Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Rochdale Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
From 1889 to 1974 Rochdale was a county borough, independent of any county council.[2] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Rochdale became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]
Party in control | Years |
| Labour | 1973–1975 |
| No overall control | 1975–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1979 |
| No overall control | 1979–1980 |
| Labour | 1980–1982 |
| No overall control | 1982–1986 |
| Labour | 1986–1992 |
| No overall control | 1992–1996 |
| Labour | 1996–2003 |
| No overall control | 2003–2007 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2007–2010 |
| No overall control | 2010–2011 |
| Labour | 2011–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:[5]
Councillor | Party | From | To |
Alan Taylor[6] | | Liberal Democrats | 2006 | 13 Jan 2010 |
Irene Davidson[7] | | Liberal Democrats | 13 Jan 2010 | 24 Nov 2010 |
Colin Lambert | | Labour | 15 Dec 2010 | 4 Jun 2014 |
Richard Farnell[8][9] | | Labour | 4 Jun 2014 | 8 Dec 2017 |
Allen Brett | | Labour | 13 Dec 2017 | 19 May 2021 |
Neil Emmott | | Labour | 19 May 2021 | |
Council elections
- ^ Whole council elected after boundary changes[10]
- ^ New ward boundaries[1]
Borough result maps
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2019 results map
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2021 results map
By-election results
1993-1997
Littleborough By-Election 11 July 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 2,015 | 56.6 | |
| Labour | | 1,109 | 31.7 | |
| Conservative | | 413 | 11.6 | |
| Independent | | 22 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 906 | 24.9 | |
Turnout | 3,559 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
1997-2001
Milnrow By-Election 10 June 1999 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 1,347 | 52.2 | +18.7 |
| Labour | | 716 | 27.8 | -3.2 |
| Conservative | | 432 | 16.8 | -5.6 |
| Independent | | 84 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
Majority | 631 | 24.4 | |
Turnout | 2,579 | 29.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2005-2010
Middleton North By-Election 29 November 2007[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jonathan Burns | 603 | 41.6 | -9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rhoda Morley | 566 | 39.1 | +21.3 |
| Conservative | David Harris | 280 | 19.3 | -11.5 |
Majority | 37 | 2.5 | |
Turnout | 1,449 | 18.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2010-2015
Norden Ward By-Election, 25th April 2013[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony Joseph William Bennett | 627 | 29.7% | +3.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ann Colclough | 246 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| National Front | Peter Greenwood[13] | 156 | 7.4% | +7.4% |
| Conservative | Peter Nicholas Winkler | 1,081 | 51.2% | -6.0% |
Majority | 460 | 21.8% | -8.7% |
Turnout | 2,110 | 27.1% | -12.9% |
References
- ^ a b "The Rochdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1230, retrieved 31 August 2022
- ^ "Rochdale Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Rochdale". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Council minutes". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Former council leader Alan Taylor has died". Rochdale Online. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Rochdale Council leader resigns following defections". BBC News. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Wilkinson, Damon (20 August 2021). "Richard Farnell, former two-time Labour leader of Rochdale council, has died". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Rochdale Council leader resigns over child abuse fallout". BBC News. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "Labour hold on in by-election". Middleton Guardian. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/the_council/elections/election_-_norden_ward.aspx [dead link]
- ^ "Newdawnparty.uk".
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