Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

The 2015 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. The election took place on the same day as the UK General Election. ^[1] One third of the Council was up for election and Labour retained control of the Council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2015
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	16	0	0	+0		44.3	43,099	-1.1
	UKIP	0	0	0	+0		21.9	21,345	-1.8
	Conservative	1	0	0	+0		17.9	17,391	+5.4
	Liberal Democrat	3	0	0	+0		11.0	10,686	-2.0
	Green	0	0	0			2.5	2,471	+1.7
	Independent	0	0	0	+0		1.3	1,283	-2.3
	Respect	0	0	0			1.9	883	+0.9
	TUSC	0	0	0			0.1	126	+0.0

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jenny Harrison	1,899	52.0	+3.1
	Conservative	Raja Iqbal	798	21.9	+21.5
	UKIP	David Carter	786	21.5	-2.2
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Darlington	166	4.5	-16.1
Majority			1,101	30.2	+5.1
Turnout			3,649
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie Moores	2,256	45.0	-0.1
	UKIP	Francis Arbour	1,374	27.4	-5.7
	Conservative	Robert Barnes	1,056	21.1	+2.2
	Green	Jessica Stott	186	3.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Clayton	137	2.7	-0.1
Majority			882	17.6	+5.7
Turnout			5,009
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohon Ali	2,396	45.0	-4.7
	Conservative	Paul Martin	1,336	25.2	+4.9
	UKIP	Dave Malin	1,170	22.0	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	John Hall	216	4.1	+1.5
	Green	Matthew Chester	202	3.8	+3.8
Majority			1,060	19.9	-2.3
Turnout			5,320
	Labour hold		Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Shuttleworth	1,940	42.8	+2.3
	UKIP	Steve Connor	1,627	35.9	-4.1
	Conservative	Michele Stocktom	707	15.6	+3.5
	Green	Melodey Walker	146	3.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Louie Hamblett	116	2.6	-3.1
Majority			313	6.9	+6.4
Turnout			4,536
	Labour hold		Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Montaz Azad	3,452	64.7	-13.1
	Liberal Democrat	Nuruz Zaman	1,046	19.6	+12.3
	UKIP	Jean Eddleston	552	10.4	+10.4
	Conservative	Riaj Alom	282	5.3	-2.5
Majority			2,406	45.1	-24.9
Turnout			5,332
	Labour hold		Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Turner	1,515	28.7	-2.0
	Labour	Chris Goodwin	1,292	24.5	+0.4
	Conservative	Phelyp Bennett	1,201	22.8	+5.9
	UKIP	John Berry	1,123	21.3	-4.3
	Green	Bianca Lopez	148	2.8	+0.1
Majority			223	4.2	-0.9
Turnout			5,279
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim McMahon	2,571	54.4	+7.3
	UKIP	Graham Whitehead	1,118	23.7	-11.8
	Conservative	Antony Cahill	809	17.1	+4.4
	Green	Andrew Rossall	156	3.3	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Cullen	73	1.5	+0.4
Majority			1,453	30.7	+18.7
Turnout			4,727
	Labour hold		Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elaine Garry	2,192	47.5	+8.7
	UKIP	Joan Spencer	1,420	30.7	-13.3
	Conservative	Adam Carney	786	17.0	+8.2
	TUSC	Sam Pennington	126	2.7	+0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Enid Firth	94	2.0	+0.9
Majority			772	16.7
Turnout			4,618
	Labour hold		Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Williams	2,089	54.0	+3.9
	UKIP	Thomas Eddleston	1,118	28.9	-8.3
	Conservative	Sameer Zulqurnain	399	10.3	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Dinoff	137	3.5	-2.1
	Green	Jonaya English	126	3.3	+3.3
Majority			971	25.1	+12.2
Turnout			3,869
	Labour hold		Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kaiser Rehman	2,512	54.6	+7.5
	UKIP	Imran Sarwar	1,150	25.0	-1.1
	Conservative	Neil Allsopp	575	12.5	-10.8
	Green	Jean Betteridge	213	4.6	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Zakaullah	149	3.2	-0.3
Majority			1,362	52.4	+23.2
Turnout			4,599
	Labour hold		Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Larkin	2,298	45.1	+2.9
	UKIP	Nigel Lea	1,261	24.8	-11.2
	Conservative	Lewis Quigg	1,136	22.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Shaun Duffy	208	4.1	+1.2
	Green	Lauren Pickering	188	3.7	+3.7
Majority			1,037	20.4	+14.2
Turnout			5,091
	Labour hold		Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steven Bashforth	2,326	46.0	-0.8
	UKIP	Derek Fletcher	1,278	25.3	-4.6
	Conservative	Allan Fish	1,086	21.4	+5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Tindall	222	4.1	+1.0
	Green	Jim Stidworthy	145	2.9	-2.1
Majority			1,048	20.7	+3.8
Turnout			5,057
	Labour hold		Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Heffernan	1,440	26.1	+4.8
	Conservative	Sean Curley	1,155	20.9	+9.1
	Independent	Lesley Brown	958	17.4	-19.1
	UKIP	Harry Moore	881	16.0	-0.7
	Labour	Peter Heatley	852	15.4	+1.7
	Green	Catherine Hunter	232	4.2	+4.2
Majority			285	5.2
Turnout			5,518
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Sheldon	2,489	41.9	+17.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Belmore	1,494	25.2	-3.4
	Labour	Ian Manners	1,299	21.9	+6.6
	UKIP	Ray Booth	654	11.0	-3.9
Majority			995	16.8
Turnout			5,936
	Conservative hold		Swing

