Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 32.98%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Rochdale Local Election Result 2006 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
12 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
60.0 |
41.6 |
21,065 |
-0.2% |
|
Labour |
6 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
30.0 |
33.4 |
16,877 |
+0.1% |
|
Conservative |
2 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
10.0 |
23.5 |
11,881 |
-0.6% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
660 |
+0.8% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
122 |
+0.2% |
Ward results
Balderstone & Kirkholt |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dale Mulgrew |
957 |
46.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Steven Burke |
660 |
32.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Linda Butler |
439 |
21.4 |
|
Majority |
297 |
14.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,056 |
28.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Bamford |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Hobhouse |
1,593 |
50.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Sylvia Diggle |
1,193 |
37.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Valerie Godson |
359 |
11.4 |
|
Majority |
400 |
12.8 |
|
Turnout |
3,145 |
41.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Castleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Davison |
1,399 |
57.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Colin Thompson |
646 |
26.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Ronald Crossley |
384 |
15.8 |
|
Majority |
753 |
31.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,429 |
32.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Central Rochdale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ibrar Khan |
1,763 |
49.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shah Wazir |
1,472 |
41.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Roger Howarth |
354 |
9.9 |
|
Majority |
291 |
8.1 |
|
Turnout |
3,589 |
47.2 |
|
|
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
East Middleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Murphy |
900 |
41.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Brady |
845 |
38.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Susan Pawson |
438 |
20.1 |
|
Majority |
55 |
2.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,183 |
28.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Healey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Taylor |
1,250 |
39.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Neilson |
738 |
23.0 |
|
|
BNP |
Donald Mooney |
660 |
20.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Abdul Chowdry |
434 |
13.5 |
|
|
Green |
Samir Chatterjee |
122 |
3.8 |
|
Majority |
512 |
16.0 |
|
Turnout |
3,204 |
41.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hopwood Hall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Carol Wardle |
1,267 |
53.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Burt |
761 |
31.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Malcome Heard |
355 |
14.9 |
|
Majority |
506 |
21.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,383 |
29.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Kingsway |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Birkett |
1,218 |
45.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Tom Stott |
1,158 |
43.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Philip Grantham |
314 |
11.7 |
|
Majority |
60 |
2.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,690 |
34.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Littleborough Lakeside |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pauline Maguire |
1,293 |
53.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Frank Mills |
785 |
32.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Derek Snowden |
339 |
14.0 |
|
Majority |
508 |
21.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,417 |
30.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Milkstone & Deeplish |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Angela Coric |
1,931 |
54.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Imtiaz Ahmed |
1,379 |
38.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Mudassar Razzaq |
266 |
7.4 |
|
Majority |
552 |
15.4 |
|
Turnout |
3,576 |
47.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Milnrow & Newhey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Denis Whittle |
1,298 |
55.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Butler |
581 |
24.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Geoffrey Coady |
472 |
20.1 |
|
Majority |
717 |
30.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,351 |
30.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Norden |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Wera Hobhouse |
1,327 |
49.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Paul Chadwick |
1,109 |
41.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Muhammad Malik |
263 |
9.7 |
|
Majority |
218 |
8.1 |
|
Turnout |
2,699 |
36.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
North Heywood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Rush |
1,034 |
50.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Nick Maher |
748 |
36.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Norman Warwick |
285 |
13.8 |
|
Majority |
286 |
13.8 |
|
Turnout |
2,067 |
28.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
North Middleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ian Robertson |
811 |
43.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Lever |
564 |
30.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Harris |
475 |
25.7 |
|
Majority |
247 |
13.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,850 |
23.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Smallbridge & Firgrove |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Akram |
817 |
40.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Lorraine Butterworth |
769 |
38.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Keith Taylor |
417 |
20.8 |
|
Majority |
48 |
2.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,003 |
26.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Spotland & Falinge |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Clegg |
1,713 |
63.5 |
|
|
Labour |
James Brown |
592 |
22.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Steven Scholes |
391 |
14.5 |
|
Majority |
1,121 |
41.5 |
|
Turnout |
2,696 |
33.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wardle & West Littleborough |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Robert Clegg |
1,652 |
68.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hilary Rodgers |
477 |
19.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Pauline Mann |
299 |
12.3 |
|
Majority |
1,175 |
48.4 |
|
Turnout |
2,428 |
34.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
West Heywood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan McCarthy |
954 |
47.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Doreen Brophy-Lee |
585 |
28.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kathryn Burt |
484 |
23.9 |
|
Majority |
369 |
18.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,023 |
23.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
West Middleton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Robin Parker |
988 |
54.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Guisbourne-Hilton |
498 |
27.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Pawson |
388 |
21.3 |
|
Majority |
490 |
26.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,824 |
23.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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