Notice of Poll - Spotland and Falinge

Election of a councillor for Spotland and Falinge

Notice is hereby given that:

  1. A poll for the election of a councillor for Spotland and Falinge will be held on 7 May 2026, between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
  2. The number of councillors to be elected is one.
  3. The names, home addresses and descriptions of the candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the candidates nomination paper are as follows:
Notice of Poll
Name of candidate Home address Description (if any) Names of Signatories (Proposers) Names of Signatories (Seconders)

ASGHAR Rabina

14 Edmund Street, Rochdale, OL12 6QN Liberal Democrats Zarah Kauser Safina Kauser

BLESSING Benita

(address in Rochdale) Workers Party Sultan Mahmood Razia Begum

CHOLEWKA Stefan

31 Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 6PE Independent Mohammed Ibrahim Zafar Iqbal

COATS Mick

66 Rooley Moor Road, Rochdale, OL12 7BS Green Party Candidate George Hilton Megan Hilton

CONWAY Ann Marie

(address in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Candidate Margaret W Bailey Graham Bailey

FAISAL Iram

(address in Rochdale) Labour Party Cecile M Biant Basharat Umer

FAULKNER Carl

51 Rooley Moor Road, Rochdale, OL12 7AX Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Verginia M Faulkner Doris Abdul

The situation of polling stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:

Polling Stations
Situation of polling station Station number Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat

Mobile Unit at the Black Dog Pub, Corner of Rooley Moor Road and Ings Lane, Rochdale

28 R-FA-1 to R-FA-1158

Cutgate Baptist Church, Cutgate Precinct, Edenfield Road, Rochdale

29 R-FB-1 to R-FB-1338
Spotland Islamic Centre, Rooley Moor Road, Rochdale 30 R-FC-1 to R-FC-1560

Spotland Community Association, 92-96 Spotland Road, Rochdale

31 R-FD-1 to R-FD-1225
Spotland Community Association, 92-96 Spotland Road, Rochdale 32 R-FD-1225/1 to R-FD-2364
St Clements Church, Willbutts Lane, Rochdale 33 R-FE-1 to R-FE-1686
Rochdale Unitarian Church, Clover Street, Rochdale 34 R-FF-1 to R-FF-375

Dated: Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Julie Murphy, Returning Officer, Floor 2, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale OL16 1XU

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Rochdale OL16 1XU

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