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The 2012 Oldham Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West, England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
Labour retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 44
- Liberal Democrat 14
- Conservative 2
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 15 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 54.8 | 29,217 | +2.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 24.6 | 13,117 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 14.8 | 7,886 | -4.4 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1,206 | -1.4 | |||
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,067 | +2.0 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 723 | +0.9 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 144 | -0.6 |
Ward results
Alexandra ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dilys Fletcher MBE | 1,100 | 46.4 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | Raja Iqbal | 826 | 34.8 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 447 | 18.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 274 | 11.4 | −24.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | 32.4 | −4.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Alexandra ward by-election 2013
A by-election was held on Thursday, 9 May 2013 in the Alexandra ward of Oldham. The seat became vacant following the death of Dilys Fletcher in February. The results were as follows:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zahid Mehmood Chauhan | 1,553 | |||
UKIP | Derek Graham Fletcher | 412 | |||
Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 55 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 96 | |||
Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 80 | |||
Majority | 1,141 | ||||
Turnout | 29.31 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chadderton Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Dearden | 1,552 | 68.4 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Barnes | 596 | 26.3 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 120 | 5.3 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 956 | 42.2 | +18.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,283 | 28.9 | −6.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chadderton North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fazlul Haque | 1,750 | 59.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Paul Martin | 1,040 | 35.4 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lee Miah | 150 | 5.1 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 710 | 24.1 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,940 | 35.9 | −2.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Chadderton South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Hibbert | 1,481 | 75.4 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 433 | 22.0 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fazal Rahim | 50 | 2.5 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1,048 | 53.4 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,964 | 24.4 | −5.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coldhurst ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2,742 | 58.6 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kutub Uddin | 1,709 | 36.5 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Harun Miah | 227 | 4.9 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,033 | 22.1 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,678 | 54.9 | +2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crompton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diane Williamson | 1,286 | 45.7 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Ken Rustidge | 949 | 33.7 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Christopher Henthorn | 577 | 20.5 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 337 | 12.0 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,812 | 33.9 | −0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Failsworth East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Dawson | 1,585 | 84.9 | +14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 283 | 15.1 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 1,302 | 69.7 | +23.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,868 | 24.1 | −6.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Failsworth West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Fielding | 1,323 | 60.9 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | Warren Bates | 723 | 33.3 | +33.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ron Wise | 128 | 5.9 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 600 | 32.1 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,174 | 28.3 | −4.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Hollinwood ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Ames | 1,266 | 67.4 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Holley | 456 | 24.3 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Jamie Curley | 155 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 810 | 43.2 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,877 | 24.9 | −8.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Medlock Vale ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ateeque Ur-Rehman | 1,726 | 64.8 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 443 | 16.6 | −4.8 | |
Independent | Phil Howarth | 364 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | Sean Curley | 132 | 5.0 | −13.4 | |
Majority | 1,283 | 48.1 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,665 | 33.0 | −2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royton North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Judge | 1,710 | 71.4 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 555 | 23.2 | −8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Renold | 129 | 5.4 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 1,155 | 48.2 | +18.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,394 | 30.1 | −7.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royton South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amanda Chadderton | 1,566 | 69.8 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Allan Fish | 544 | 24.2 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 134 | 6.0 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 1,011 | 45.1 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,244 | 27.2 | −11.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Saddleworth North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Garth Harkness | 898 | 33.0 | +2.0 | |
Independent | Nicola Kirkham | 842 | 31.0 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Phil Sewell | 535 | 19.7 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Imran Yousaf | 445 | 16.4 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 56 | 2.1 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,720 | 35.9 | −6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Saddleworth South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hudson | 1,151 | 40.4 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 949 | 33.3 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 746 | 26.2 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 202 | 7.1 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,846 | 36.1 | −11.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Saddleworth West & Lees ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Val Sedgwick | 1,222 | 47.4 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Gerald Ball | 1,002 | 38.9 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Pam Byrne | 354 | 13.7 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 220 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,578 | 31.0 | −4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Shaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Howard Sykes | 1,298 | 53.6 | +13.2 | |
Labour | James Larkin | 782 | 32.3 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 342 | 14.1 | −8.7 | |
Majority | 516 | 21.3 | +17.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,422 | 31.2 | −2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. James ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cath Ball | 955 | 50.6 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Stanton | 763 | 40.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 171 | 9.1 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 192 | 10.1 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,899 | 24.8 | −3.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
St. Mary's ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arooj Shah | 2,529 | 58.4 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 1,559 | 36.0 | +7.1 | |
Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 144 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | David Caddick | 101 | 2.3 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 970 | 22.4 | −13.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,333 | 51.1 | −1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Waterhead ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vita Price | 1,379 | 58.5 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 977 | 41.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 402 | 17.1 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,356 | 29.5 | −0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Werneth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fida Hussain | 2,629 | 66.4 | +1.7 | |
Respect | Iqbal Bhatti | 1,067 | 27.0 | +27.0 | |
Conservative | Michele Stockton | 147 | 3.7 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 116 | 2.9 | −25.6 | |
Majority | 1,562 | 39.5 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,959 | 51.8 | +2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- "Alexandra Ward by-election result". Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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