Oldham local elections
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One third of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–1976 |
| No overall control | 1976–1978 |
| Conservative | 1978–1980 |
| Labour | 1980–1994 |
| No overall control | 1994–1995 |
| Labour | 1995–2000 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2000–2002 |
| No overall control | 2002–2003 |
| Labour | 2003–2007 |
| No overall control | 2007–2011 |
| Labour | 2011–present |
Council elections
- Oldham Council election, 1998
- Oldham Council election, 1999
- Oldham Council election, 2000
- Oldham Council election, 2002
- Oldham Council election, 2003
- Oldham Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
- Oldham Council election, 2006
- Oldham Council election, 2007
- Oldham Council election, 2008
- Oldham Council election, 2010
By-election results
| Failsworth East By-Election 20 November 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jim McMahon | 2,045 | 68.0 | +2.6 | |
| BNP | 539 | 17.9 | +17.9 | ||
| Conservative | 296 | 9.8 | -17.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Pendlebury | 128 | 4.3 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 1,506 | 50.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,008 | 37.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Saddleworth West and Lees By-Election 5 July 2007[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Barbara Beeley | 908 | 51.3 | -3.7 | |
| Labour | Stephen Exton | 416 | 23.5 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Vincent Lord | 243 | 13.7 | -12.5 | |
| BNP | Martin Brierley | 202 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
| Majority | 492 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,769 | 22.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Know Your Councillors". Oldham Council. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "Oldham". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "Oldham council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ "Oldham Council by-election results 5 July 2007". Oldham Council. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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