2018 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2018 Oldham Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Oldham Council in England.[1] The election took place on the same day as other local elections in England. The election saw the majority Labour Party increase its number of seats by two. The Conservative Party also gained two seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost one seat. UKIP ceased to have representation on the council following this election.[2] The election left Labour with 47 seats, the Liberal Democrats 8 and the Conservatives 4 with the remaining seat being held by an Independent.[3]
Results
[edit]Vote share changes compared to 2016.
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 18 | 81.8% | 29 | 47 | 78.3% | 29,876 | 55.96% |  6.68%
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| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 9.1% | 6 | 8 | 13.3% | 7,383 | 13.19% | 2.19%
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| Conservative | 2 | 9.1% | 2 | 4 | 6.7% | 11,761 | 22.03% | 10.03%
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| Independent | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.7% | 1,788 | 3.35% |  3.32%
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| UKIP | n/a | 1
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0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Green | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1,754 | 3.29% | 0.28%
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Ward results
[edit]Councillors seeking re-election are denoted with an asterisk. They were elected in 2014 and changes in vote share are compared on that basis.
Alexandra
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shaid Mushtaq* | 1,455 | 53 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Liaqat Ali | 812 | 30 | ||
| Conservative | Luke Lancaster | 322 | 12 | ||
| Green | David Maybury | 132 | 5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chadderton Central
[edit]Due to a vacancy 2 candidates were elected to this ward. The candidate with the most votes received a full 4-year term and the second-placed candidate received the remaining term of the vacated seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin McLaren* | 1,650 | 69 | ||
| Labour | Elaine Taylor | 1,499 | 63 | ||
| Conservative | Mohammed Shah Jahan | 488 | 20 | ||
| Conservative | Mohammed Shahriyar M. Jahan | 440 | 18 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lynch | 262 | 11 | ||
| Green | Jess Mahoney | 243 | 10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Louie Hamblett | 205 | 9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chadderton North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara Brownridge* | 1,612 | 57.8 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Alom | 900 | 32.2 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Daniel Clayton | 161 | 5.8 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hall | 118 | 4.2 | −2.2 | |
| Turnout | 2791 | 33.92 | −2.58 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Chadderton South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arooj Shah | 967 | 47 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Barnes | 623 | 30 | ||
| Independent | Frank Rothwell | 288 | 14 | ||
| Green | Melodey Walker | 129 | 6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 69 | 3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coldhurst
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Abdul Malik* | 2,680 | 82 | ||
| Conservative | Sean Curley | 265 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Pendlebury | 166 | 5 | ||
| Green | Saleh Talukdar | 155 | 5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Crompton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Murphy* | 1,359 | 52 | ||
| Labour | Alexander Jones-Casey | 628 | 24 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Lord | 541 | 21 | ||
| Independent | Ann Tindall | 102 | 4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Failsworth East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Briggs* | 1,072 | 53 | ||
| Conservative | Antony Cahill | 575 | 29 | ||
| Independent | Dean Ludford | 275 | 14 | ||
| Green | Chris Parr | 70 | 3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Belmore | 23 | 1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Failsworth West
[edit]Warren Bates was elected for UKIP in 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Davis | 1,076 | 52 | ||
| Independent | Warren Bates* | 448 | 21 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Martin | 386 | 18 | ||
| Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 148 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 29 | 1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Hollinwood
[edit]Due to a vacancy 2 candidates were elected to this ward. The candidate with the most votes received a full 4-year term and the second-placed candidate received the remaining term of the vacated seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Stretton* | 1,198 | 74 | ||
| Labour | Martin Judd | 1,184 | 73 | ||
| Conservative | John Caddick | 353 | 22 | ||
| Conservative | Sajjad Hussain | 262 | 16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Darlington | 122 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 106 | 7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Medlock Vale
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yasmin Toor* | 1,799 | 69 | ||
| Independent | Philip Howarth | 349 | 13 | ||
| Conservative | Michele Stockton | 283 | 11 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Beeley | 107 | 4 | ||
| Green | Jean Betteridge | 88 | 3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Royton North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hannah Roberts* | 1,092 | 48 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Fish | 910 | 40 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Gosling | 173 | 8 | ||
| Green | Lina Shaw | 109 | 5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Royton South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marie Bashforth* | 1,156 | 54 | ||
| Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 774 | 36 | ||
| Green | Jim Stidworthy | 114 | 5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Berry | 109 | 5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Saddleworth North
[edit]Incumbent councillor Nicola Kirkham did not stand; she was elected as an independent in 2014 before joining Labour in 2016.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pam Byrne | 933 | 35 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Eccles | 882 | 33 | ||
| Labour | George Hulme | 820 | 31 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Saddleworth South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jamie Curley | 1,215 | 36 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John McCann* | 1043 | 31 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Ian Manners | 793 | 24 | ||
| Independent | Helen Bishop | 180 | 5 | ||
| Green | Catherine Hunter-Rossall | 103 | 3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Saddleworth West & Lees
[edit]Incumbent UKIP councillor Peter Klonowski did not stand.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Valerie Leach | 1,041 | 40 | ||
| Conservative | Andris D'Adamo | 842 | 32 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Al-Hamdani | 737 | 28 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Shaw
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Gloster | 1,023 | 44 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Ken Rustidge | 672 | 29 | ||
| Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 427 | 18 | ||
| Liberal | Angie Farrell | 217 | 9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St. James
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ginny Alexander* | 968 | 59 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola Jeffery-Sykes | 381 | 23 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 176 | 11 | ||
| Green | Roger Pakeman | 115 | 7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ali Salamat* | 2,253 | 82 | ||
| Conservative | David Atherton | 220 | 8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 158 | 6 | ||
| Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 121 | 4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Waterhead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Riaz Ahmad* | 1,336 | 60 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 355 | 16 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 328 | 15 | ||
| Independent | Carl Roberts | 146 | 7 | ||
| Green | Andrea Chaverra Valencia | 66 | 3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Werneth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shoab Akhtar* | 2,924 | 86 | ||
| Conservative | Heath Fletcher | 293 | 9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 174 | 5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Changes after this election
[edit]Failsworth East by-election: 29 November 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Ellen Jacques | 677 | 58.5 | ||
| Conservative | Antony Cahill | 336 | 29.0 | ||
| Independent | William Bates | 94 | 8.1 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Goldring | 32 | 2.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 18 | 1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour party suspensions: September 2018
[edit]2 councillors were suspended from the Labour party in September 2018:[6]
- Montaz Ali Azad (Coldhurst ward)
- James Larkin (Royton North ward)
References
[edit]- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated 9 April 2018". oldham.gov.uk. Oldham Council. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Trafford lost by Conservatives". BBC News. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Belmore, Aimee (5 May 2018). "Saddleworth elects three new councillors to represent area on Oldham Council". Saddleworth Independent. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Independent councillor Nikki Kirkham announces surprise move to Labour Party". Saddleworth Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Election results for Failsworth East". Oldham Borough Council. Oldham Borough Council. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Unreported by the councils media partners two Oldham Labour Councillors have been suspended from the Labour party". Chronic Oldham. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
