Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Rochdale Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in the North West, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. The Labour Party won 17 of the 20 seats with 53% of the vote, with the other three going to the Conservative Party with 27% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats lost all 11 of their seats up for re-election with 15% of the vote. This election marked the return to the council of former Leaders Richard Farnell and Allen Brett. It also produced Rochdale's youngest ever councillor in Liam O'Rourke.

These results also led to the resignation of local Liberal Democrat leader Wera Hobhouse.

Ward results

Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Farnell	1,582	65.8	+31.9
	Liberal Democrat	Pat Colclough	638	26.6	−10.1
	Conservative	Christine Akram	183	7.6	−21.8
Majority			944	39.3
Turnout			2,431	33	+3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Gartside	1,253	41.5	−14.7
	Liberal Democrat	William Hobhouse	1,057	35.0	+3.6
	Labour	Daniel Meredith	708	23.5	+11.1
Majority			196	6.4
Turnout			3,041	39	−3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Sheerin	1,728	75.1	49.5
	Conservative	Ronald Crossley	313	13.6	−5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Smith	259	11.3	−44.4
Majority			1,415	61.5
Turnout			2,316	30	−3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iftikhar Ahmed	2,337	71.2	+31.7
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Miah	665	20.3	−31.7
	Conservative	Nauman Hayee	280	8.5	+0.8
Majority			1,672	50.9
Turnout			3,323	43	−4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Boriss	1,439	72.9	+25.0
	Conservative	David Smith	372	18.9	−4.1
	Liberal Democrat	Clarice Cooper	162	8.2	−20.9
Majority			1,067	59.5
Turnout			1,990	25	−3
	Labour hold		Swing

Healey ward

Healey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaun O'Neill	1,251	45.3	+25.5
	Conservative	Lee Durrant	1,137	41.1	+6.5
	Liberal Democrat	Tom Bailey	376	13.6	−32.1
Majority			114	4.1
Turnout			2,779	35	+1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Robinson	1,227	59.5	+5.8
	Conservative	Peter Winkler	498	24.1	−6.7
	National Front	Peter Greenwood	216	10.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Georgina Whitaker	122	5.9	−9.6
Majority			729	35.3
Turnout			2,073	25	−6
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shakil Ahmed	1,724	63.2	+21.5
	Liberal Democrat	David Clayton	474	17.4	−29.2
	Conservative	Rifat Mahmood	316	11.6	−22.8
	English Democrats	Ricky Akehurst	215	7.9	N/A
Majority			1,250	45.8
Turnout			2,747	33	−1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

In 2008 Peter Evans stood in this ward as a Liberal Democrat.

Littleborough Lakeside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hartley	1,081	50.7	+36.9
	Conservative	Peter Evans	1,050	49.3	+7.9
Majority			31	1.5
Turnout			2,157	28	−3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Mikstone & Deeplish ward

In 2008, Mohammad Sharif stood in this ward for the Liberal Democrats.

Milkstone & Deeplish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Linden	1,840	56.9	+34.1
	Conservative	Mohammad Sharif	1,224	37.9	+32.7
	Liberal Democrat	Liz Thirsk	169	5.2	−48.5
Majority			616	19.1
Turnout			3,249	42	−4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allen Brett	1,200	45.3	+20.3
	Liberal Democrat	Irene Davidson	1,046	39.5	−8.7
	Conservative	Keith Taylor	402	15.2	−11.6
Majority			154	5.8
Turnout			2,670	34	+2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Norden ward

Norden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Gartside	1,624	67.6	19.6
	Labour	Dobir Miah	604	25.1	+15.9
	Liberal Democrat	Natasha Akhtar	175	7.3	−21.6
Majority			1,020	42.4
Turnout			2.424	31	−9
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liam O'Rourke	1193	55.4	+17.2
	Liberal Democrat	Tony MacSparran	785	36.5	−8.3
	Conservative	David Garnett	174	8.1	−8.8
Majority			408	19.0
Turnout			2,165	28	n/c
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

North Middleton ward

Maureen Rowbothan stood for the ward in 2008 as a Labour candidate.

North Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Greenall	883	44.4	+2.1
	Independent	Maureen Rowbotham	694	34.9	N/A
	Conservative	David Harris	251	12.6	−17.8
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Proctor	162	8.1	−19.1
Majority			189	9.5
Turnout			1,996	25	+3
	Labour hold		Swing

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Jean Ashworth stood for the ward in 2008 as a Liberal Democrat.

Smallbridge & Firgrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amna Mir	1,509	63.8	+27.4
	Conservative	Jean Ashworth	654	27.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Clegg	201	8.5	−37.2
Majority			855	36.2
Turnout			2,392	29	−1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Joinson	1,375	54.1	+20.2
	Conservative	Teresa Fitzsimons	1,049	41.3	−17.1
	Liberal Democrat	John Wilkins	119	4.7	−3.1
Majority			326	12.8
Turnout			2,563	33	−5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shefali Begum	1,123	35.8	−3.8
	Independent	Carl Faulkner	902	28.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Sajid	803	25.6	−19.3
	Conservative	James Oldham	309	9.9	−5.7
Majority			221	7.0
Turnout			3,150	39	+6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ashley Dearnley	1,569	69.5	−10.9
	Labour	James Brown	536	23.7	+13.9
	Liberal Democrat	Rosemary Jones	153	6.8	−3.1
Majority			1,033	45.7
Turnout			2,270	31	−6
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Lambert	1,319	67.2	+13.9
	UKIP	Warren Mitchell	302	15.4	N/A
	Conservative	Jane Howard	215	10.9	−15.6
	Liberal Democrat	James Ridley	126	6.4	−13.7
Majority			1,017	51.8
Turnout			1,966	23	−1
	Labour hold		Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lil Murphy	1,606	82.2	+29.6
	Conservative	Christopher Chapman	267	13.7	−8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Cooper	80	4.1	−20.9
Majority			1,339	68.6
Turnout			1,963	27	+4
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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