2004 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003.[1] The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32 | 32.7 | 27,092 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 25 | 28.1 | 23,276 | ||||||
| Conservative | 2 | 19.1 | 15,825 | ||||||
| Green | 0 | 8.1 | 6,670 | ||||||
| BNP | 0 | 5.7 | 4,754 | ||||||
| Independent | 0 | 4.8 | 3,999 | ||||||
| UKIP | 0 | 1.5 | 1,202 | ||||||
Ward results
[edit]Alexandra ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh McDonald | 982 | 16.8 | ||
| Labour | Glynis Shaw | 951 | 16.3 | ||
| Labour | Asaf Ali | 874 | 15.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Aftab Hussain | 619 | 10.6 | ||
| Green | John Roney | 518 | 8.9 | ||
| Independent | Chris Wright | 458 | 7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sakindar Mehmood | 457 | 7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 422 | 7.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sarfraz Khan | 359 | 6.1 | ||
| Conservative | Harun Miah | 203 | 3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,843 | ||||
Chadderton Central ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Greenwood | 1,523 | 21.6 | ||
| Labour | Tony Brownridge | 1,315 | 18.6 | ||
| Independent | Sidney Jacobs | 1,268 | 18.0 | ||
| Green | Philip Stevens | 849 | 12.0 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Wrigglesworth | 791 | 11.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Ward | 449 | 6.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alma McInnes | 431 | 6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John McCann | 427 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,053 | ||||
Chadderton North ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeremy Sutcliffe | 1,782 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | Susan Dean | 1,403 | 17.3 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Rogers | 1,372 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 1,293 | 15.9 | ||
| Conservative | Ruman Choudhury | 1,006 | 12.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Beeley | 637 | 7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 620 | 7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 8,113 | ||||
Chadderton South ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hibbert | 1,493 | 24.3 | ||
| Labour | David Jones | 1,457 | 23.7 | ||
| Labour | Dilys Fletcher | 1,089 | 17.7 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Owens | 828 | 13.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Shaw | 467 | 7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Renold | 403 | 6.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Bagley | 401 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,138 | ||||
Coldhurst ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2,328 | 16.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jilad Miah | 2,108 | 14.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Uddin | 2,059 | 14.4 | ||
| Labour | John Battye | 1,966 | 13.8 | ||
| Labour | Wahidur Rahman | 1,882 | 13.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Israk Miah | 1,382 | 9.7 | ||
| Conservative | Aklaque Hussain | 795 | 5.6 | ||
| Conservative | Chondon Miah | 596 | 4.2 | ||
| Conservative | Abdul Malik | 574 | 4.0 | ||
| Green | Susannah Stevens | 562 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 14,252 | ||||
Crompton ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Wingate | 1,637 | 15.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Dillon | 1,552 | 14.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philomena Dillon | 1,434 | 13.2 | ||
| Conservative | Valerie Pemberton | 1,307 | 12.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Dunning | 1,279 | 11.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jack Hulme | 918 | 8.4 | ||
| Labour | Duncan Davies | 750 | 6.9 | ||
| Independent | Michael Hambley | 715 | 6.6 | ||
| Labour | Steven Webb | 688 | 6.3 | ||
| Labour | Helen Smith | 579 | 5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 10,859 | ||||
Failsworth East ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara Dawson | 1,780 | 25.9 | ||
| Labour | James McMahon | 1,779 | 25.9 | ||
| Labour | Peter Dean | 1,351 | 19.7 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Martin | 760 | 11.1 | ||
| Green | Warren Bates | 561 | 8.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Barratt | 221 | 3.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Fennell | 209 | 3.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Clayton | 206 | 3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,867 | ||||
Failsworth West ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Johnson | 1,712 | 21.8 | ||
| Labour | Alan Harrison | 1,690 | 21.5 | ||
| Labour | Aileen Bell | 1,670 | 21.2 | ||
| BNP | Charles Styles | 675 | 8.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Crankshaw | 628 | 8.0 | ||
| Green | Joan Spencer | 548 | 7.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Ward | 449 | 5.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Barrow | 285 | 3.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Schofield | 209 | 2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,866 | ||||
Hollinwood ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Stretton | 1,138 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Williams | 1,107 | 15.3 | ||
| Labour | Brian Ames | 1,066 | 14.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Joynes | 989 | 13.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 837 | 11.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Longley | 720 | 10.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Berry | 551 | 7.6 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Shyne | 451 | 6.2 | ||
| Green | Peter Robbie | 356 | 4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 7,215 | ||||
Medlock Vale ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ur Rehman Ateeque | 1,526 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Gerald Ball | 1,379 | 17.0 | ||
| Labour | Jean Jones | 1,297 | 16.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Zahid Hussain | 723 | 8.9 | ||
| Green | Ian Payne | 673 | 8.3 | ||
| Green | Maureen McGuin | 578 | 7.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Robinson | 556 | 6.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bronwyn Thackeray | 552 | 6.8 | ||
| Independent | Neelofar Rafiq | 451 | 5.6 | ||
| Conservative | Hizzur Rahman | 369 | 4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 8,104 | ||||
Royton North ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bernard Judge | 1,740 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | John Larkin | 1,479 | 15.7 | ||
