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2023 Rochdale Council election

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20 out of 60 seats of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Neil Emmott John Taylor Party Labour Conservative Last election 42 seats, 50.8% 10 seats, 20.3% Seats won 16 3 Seats after 46 9 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 27,837 9667 Percentage 56.5% 19.6% Swing 5.7 0.9   Third party Fourth party   Leader Andy Kelly Lee Wolf Party Liberal Democrats Middleton Ind. Last election 3 seats, 17.3% 5 seats, 9.1% Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 3 Seat change 0 2 Popular vote 5865 2461 Percentage 11.9% 5.0% Swing 5.4 4.1
The winner of each seat in the 2023 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Leader before election Neil Emmott Labour Leader after election Neil Emmott Labour

The 2023 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of seats (20) on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council were contested.

Labour retained its majority on the council.

Background

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Rochdale was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county. The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.

Since its formation, Rochdale has variously been under Labour control, Liberal Democrat control, Conservative control and no overall control. Councillors have predominantly been elected from the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party, with some independent councillors also serving. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the 2011.

In the most recent election in 2022, where all 60 seats on the council were up for election, Labour won 42 seats with 50% of the vote, the Conservatives won ten seats with 20% of the vote, the Middleton Independents Party won five seats with 9% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats won three seats with 17% of the vote.

Electoral process

The council generally elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. The election will be conducted using the first-past-the-post voting system, with each ward electing one councillor.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Rochdale aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who lived at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Results

2023 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	16	3	80	30	46	76.7	26,198	51.2
	Conservative	3	1	15	6	9	15.0	11,306	22.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	5	2	3	5.0	5,865	11.5
	Green	0	0	0	0	0		3,664	7.2
	Middleton Ind.	0	2	0	2	2	3.3	3,368	6.6
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0		607	1.2
	Freedom Alliance	0	0	0	0	0		197	0.4

Asterisks denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

Balderstone & Kirkholt

Bamford

Castleton

Central Rochdale

East Middleton

Healey

Hopwood Hall

Kingsway

Littleborough Lakeside

Milkstone & Deeplish

Milnrow & Newhey

Norden

North Heywood

North Middleton

Smallbridge & Firgrove

South Middleton

Spotland & Falinge

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough

West Heywood

West Middleton

References

1. Scheerhout, John; Tweed, Lyell (4 May 2023). "Rochdale council local elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
2. "Local elections 2023: Labour replace Tories as Bolton's biggest party". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
3. Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
4. "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
5. "Election results by party, 5 May 2022". www.rochdale.gov.uk. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
6. "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
7. "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
8. "Election results for Balderstone and Kirkholt". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
9. "Election results for Bamford". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
10. "Election results for Castleton". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
11. "Election results for Central Rochdale". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
12. "Election results for East Middleton". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
13. "Election results for Healey". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
14. "Election results for Hopwood Hall". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
15. "Election results for Kingsway". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
16. "Election results for Littleborough Lakeside". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
17. "Election results for Milkstone and Deeplish". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
18. "Election results for Milnrow and Newhey". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
19. "Election results for Norden". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
20. "Election results for North Heywood". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
21. "Election results for North Middleton". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
22. "Election results for Smallbridge and Firgrove". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
23. "Election results for South Middleton". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
24. "Election results for Spotland and Falinge". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
25. "Election results for Wardle Shore and West Littleborough". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
26. "Election results for West Heywood". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
27. "Election results for West Middleton". Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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