Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

The 2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This took place on the same day as the 2015 General Election.^[1]

The Labour Party retained control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2014
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15	2	1	+1		42.6	40,304	-3.4
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	25.4	24,060	+8.3
	Conservative	4	0	1	-1		19.6	18,518	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	1	1	1	+1		7.5	7,077	-2.6
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2,860	+0.2
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	69	+0.1
	Independent	0	0	1	-1	0	1.8	1,684	-1.5

Ward results

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Joseph Meredith	1,786	46.4	-3.0
	UKIP	Cathie Cox	968	25.1	-5.3
	Conservative	Jacqueline Holt	579	15.0	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Ann Colclough	379	9.8	+1.5
	Green	Neil Rutter	140	3.6	+3.6
Majority			120	3.1	-15.9
Turnout			3,852
	Labour hold		Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Sullivan	2,110	40.3	-17.6
	Labour	Kewal Kataria	1,650	31.5	+4.9
	UKIP	Julie Baker	1,056	20.2	+20.2
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Clegg	417	8.0	-14.6
Majority			460	8.8	-22.5
Turnout			5,233
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Gladys Hornby	2,018	43.6	-0.1
	UKIP	Stephen Sanderson	1,438	31.1	+31.1
	Conservative	Ronald Crossley	665	14.4	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Smith	340	7.3	-3.2
	Green	Jonathan Kershaw	166	3.6	+3.6
Majority			580	12.5	-3.3
Turnout			4,627
	Labour hold		Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ali Ahmed	2,455	57.9	-21.6
	Independent	Farooq Ahmed	972	22.9	+22.9
	UKIP	Angela Gardner	473	11.1	+11.1
	Conservative	Roger Howarth	193	4.5	-1.6
	Independent	Andy Littlewood	80	1.9	-5.2
	TUSC	David Fenwick-Finn	69	1.6	+1.6
Majority			1,483	34.9	-37.4
Turnout			4,242
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Martin	2,371	49.9	+2.8
	UKIP	Ronald Broadley Ashworth	1,409	29.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Teresa Fitzsimons	832	17.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	John Smith	135	2.8	-2.0
Majority			962	20.3	+5.5
Turnout			4,747
	Labour hold		Swing

Healey ward

Healey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shah Wazir	1,640	31.6	-2.8
	Conservative	Andrew Neilson	1,491	28.8	-0.6
	UKIP	Maureen Kershaw	1,348	26.0	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	John Rogers	468	9.0	+1.8
	Green	A J Rennie	235	4.5	-0.4
Majority			149	2.9	-1.1
Turnout			5,182
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Emmott	2,203	44.7	-7.2
	UKIP	Michael Foster	1,720	34.9	+3.6
	Conservative	Karen Winkler	709	14.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Tony MacSparran	146	3.0	-0.9
	Green	Naomi Southwell	145	3.0	+3.0
Majority			483	9.8	-10.8
Turnout			4,923
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Brosnan	2,750	58.5	-7.8
	UKIP	Christine Akram	917	19.5	+19.5
	Liberal Democrat	David Clayton	377	8.0	-3.1
	Conservative	John Kershaw	337	7.2	-3.2
	Green	Mark Hollinrake	172	3.7	-8.5
	Independent	Mohamed Janjua	149	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,833	39.0	-39.3
Turnout			4,702
	Labour hold		Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Stott	1,656	35.0	+7.0
	Labour	Graham Haynes	1,542	32.6	-4.2
	UKIP	Ed Aadahl	1,156	24.4	-3.3
	Green	Glynis Coats	307	6.5	+2.1
	Independent	Dave Felton	74	1.6	+1.6
Majority			114	2.4
Turnout			4,735
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mikstone & Deeplish ward

Milkstone & Deeplish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Zaman	3,335	77.7	+10.5
	UKIP	Rifat Mahmood	364	8.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Swarbrick	260	6.1	+2.0
	Conservative	Keith Taylor	211	4.9	-9.0
	Green	Sarah Bibi	120	2.8	+2.8
Majority			2,971	69.2	+17.6
Turnout			4,290
	Labour hold		Swing

