Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011

Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as the General election. One third of the council was up for election.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2010
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 Democrat	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

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Bethel	1241	47.2	+18.1
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Rowen	892	33.0	-4.2
	Conservative	Philip Grantham	332	12.6	-7.5
	National Front	Peter Greenwood	190	7.2	+7.2
Majority			349	13.1
Turnout			2,655
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maureen Sullivan	1367	39.5	-4.0
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Hornby	1380	48.7	+20.1
	Independent	Ted Flynn	644	22.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Smith	419	14.8	-15.0
	Conservative	Ronald Crossley	393	13.9	-2.2
Majority			736	25.9
Turnout			2,836
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Farooq Ahmed	2869	75.5	+24.3
	Liberal Democrat	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

East Middleton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Martin	1671	67.5	+20.6
	Conservative	Susan Pawson	556	22.4	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	John Wilkins	250	10.1	-17.9
Majority			1,115	45.0	+26.0
Turnout			2477	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Healey ward

Healey ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Neilson	1,235	38.8
	Labour	Jason Beckett	1,116	35.1
	Liberal Democrat	Donald Wight	604	19.0
	Green	Ian Andrews	228	7.2
Majority			118	3.7
Turnout			3,183
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Emmott	1767	64.7	+15.4
	Conservative	Darren Bayman	654	24.0	-0.2
	Liberal Democrat	James Ridley	308	11.3	-4.6
Majority			1.113	40.8	+15.7
Turnout			2,729
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Burke	2,001	60.4	+10.7
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Stott	1076	39.4	-0.8
	Labour	John Hartley	1002	36.6	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Rosemary Jones	656	24.0	-9.2
Majority			74	2.7	-4.3
Turnout			2,734
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Milkstone and Deeplish ward

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 Democrat	Aasim Rashid	187	4.9	-32.3
Majority			1748	45.9
Turnout			3,810	48.9	-12.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Milnrow and Newhey ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Rodgers	1081	37.9	+6.6
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Norden ward

Norden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Metcalfe	1814	57.2	+21.0
	Labour	Christopher Furlong	846	26.7	+10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Thornsby	511	16.1	-26.0
Majority			968	30.5
Turnout			3,171
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Dutton	1270	53.7	+19.9
	Liberal Democrat	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	31.2
Turnout			2,366	31.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

North Middleton ward

North Middleton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Godson	1518	66.3	+14.8
	Conservative	Christopher Chapman	557	24.3	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Proctor	215	9.4	-14.5
Majority			961	42.0	+15.1
Turnout			2,290
	Labour hold		Swing

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aftab Hussain	1510	56.6	+14.2
	Conservative	Len Branton	591	22.1	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ghulam Rasool	569	21.3	-13.1
Majority			919	34.4	+26.4
Turnout			2,670
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Williams	1674	52.9	+13.9
	Conservative	Bernard Braiden	1294	40.9	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Clarice Cooper	196	6.2	-13.4
Majority			380	12.0
Turnout			3,164
	Labour hold		Swing

Spotland and Falinge ward

Spotland and Falinge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecile Biant	1369	39.5	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

Wardle and West Littleborough ward

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 Democrat	Reginald Lane	206	7.8	-15.0
Majority			940	35.6	+4.2
Turnout			2638	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Beswick	1510	67.2	+16.9
	Conservative	Peter Winkler	519	23.1	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Wood	218	9.7	-15.6
Majority			991	44.1	+19.1
Turnout			2247	25.0
	Labour hold		Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Burke	1772	76.2	+21.5
	Conservative	David Harris	406	17.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	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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