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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 has recently had the Labour whip removed.

Results by ward

Name of candidate Description Votes Percentage of votes cast
 
Healey

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 34.14%
Tom Bailey Liberal Democrat 1214 46%
Phillip Bethell Labour 525 20%
Andrew Neilson Conservative 920 35%
 
Kingsway

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 34.08%
David Clayton Liberal Democrat 1245 46%
Phil Grantham Conservative 314 12%
Tom Stott Labour 1116 42%
 
Milkstone and Deeplish

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 46.02%
Javed Iqbal Independent 637 18%
Sue Pawson Conservative 178 5%
Ghulam Shazad Labour 796 23%
Mohammed Sharif Liberal Democrat 1872 54%
 
Balderstone and Kirkholt

Liberal Democrat gain
Turnout: 30.13%
Pat Colclough Liberal Democrat 821 37%
Ian Duckworth Conservative 658 29%
Darren Pedley Labour 760 34%
 
Castleton

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 32.91%
Ronnie Crossley Conservative 467 19%
Pat Flynn Liberal Democrat 1386 55%
Jean Hornby Labour 637 26%
 
Spotland and Falinge

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 32.97%
Surinder Biant Labour 1151 40%
Steven Scholes Conservative 452 16%
Barbara Todd Liberal Democrat 1304 44%
 
Central Rochdale

Liberal  Democrat hold
Turnout: 47.47%
Daalat Ali Labour 1422 40%
Zulfiqar Ali Liberal Democrat 1869 52%
Roger Howarth Conservative 309 8%
 
Bamford

Conservative hold
Turnout: 41.51%
Jane Gartside Conservative 1766 56%
Ben Robertson Labour 388 12%
Mohammed Shafiq Liberal Democrat 988 32%
 
Smallbridge and Firgrove

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 30.23%
Jean Ashworth Liberal Democrat 1053 46%
Len Branton Conservative 412 18%
Amna Mir Labour 841 36%
 
Norden

Conservative hold
Turnout: 40.49%
Anthony Bennett Labour 278 9%
James Gartside Conservative 1450 48%
Peter Greenwood British National Party 421 14%
Hilary Rodgers Liberal Democrat 874 29%
 
West Heywood

Labour hold
Turnout: 23.99%
John Kershaw Conservative 541 27%
George Kinder Liberal Democrat 410 20%
Colin Lambert Labour 1087 53%
 
North Heywood

Liberal Democrat gain
Turnout: 28.48%
Darren Bayman Conservative 353 17%
Malcolm Bruce Liberal Democrat 936 45%
Susan Coates Labour 799 38%
 
Hopwood Hall

Labour hold
Turnout: 30.54%
Harry Boota Liberal Democrat 382 15%
Linda Robinson Labour 1325 54%
Keith Taylor Conservative 761 31%
 
East Middleton

Labour gain
Turnout: 27.57%
Malcolm Boriss Labour 1030 48%
John Cardus Conservative 625 29%
Irene Cooper Liberal Democrat 492 23%
 
South Middleton

Conservative hold
Turnout: 38.44%
Teresa Fitzsimons Conservative 1713 58%
Neil Lever Liberal Democrat 228 8%
John Orford Labour 993 34%
 
West Middleton

Labour hold
Turnout: 23.10%
Lil Murphy Labour 997 53%
Dave Pawson Conservative 424 22%
Terry Smith Liberal Democrat 474 25%
 
North Middleton

Labour hold
Turnout: 22.47%
David Harris Conservative 537 31%
Rhoda Morley Liberal Democrat 481 27%
Maureen Rowbotham Labour 746 42%
 
Littleborough Lakeside

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 30.88%
Peter Evans Liberal Democrat 1086 45%
John Hartley Labour 335 14%
Andrew Jones Conservative 1001 41%
 
Milnrow and Newhey

Liberal Democrat hold
Turnout: 32.13%
Debbie Abrahams Labour 620 25%
Michael Butler Conservative 663 27%
Irene Davidson Liberal Democrat 1193 48%
 
Wardle and West Littleborough

Conservative hold
Turnout: 36.69%
Ashley Dearnley Conservative 2157 80%
Andy Kelly Liberal Democrat 264 10%
Mike Radanovic Labour 263 10%