2008 - local election results

Results from the local elections on Thursday 1 May 2008 - Liberal Democrats hold Rochdale.

Summary

The Liberal Democrat group increased their majority on the council, adding an extra seat to their total. There were two Liberal Democrat gains from Labour in Balderstone & Kirkholt and North Heywood. Labour gained a councillor in East Middleton from the Liberal Democrats.

In all other wards the sitting councillors retained their seats.

Overall turnout for the borough: 33.07%

New make-up of the council

Liberal Democrat 33 (was 32)
Labour 18 (was 19)
Conservative 8 (was 8)
Other 1* (was 1)

*Cllr David Murphy, existing member for East Middleton is now independent (was Labour).

Results by ward

Name of candidate	Description	Votes
Healey Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 34.14%
Tom Bailey	Liberal Democrat	1214
Phillip Bethell	Labour	525
Andrew Neilson	Conservative	920
Kingsway Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 34.08%
David Clayton	Liberal Democrat	1245
Phil Grantham	Conservative	314
Tom Stott	Labour	1116
Milkstone and Deeplish Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 46.02%
Javed Iqbal	Independent	637
Sue Pawson	Conservative	178
Ghulam Shazad	Labour	796
Mohammed Sharif	Liberal Democrat	1872
Balderstone and Kirkholt Liberal Democrat gain Turnout: 30.13%
Pat Colclough	Liberal Democrat	821
Ian Duckworth	Conservative	658
Darren Pedley	Labour	760
Castleton Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 32.91%
Ronnie Crossley	Conservative	467
Pat Flynn	Liberal Democrat	1386
Jean Hornby	Labour	637
Spotland and Falinge Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 32.97%
Surinder Biant	Labour	1151
Steven Scholes	Conservative	452
Barbara Todd	Liberal Democrat	1304
Central Rochdale Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 47.47%
Daalat Ali	Labour	1422
Zulfiqar Ali	Liberal Democrat	1869
Roger Howarth	Conservative	309
Bamford Conservative hold Turnout: 41.51%
Jane Gartside	Conservative	1766
Ben Robertson	Labour	388
Mohammed Shafiq	Liberal Democrat	988
Smallbridge and Firgrove Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 30.23%
Jean Ashworth	Liberal Democrat	1053
Len Branton	Conservative	412
Amna Mir	Labour	841
Norden Conservative hold Turnout: 40.49%
Anthony Bennett	Labour	278
James Gartside	Conservative	1450
Peter Greenwood	British National Party	421
Hilary Rodgers	Liberal Democrat	874
West Heywood Labour hold Turnout: 23.99%
John Kershaw	Conservative	541
George Kinder	Liberal Democrat	410
Colin Lambert	Labour	1087
North Heywood Liberal Democrat gain Turnout: 28.48%
Darren Bayman	Conservative	353
Malcolm Bruce	Liberal Democrat	936
Susan Coates	Labour	799
Hopwood Hall Labour hold Turnout: 30.54%
Harry Boota	Liberal Democrat	382
Linda Robinson	Labour	1325
Keith Taylor	Conservative	761
East Middleton Labour gain Turnout: 27.57%
Malcolm Boriss	Labour	1030
John Cardus	Conservative	625
Irene Cooper	Liberal Democrat	492
South Middleton Conservative hold Turnout: 38.44%
Teresa Fitzsimons	Conservative	1713
Neil Lever	Liberal Democrat	228
John Orford	Labour	993
West Middleton Labour hold Turnout: 23.10%
Lil Murphy	Labour	997
Dave Pawson	Conservative	424
Terry Smith	Liberal Democrat	474
North Middleton Labour hold Turnout: 22.47%
David Harris	Conservative	537
Rhoda Morley	Liberal Democrat	481
Maureen Rowbotham	Labour	746
Littleborough Lakeside Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 30.88%
Peter Evans	Liberal Democrat	1086
John Hartley	Labour	335
Andrew Jones	Conservative	1001
Milnrow and Newhey Liberal Democrat hold Turnout: 32.13%
Debbie Abrahams	Labour	620
Michael Butler	Conservative	663
Irene Davidson	Liberal Democrat	1193
Wardle and West Littleborough Conservative hold Turnout: 36.69%
Ashley Dearnley	Conservative	2157
Andy Kelly	Liberal Democrat	264
Mike Radanovic	Labour	263