2007_Rochdale_Council_election
2007 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
2007 UK local government election
Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 32
- Labour 20
- Conservative 8
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 10 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.0 | 38.5 | 19,551 | -3.1% | |
Labour | 8 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 40.0 | 35.7 | 18,116 | +2.3% | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 10.0 | 25.3 | 12,857 | +1.8% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 241 | +0.5% | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Liz Thirsk | 938 | 45.4 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Darren Pedley | 827 | 40.1 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Darren Bayman | 299 | 14.5 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 111 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,064 | 27.7 | -1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Andrew Abbott | 1,390 | 45.2 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | Ian Duckworth | 1,380 | 44.9 | +33.5 | |
Labour | John Orford | 302 | 9.8 | -28.1 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,072 | 40.2 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ted Flynn | 1,254 | 53.5 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Marie Williams | 519 | 22.1 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | Ronald Crossley | 332 | 14.2 | -1.6 | |
Independent | Frank Salt | 241 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 735 | 31.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,346 | 30.4 | -1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Farooq Ahmed | 1,875 | 51.1 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Khalid Mahmood | 1,466 | 40.0 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Roger Howarth | 325 | 8.9 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 409 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,666 | 47.7 | +0.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Donna Martin | 1,051 | 46.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rhoda Morley | 765 | 34.1 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Cecelia Crossley | 426 | 19.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 286 | 12.9 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,242 | 28.6 | +0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Elwyn Watkins | 1,401 | 50.1 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Neilson | 827 | 29.5 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Jim Moran | 571 | 20.4 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 574 | 20.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,799 | 35.8 | -5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Emmott | 1,583 | 61.4 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Conal Brophy | 724 | 28.1 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcome Heard | 272 | 10.5 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 859 | 33.3 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,579 | 31.4 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Naim Mahmud | 1,185 | 44.7 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Tom Stott | 1,101 | 41.5 | -1.5 | |
Conservative | Philip Grantham | 364 | 13.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 84 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,650 | 33.3 | -0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Jones | 962 | 41.4 | -12.1 | |
Conservative | Frank Mills | 894 | 38.5 | +6.0 | |
Labour | John Hartley | 467 | 20.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 68 | 2.9 | -18.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,323 | 29.7 | -1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Imtiaz Ahmed | 1,794 | 48.5 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Javed Iqbal | 1,719 | 46.4 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Mudassar Razzaq | 188 | 5.1 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 75 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,701 | 48.7 | +1.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Swift | 1,326 | 57.6 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Butler | 633 | 27.5 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Coady | 342 | 14.9 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 693 | 30.1 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,301 | 29.6 | -0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ann Metcalfe | 1,234 | 46.1 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Payne | 1,153 | 43.0 | -6.2 | |
Labour | Anthony Bennett | 292 | 10.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 81 | 3.1 | -5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,679 | 35.6 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Dorren Brophy-Lee | 847 | 43.5 | -6.5 | |
Labour | Jean Hornby | 791 | 40.7 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Stephen Jones | 307 | 15.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 56 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,945 | 26.1 | -2.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Godson | 921 | 51.4 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | David Harris | 552 | 30.8 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Lever | 319 | 17.8 | -12.7 | |
Majority | 369 | 20.6 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,792 | 22.6 | -0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Brenda Kerslake | 903 | 43.8 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Sultan Ali | 785 | 38.1 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Leonard Branton | 373 | 18.1 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 118 | 5.7 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,061 | 27.2 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Williams | 1,320 | 44.8 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | Sue Pawson | 1,266 | 43.0 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Murray | 358 | 12.2 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 54 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,944 | 37.8 | +0.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gregory Couzens | 1,672 | 55.0 | -8.5 | |
Labour | Surinder Biant | 1,003 | 33.0 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Steven Scholes | 363 | 11.9 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 669 | 22.0 | -19.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,038 | 37.9 | +4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Janet Darnbrough | 1,591 | 67.8 | -0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Rodgers | 450 | 19.2 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Mike Radanovic | 305 | 13.0 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,141 | 48.6 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,346 | 32.3 | -1.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Beswick | 1,142 | 56.0 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | John Kershaw | 454 | 22.3 | -1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Boota | 443 | 21.7 | -7.2 | |
Majority | 688 | 33.7 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,039 | 23.7 | -0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terry Linden | 1,125 | 51.7 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Smith | 728 | 33.4 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Dave Pawson | 325 | 14.9 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 397 | 18.3 | -8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,178 | 27.1 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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