Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats stayed in control of the council after gaining seats in Balderstone and Kirkholt, and North Heywood from the Labour party but losing East Middleton back to Labour.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Healey ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tom Bailey | 1,214 | 45.7% | -13.3% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Neilson | 920 | 34.6% | 11.2% | |
| Labour | Phillip Bethell | 525 | 19.7% | -8.1% | |
| Majority | 294 | 11.1% | -45.9% | ||
| Turnout | 2,659 | 34.1% | -4.7% | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 12.25% | |||
| Kingsway ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Clayton | 1,245 | 46.5% | 5.1% | |
| Labour | Tom Stott | 1,116 | 41.7% | 1.4% | |
| Conservative | Phil Grantham | 314 | 11.7% | -13.0% | |
| Majority | 98 | 3.7% | 15.6% | ||
| Turnout | 2,675 | 34.1% | 2.4% | ||
| Milkstone and Deeplish ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Javed Iqbal | ||||
| Conservative | Sue Pawson | ||||
| Labour | Ghulam Shahzad | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Sharif | ||||
| Balderstone and Kirkholt ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Pat Colclough | 821 | 36.7% | -12.5% | |
| Labour | Darren Pedley | 760 | 33.9% | -8.1% | |
| Conservative | Ian Duckworth | 658 | 29.4% | 120.1% | |
| Majority | 61 | 2.7% | -45.0% | ||
| Turnout | 2,239 | 30.1% | 8.8% | ||
| Castleton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ronnie Crossley | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Pat Flynn | ||||
| Labour | Jean Hornby | ||||
| Spotland and Falinge ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Surinder Biant | ||||
| Conservative | Steven Scholes | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Barbara Todd | ||||
| Central Rochdale ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Daalat Ali | {{{change}}} | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Zulfiqar Ali | ||||
| Conservative | Roger Howarth | ||||
| Bamford ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jane Gartside | 1766 | +27% | ||
| Labour | Ben "Timmy Howard" Robertson | 388 | +29% | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Shafiq | 988 | -28% | ||
| Smallbridge and Firgrove ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jean Ashworth | ||||
| Conservative | Len Branton | ||||
| Labour | Amna Mir | ||||
| Norden ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Anthony Bennett | ||||
| Conservative | James Gartside | ||||
| BNP | Peter Greenwood | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Hilary Rodgers | ||||
| West Heywood ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Kershaw | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | George Kinder | ||||
| Labour | Colin Lambert | ||||
| North Heywood ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Darren Bayman | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Bruce | ||||
| Labour | Susan Coates | ||||
| Hopwood Hall ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Harry Boota | ||||
| Labour | Linda Robinson | ||||
| Conservative | Keith Taylor | ||||
| East Middleton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Boriss | ||||
| Conservative | John Cardus | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Irene Cooper | ||||
| South Middleton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Teresa Fitzsimons | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Neil Lever | ||||
| Labour | John Orford | ||||
| West Middleton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Lil Murphy | ||||
| Conservative | Dave Pawson | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Terry Smith | ||||
| North Middleton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Harris | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Rhoda Morley | ||||
| Labour | Maureen Rowbotham | ||||
| Littleborough Lakeside ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Evans | 1086 | |||
| Labour | John Hartley | 335 | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Jones | 1001 | |||
| Milnrow and Newhey ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Debbie Abrahams | ||||
| Conservative | Michael Butler | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Irene Davidson | ||||
| Wardle and West Littleborough ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ashley Dearnley | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Andy Kelly | ||||
| Labour | Mike Radanovic | ||||
| Preceded by Rochdale Council election, 2007 |
Rochdale local elections | Succeeded by Rochdale Council election, 2010 |
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