Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
Elections to Oldham Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The council was controlled by the Labour Party before the election.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 30
- Labour 22
- Conservative 7
- Independent 1
Candidates
Alexandra Ward
Alexandra Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Dinoff | 932 | LIB-DEM GAIN | ||
Conservative | Kamran Ghafoor | 841 | |||
Independent | Phil Howarth | 183 | |||
Labour | Hugh McDonald | 801 | |||
Chadderton Central Ward
Chadderton Central Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Tony Brownridge | 866 | |||
BNP | Roy Goodwin | 660 | |||
Conservative | John Hudson | 966 | CONSERVATIVE GAIN | ||
Liberal Democrat | Pat Lord | 212 | |||
Chadderton North Ward
Chadderton North Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Jack Hulme | 1699 | CONSERVATIVE GAIN | ||
Labour | Julie Kirkham | 927 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Nilu Uddin | 419 | |||
Chadderton South Ward
Chadderton South Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Berry | 735 | |||
England First | Martin Brierley | 425 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Dawson | 236 | |||
Labour | Dave Hibbert | 959 | LABOUR HOLD | ||
Coldhurst Ward
Coldhurst Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Muhammed Dara | 365 | |||
Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2296 | LABOUR GAIN | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mujibur Rahman | 1684 | |||
Crompton Ward
Crompton Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Bibby | 351 | |||
Conservative | Chris Shyne | 819 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ann Wingate | 1672 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Failsworth East Ward
Failsworth East Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Barbara Dawson | 1028 | |||
Conservative | Paul Martin | 1036 | CONSERVATIVE GAIN | ||
Green | John Parker | 173 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Phil Renold | 136 | |||
Failsworth West Ward
Failsworth West Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ian Barker | 963 | CONSERVATIVE GAIN | ||
Green | Warren Bates | 589 | |||
Labour | John Johnson | 871 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ken Wilson | 132 | |||
Hollinwood Ward
Hollinwood Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Phil Holley | 1268 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Conservative | Abdul Malik | 208 | |||
Labour | Jean Stretton | 992 | |||
Medlock Vale Ward
Medlock Vale Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Ur-Rehman Ateeque | 1136 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Independent | Gary Dalloway | 534 | |||
Conservative | Tahir Iqbal | 254 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rafiq Pazeer | 925 | |||
Royton North Ward
Royton North Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Anita Corbett | 376 | |||
Conservative | Joe Farquhar | 811 | |||
Labour | Bernard Judge | 1093 | LABOUR HOLD | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nazia Raja | 742 | |||
Royton South Ward
Royton South Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Allan Fish | 832 | |||
Labour | Philip Harrison | 953 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Diane Williamson | 1333 | LIB-DEM GAIN | ||
Saddleworth North Ward
Saddleworth North Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Buckley | 1744 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Labour | Ken Hulme | 575 | |||
Conservative | Barbara Jackson | 916 | |||
Saddleworth South Ward
Saddleworth South Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Paul Fryer | 301 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Knowles | 1774 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Conservative | Graham Sheldon | 1582 | |||
Saddleworth West and Lees Ward
Saddleworth West and Lees Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Battye | 527 | |||
Conservative | Pam Byrne | 799 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Valerie Sedgwick | 1673 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Shaw Ward
Shaw Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Canning | 422 | |||
Labour | Dilys Fletcher | 303 | |||
BNP | Alwyn Stott | 391 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Howard Sykes | 1496 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
St James Ward
St James Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Dr. David Atherton | 392 | |||
England First | Andrew Clayton | 327 | |||
Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 476 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Stanton | 968 | LIB-DEM GAIN | ||
St. Marys Ward
St. Marys Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Masud | 2483 | LIB-DEM GAIN | ||
Labour | Mohammed Sharif | 1632 | |||
Conservative | Paul Stephenson | 320 | |||
Waterhead Ward
Waterhead Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Independent | Stuart Allsopp | 189 | |||
Conservative | David Caddick | 335 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Linda Dawson | 1421 | LIB-DEM HOLD | ||
Labour | Arooj Shah | 535 | |||
Werneth Ward
Werneth Ward | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Fida Hussain | 2244 | LABOUR HOLD | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Irfan | 351 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Azhar Mahmood | 1308 | |||
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