Howard" Robertson 388 12.3 +2.5
Majority 778 24.8
Turnout 3,142
Conservative hold Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Flynn 1,386 55.7 +2.2
Labour Jean Hornby 637 25.6 +3.5
Conservative Ronnie Crossley 467 18.8 −4.6
Majority 749 30.0 −1.4
Turnout 2,490
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Zulfiqar Ali 1,869 51.9 +11.9
Labour Daalat Ali 1,422 39.5 −11.6
Conservative Roger Howarth 309 8.6 −0.3
Majority 447 12.4
Turnout 3,600
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Boriss 1,030 48.0 +1.1
Conservative John Cardus 625 29.1 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Irene Cooper 492 22.9 −11.2
Majority 405 18.9 +6.0
Turnout 2,147
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Healey ward

Healey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Bailey 1,214 45.7% −4.4
Conservative Andrew Neilson 920 34.6% +5.1
Labour Phillip Bethell 525 19.7% −0.7
Majority 294 11.1% −9.6
Turnout 2,659
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Robinson 1,325 53.7 −7.7
Conservative Keith Taylor 761 30.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Harry Boota 382 15.5 +5.0
Majority 564 22.8 −10.5
Turnout 2,468
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Clayton 1,245 46.5% +1.8
Labour Tom Stott 1,116 41.7% +0.7
Conservative Phil Grantham 314 11.7% −2.0
Majority 129 4.8 +1.6
Turnout 2,675
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Evans 1,086 44.8 +3.4
Conservative Andrew Jones 1001 41.3 +2.8
Labour John Hartley 335 13.8 −6.3
Majority 85 3.5 +0.6
Turnout 2,422
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Milkstone and Deeplish ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sharif 1,872 53.7 +7.3
Labour Ghulam Shahzad 796 22.9 −25.6
Independent Javed Iqbal 637 18.3 +18.3
Conservative Sue Pawson 178 5.1 +0.0
Majority 1,076 30.8
Turnout 3,483
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Milnrow and Newhey ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson 1,193 48.2 −9.4
Conservative Michael Butler 663 26.8 −0.7
Labour Debbie Abrahams 620 25.0 +10.1
Majority 530 21.4 −8.7
Turnout 2,476
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Norden ward

Norden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Gartside 1,450 48.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Hilary Rodgers 874 28.9 −14.1
BNP Peter Greenwood 421 13.9 +13.9
Labour Anthony Bennett 278 9.2 −1.7
Majority 576 19.0 +15.9
Turnout 3,023
Conservative hold Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Bruce 936 44.8 +1.3
Labour Susan Coates 799 38.3 −2.4
Conservative Darren Bayman 353 16.9 +1.1
Majority 137 6.6 +3.8
Turnout 2,088
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

North Middleton ward

North Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Rowbotham 746 42.3 −9.1
Conservative David Harris 537 30.4 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Rhoda Morley 481 27.3 +9.5
Majority 209 11.8 −8.8
Turnout 1,764
Labour hold Swing

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Ashworth 1,053 45.7 +1.8
Labour Amna Mir 841 36.5 −1.6
Conservative Len Branton 412 17.9 −0.2
Majority 212 9.2 +3.5
Turnout 2,306
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Teresa Fitzsimons 1,713 58.4 +15.4
Labour John Orford 993 33.8 −11.0
Liberal Democrats Neil Lever 228 7.8 −4.4
Majority 720 24.6
Turnout 2,934
Conservative hold Swing

Spotland and Falinge ward

Spotland and Falinge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Todd 1,304 44.9 −10.1
Labour Surinder Biant 1,151 39.6 +6.6
Conservative Steven Scholes 452 15.5 +3.6
Majority 153 5.3 −16.7
Turnout 2,907
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wardle and West Littleborough ward

Wardle and West Littleborough ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ashley Dearnley 2,157 80.4 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly 264 9.8 −9.4
Labour Mike Radanovic 263 9.8 −3.2
Majority 1,893 70.5 +21.9
Turnout 2,684 30.1% 8.8%
Conservative hold Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Lambert 1,087 53.3 −2.7
Conservative John Kershaw 541 26.5 +4.2
Liberal Democrats George Kinder 410 20.1 −1.6
Majority 546 26.8 −6.9
Turnout 2,038
Labour hold Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lil Murphy 997 52.6 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Terry Smith 474 25.0 −8.4
Conservative Dave Pawson 424 22.4 +7.5
Majority 523 27.6 +9.3
Turnout 1,895
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Night of joy for Lib Dems". Rochdale Observer. 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.