Rochdale_local_elections
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Rochdale Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
From 1889 to 1974 Rochdale was a county borough, independent of any county council.[2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Rochdale became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]
| 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 | 2011–present | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:[5]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Taylor[6] | Liberal Democrats | 2006 | 13 Jan 2010 | |
| Irene Davidson[7] | Liberal Democrats | 13 Jan 2010 | 24 Nov 2010 | |
| Colin Lambert | Labour | 15 Dec 2010 | 4 Jun 2014 | |
| Richard Farnell[8][9] | Labour | 4 Jun 2014 | 8 Dec 2017 | |
| Allen Brett | Labour | 13 Dec 2017 | 19 May 2021 | |
| Neil Emmott | Labour | 19 May 2021 | ||
- 1973 election
- 1975 election
- 1976 election
- 1978 election
- 1979 election
- 1980 election
- 1982 election
- 1983 election
- 1984 election
- 1986 election
- 1987 election
- 1988 election
- 1990 election
- 1991 election
- 1992 election
- 1994 election
- 1995 election
- 1996 election
- 1998 election
- 1999 election
- 2000 election
- 2002 election
- 2003 election
- 2004 election[lower-alpha 1]
- 2006 election
- 2007 election
- 2008 election
- 2010 election
- 2011 election
- 2012 election
- 2014 election
- 2015 election
- 2016 election
- 2018 election
- 2019 election
- 2021 election
- 2022 election[lower-alpha 2]
- 2004 results map
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- 2007 results map
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- 2021 results map
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[13] | 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% | ||
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