# 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Rochdale Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

## Results

2021 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 16 | | 80.0 | 29 | 45 | 75.0 | 27,846 | 49.4 | |
| | Conservative | 3 | | 15.0 | 6 | 9 | 15.0 | 17,771 | 31.5 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 6,949 | 12.3 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 | 922 | 1.6 | New |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,621 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| | Freedom Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.1 | 14.8 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Balderstone and Kirkholt

Balderstone and Kirkholt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Massey | 1,473 | 60.0 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Holt | 710 | 28.9 | +18.5 |
| | Green | James O'Meara | 186 | 7.6 | +1.3 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Laura Grabowska | 88 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bamford

Bamford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Anstee | 1,809 | 56.0 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Atewologun | 988 | 30.6 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Edward Whittaker | 223 | 6.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhain Cunnane | 211 | 6.5 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Castleton

Castleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Billy Sheerin | 1,510 | 55.6 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 840 | 30.9 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Kisa-Smith | 197 | 7.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan Kershaw | 169 | 6.2 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Central Rochdale

Central Rochdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iftikhar Ahmed | 2,756 | 84.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 218 | 6.7 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Nicholson | 166 | 5.1 | −9.4 |
| | Green | Adam Mir | 118 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,538 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Middleton

East Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terrance Smith | 1,449 | 58.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Sanderson | 774 | 31.2 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Aspinall | 190 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | SDP | Robert Mudd | 71 | 2.9 | −22.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Healey

Healey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaun O'Neill | 1,660 | 54.7 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert McLean | 950 | 31.3 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Alcock | 259 | 8.5 | −5.7 |
| | Green | AJ Rennie | 166 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 23.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hopwood Hall

Hopwood Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Robinson | 1,206 | 48.7 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ellison | 922 | 37.3 | +15.7 |
| | Independent | Ian Kilgannon | 254 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Hughes | 92 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsway

Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shakil Ahmed | 2,235 | 71.9 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Nelson | 461 | 14.8 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Thornley | 210 | 6.8 | −1.9 |
| | Green | Mark Hollinrake | 203 | 6.5 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,774 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Littleborough Lakeside

Littleborough Lakeside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hartley | 1,097 | 37.0 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Hobson | 998 | 33.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Clegg | 866 | 29.2 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 3.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Milkstone and Deeplish

Milkstone and Deeplish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allen Brett | 2,020 | 63.5 | −20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hassan Ansari | 637 | 20.0 | +14.3 |
| | Conservative | Rizwan Shafiq | 409 | 12.8 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Feruz Ali | 117 | 3.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,383 | 43.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Milnrow and Newhey

Milnrow and Newhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Davidson | 1,650 | 55.9 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Neil Butterworth | 802 | 27.2 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Nuttal | 499 | 16.9 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 848 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Norden

Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Gartside | 2,110 | 66.5 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Shahid Mohammed | 476 | 15.0 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Robertson | 340 | 10.7 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Sarah Croke | 246 | 7.8 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,634 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Heywood

North Heywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liam O'Rourke | 1,156 | 53.6 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Morrell | 658 | 30.5 | +15.0 |
| | Independent | Martin Orson | 166 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Chadwick | 103 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Bernard Akin | 74 | 3.4 | −26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### North Middleton

North Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna Williams | 1,315 | 58.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Coan | 713 | 31.5 | +16.8 |
| | Green | Kat Horrex | 142 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Keane-Lyons | 92 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Smallbridge and Firgrove

Smallbridge and Firgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amna Mir | 1,449 | 55.0 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Branton | 520 | 19.7 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dean Larder | 505 | 19.2 | +6.3 |
| | Green | Jules Howliston | 161 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 929 | 35.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Middleton

South Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Joinson | 1,663 | 54.3 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Winkler | 1,032 | 33.7 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Martin Collinge | 249 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Griffin | 118 | 3.9 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Spotland and Falinge

Spotland and Falinge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iram Faisal | 1,283 | 39.5 | −22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rabina Asghar | 1,030 | 31.8 | +24.7 |
| | Conservative | Steven Scholes | 624 | 19.2 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Mick Coats | 307 | 9.5 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 7.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wardle and West Littleborough

Wardle and West Littleborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ashley Dearnley | 2,112 | 69.9 | +20.7 |
| | Labour | Julian Farnell | 599 | 19.8 | −4.3 |
| | Green | Hannah Macguire | 206 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Eden-Maughan | 103 | 3.4 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,513 | 50.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Heywood

West Heywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wendy Cocks | 1,154 | 46.2 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Jordan Tarrant-Short | 715 | 28.6 | +13.8 |
| | Independent | Colin Lambert | 502 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Guy Otten | 128 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Middleton

West Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Smith | 1,555 | 63.9 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Slack | 697 | 28.7 | +14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nikki Edwards | 180 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |