Elections
Elections took place on 6 May 2010 to elect local
councillors to serve on Rochdale Borough Council, as well as to
elect MPs to represent the borough's citizens in the UK
Parliament.
New make up of the council: There are 20 wards
in the borough, each represented by three
councillors. Members representing Liberal Democrat 26; Labour 22; Conservative 11;
Independents 1.
General election: Jim
Dobbin (Labour) was re-elected to serve Heywood and Middleton, and
Simon Danczuk (Labour) was elected for the Rochdale
constituency.
To vote in any elections you need to be on the electoral
register. Find out what to do and how to register to vote. If you
don't register then you can't exercise your democratic right to
vote in any election.
All you need to know about standing as a candidate for
elections.
UK Central Government
Parliamentary elections (or general elections) can be held any
time the Government chooses within that Government’s term of
office, but must be held within five years of the Government coming
to office.
European parliamentary elections are held in June every 5
years.