# Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Rochdale Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 election
* 1975 election
* 1976 election
* 1978 election
* 1979 election
* 1980 election
* 1982 election
* 1983 election
* 1984 election
* 1986 election
* 1987 election
* 1988 election
* 1990 election
* 1991 election
* 1992 election
* 1994 election
* 1995 election
* 1996 election
* 1998 election
* 1999 election
* 2000 election
* 2002 election
* 2003 election
* 2004 election
* 2006 election
* 2007 election
* 2008 election
* 2010 election
* 2011 election
* 2012 election
* 2014 election
* 2015 election
* 2016 election
* 2018 election
* 2019 election
* 2021 election
* 2022 election
* 2023 election
* 2024 election
* ↑ Whole council elected after boundary changes
* ↑ New ward boundaries

## Borough result maps

* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Littleborough By-Election 11 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 2,015 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | | 1,109 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative | | 413 | 11.6 |
| | Independent | | 22 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 906 | 24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,559 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 1998-2002

Milnrow By-Election 10 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,347 | 52.2 | +18.7 |
| | Labour | | 716 | 27.8 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | | 432 | 16.8 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | | 84 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,579 | 29.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Middleton North By-Election 29 November 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Burns | 603 | 41.6 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhoda Morley | 566 | 39.1 | +21.3 |
| | Conservative | David Harris | 280 | 19.3 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 18.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Norden Ward By-Election 25 April 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Winkler | 1,081 | 51.2 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Anthony Bennett | 627 | 29.7 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Colclough | 246 | 11.7 | −4.4 |
| | National Front | Peter Greenwood | 156 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,110 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Norden Ward By-Election 31 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Middleton Ind. | Keeley O'Mara | 812 | 51.7 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Donna Martin | 572 | 36.4 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Sajid Majid | 108 | 6.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson | 80 | 5.1 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | | |
| | Middleton Ind. hold | Middleton Ind. hold | Swing | | |