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Elections to Oldham Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party as the largest party.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 30
- Labour 22
- Conservative 7
- Independent 1
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 37.6 | 22,558 | +1.3 | ||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 31.5 | 18,866 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 24.4 | 14,646 | +3.3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1,282 | +0.4 | |||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,051 | -1.1 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 762 | -1.1 | |||
England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 752 | +1.3 |
Ward results
[edit]Alexandra ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 932 | 33.8 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Khamran Ghafoor | 841 | 30.5 | +18.6 | |
Labour | Hugh McDonald | 801 | 29.1 | −15.0 | |
Independent | Phil Howarth | 183 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 91 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,757 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadderton Central ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hudson | 966 | 35.7 | −15.5 | |
Labour | Tony Brownridge | 866 | 32.0 | −9.9 | |
BNP | Roy Goodwin | 660 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 212 | 7.8 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 100 | 3.7 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,704 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadderton North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Hulme | 1,699 | 55.8 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Julie Kirkham | 927 | 30.4 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nilu Uddin | 419 | 13.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 772 | 25.3 | +15.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,045 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadderton South ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Hibbert | 959 | 40.7 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | John Berry | 735 | 31.2 | +6.5 | |
England First | Martin Brierley | 425 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 236 | 10.0 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 224 | 9.5 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,355 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coldhurst ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2,296 | 52.8 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mujibur Rahman | 1,684 | 38.8 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Muhammed Dara | 365 | 8.4 | −7.7 | |
Majority | 612 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,354 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crompton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Wingate | 1,672 | 58.8 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Chris Shyne | 819 | 28.8 | +7.1 | |
Labour | David Bibby | 351 | 12.4 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 853 | 30.0 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,842 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Failsworth East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Martin | 1,036 | 43.7 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Barbara Dawson | 1,028 | 43.3 | −14.6 | |
Green | John Parker | 173 | 7.3 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Renold | 136 | 5.7 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,373 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Failsworth West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Barker | 963 | 37.7 | +7.5 | |
Labour | John Johnson | 871 | 34.1 | −2.1 | |
Green | Warren Bates | 589 | 23.1 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Wilson | 132 | 5.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 92 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,555 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Hollinwood ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ken Wilson | 1,268 | 51.4 | +9.1 | |
Labour | Jean Stretton | 992 | 40.2 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Abdul Malik | 208 | 8.4 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 276 | 11.2 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,468 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Medlock Vale ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ur-Rahman Ateeque | 1,136 | 39.9 | −18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rafiq Pazeer | 925 | 32.5 | +13.0 | |
Independent | Gary Dalloway | 534 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
Conservative | Tahir Iqbal | 254 | 8.9 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 211 | 7.4 | −28.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,849 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royton North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Judge | 1,093 | 36.2 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 811 | 26.8 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nazia Raja | 742 | 24.6 | +15.6 | |
Independent | Anita Corbett | 376 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Majority | 282 | 9.3 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,022 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royton South ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diane Williamson | 1,333 | 42.8 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Phil Harrison | 953 | 30.6 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Allan Fish | 832 | 26.7 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 380 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,118 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Saddleworth North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Buckley | 1,744 | 53.9 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Barbara Jackson | 916 | 28.3 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Ken Hulme | 575 | 25.6 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 828 | 31.3 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,235 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Saddleworth South ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Knowles | 1,774 | 48.5 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | Graham Sheldon | 1,582 | 43.2 | +11.2 | |
Labour | Paul Fryer | 301 | 8.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 192 | 5.2 | −17.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,657 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Saddleworth West and Lees ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Val Sedgewick | 1,673 | 55.8 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Pam Byrne | 799 | 26.6 | +0.4 | |
Labour | John Battye | 527 | 17.6 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 874 | 29.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,999 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St James ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Stanton | 968 | 44.8 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 476 | 22.0 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | David Atherton | 392 | 18.1 | +18.1 | |
England First | Andrew Clayton | 327 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 22.7 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,163 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Marys ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 2,483 | 56.0 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Mohammed Sharif | 1,632 | 36.8 | −15.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Stephenson | 320 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 851 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,434 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Shaw ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Howard Sykes | 1,496 | 57.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Canning | 422 | 16.2 | +3.4 | |
BNP | Alwyn Stott | 391 | 15.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Dilys Fletcher | 303 | 11.6 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1,074 | 41.1 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,612 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Waterhead ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 1,421 | 57.3 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Arooj Shah | 535 | 21.6 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | David Caddick | 335 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Independent | Stuart Allsopp | 189 | 7.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 886 | 35.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,480 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Werneth ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fida Hussain | 2,244 | 57.5 | +11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ashazar Mahmood | 1,308 | 33.5 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Irfan | 351 | 9.0 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 936 | 24.0 | +16.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,903 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |