2023 Oldham Council election
4 May 2023

All 60 seats on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.1%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Amanda Chadderton Graham Sheldon Howard Sykes
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 35 9 9
Seats won 32 11 10
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 2 Increase 1

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Brian Hobin
Party Failsworth Independent Party Independents
Seats before 5 2
Seats won 3 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2

Winner of each seat at the 2023 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader before election

Amanda Chadderton
Labour

Leader after election

Arooj Shah
Labour

The 2023 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. Due to boundary changes all 60 seats on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were contested.

Labour lost seats, including that of the leader of the council, Amanda Chadderton, but retained a majority on the council.[1][2]

Background

History

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. Oldham was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[3] 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.[4]

Since its formation, Oldham Council has typically been under Labour control or no overall control, with a period of Conservative control from 1978–1980 and Liberal Democrat control from 2000–2002. Labour most recently gained overall control of the council in the 2011 election.

In July 2022 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England made The Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, officially abolishing all 20 existing wards and established 20 new wards with new boundaries. Because of this change all 60 seats on the council, three per ward, were contested.[5]

Pre-Election Composition

Party Seats
Labour Party 35
Conservative Party 9
Liberal Democrats 9
Failsworth Independent Party 5
Independent 2

Electoral process

The election took place using the plurality block voting system, a form of first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by three councillors. The candidate with the most votes in each ward will serve a four year term ending in 2027, the second-placed candidate will serve a three year term anding in 2026 and the third-placed candidate will serve a one year term ending in 2024.[5]

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Oldham 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 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election[6]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 32 3 Decrease 53.3 46.5 69,794
  Liberal Democrats 10 1 Increase 16.7 17.7 26,491
  Conservative 11 2 Increase 18.3 17.6 26,453
  Independent 4 2 Increase 6.7 14.3 21,393
  Failsworth Independent Party 3 2 Decrease 5.0 2.1 3,096
  Northern Heart 0 0 Steady 1.2 1,762
  Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 0 0 Steady 0.5 739
  National Housing Party 0 0 Steady 0.1 205
  Freedom Alliance 0 0 Steady 0.0 71

Asterisks denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

Alexandra

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Zahid Mehmood Chauhan 1,462
Labour Co-op Shaid Mushtaq 1,358
Labour Co-op Jenny Harrison 1,327
Liberal Democrats Martin Alexander Dinoff 250
Independent Muhammad Yasir 246
Northern Heart Sheila Ann Brophy 230
Liberal Democrats Rory Thompson 225
Conservative Jubel Ahmed 157
Conservative Md Nazrul Chowdhury 134
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 30.5%
Registered electors
Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)
Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)
Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)

Chadderton Central

Chadderton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohon Ali 1,843
Labour Mohammed Nazrul Islam 1,786
Labour Elaine Taylor 1,587
Conservative Mohammed Akikur Razon 781
Conservative Md Yahhia Qurashi 430
Conservative Toklis Miah 370
Northern Heart Cath Jackson 248
Northern Heart Jackie Gartside 243
Northern Heart Abdul Basit 184
Liberal Democrats Christine Cator 168
Liberal Democrats Sue Mayall 152
Liberal Democrats Fazal Rahim 82
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 38.2
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Chadderton North

Chadderton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Susan Brownridge 1,299
Labour Colin McLaren 1,242
Labour Eddie Moores 1,218
Conservative Karl Bardsley 1,076
Conservative Jonathan Ford 1,067
Conservative Moudud Ahmed 992
Liberal Democrats Dominic Cadman 318
Liberal Democrats Katie Gloster 203
Liberal Democrats Mick Scholes 165
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 31.5
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Chadderton South

Chadderton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham John Shuttleworth 1,228
Labour Chris Goodwin 1,219
Labour Holly Louise Harrison 1,192
Independent Warren Bates 529
Conservative Mohammed Riaj Alom 367
Conservative Jawed Hussain 301
Conservative Mohammed Liyakoth Miah 259
Liberal Democrats Annie Patricia Lord 246
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Habib 157
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 24.9
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Coldhurst

Coldhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Jabbar 2,775
Labour Abdul Malik 2,255
Labour Ruji Sapna Surjan 2,107
Independent Montaz Ali Azad 1,935
Independent Mohammed Mohib Abu Taleb 1,275
Independent Noor Akmol 915
Liberal Democrats Badrul Amin 309
Liberal Democrats Rachel Pendlebury 262
Independent Amir Uddin 259
Independent Abdul Malik 214
Independent Mohammed Ali 181
Conservative Saira Ahmed 167
Independent Ahmed Ali 166
Liberal Democrats Hamza Uddin 141
Conservative Samsul Alam 134
Conservative Mahmud Ullah Hannan 132
Independent Mustafa Ahmed Mustak 131
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 49.7
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Crompton

Crompton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Murphy 1,136
Liberal Democrats Louie Michael Hamblett 1,109
Liberal Democrats Diane Williamson 1,087
Independent Lee Michael Navesey 736
Labour David John Barker 490
Labour Ken Rustidge 466
Labour Latif Choudhary 358
Conservative Michele Stockton 329
Conservative Masuma Ahmed 200
Conservative Mohammed Afruj Chowdhury 196
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 32.3
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Failsworth East

Failsworth East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Failsworth Independent Party Brian Hobin 944
Failsworth Independent Party Neil Hindle 877
Failsworth Independent Party Lucia Theresa Rea 866
Labour Aileen Laura Fryer 848
Labour Fazlul Haque 560
Conservative Bradley Holt 246
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ann Beeley 227
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 24.8
Registered electors
Failsworth Independent Party win (new boundaries)
Failsworth Independent Party win (new boundaries)
Failsworth Independent Party win (new boundaries)

Failsworth West

Failsworth West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sandra Ball 1,010
Labour Co-op Peter Davis 929
Labour Co-op Paul Gordon Fryer 854
Independent Alan Brady 769
Independent Mark Jeffrey Wilkinson 751
Labour Co-op Dion Antony Linton 671
Failsworth Independent Party Jane Nicola Cashinella-Vaughan 409
Conservative Andrew Hurley 191
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Christine Powell 106
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 27.6
Registered electors
Independent win (new boundaries)
Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)
Labour Co-op win (new boundaries)

Hollinwood

Hollinwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kamran Ghafoor 1,085
Conservative Abdul Wahid 972
Conservative Muhammad Irfan 964
Labour Hannah Jane Roberts 944
Labour Kyle James Phythian 924
Labour Steve Williams 876
Independent Barbara Victoria Whitehead 279
Independent Ian Whitehead 221
National Housing Party John Lawrence 205
Liberal Democrats Karen Barton 202
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 29.7
Registered electors
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Since the elections, the three elected councillors from Hollinwood were suspended from the Conservative Party[7] in November 2023, forming the "Oldham Group" party. This has caused the composition of the council to change in November 2023, making the Liberal Democrats the official opposition.

Medlock Vale

Medlock Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sajed Hussain 1,997
Labour Junaid Hussain 1,906
Labour Umar Nasheen 1,879
Independent Mark Birchall 532
Liberal Democrats Lewis Farnworth 301
Liberal Democrats Shona Farnworth 297
Conservative Tania Akhtar 213
Conservative Mohammod Wabaydur Rahman 212
Conservative Akthar Hussain 171
Independent Waqar Raza 111
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 34.5
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Royton North

Royton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dave Arnott 1,289
Conservative Christine Adams 1,255
Conservative Lewis Quigg 1,182
Labour Mick Harwood 1,142
Labour Clint Phythian 1,046
Labour Stephanie Lauren Shuttleworth 981
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Colin Herbert Burrows 273
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Joan Anne Mills 235
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom Paul Francis Goldring 231
Liberal Democrats Brian Lord 168
Liberal Democrats Enrique Flores 158
Liberal Democrats Keith Swift 141
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 33.4
Registered electors
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Royton South

Royton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Maggie Hurley 1,039
Labour Marie Anne Bashforth 978
Labour Steven Bashforth 944
Labour Amanda Chadderton 923
Independent Jade Louise Hughes 837
Independent Darren Anthony Ratcliffe 757
Independent Anthony Joseph Prince 427
Liberal Democrats Russell John Thomas Gosling 215
Liberal Democrats Tom Penketh 199
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Garner 148
Freedom Alliance Alexander Anthony Omeltschenko 71
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 31.2
Registered electors
Independent win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Saddleworth North

