# 2018 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Oldham Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Oldham Council in England. The election took place on the same day as other local elections in England. The election saw the majority Labour Party increase its number of seats by two. The Conservative Party also gained two seats, while the Liberal Democrats lost one seat. UKIP ceased to have representation on the council following this election. The election left Labour with 47 seats, the Liberal Democrats 8 and the Conservatives 4 with the remaining seat being held by an Independent.

## Results

Vote share changes compared to 2016.
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council :
| 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 | 18 | | 81.8% | 29 | 47 | 78.3% | 29,876 | 55.96% | 6.68% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 9.1% | 6 | 8 | 13.3% | 7,383 | 13.19% | 2.19% |
| | Conservative | 2 | | 9.1% | 2 | 4 | 6.7% | 11,761 | 22.03% | 10.03% |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.7% | 1,788 | 3.35% | 3.32% |
| | UKIP | n/a | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1,754 | 3.29% | 0.28% |

## Ward results

Councillors seeking re-election are denoted with an asterisk. They were elected in 2014 and changes in vote share are compared on that basis.

### Alexandra

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaid Mushtaq* | 1,455 | 53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liaqat Ali | 812 | 30 |
| | Conservative | Luke Lancaster | 322 | 12 |
| | Green | David Maybury | 132 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chadderton Central

Due to a vacancy 2 candidates were elected to this ward. The candidate with the most votes received a full 4-year term and the second-placed candidate received the remaining term of the vacated seat.
Chadderton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin McLaren* | 1,650 | 69 |
| | Labour | Elaine Taylor | 1,499 | 63 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Shah Jahan | 488 | 20 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Shahriyar M. Jahan | 440 | 18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lynch | 262 | 11 |
| | Green | Jess Mahoney | 243 | 10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louie Hamblett | 205 | 9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chadderton North

Chadderton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Brownridge* | 1,612 | 57.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Alom | 900 | 32.2 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Daniel Clayton | 161 | 5.8 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hall | 118 | 4.2 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2791 | 33.92 | −2.58 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton South

Chadderton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arooj Shah | 967 | 47 |
| | Conservative | Robert Barnes | 623 | 30 |
| | Independent | Frank Rothwell | 288 | 14 |
| | Green | Melodey Walker | 129 | 6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 69 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Coldhurst

Coldhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdul Malik* | 2,680 | 82 |
| | Conservative | Sean Curley | 265 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Pendlebury | 166 | 5 |
| | Green | Saleh Talukdar | 155 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Crompton

Crompton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Murphy* | 1,359 | 52 |
| | Labour | Alexander Jones-Casey | 628 | 24 |
| | Conservative | Tom Lord | 541 | 21 |
| | Independent | Ann Tindall | 102 | 4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Failsworth East

Failsworth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman Briggs* | 1,072 | 53 |
| | Conservative | Antony Cahill | 575 | 29 |
| | Independent | Dean Ludford | 275 | 14 |
| | Green | Chris Parr | 70 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Belmore | 23 | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Failsworth West

Warren Bates was elected for UKIP in 2014.
Failsworth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Davis | 1,076 | 52 |
| | Independent | Warren Bates* | 448 | 21 |
| | Conservative | Paul Martin | 386 | 18 |
| | Green | Andy Hunter-Rossall | 148 | 7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 29 | 1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Hollinwood

Due to a vacancy 2 candidates were elected to this ward. The candidate with the most votes received a full 4-year term and the second-placed candidate received the remaining term of the vacated seat.
Hollinwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean Stretton* | 1,198 | 74 |
| | Labour | Martin Judd | 1,184 | 73 |
| | Conservative | John Caddick | 353 | 22 |
| | Conservative | Sajjad Hussain | 262 | 16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Darlington | 122 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 106 | 7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Medlock Vale

Medlock Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yasmin Toor* | 1,799 | 69 |
| | Independent | Philip Howarth | 349 | 13 |
| | Conservative | Michele Stockton | 283 | 11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Beeley | 107 | 4 |
| | Green | Jean Betteridge | 88 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Royton North

Royton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hannah Roberts* | 1,092 | 48 |
| | Conservative | Allan Fish | 910 | 40 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Gosling | 173 | 8 |
| | Green | Lina Shaw | 109 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Royton South

Royton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marie Bashforth* | 1,156 | 54 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 774 | 36 |
| | Green | Jim Stidworthy | 114 | 5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Berry | 109 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Saddleworth North

Incumbent councillor Nicola Kirkham did not stand; she was elected as an independent in 2014 before joining Labour in 2016.
Saddleworth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pam Byrne | 933 | 35 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Eccles | 882 | 33 |
| | Labour | George Hulme | 820 | 31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Saddleworth South

Saddleworth South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jamie Curley | 1,215 | 36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McCann* | 1043 | 31 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian Manners | 793 | 24 |
| | Independent | Helen Bishop | 180 | 5 |
| | Green | Catherine Hunter-Rossall | 103 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Saddleworth West & Lees

Incumbent UKIP councillor Peter Klonowski did not stand.
Saddleworth West & Lees :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valerie Leach | 1,041 | 40 |
| | Conservative | Andris D'Adamo | 842 | 32 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Al-Hamdani | 737 | 28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Shaw

Shaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Gloster | 1,023 | 44 |
| | Labour Co-op | Ken Rustidge | 672 | 29 |
| | Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 427 | 18 |
| | Liberal | Angie Farrell | 217 | 9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ginny Alexander* | 968 | 59 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Jeffery-Sykes | 381 | 23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 176 | 11 |
| | Green | Roger Pakeman | 115 | 7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ali Salamat* | 2,253 | 82 |
| | Conservative | David Atherton | 220 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 158 | 6 |
| | Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 121 | 4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Waterhead

Waterhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Riaz Ahmad* | 1,336 | 60 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 355 | 16 |
| | Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 328 | 15 |
| | Independent | Carl Roberts | 146 | 7 |
| | Green | Andrea Chaverra Valencia | 66 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Werneth

Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shoab Akhtar* | 2,924 | 86 |
| | Conservative | Heath Fletcher | 293 | 9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 174 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Changes after this election
### Failsworth East by-election: 29 November 2018

Failsworth East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Elizabeth Ellen Jacques | 677 | 58.5 |
| Conservative | Antony Cahill | 336 | 29.0 |
| Independent | William Bates | 94 | 8.1 |
| UKIP | Paul Goldring | 32 | 2.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 18 | 1.6 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Labour party suspensions: September 2018

2 councillors were suspended from the Labour party in September 2018:
* Montaz Ali Azad (Coldhurst ward)
* James Larkin (Royton North ward)