| Labour | Olwen Chadderton | 1,370 | 14.5 | ||
| Conservative | Jack Lees | 975 | 10.3 | ||
| BNP | Norman Corbett | 953 | 10.1 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Heeks | 728 | 7.7 | ||
| UKIP | David Short | 665 | 7.0 | ||
| Green | Margaret Kelly | 597 | 6.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Farrell | 356 | 3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Lord | 319 | 3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George Womack | 252 | 2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 9,434 | ||||
Royton South ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steven Bashforth | 1,438 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | Philip Harrison | 1,438 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | Jill Read | 1,112 | 12.0 | ||
| BNP | Anita Corbett | 964 | 10.4 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 865 | 9.3 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Fish | 745 | 8.0 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Farquhar | 701 | 7.5 | ||
| UKIP | Trevor Hilton | 537 | 5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Shaw | 522 | 5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Solan | 345 | 3.7 | ||
| Green | Ben McCarthy | 326 | 3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Wingate | 288 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 9,281 | ||||
Saddleworth North ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Buckley | 1,700 | 15.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Heffernan | 1,526 | 14.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian McInnes | 1,429 | 13.3 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Jackson | 1,124 | 10.5 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Sheldon | 1,089 | 10.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Gee | 1,050 | 9.8 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Hulme | 865 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | Paul Hickling | 738 | 6.9 | ||
| Labour | Paul Fryer | 633 | 5.9 | ||
| Green | Andrew Threlfall | 587 | 5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 10,741 | ||||
Saddleworth South ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Knowles | 1,988 | 16.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Wheeler | 1,977 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | John Hudson | 1,843 | 15.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Knowles | 1,483 | 12.4 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Byrne | 1,473 | 12.3 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Postle | 1,288 | 10.7 | ||
| Green | Kay Roney | 521 | 4.3 | ||
| Labour | Alastair McGregor | 520 | 4.3 | ||
| Labour | Annette Battye | 492 | 4.1 | ||
| Labour | Cathryn Ball | 390 | 3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 11,975 | ||||
Saddleworth West and Lees ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Sedgwick | 1,430 | 14.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 1,239 | 12.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Beeley | 1,143 | 11.7 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Boon | 946 | 9.7 | ||
| Labour | John McArdle | 934 | 9.5 | ||
| Conservative | George Buston | 900 | 9.2 | ||
| Labour | Norman Bennett | 803 | 8.2 | ||
| Conservative | John Caddick | 780 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | Ann Buscema | 678 | 6.9 | ||
| Green | Mark Lees | 572 | 5.8 | ||
| Independent | Robert Allsopp | 369 | 3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 9,794 | ||||
St James ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jaqueline Stanton | 1,354 | 18.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James McArdle | 1,259 | 17.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Hindle | 1,146 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | Adrian Alexander | 808 | 11.0 | ||
| BNP | Michael Treacy | 797 | 10.8 | ||
| Labour | Raymond Mallinson | 590 | 8.0 | ||
| Labour | Brian Hurst | 588 | 8.0 | ||
| Independent | Paul Andrew | 440 | 6.0 | ||
| Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 388 | 5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 7,370 | ||||
St Marys ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Riaz Ahmed | 1,966 | 16.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 1,938 | 16.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Aqeel Salamat | 1,711 | 14.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Sharif | 1,675 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | Abdul Shah | 1,653 | 13.8 | ||
| Labour | Mohammed Azam | 1,348 | 11.2 | ||
| Conservative | Nadeem Hussain | 1,067 | 8.9 | ||
| Conservative | David Atherton | 653 | 5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 12,011 | ||||
Shaw ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Sykes | 1,952 | 20.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Angie Farrell | 1,773 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roderick Blyth | 1,694 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | David Bentley | 716 | 7.6 | ||
| BNP | Alwyn Stott | 705 | 7.5 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Howard | 605 | 6.5 | ||
| Conservative | Carole Masters | 596 | 6.4 | ||
| Labour | Michael Connolly | 476 | 5.1 | ||
| Labour | David Faulkner | 476 | 5.1 | ||
| Labour | Lester Chattein | 374 | 4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 9,367 | ||||
Waterhead ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Anchor | 1,643 | 19.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kay Knox | 1,608 | 18.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynn Thompson | 1,316 | 15.2 | ||
| Labour | James Leyden | 981 | 11.4 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Jones | 879 | 10.2 | ||
| Labour | Shadab Qumer | 877 | 10.2 | ||
| BNP | Martin Brierley | 660 | 7.6 | ||
| Conservative | Edna Wolstenhulme | 365 | 4.2 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Allsopp | 298 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 8,627 | ||||
Werneth ward
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fida Hussain | 2,350 | 20.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Khurshid Ahmed | 2,094 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | Shoab Akhtar | 1,872 | 16.4 | ||
| Labour | Kamran Ghafoor | 1,698 | 14.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Faisal Khan | 1,546 | 13.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 1,232 | 10.8 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Stephenson | 567 | 5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 11,395 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Oldham council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