Saddleworth North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam Byrne 1,134
Conservative Luke Charles Laurence Lancaster 1,064
Liberal Democrats Garth Harkness 1,050
Liberal Democrats Lynne Christine Thompson 912
Labour Phillinda Ann Shipp 858
Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Thomas Powell 767
Conservative Stuart John Pyefinch 767
Labour Glyn Ford 733
Independent Gary John Kershaw 451
Independent Simon Hodgson 282
Independent Paul Geoffrey Stevenson 251
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 38.7
Registered electors
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Saddleworth South

Saddleworth South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Sheldon 1,449
Liberal Democrats Helen Louise Bishop 1,225
Conservative Max Joseph Woodvine 1,176
Liberal Democrats Roger Malham Blackmore 1,019
Conservative Christopher John McManus 997
Labour Dominic John Wall 858
Labour Tahra Parveen Javed 750
Liberal Democrats Joseph Darren Beeston 673
Independent Gary Tarbuck 663
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 40.9
Registered electors
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

Saddleworth West and Lees

Saddleworth West and Lees
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Al-Hamdani 1,600
Liberal Democrats Alicia Claire Marland 1,564
Liberal Democrats Mark Kenyon 1,483
Independent Paul Shilton 660
Labour Dave Barter 446
Labour John Bernard Battye 445
Independent Christopher Marshall 430
Independent Sophie Johnson 420
Labour Valerie Leach 382
Conservative Terence Hopkinson 192
Conservative Gibson Michael Walker 175
Conservative Mujibur Rahman 110
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 34.8
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Shaw

Shaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Marc James Hince 998
Liberal Democrats Howard David Sykes 938
Liberal Democrats Hazel Gloster 911
Liberal Democrats Chris Gloster 895
Independent Lisa Adele Navesey 872
Labour Meg Birchall 381
Labour Syed Maruf Ali 297
Labour Dhanyaal Rashid 256
Conservative Mohammed Abdul Kayum 67
Conservative Md Mujibur Rahman 63
Conservative Shuabur Rahman 62
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 31.7
Registered electors
Independent win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

St James'

St James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beth Sharp 871
Labour Angela Carol Cosgrove 848
Labour Josh Charters 743
Labour Leanne Joy Munroe 731
Conservative Jeremy Craig-Weston 709
Conservative Jacob Sharp 705
Independent Amoy Lindo 522
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dawson 238
Liberal Democrats Joe Gloster 124
Liberal Democrats Roger Hindle 118
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 26.4
Registered electors
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

St Mary's

St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arooj Shah 2,743
Independent Hussain Aftab 2,361
Labour Ali Umar Aqeel Salamat 1,926
Independent Aisha Kouser 1,658
Labour Ghazala Parveen Rana 1,336
Liberal Democrats Zoe Elizabeth Rowlinson 236
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hussain 209
Conservative Maria Ahmed 141
Conservative Asma Begum 107
Conservative Husna Khatun 84
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 49.2
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Independent win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Waterhead

Waterhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nadeem Iqbal 1,448
Labour Peter Dean 1,304
Labour Ros Birch 1,253
Conservative Sajjad Hussain 849
Liberal Democrats Linda Dawson 395
Independent Stuart Allsopp 346
Northern Heart Paul Taylor 329
Northern Heart Anne Margaret Fiander Taylor 282
Liberal Democrats Richard Thomas Wild 268
Northern Heart Rob Vance 246
Independent Israk Miah 208
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 32.4
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Werneth

Werneth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shoab Akhtar 2,923
Labour Fida Hussain 2,788
Labour Nyla Ibrahim 2,731
Liberal Democrats Asghar Ali 1,700
Liberal Democrats Malik Abdul 1,496
Conservative Foysal Ahmed Chowdhury 476
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury 395
Conservative Mohammed Salik Miah 204
Conservative Sobbir Ahmed Khan 179
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout 54.3
Registered electors
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

References

  1. Green, Charlotte (5 May 2023). "Oldham local council elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. "Oldham election result". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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  5. 1 2 "The Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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