Saddleworth West & Lees ward

Saddleworth West & Lees
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adrian Alexander	1,735	31.9	+7.1
	UKIP	Ian Nurse	1,237	22.7	-8.3
	Conservative	Pam Byrne	1,231	22.6	+9.7
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Barrow	857	15.6	-10.7
	Independent	Helen Bishop	198	3.6	+3.6
	Green	Chris O'Donnell	190	3.5	-1.5
Majority			498	9.1
Turnout			5,448
	Labour hold		Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Gloster	1,445	31.3	-11.6
	Labour	Hermione Spiggott	1,225	26.5	+5.3
	UKIP	Peter Brown	1,070	23.2	-4.1
	Conservative	Bob Wilcock	714	15.5	+6.9
	Green	Andrew Stuttard	161	3.5	+3.5
Majority			220	4.8	-10.8
Turnout			4,615
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. James ward

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angela Cosgrove	1,793	43.2	+5.3
	UKIP	Joseph Fitzpatrick	1,260	30.4	-1.0
	Conservative	Terry Hopkinson	512	12.3	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Dawson	439	10.6	-13.1
	Green	Roger Pakeman	142	3.4	+0.1
Majority			536	12.9
Turnout			4,146
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shadab Qumer	3,164	59.5	-22.7
	Respect	Tariq Ullah	883	16.6	+16.6
	UKIP	Gary Leese	608	11.4	+11.4
	Conservative	David Atherton	339	6.4	+0.4
	Liberal Democrat	Badrul Amin	199	3.7	-2.3
	Green	Miranda Meadowcroft	126	2.4	-0.9
Majority			2,281	42.9	-33.3
Turnout			5,319
	Labour hold		Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Dean	2,169	46.2	+3.0
	UKIP	Nicholas Godleman	1,369	29.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Dawson	538	11.4	-13.4
	Conservative	Andris d'Adamo	496	10.6	+5.9
	Independent	Naveed Ahmed	127	2.7	+2.7
Majority			800	17.0	+1.0
Turnout			4,699
	Labour hold		Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Javid Iqbal	3,639	80.4	-9.9
	UKIP	Muhammad Amjad	289	6.4	+6.4
	Conservative	Nicola Sykes	284	6.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Pendlebury	205	4.5	+0.5
	Green	Chris Parr	110	2.4	+2.4
Majority			3,350	74.0	-10.6
Turnout			4,527
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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