# 2016 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 46
* Liberal Democrat 9
* Conservative 2
* UKIP 1
* Independent 2

## Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 15 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 75.0% | 49.3% | 27,586 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.0% | 15.9% | 8,876 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15.0% | 13.2% | 7,383 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 5.0% | 12.0% | 6,719 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.0% | 6.7% | 3,732 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1,681 |

## Ward results

The electoral division results are as follows:

### Alexandra ward

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Zahid Mehmood Chauhan | 1,650 | 63.4 |
| | UKIP | David Carter | 642 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | Terry Hopkinson | 115 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Neville Darlington | 94 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | Matloob Hussain | 65 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Irfat Ahmed Shajahan | 37 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 | 38.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | 39.56 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Dearden | 1,371 | 51.6 | +6.6 |
| | UKIP | Francis Adrian Arbour | 741 | 27.9 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Barnes | 337 | 12.7 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Jessica Stott | 131 | 4.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Clayton | 75 | 2.8 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 23.7 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,655 | 33.58 | −29.31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fazlul Haque | 1,665 | 55.5 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 910 | 30.4 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Adam King | 232 | 7.7 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cecil Charles Hall | 191 | 6.4 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 25.5 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,998 | 36.50 | −28.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Goodwin | 1,416 | 60 |
| | UKIP | Steve Connor | 783 | 33 |
| | Green | Chris Parr | 106 | 4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tabirul Islam | 68 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 31.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdul Jabbar | 2,832 | 78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nuruz Zaman | 295 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Curley | 270 | 7 |
| | Green | Saleh Uddin Talukdar | 222 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,537 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,619 | 44.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Crompton ward

Crompton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Williamson | 1,239 | 42 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Adam Godleman | 670 | 23 |
| | Labour | Bernard Judge | 640 | 22 |
| | Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 393 | 13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 36.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cherryl Anne Brock | 1,410 | 66 |
| | Conservative | Antony Cahill | 509 | 24 |
| | Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 166 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Wise | 62 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 901 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 28.13 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean Eric Fielding | 1,511 | 60 |
| | UKIP | Joan Spencer | 757 | 30 |
| | Conservative | Paul Martin | 209 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louie Michael Hamblett | 40 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,517 | 33.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Ames | 1,157 | 57 |
| | UKIP | Imran Sarwar | 615 | 30 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Jeffery Sykes | 171 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Alexander Dinoff | 86 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | 27.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ateeque Ur-Rehman | 1,954 | 70 |
| | UKIP | John Christopher Berry | 522 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Hasin Amin | 126 | 5 |
| | Green | Jean Betteridge | 90 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Zakaullah | 82 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,432 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,774 | 34.45 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Royton North ward

Royton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Anthony Larkin | 1,266 | 50 |
| | UKIP | Ruth Keating | 602 | 24 |
| | Conservative | Michele Stockton | 426 | 17 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell John Thomas Gosling | 149 | 6 |
| | Green | Lauren Pickering | 93 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,536 | 32.96 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Royton South ward

Royton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amanda Clare Chadderton | 1,495 | 63 |
| | Conservative | Allan Robert Fish | 579 | 24 |
| | Green | Jim Stidworthy | 207 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vipran Srivastava | 95 | 4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | 29.18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garth Harkness | 995 | 33 |
| | Labour | Valerie Leach | 552 | 19 |
| | Conservative | Sean Raymond Curley | 479 | 16 |
| | Independent | Rob Knotts | 444 | 15 |
| | UKIP | Harry Moore | 424 | 14 |
| | Green | Catherine Hunter-Rossall | 81 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | 39.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hudson | 1,201 | 38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Stuart Belmore | 1,190 | 37 |
| | Labour | Ian Brian Manners | 785 | 25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | 40.00 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Saddleworth West & Lees ward

Saddleworth West & Lees :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Gordon Hewitt | 955 | 33 |
| | UKIP | Ian Nurse | 768 | 27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 705 | 24 |
| | Conservative | Andris D'Adamo | 460 | 16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 35.10 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Shaw ward

Shaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard David Sykes | 1,294 | 52 |
| | Labour | Hemmy Spiggott | 661 | 27 |
| | UKIP | Ian James Bond | 380 | 15 |
| | Conservative | Pam Byrne | 155 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,490 | 33.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. James ward

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cath Ball | 924 | 45 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Christopher Fitzpatrick | 702 | 34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Anthony Dawson | 203 | 10 |
| | Conservative | John David Caddick | 155 | 8 |
| | Green | Roger Mark Pakeman | 67 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 26.83 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Aftab Hussain | 2,190 | 49 |
| | Labour | Arooj Shah | 1,801 | 40 |
| | UKIP | Donna Elaine Goodleman | 266 | 6 |
| | Conservative | David Andrew Atherton | 114 | 3 |
| | Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 68 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angie Farrell | 64 | 1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,503 | 52.72 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Waterhead ward

Waterhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vita Rose Price | 1,150 | 42 |
| | UKIP | Ajawat Hussain | 1,004 | 37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 352 | 13 |
| | Conservative | Neil Allsop | 172 | 6 |
| | Green | Criona Franklin | 67 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,745 | 34.08 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Werneth ward

Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fida Hussain | 2,391 | 64 |
| | Independent | Rehman Attiq | 1,033 | 28 |
| | Green | Melody Walker | 114 | 3 |
| | Conservative | Jawaad Hussain | 109 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 104 | 3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,358 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,751 | 49.69 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |