Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as other Local Elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2010
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 7 0 +7 50.8 29,573 +13.9
  Conservative 5 3 0 +3 26.1 15,174 +0.2
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 10 -10 17.4 20,093 -14.2
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 738 +0.1
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 228 -0.1
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 190 +0.3
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 2,169 +2.5

Ward Results

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Bethel 1241 47.2 +18.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Rowen 869 33.0 -4.2
Conservative Philip Grantham 332 12.6 -7.5
National Front Peter Greenwood 190 7.2 +7.2
Majority 349 14.2
Turnout 2,655
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Sullivan 1367 39.5 -4.0
Liberal Democrats William Hobhouse 1308 37.7 +0.6
Labour James Brown 790 22.8 +3.4
Majority 59 1.7 -4.7
Turnout 3,465
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Hornby 1380 48.7 +20.1
Independent Ted Flynn 644 22.7 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 419 14.8 -15.0
Conservative Ronald Crossley 393 13.9 -2.2
Majority 736 26.0
Turnout 2,836
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Farooq Ahmed 2869 75.5 +24.3
Liberal Democrats Ghafar Khan 556 14.6 -22.2
Conservative Roger Howarth 289 7.6 -4.5
Respect Ajaz Ahmed 87 2.2 +2.2
Majority 2313 60.8 +46.4
Turnout 3801 49.0
Labour hold Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donna Martin 1671 67.5 +20.6
Conservative Susan Pawson 556 22.4 -2.7
Liberal Democrats John Wilkins 250 10.1 -17.9
Majority 1,115 45.0 +26.0
Turnout 2477 31.0
Labour hold Swing

Healey ward

Healey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Neilson 1,235 38.8
Labour Jason Beckett 1,116 35.1
Liberal Democrats Donald Wight 604 19.0
Green Ian Andrews 228 7.2
Majority 118 3.7
Turnout 3,183
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Emmott 1767 64.7 +15.4
Conservative Darren Bayman 654 24.0 -0.2
Liberal Democrats James Ridley 308 11.3 -4.6
Majority 1.113 40.8 +15.7
Turnout 2,729
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Burke 2,001 60.4 +10.7
Liberal Democrats Sharon Taylor 543 16.4 -20.6
Conservative Mudassar Razzaq 369 11.1 -2.6
Independent Naim Mahmud 239 7.2 +7.2
Respect Mohammed Miah 160 4.8 +4.8
Majority 1458 44.0 +31.8
Turnout 3,312 40.0 -16.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Stott 1076 39.4 -0.8
Labour John Hartley 1002 36.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jones 656 24.0 -9.2
Majority 74 2.7 -4.3
Turnout 2,734
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Milkstone and Deeplish ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Zaman 2440 64.0 +28.3
Conservative Altaf Nadeem 692 18.2 +12.1
Respect Javed Iqbal 491 12.9 -8.0
Liberal Democrats Aasim Rashid 187 4.9 -32.3
Majority 1748 45.8
Turnout 3,810 48.9 -12.7
Labour hold Swing

Milnrow and Newhey ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Rodgers 1081 37.9 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Keith Swift 923 32.4 -5.9
Conservative Keith Taylor 726 25.5 -1.9
Independent Peter Oldham 120 4.2 +4.2
Majority 158 5.5
Turnout 2,850 36.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Norden ward

Norden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Metcalfe 1814 57.2 +21.0
Labour Christopher Furlong 846 26.7 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Thornsby 511 16.1 -26.0
Majority 968 30.5
Turnout 3,171
Conservative hold Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Dutton 1270 53.7 +19.9
Liberal Democrats James MacSparran 531 22.4 -29.3
Independent Doreen Brophy-Lee 290 12.3 +12.3
Conservative David Garnett 275 11.6 -2.9
Majority 739 31.3
Turnout 2,366 31.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Middleton ward

North Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Godson 1518 66.3 +14.8
Conservative Christopher Chapman 557 24.3 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Neil Proctor 215 9.4 -14.5
Majority 961 42.0 +15.1
Turnout 2,290
Labour hold Swing

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aftab Hussain 1510 56.6 +14.2
Conservative Len Branton 591 22.1 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Ghulam Rasool 569 21.3 -13.1
Majority 919 34.4 +26.4
Turnout 2,670
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Williams 1674 52.9 +13.9
Conservative Bernard Braiden 1294 40.9 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Clarice Cooper 196 6.2 -13.4
Majority 380 12.0
Turnout 3,164
Labour hold Swing

Spotland and Falinge ward

Spotland and Falinge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cecile Biant 1369 39.5 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajid 878 25.3 -6.6
Independent Carl Faulkner 659 19.0 +6.9
Conservative Sajad Ali 343 9.9 -5.6
Independent Richard Todd 217 6.3 +6.3
Majority 491 14.2 +5.6
Turnout 3466 42.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wardle and West Littleborough ward

Wardle and West Littleborough ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Darnbrough 1686 63.9 +9.6
Labour David Finlay 746 28.3 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Reginald Lane 206 7.8 -15.0
Majority 940 35.6 +4.2
Turnout 2638 32.0
Conservative hold Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Beswick 1510 67.2 +16.9
Conservative Peter Winkler 519 23.1 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Eric Wood 218 9.7 -15.6
Majority 991 44.1 +19.1
Turnout 2247 25.0
Labour hold Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Burke 1772 76.2 +21.5
Conservative David Harris 406 17.5 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Frank Cooper 146 6.3 -11.1
Majority 1,366 58.8 +21.6
Turnout 2324 27.0
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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