2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2021 local election in England, UK

2021 Rochdale Council election

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6 May 2021

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One third of seats (20) of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Allen Brett	Ashley Dearnley	Andy Kelly
Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	16 seats, 49.4%	3 seats, 21.3%	1 seat, 10.9%
Seats before	45	9	3
Seats won	16	3	1
Seats after	45	9	3
Seat change
Popular vote	27,846	17,771	6,949
Percentage	49.4%	31.5%	12.3%
Swing		10.2%	1.4%

Map showing the results of the 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Council control before election

Allen Brett
Labour

Subsequent council control

Neil Emmott
Labour

The 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Rochdale Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

Results

2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	16		80.0	29	45	75.0	27,846	49.4
	Conservative	3		15.0	6	9	15.0	17,771	31.5	10.2
	Liberal Democrats	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	6,949	12.3	1.4
	Independent	0		0.0	3	3	5.0	922	1.6	New
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,621	4.7	1.1
	Freedom Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	88	0.2	New
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	74	0.1	14.8
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	71	0.1	New

Ward results

Balderstone and Kirkholt

Balderstone and Kirkholt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Massey	1,473	60.0	+15.0
	Conservative	Jacqueline Holt	710	28.9	+18.5
	Green	James O'Meara	186	7.6	+1.3
	Freedom Alliance	Laura Grabowska	88	3.6	N/A
Majority			763
	Labour hold		Swing

Bamford

Bamford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Anstee	1,809	56.0	+8.2
	Labour	Elizabeth Atewologun	988	30.6	−2.8
	Green	Edward Whittaker	223	6.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Siobhain Cunnane	211	6.5	+2.0
Majority			821
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castleton

Castleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Sheerin	1,510	55.6	+8.1
	Conservative	David Jones	840	30.9	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Kisa-Smith	197	7.3	+3.1
	Green	Jonathan Kershaw	169	6.2	−2.8
Majority			670
	Labour hold		Swing

Central Rochdale

Central Rochdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iftikhar Ahmed	2,756	84.6	+5.9
	Conservative	David Jones	218	6.7	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Nicholson	166	5.1	−9.4
	Green	Adam Mir	118	3.6	N/A
Majority			2,538
	Labour hold		Swing

East Middleton

East Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terrance Smith	1,449	58.3	+0.9
	Conservative	Stephen Sanderson	774	31.2	+14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Aspinall	190	7.6	N/A
	SDP	Robert Mudd	71	2.9	−22.8
Majority			675
	Labour hold		Swing

Healey

Healey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaun O'Neill	1,660	54.7	+8.5
	Conservative	Robert McLean	950	31.3	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Alcock	259	8.5	−5.7
	Green	AJ Rennie	166	5.5	N/A
Majority			710	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Hopwood Hall

Hopwood Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Robinson	1,206	48.7	−2.8
	Conservative	Paul Ellison	922	37.3	+15.7
	Independent	Ian Kilgannon	254	10.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Hughes	92	3.7	N/A
Majority			284
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsway

Kingsway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shakil Ahmed	2,235	71.9	+1.7
	Conservative	Andrew Nelson	461	14.8	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Thornley	210	6.8	−1.9
	Green	Mark Hollinrake	203	6.5	−4.1
Majority			1,774
	Labour hold		Swing

Littleborough Lakeside

Littleborough Lakeside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hartley	1,097	37.0	+2.3
	Conservative	Gareth Hobson	998	33.7	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Clegg	866	29.2	+12.1
Majority			99	3.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Milkstone and Deeplish

Milkstone and Deeplish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allen Brett	2,020	63.5	−20.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hassan Ansari	637	20.0	+14.3
	Conservative	Rizwan Shafiq	409	12.8	+7.6
	Green	Feruz Ali	117	3.7	−1.5
Majority			1,383	43.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Milnrow and Newhey

Milnrow and Newhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Davidson	1,650	55.9	−4.1
	Labour	Neil Butterworth	802	27.2	+6.4
	Conservative	Daniel Nuttal	499	16.9	+10.5
Majority			848
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Norden

Norden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Gartside	2,110	66.5	+11.3
	Labour	Shahid Mohammed	476	15.0	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Robertson	340	10.7	+2.3
	Green	Sarah Croke	246	7.8	+0.6
Majority			1,634
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Heywood

North Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam O'Rourke	1,156	53.6	−1.2
	Conservative	Nigel Morrell	658	30.5	+15.0
	Independent	Martin Orson	166	7.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Chadwick	103	4.8	N/A
	UKIP	Bernard Akin	74	3.4	−26.4
Majority			498
	Labour hold		Swing

North Middleton

North Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Williams	1,315	58.1	+3.3
	Conservative	Adrian Coan	713	31.5	+16.8
	Green	Kat Horrex	142	6.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Keane-Lyons	92	4.1	N/A
Majority			602
	Labour hold		Swing

Smallbridge and Firgrove

Smallbridge and Firgrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amna Mir	1,449	55.0	−3.7
	Conservative	Leonard Branton	520	19.7	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Dean Larder	505	19.2	+6.3
	Green	Jules Howliston	161	6.1	N/A
Majority			929	35.3
	Labour hold		Swing

South Middleton

South Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Joinson	1,663	54.3	+6.6
	Conservative	Karen Winkler	1,032	33.7	+7.6
	Green	Martin Collinge	249	8.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Griffin	118	3.9	−4.6
Majority			631	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Spotland and Falinge

Spotland and Falinge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iram Faisal	1,283	39.5	−22.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rabina Asghar	1,030	31.8	+24.7
	Conservative	Steven Scholes	624	19.2	+3.6
	Green	Mick Coats	307	9.5	−6.0
Majority			253	7.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Wardle and West Littleborough

Wardle and West Littleborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ashley Dearnley	2,112	69.9	+20.7
	Labour	Julian Farnell	599	19.8	−4.3
	Green	Hannah Macguire	206	6.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Eden-Maughan	103	3.4	−10.2
Majority			1,513	50.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Heywood

West Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Cocks	1,154	46.2	−3.1
	Conservative	Jordan Tarrant-Short	715	28.6	+13.8
	Independent	Colin Lambert	502	20.1	N/A
	Green	Guy Otten	128	5.1	N/A
Majority			439	17.6
	Labour hold		Swing

West Middleton

West Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Smith	1,555	63.9	+7.7
	Conservative	Aaron Slack	697	28.7	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nikki Edwards	180	7.4	N/A
Majority			858	35.2
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"NOTICE OF ELECTION Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
Wilkinson, Damon; Britton, Paul (6 May 2021). "The Rochdale council local election 2021 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Balderstone & Kirkholt Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Bamford Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Castleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Central Rochdale Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - East Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Healey Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hopwood Hall Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Kingsway Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Littleborough Lakeside Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Milkstone & Deeplish Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Milnrow & Newhey Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Norden Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - North Heywood Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - North Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Smallbridge & Firgrove Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - South Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Spotland & Falinge Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Wardle & West Littleborough Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - West Heywood Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
"STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - West Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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