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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.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election.

Results

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

Ward results

Balderstone and Kirkholt

Balderstone and Kirkholt[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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[22]
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

  1. ^ "NOTICE OF ELECTION Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Damon; Britton, Paul (6 May 2021). "The Rochdale council local election 2021 results". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Balderstone & Kirkholt Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Bamford Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Castleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Central Rochdale Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - East Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Healey Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hopwood Hall Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Kingsway Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Littleborough Lakeside Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Milkstone & Deeplish Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Milnrow & Newhey Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Norden Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - North Heywood Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - North Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  17. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Smallbridge & Firgrove Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  18. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - South Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  19. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Spotland & Falinge Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  20. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Wardle & West Littleborough Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  21. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - West Heywood Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  22. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - West Middleton Ward" (PDF). Rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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