The 2012 Rochdale Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West, England.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Labour Party won 17 of the 20 seats with 53% of the vote, with the other three going to the Conservative Party with 27% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats lost all 11 of their seats up for re-election with 15% of the vote. This election marked the return to the council of former Leaders Richard Farnell and Allen Brett. It also produced Rochdale's youngest ever councillor in Liam O'Rourke.

These results also led to the resignation of local Liberal Democrat leader Wera Hobhouse.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 7 0 +7 53.3 26,265 +2.5
  Conservative 5 3 0 +3 26.6 13,140 +0.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 10 -10 15.1 7,572 -2.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 302 +0.6
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 215 +0.4
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 216 +0.1
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 302 -3.1

Ward results

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Farnell 1,582 65.8 +18.6
Liberal Democrats Pat Colclough 638 26.6 -6.4
Conservative Christine Akram 183 7.6 -5.0
Majority 944 39.3 +26.2
Turnout 2,403 33 +3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Gartside 1,253 41.5 +2.0
Liberal Democrats William Hobhouse 1,057 35.0 -2.7
Labour Daniel Meredith 708 23.5 +0.7
Majority 196 6.5 +4.8
Turnout 3,018 39
Conservative hold Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Sheerin 1,728 75.1 +26.4
Conservative Ronald Crossley 313 13.6 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 259 11.3 -3.5
Majority 1,415 61.5 +35.6
Turnout 2,300 30 -3.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iftikhar Ahmed 2,337 71.2 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Miah 665 20.3 +5.7
Conservative Nauman Hayee 280 8.5 +0.9
Majority 1,672 49.4 -11.4
Turnout 3,382 43 −4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Boriss 1,439 72.9 +7.2
Conservative David Smith 372 18.9 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Clarice Cooper 162 8.2 -1.9
Majority 1,067 54.1 +9.1
Turnout 1,973 25 −3
Labour hold Swing

Healey ward

Healey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun O'Neill 1,251 45.3 +10.2
Conservative Lee Durrant 1,137 41.1 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Bailey 376 13.6 -5.4
Majority 114 4.2
Turnout 2,764 35 +1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Robinson 1,227 59.5 -5.2
Conservative Peter Winkler 498 24.1 +0.1
National Front Peter Greenwood 216 10.5 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Georgina Whitaker 122 5.9 -5.4
Majority 729 35.3 -5.5
Turnout 2,063 25 −6
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shakil Ahmed 1,724 63.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats David Clayton 474 17.4 +1.0
Conservative Rifat Mahmood 316 11.6 +0.5
English Democrat Ricky Akehurst 215 7.9 +7.9
Majority 1,250 45.8 +1.8
Turnout 2,729 33 −1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

In 2008 Peter Evans stood in this ward as a Liberal Democrat.

Littleborough Lakeside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hartley 1,081 50.7 +14.1
Conservative Peter Evans 1,050 49.3 +9.9
Majority 31 1.4
Turnout 2,131 28 −3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milkstone & Deeplish ward

In 2008, Mohammad Sharif stood in this ward for the Liberal Democrats.

Milkstone & Deeplish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Linden 1,840 56.9 -7.1
Conservative Mohammad Sharif 1,224 37.9 +19.7
Liberal Democrats Liz Thirsk 169 5.2 +0.3
Majority 616 19.0 -26.9
Turnout 3,233 42 −4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allen Brett 1,200 45.3 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson 1,046 39.5 +7.1
Conservative Keith Taylor 402 15.2 -10.3
Majority 154 5.8 +0.3
Turnout 2,648 34 +2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Norden ward

Norden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Gartside 1,624 67.6 +10.4
Labour Dobir Miah 604 25.1 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Natasha Akhtar 175 7.3 -8.8
Majority 1,020 42.4 +11.9
Turnout 2,403 31 −9
Conservative hold Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liam O'Rourke 1,193 55.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Tony MacSparran 785 36.5 +14.1
Conservative David Garnett 174 8.1 -3.5
Majority 408 19.0 -12.2
Turnout 2,152 28 n/c
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Middleton ward

Maureen Rowbothan stood for the ward in 2008 as a Labour candidate.

North Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Greenall 883 44.4 -22.0
Independent Maureen Rowbotham 694 34.9 +34.9
Conservative David Harris 251 12.6 -11.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Proctor 162 8.1 -1.3
Majority 189 9.5 -32.5
Turnout 1,990 25 +3
Labour hold Swing

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Jean Ashworth stood for the ward in 2008 as a Liberal Democrat.

Smallbridge & Firgrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amna Mir 1,509 63.8 +7.2
Conservative Jean Ashworth 654 27.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Clegg 201 8.5 -12.8
Majority 855 36.2 +1.8
Turnout 2,364 29 −1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Joinson 1,375 54.1 +1.2
Conservative Teresa Fitzsimons 1,049 41.3 +0.4
Liberal Democrats John Wilkins 119 4.7 -1.5
Majority 326 12.8 +0.8
Turnout 2,543 33 −5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shefali Begum 1,123 35.8 -3.7
Independent Carl Faulkner 902 28.8 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajid 803 25.6 +0.3
Conservative James Oldham 309 9.9 +0.0
Majority 221 7.0 -7.2
Turnout 3,137 39 +6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ashley Dearnley 1,569 69.5 +5.6
Labour James Brown 536 23.7 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jones 153 6.8 -1.0
Majority 1,033 45.7 +10.1
Turnout 2,258 31 −6
Conservative hold Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Lambert 1,319 67.2 +0.0
UKIP Warren Mitchell 302 15.4 +15.4
Conservative Jane Howard 215 11.0 -12.1
Liberal Democrats James Ridley 126 6.4 -3.3
Majority 1,017 51.8 +7.7
Turnout 1,962 23 −1
Labour hold Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lil Murphy 1,606 82.2 +6.0
Conservative Christopher Chapman 267 13.7 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Frank Cooper 80 4.1 -2.2
Majority 1,339 68.6 +9.8
Turnout 1,953 27 +4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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