Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973–1975 |
No overall control | 1975–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1979 |
No overall control | 1979–1980 |
Labour | 1980–1982 |
No overall control | 1982 - 1986 |
Labour | 1986–1992 |
No overall control | 1992–1996 |
Labour | 1996–2003 |
No overall control | 2003–2007 |
Liberal Democrats | 2007–2010 |
No overall control | 2010–2011 |
Labour | since 2011 |
Council elections
Rochdale Council election, 1998
Rochdale Council election, 1999
Rochdale Council election, 2000
Rochdale Council election, 2002
Rochdale Council election, 2003
Rochdale Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes took place)[3]
Rochdale Council election, 2006
Rochdale Council election, 2007
Rochdale Council election, 2008
Rochdale Council election, 2010
Rochdale Council election, 2011
Rochdale Council election, 2012
By-election results
1993-1997
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 2,015 | 56.6 | |||
Labour | 1,109 | 31.7 | |||
Conservative | 413 | 11.6 | |||
Independent | 22 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 906 | 24.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,559 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,347 | 52.2 | +18.7 | ||
Labour | 716 | 27.8 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative | 432 | 16.8 | -5.6 | ||
Independent | 84 | 3.3 | +3.3 | ||
Majority | 631 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,579 | 29.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2005-2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Burns | 603 | 41.6 | -9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rhoda Morley | 566 | 39.1 | +21.3 | |
Conservative | David Harris | 280 | 19.3 | -11.5 | |
Majority | 37 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,449 | 18.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2010-2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Joseph William Bennett | 627 | 29.7% | +3.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ann Colclough | 246 | 11.7% | -4.4% | |
National Front | Peter Greenwood[6] | 156 | 7.4% | +7.4% | |
Conservative | Peter Nicholas Winkler | 1,081 | 51.2% | -6.0% | |
Majority | 460 | 21.8% | -8.7% | ||
Turnout | 2,110 | 27.1% | -12.9% |
References
- ^ "Elections". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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(help) - ^ "Rochdale". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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(help) - ^ "Labour hold on in by-election". Middleton Guardian. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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(help) - ^ http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/the_council/elections/election_-_norden_ward.aspx
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