2011 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham shown within England.

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election.

Labour gained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result[edit]

Oldham Local Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 16 7 0 +7 52.7 32,778 +14.4
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 6 -6 23.4 14,538 -7.1
  Conservative 1 1 2 -1 19.2 11,955 -6.3
  Independent 0 0 0 3.7 2,286 -0.6
  Green 0 0 0 0.9 586 +0.9

Ward results[edit]

Alexandra ward[edit]

Alexandra ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Harrison 1,586 59.5 +25.1
Conservative Raja Iqbal 625 23.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Aftab Hussain 455 17.1 -3.9
Majority 961 36.0 +25.4
Turnout 2,666
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton Central ward[edit]

Chadderton Central ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie Moores 1,679 59.4 +8.8
Conservative Eileen Hulme 1,009 35.7 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Pat Lord 139 4.9 -13.0
Majority 670 23.7 +3.4
Turnout 2,827
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton North ward[edit]

Chadderton North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Houle 1,876 58.6 +15.4
Conservative Lewis Quigg 1,143 35.7 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Taylor 181 5.7 -10.0
Majority 733 22.9 +17.6
Turnout 3,200
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chadderton South ward[edit]

Chadderton South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Shuttleworth 1,664 68.7 +16.6
Conservative Kenneth Heeks 656 27.1 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Fazal Rahim 101 4.2 -9.5
Majority 1,008 41.6 +21.8
Turnout 2,421
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward[edit]

Coldhurst ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Montaz Azad 2,897 60.7 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Jilad Miah 1,661 34.6 -4.5
Conservative Muhammed Dara 226 4.7 -6.3
Majority 1,236 25.8 +15.0
Turnout 4,784
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Crompton ward[edit]

Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Dillon 1,261 40.2 -4.5
Labour Ken Rustidge 1,050 33.5 +13.4
Conservative David Dunning 828 26.4 +0.7
Majority 211 6.7 -12.3
Turnout 3,139
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward[edit]

Failsworth East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim McMahon 1,925 70.7 +17.8
Conservative Robert Barnes 674 24.8 -5.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow 124 4.6 -7.0
Majority 1,251 45.9 +23.6
Turnout 2,723
Labour hold Swing

Failsworth West ward[edit]

Failsworth West ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glenys Butterworth 1,532 58.2 +12.9
Independent Warren Bates 669 25.4 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Ron Wise 245 9.3 -3.1
Conservative Miranda Meadowcroft 185 7.0 -22.2
Majority 863 32.8 +15.7
Turnout 2,631
Labour hold Swing

Hollinwood ward[edit]

Hollinwood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Williams 1,394 60.7 +16.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury 563 24.5 -9.5
Independent John Berry 339 14.8 +7.7
Majority 831 36.2 +26.3
Turnout 2,296
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Medlock Vale ward[edit]

Medlock Vale ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kaiser Rehman 1,846 60.3 +18.2
Liberal Democrats Rafiq Pazeer 654 21.4 -14.6
Conservative Zulfiqar Mohammed 562 18.4 -0.5
Majority 1,210 39.5 +33.4
Turnout 3,062
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward[edit]

Royton North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Larkin 1,878 60.9 +12.4
Conservative Joseph Farquhar 962 31.2 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson 242 7.9 -11.5
Majority 916 29.7 +13.4
Turnout 3,082
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward[edit]

Royton South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven Bashforth 1,932 65.2 +24.3
Conservative Allan Fish 776 26.2 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Keith Begley 257 8.7 -20.9
Majority 1,156 39.0 +27.8
Turnout 2,965
Labour hold Swing

Saddleworth North ward[edit]

Saddleworth North ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Heffernan 1,100 31.0 -2.9
Independent Ken Hulme 1,083 30.6 +1.2
Conservative Phil Sewell 711 20.1 -2.0
Labour Sean Fielding 650 18.3 +3.6
Majority 17 0.5 -4.0
Turnout 3,544
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward[edit]

Saddleworth South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Sheldon 1,590 42.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Phil Renold 1,094 28.9 -18.1
Labour Dilys Fletcher 695 18.4 +12.6
Green Dominic Wall 401 10.6 +10.6
Majority 496 13.2
Turnout 3,780
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees ward[edit]

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Alexander 1,316 42.3 +15.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord 1,176 37.8 -10.9
Conservative Pam Byrne 622 20.0 -2.0
Majority 140 4.5
Turnout 3,114
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St James ward[edit]

St James ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Newton 1,155 53.0 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Fairbrother 777 35.7 -3.7
Conservative David Caddick 246 11.3 -5.9
Majority 378 17.3
Turnout 2,178
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Marys ward[edit]

St Marys ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shadab Qumer 2,847 65.5 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Ajawat Hussain 1,255 28.9 -12.4
Conservative David Atherton 244 5.6 -4.0
Majority 1,592 36.3 +28.8
Turnout 4,346
Labour hold Swing

Shaw ward[edit]

Shaw ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Alcock 1,084 40.4 -7.1
Labour Amanda Chadderton 986 36.8 +15.2
Conservative Phelyp Bennet 612 22.8 -8.1
Majority 98 3.6 -13.0
Turnout 2,682
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waterhead ward[edit]

Waterhead ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Dean 1,340 47.8 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Kay Knox 1,064 38.0 -1.4
Conservative Neil Allsopp 203 7.2 -7.3
Independent Stuart Allsopp 195 7.0 -4.0
Majority 276 9.8
Turnout 2,802
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Werneth ward[edit]

Werneth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Javid Iqbal 2,530 64.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Asghar Ali 1,115 28.5 +17.9
Conservative Muhammad Imran 266 6.8 -22.7
Majority 1,415 36.2 +7.2
Turnout 3,911
Labour hold Swing

References[edit]

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