Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Rochdale Local Election Result 2002 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
12 |
|
|
0 |
57.1 |
44.8 |
21,570 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
7 |
|
|
0 |
33.3 |
29.5 |
14,189 |
|
|
Conservative |
2 |
|
|
0 |
9.5 |
22.7 |
10,922 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
1,215 |
|
|
Socialist Alliance |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
139 |
|
|
Liberal |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
76 |
|
|
Christian Democrat |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
31 |
|
Ward results
Balderstone |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,261 |
53.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
779 |
33.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
323 |
13.7 |
|
Majority |
482 |
20.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,363 |
|
|
Brimrod and Deeplish |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,094 |
51.9 |
|
|
Labour |
|
845 |
40.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
170 |
8.1 |
|
Majority |
249 |
11.8 |
|
Turnout |
2,109 |
|
|
Castleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,364 |
50.4 |
|
|
Labour |
|
1,079 |
39.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
261 |
9.7 |
|
Majority |
285 |
10.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,704 |
|
|
Central and Falinge |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,674 |
65.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
699 |
27.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
192 |
7.5 |
|
Majority |
975 |
38.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,565 |
|
|
Healey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,227 |
37.4 |
|
|
Labour |
|
1,187 |
36.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
870 |
26.5 |
|
Majority |
40 |
1.3 |
|
Turnout |
3,284 |
|
|
Heywood North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
993 |
56.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
546 |
31.2 |
|
|
Independent |
|
213 |
12.2 |
|
Majority |
447 |
25.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,752 |
|
|
Littleborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,340 |
49.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
735 |
27.0 |
|
|
Labour |
|
649 |
23.8 |
|
Majority |
605 |
22.2 |
|
Turnout |
2,724 |
|
|
Middleton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,051 |
48.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
864 |
40.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
202 |
9.4 |
|
|
Christian Democrat |
|
31 |
1.4 |
|
Majority |
187 |
8.7 |
|
Turnout |
2,148 |
|
|
Middleton North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,001 |
60.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
644 |
39.1 |
|
Majority |
357 |
21.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,645 |
|
|
Middleton South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,589 |
52.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
1,072 |
35.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
370 |
12.2 |
|
Majority |
517 |
17.0 |
|
Turnout |
3,031 |
|
|
Milnrow and Newhey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,176 |
48.7 |
|
|
Labour |
|
647 |
26.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
590 |
24.5 |
|
Majority |
529 |
21.9 |
|
Turnout |
2,413 |
|
|
Newbold |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
1,260 |
65.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
417 |
21.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
238 |
12.4 |
|
Majority |
843 |
44.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,915 |
|
|
Norden and Bamford |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
1,881 |
53.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,112 |
31.9 |
|
|
Labour |
|
494 |
14.2 |
|
Majority |
769 |
22.0 |
|
Turnout |
3,487 |
|
|
Smallbridge |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,562 |
39.2 |
|
|
Labour |
|
1,422 |
35.7 |
|
|
Independent |
|
1,002 |
25.1 |
|
Majority |
140 |
3.5 |
|
Turnout |
3,986 |
|
|
Spotland |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,274 |
60.6 |
|
|
Labour |
|
538 |
25.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
292 |
13.9 |
|
Majority |
736 |
35.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,104 |
|
|
Wardle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
|
1,550 |
68.3 |
|
|
Labour |
|
404 |
17.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
314 |
13.8 |
|
Majority |
1,146 |
50.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,268 |
|
|
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