2014_Oldham_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
2014 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
Municipal election
The 2014 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Labour retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 45
- Liberal Democrat 10
- Conservative 2
- UKIP 2
- Independent 1
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 15 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 45.4 | 25,760 | -9.5 | ||
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 23.7 | 13,457 | +22.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 13.0 | 7,402 | -11.6 | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 12.5 | 7,132 | -2.3 | ||
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.6 | 2,049 | -1.3 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,015 | +1.5 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 59 | +0.1 | |||
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Alexandra ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shaid Mushtaq | 1,384 | 48.9 | +2.5 | |
UKIP | David Carter | 672 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 582 | 20.6 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Terry Hopkinson | 112 | 4.0 | -30.8 | |
Independent | Rebecca McGladdery | 81 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 712 | 25.1 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,831 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Chadderton Central ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin McLaren | 1,287 | 45.1 | -23.3 | |
UKIP | Vivien Swift | 946 | 33.1 | +33.1 | |
Conservative | Robert Barnes | 540 | 18.9 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Louie Hamblett | 81 | 2.8 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 341 | 11.9 | -30.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,854 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Chadderton North ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Brownridge | 1,420 | 49.7 | -9.8 | |
UKIP | John Berry | 785 | 27.5 | +27.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Martin | 579 | 20.3 | -15.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 75 | 2.6 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 635 | 22.2 | -1.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,859 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Chadderton South ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joy Wrigglesworth | 960 | 40.5 | -34.9 | |
UKIP | Steve Connor | 948 | 40.0 | +40.0 | |
Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 287 | 12.1 | -9.9 | |
Green | Melody Walker | 134 | 5.7 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 39 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.5 | -52.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,368 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Coldhurst ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Abdul Malik | 2,781 | 77.8 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | Sean Curley | 279 | 7.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 273 | 7.6 | -28.9 | |
Independent | Md Miah | 242 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 2,502 | 70.0 | +47.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,575 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Crompton ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Dave Murphy | 889 | 30.7 | -15.0 | |
UKIP | Derek Fletcher | 742 | 25.6 | +25.6 | |
Labour | Ken Rustidge | 697 | 24.1 | -9.6 | |
Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 490 | 16.9 | -3.6 | |
Green | Catherine Hunter | 77 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 147 | 5.1 | -6.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,895 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Failsworth East ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Norman Briggs | 1,055 | 47.1 | -37.8 | |
UKIP | Joan Spencer | 785 | 35.0 | +35.0 | |
Conservative | Adam Carney | 284 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Green | Andrew Rossall | 93 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bill Cullen | 24 | 1.1 | -14.0 | |
Majority | 270 | 12.0 | -57.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,241 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Failsworth West ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | Warren Bates | 1,120 | 44.0 | +10.7 | |
Labour | John Battye | 988 | 38.8 | -22.1 | |
Conservative | Steven Cox | 225 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Green | Jean Betteridge | 126 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
TUSC | Sam Pennington | 59 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Enid Firth | 29 | 1.1 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 132 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,547 | ||||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Hollinwood ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jean Stretton | 1,094 | 50.1 | -17.3 | |
UKIP | Thomas Eddleston | 813 | 37.2 | +37.2 | |
Conservative | David Caddick | 155 | 7.1 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 122 | 5.6 | -18.7 | |
Majority | 281 | 12.9 | -30.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,184 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Medlock Vale ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Yasmin Toor | 1,511 | 47.1 | -17.7 | |
UKIP | Jean Eddleston | 836 | 26.1 | +26.1 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Zulfiqar | 748 | 23.3 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Hall | 113 | 3.5 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 675 | 29.2 | -18.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,308 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Royton North ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hannah Roberts | 1,147 | 42.2 | -29.2 | |
UKIP | Kevin Allen | 979 | 36.0 | +36.0 | |
Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 542 | 19.9 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shaun Duffy | 51 | 1.9 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 168 | 6.2 | -42.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,719 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Royton South ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Marie Bashforth | 1,205 | 46.8 | -23.0 | |
UKIP | Jackie Garnett | 770 | 29.9 | +29.9 | |
Conservative | Allan Fish | 417 | 16.2 | -8.0 | |
Green | Jim Stidworthy | 103 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Angie Farrell | 80 | 3.1 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 435 | 16.9 | -28.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,575 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Saddleworth North ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Nicola Kirkham | 1,147 | 36.5 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Roughley | 669 | 21.3 | -11.8 | |
UKIP | Angela Clark | 526 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Paul Fryer | 430 | 13.7 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Nicola Sykes | 370 | 11.8 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 478 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,142 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Saddleworth South ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John McCann | 967 | 28.6 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Pam Byrne | 816 | 24.1 | -16.3 | |
Independent | Lesley Brown | 579 | 17.1 | +17.1 | |
Labour | Ian Manners | 517 | 15.3 | -10.9 | |
UKIP | Chris Shyne | 506 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Majority | 151 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,385 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Saddleworth West & Lees ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UKIP | Peter Klonowski | 917 | 31.0 | +31.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Allsopp' | 778 | 26.3 | -21.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Hewitt | 733 | 24.8 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 383 | 12.9 | -0.8 | |
Green | Oliver Thompson | 147 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 139 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,958 | ||||
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Shaw ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rod Blyth | 1,106 | 42.9 | -11.0 | |
UKIP | Peter Brown | 704 | 27.3 | +27.3 | |
Labour | Hermione Spiggott | 548 | 21.2 | -11.1 | |
Conservative | Judith Haughton | 222 | 8.6 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 402 | 15.6 | -5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,580 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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St. James ward (2)
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ginny Alexander | 831 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | Angela Cosgrove | 689 | 17.2 | ||
UKIP | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 654 | 16.3 | ||
UKIP | Muriel Taylor | 605 | 15.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hindle | 489 | 12.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 460 | 11.5 | ||
Conservative | Edna Wolstenhulme | 146 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Roger Pakeman | 131 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,005 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
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St. Mary's ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ali Salamat | 2,900 | 82.2 | +23.8 | |
Conservative | David Atherton | 213 | 6.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharon McGladdery | 211 | 6.0 | -30.0 | |
Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 204 | 3.3 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 2,687 | 76.2 | +53.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,528 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Waterhead ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Riaz Ahmad | 1,198 | 43.2 | -15.3 | |
UKIP | Nicholas Godleman | 755 | 27.2 | +27.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 687 | 24.8 | -16.7 | |
Conservative | Sarah Afzaal | 131 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 443 | 16.0 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,771 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Werneth ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shoab Akhtar | 3,074 | 90.3 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | Michele Stockton | 193 | 5.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ron Wise | 137 | 4.0 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2,881 | 84.6 | +45.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,404 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.