2011 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
2011 local election in England, UK
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
- Labour 34
- Liberal Democrat 21
- Conservative 5
Election result
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 |
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