2014_Rochdale_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The Labour Party retained control of the Council

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

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"England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	16	7	0	+7		45.8	24,433	-7.5
Conservative	3	1	2	-1		20.7	11,039	-5.9
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	17.1	9,112	+16.5
Liberal Democrats	0	0	6	-6		10.1	5,382	-5.0
Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	1,476	+2.8
Respect	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	132	+0.2
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	1,773	+2.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen Nickson	1,088	49.4	-16.4
	UKIP	Michael Anslow	669	30.4	+30.4
	Conservative	Keith Taylor	262	11.9	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Swarbrick	183	8.3	-18.5
Majority			419	19.0	-20.3
Turnout			2,202	30.2	-2.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Duckworth	1,644	57.9	+16.4
	Labour	Dobir Miah	755	26.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Clegg	438	15.4	-19.6
Majority			889	31.3	+24.8
Turnout			2,837	36.8	-2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aasim Rashid	1,120	43.7	-31.4
	Independent	Peter Davison	716	27.9	+27.9
	Conservative	Ronald Crossley	459	17.9	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Smith	259	10.5	-0.8
Majority			404	15.8	-45.7
Turnout			2,554	32.8	+2.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sultan Ali	2,509	79.5	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Jones	228	7.2	-13.1
	Independent	Andy Littlewood	224	7.1	+7.1
	Conservative	Sajad Ali	193	6.1	-2.4
Majority			2,281	72.3	+22.9
Turnout			3,154	42.0	-0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

2014_Rochdale_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Bamford ward

Castleton ward

Central Rochdale ward

East Middleton ward

Healey ward

Hopwood Hall ward

Kingsway ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Milkstone & Deeplish ward

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Norden ward

North Heywood ward

North Middleton ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

South Middleton ward

Spotland & Falinge ward

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

West Heywood ward

West Middleton ward

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June West	1,092	47.1	-25.8
	UKIP	Angela Gardner	749	32.3	+32.3
	Conservative	Teresa Fitzsimons	365	15.7	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Cooper	112	4.8	-3.4
Majority			343	14.8	-39.3
Turnout			2,318	29.5	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kieran Heakin	1,027	34.4	-10.9
	Conservative	Lee Durrant	877	29.4	-11.7
	UKIP	Maureen Kershaw	723	24.2	+24.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Bailey	214	7.2	-6.4
	Green	Mick Coates	146	4.9	+4.9
Majority			150	5.0	+0.9
Turnout			2,987	37.5	+2.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Wardle	1,275	51.9	-7.6
	UKIP	Michael Foster	769	31.3	+31.3
	Conservative	Christopher Birchenough	315	12.8	-11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tony MacSparran	97	3.9	-2.0
Majority			506	20.6	-14.7
Turnout			2,456	29.3	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daalat Ali	1,934	66.3	+3.1
	Green	Mark Hollinrake	355	12.2	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Clayton	324	11.1	-6.3
	Conservative	John Kershaw	303	10.4	-1.2
Majority			1,579	78.3	+32.5
Turnout			2,016	34.6	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Emsley	1,015	36.8	-13.9
	Conservative	Stephanie Mills	773	28.0	-21.3
	UKIP	Ed Aadahl	763	27.7	+27.7
	Green	Glynis Coats	120	4.4	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Swift	86	3.1	+3.1
Majority			242	8.8	+7.4
Turnout			2,757	35.7	+7.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sameena Zaheer	2,111	67.2	+10.3
	Conservative	Rifat Mahmood	438	13.9	-24.0
	UKIP	Neville Westerman	192	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Sarah Bibi	137	4.4	+4.4
	Respect	Dave Edler	132	4.2	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Wharton	130	4.1	-1.1
Majority			1,673	51.6	+32.6
Turnout			3,240	41.1	-0.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Butterworth	1,116	36.3	-9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Kelly	1,103	35.9	-3.6
	Conservative	James Conboy	564	18.3	+3.1
	Green	Helen Andrews	291	4.8	+4.8
Majority			13	0.4	-5.4
Turnout			3,074	38.9	+4.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Holly	1,117	41.3	-26.3
	UKIP	Mervyn Simpson	641	23.7	+23.7
	Labour	Anthony Bennett	637	23.6	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Anderson	178	6.6	-0.7
	Green	Ian Andrews	131	4.8	+4.8
Majority			476	17.6	-24.8
Turnout			2,704	34.8	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Rush	998	38.8	+2.3
	Labour	Daniel Meredith	899	35.0	-20.4
	UKIP	Phil Humphreys	550	21.4	+21.4
	Conservative	Jacqueline Holt	125	4.9	-3.2
Majority			99	3.8
Turnout			2,572	34.1	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Furlong	851	40.8	-3.6
	UKIP	David Kenworthy	779	37.3	+37.3
	Conservative	Barbara Braiden	273	13.1	+0.5
	Independent	Richard Whitaker	129	6.2	-28.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Wilkins	55	2.6	-5.5
Majority			72	3.4	-6.1
Turnout			2,087	26.6	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Smallbridge & Firgrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Blundell	1,717	67.8	+4.0
	Conservative	Leonard Branton	471	18.6	-9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eatzaz Asim	355	13.6	+5.1
Majority			1,246	49.2	+13.0
Turnout			2,533	31.4	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing

South Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Bell	1,226	41.9	-12.2
	UKIP	Sean Page	781	26.7	+26.7
	Conservative	Bernard Braiden	677	23.2	-18.1
	Green	Abigail Jackson	150	5.1	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Jayes	89	3.0	-1.7
Majority			445	15.2	+2.4
Turnout			2,923	36.7	+3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Spotland & Falinge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Surinder Biant	1,316	43.6	+7.8
	UKIP	Michael Singleton	635	21.0	+21.0
	Independent	Carl Faulkner	567	18.8	-10.0
	Conservative	Asif Khan	303	10.0	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Rawstron	197	6.5	-19.1
Majority			681	22.6	+15.6
Turnout			3,018	37.8	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Wardle & West Littleborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Clegg	1,458	60.7	-8.8
	Labour	David Finlay	549	22.8	-0.9
	Green	Fearn Thomas	283	11.8	+11.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Bamford	113	4.7	-2.1
Majority			909	37.8	-7.9
Turnout			2,403	32.1	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan McCarthy	1,029	43.2	-24.0
	UKIP	Warren Mitchell	1,006	42.3	+26.9
	Conservative	Jane Howard	248	10.4	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Malcolm	97	4.1	-2.3
Majority			23	1.0	-50.8
Turnout			2,380	27.8	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Emmott	1,167	50.3	-31.9
	UKIP	Lee Seville	855	36.8	+36.8
	Conservative	Frank Ferrari	174	7.5	-6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Cooper	126	5.4	+1.3
Majority			312	13.4	-55.2
Turnout			2,322	26.9	+0
	Labour hold		Swing