2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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2014 UK local government election
The 2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Labour Party retained control of the Council
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 48
- Conservative 11
- Liberal Democrat 1
Election result
[edit ]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 16 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 45.8 | 24,433 | -7.5 | ||
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 20.7 | 11,039 | -5.9 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 9,112 | +16.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 10.1 | 5,382 | -5.0 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,476 | +2.8 | |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 132 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1,773 | +2.7 | |
Ward results
[edit ]Balderstone & Kirkholt ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Nickson | 1,088 | 49.4 | −16.4 | |
| UKIP | Michael Anslow | 669 | 30.4 | +30.4 | |
| Conservative | Keith Taylor | 262 | 11.9 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Swarbrick | 183 | 8.3 | −18.5 | |
| Majority | 419 | 19.0 | −20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,202 | 30.2 | −2.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Bamford ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Duckworth | 1,644 | 57.9 | +16.4 | |
| Labour | Dobir Miah | 755 | 26.6 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Clegg | 438 | 15.4 | −19.6 | |
| Majority | 889 | 31.3 | +24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,837 | 36.8 | −2.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castleton ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Aasim Rashid | 1,120 | 43.7 | −31.4 | |
| Independent | Peter Davison | 716 | 27.9 | +27.9 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Crossley | 459 | 17.9 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 259 | 10.5 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 404 | 15.8 | −45.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,554 | 32.8 | +2.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Central Rochdale ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sultan Ali | 2,509 | 79.5 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Jones | 228 | 7.2 | −13.1 | |
| Independent | Andy Littlewood | 224 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Conservative | Sajad Ali | 193 | 6.1 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 2,281 | 72.3 | +22.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,154 | 42.0 | −0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
East Middleton ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June West | 1,092 | 47.1 | −25.8 | |
| UKIP | Angela Gardner | 749 | 32.3 | +32.3 | |
| Conservative | Teresa Fitzsimons | 365 | 15.7 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Irene Cooper | 112 | 4.8 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 343 | 14.8 | −39.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,318 | 29.5 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Healey ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kieran Heakin | 1,027 | 34.4 | −10.9 | |
| Conservative | Lee Durrant | 877 | 29.4 | −11.7 | |
| UKIP | Maureen Kershaw | 723 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Bailey | 214 | 7.2 | −6.4 | |
| Green | Mick Coates | 146 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 150 | 5.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,987 | 37.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Hopwood Hall ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carol Wardle | 1,275 | 51.9 | −7.6 | |
| UKIP | Michael Foster | 769 | 31.3 | +31.3 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Birchenough | 315 | 12.8 | −11.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony MacSparran | 97 | 3.9 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 506 | 20.6 | −14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,456 | 29.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kingsway ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Daalat Ali | 1,934 | 66.3 | +3.1 | |
| Green | Mark Hollinrake | 355 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 324 | 11.1 | −6.3 | |
| Conservative | John Kershaw | 303 | 10.4 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,579 | 78.3 | +32.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,016 | 34.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Littleborough Lakeside ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Emsley | 1,015 | 36.8 | −13.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Mills | 773 | 28.0 | −21.3 | |
| UKIP | Ed Aadahl | 763 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
| Green | Glynis Coats | 120 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Swift | 86 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 242 | 8.8 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,757 | 35.7 | +7.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Milkstone & Deeplish ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sameena Zaheer | 2,111 | 67.2 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Rifat Mahmood | 438 | 13.9 | −24.0 | |
| UKIP | Neville Westerman | 192 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Independent | Sarah Bibi | 137 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Respect | Dave Edler | 132 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Wharton | 130 | 4.1 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,673 | 51.6 | +32.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,240 | 41.1 | −0.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Milnrow & Newhey ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Butterworth | 1,116 | 36.3 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Kelly | 1,103 | 35.9 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | James Conboy | 564 | 18.3 | +3.1 | |
| Green | Helen Andrews | 291 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 13 | 0.4 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,074 | 38.9 | +4.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Norden ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Holly | 1,117 | 41.3 | −26.3 | |
| UKIP | Mervyn Simpson | 641 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
| Labour | Anthony Bennett | 637 | 23.6 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Anderson | 178 | 6.6 | −0.7 | |
| Green | Ian Andrews | 131 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 476 | 17.6 | −24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,704 | 34.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Heywood ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Rush | 998 | 38.8 | +2.3 | |
| Labour | Daniel Meredith | 899 | 35.0 | −20.4 | |
| UKIP | Phil Humphreys | 550 | 21.4 | +21.4 | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Holt | 125 | 4.9 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 99 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,572 | 34.1 | +6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
North Middleton ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Furlong | 851 | 40.8 | −3.6 | |
| UKIP | David Kenworthy | 779 | 37.3 | +37.3 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Braiden | 273 | 13.1 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Richard Whitaker | 129 | 6.2 | −28.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Wilkins | 55 | 2.6 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 72 | 3.4 | −6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,087 | 26.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Smallbridge & Firgrove ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Blundell | 1,717 | 67.8 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Leonard Branton | 471 | 18.6 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eatzaz Asim | 355 | 13.6 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 1,246 | 49.2 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,533 | 31.4 | +2.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
South Middleton ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Bell | 1,226 | 41.9 | −12.2 | |
| UKIP | Sean Page | 781 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Braiden | 677 | 23.2 | −18.1 | |
| Green | Abigail Jackson | 150 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Jayes | 89 | 3.0 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 445 | 15.2 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,923 | 36.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Spotland & Falinge ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Surinder Biant | 1,316 | 43.6 | +7.8 | |
| UKIP | Michael Singleton | 635 | 21.0 | +21.0 | |
| Independent | Carl Faulkner | 567 | 18.8 | −10.0 | |
| Conservative | Asif Khan | 303 | 10.0 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Rawstron | 197 | 6.5 | −19.1 | |
| Majority | 681 | 22.6 | +15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,018 | 37.8 | −1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wardle & West Littleborough ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Clegg | 1,458 | 60.7 | −8.8 | |
| Labour | David Finlay | 549 | 22.8 | −0.9 | |
| Green | Fearn Thomas | 283 | 11.8 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Bamford | 113 | 4.7 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 909 | 37.8 | −7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,403 | 32.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
West Heywood ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan McCarthy | 1,029 | 43.2 | −24.0 | |
| UKIP | Warren Mitchell | 1,006 | 42.3 | +26.9 | |
| Conservative | Jane Howard | 248 | 10.4 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolm | 97 | 4.1 | −2.3 | |
| Majority | 23 | 1.0 | −50.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,380 | 27.8 | +4.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
West Middleton ward
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Neil Emmott | 1,167 | 50.3 | −31.9 | |
| UKIP | Lee Seville | 855 | 36.8 | +36.8 | |
| Conservative | Frank Ferrari | 174 | 7.5 | −6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Cooper | 126 | 5.4 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 312 | 13.4 | −55.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,322 | 26.9 | +0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.