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Andy Kelly	2,013	38.8	+2.9
	Labour	Martin Eric Rodgers	1,293	24.9	-11.4
	UKIP	Michael O'Brien	984	19.0	+19.0
	Conservative	James Conboy	708	13.6	-4.7
	Green	James Ashworth	186	3.6	-1.2
Majority			720	13.9
Turnout			5,184
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Norden ward

Norden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Winkler	2,490	46.5	+5.2
	UKIP	Graeme Kerby	1,285	24.0	+0.3
	Labour	Ruth Yasmeen	1,091	20.4	-3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Monica Rush	268	5.0	-1.6
	Green	Joseph Ashworth	217	4.0	-0.8
Majority			1,205	22.5	+4.9
Turnout			5,351
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Dutton	1,626	38.1	+3.1
	UKIP	Paul Towriss	1,340	31.4	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Malcolm	831	19.4	-19.4
	Conservative	Anne Shorrock	362	8.5	+3.8
	Green	Warren Smith	113	2.6	+2.6
Majority			286	6.7
Turnout			4,272
	Labour hold		Swing

North Middleton ward

North Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sara Louise Rowbotham	2,336	51.0	+10.2
	UKIP	David Winder	1,514	33.0	-4.3
	Conservative	Barbara Braiden	586	12.8	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Cooper	147	3.2	+0.6
Majority			822	17.9	+14.5
Turnout			4,583
	Labour hold		Swing

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aftab Hussain	1,933	46.8	-21.0
	UKIP	Neville Westerman	1,221	30.0	+30.0
	Conservative	Keith Branton	423	10.2	-8.4
	Green	Marie Munoz	261	6.3	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Joe O'Neil	155	3.7	-9.9
	Independent	Mohammed Abdul Hamid	134	3.2	+3.2
Majority			712	17.2	-32.0
Turnout			4,127
	Labour hold		Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Williams	2,322	42.1	+0.2
	UKIP	Richard Whittaker	1,500	27.2	+0.5
	Conservative	Bernard Braiden	1,284	23.3	+0.1
	Green	Abi Jackson	214	3.9	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	John Wilkins	191	3.5	+0.5
Majority			822	14.9	-0.3
Turnout			5,511
	Labour hold		Swing

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cecile Biant	2,214	47.3	+3.7
	UKIP	Sajid Ali	1,022	21.8	+0.8
	Conservative	Steven Scholes	644	13.8	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat	Jack Rawstron	411	8.8	+2.3
	Green	Mick Coats	235	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Emily Bannister	155	3.3	+3.3
Majority			1,192	25.5	+2.9
Turnout			4,681
	Labour hold		Swing

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rina Paolucci	2,215	45.6	-15.1
	Labour	Beverley Place	1,125	23.2	+0.5
	UKIP	William Candlin	1,002	20.6	+20.6
	Liberal Democrat	Joe Kelly	302	6.2	+1.5
	Green	Fearn Thomas	213	4.4	-7.4
Majority			1,090	22.4	-15.4
Turnout			4,857
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqui Beswick	2,353	48.2	+5.0
	UKIP	Warren Mitchell	1,675	34.3	-8.0
	Conservative	Jane Howard	581	11.9	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Derrick Drysdale	143	2.9	-1.2
	Green	David Coats	128	2.6	+2.6
Majority			678	13.9	+12.9
Turnout			4,880
	Labour hold		Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Burke	2,651	57.2	+6.9
	UKIP	Lee Seville	1,325	28.6	-8.2
	Conservative	Rachel McLachlan	442	9.5	+2.0
	Green	Alan Cocking	128	2.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Elder	88	1.9	-3.5
Majority			1.326	28.6	+15.2
Turnout			4,634
	Labour hold		Swing

References

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