# 2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This took place on the same day as the 2015 General Election and other local elections.
The Labour Party retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 47
* Conservative 10
* Liberal Democrat 2
* Independent (Rochdale First)1

## Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 1 | +1 | | 42.6 | 40,304 | -3.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.4 | 24,060 | +8.3 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | | 19.6 | 18,518 | -1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | | 7.5 | 7,077 | -2.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2,860 | +0.2 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 69 | +0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,684 | -1.5 |

## Ward results

The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the 2014 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

### Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel Joseph Meredith | 1,786 | 46.4 | −3.0 |
| | UKIP | Cathie Cox | 968 | 25.1 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Holt | 579 | 15.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ann Colclough | 379 | 9.8 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Neil Rutter | 140 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | 21.3 | −15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,852 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### Bamford ward

Bamford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Sullivan | 2,110 | 40.3 | −17.6 |
| | Labour | Kewal Kataria | 1,650 | 31.5 | +4.9 |
| | UKIP | Julie Baker | 1,056 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Clegg | 417 | 8.0 | −14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 8.8 | −22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,233 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -11.3 | |

### Castleton ward

Castleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Gladys Hornby | 2,018 | 43.6 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Sanderson | 1,438 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Crossley | 665 | 14.4 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 340 | 7.3 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Jonathan Kershaw | 166 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 12.5 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,627 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +15.6 | |

### Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ali Ahmed | 2,455 | 57.9 | −21.6 |
| | Independent | Farooq Ahmed | 972 | 22.9 | +22.9 |
| | UKIP | Angela Gardner | 473 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Howarth | 193 | 4.5 | −1.6 |
| | Independent | Andy Littlewood | 80 | 1.9 | −5.2 |
| | TUSC | David Fenwick-Finn | 69 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,483 | 34.9 | −37.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,242 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### East Middleton ward

East Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna Martin | 2,371 | 49.9 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Ronald Broadley Ashworth | 1,409 | 29.7 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Fitzsimons | 832 | 17.5 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 135 | 2.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 962 | 20.3 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,747 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Healey ward

Healey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shah Wazir | 1,640 | 31.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Neilson | 1,491 | 28.8 | −0.6 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Kershaw | 1,348 | 26.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rogers | 468 | 9.0 | +1.8 |
| | Green | A J Rennie | 235 | 4.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 2.9 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,182 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

### Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Emmott | 2,203 | 44.7 | −7.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Foster | 1,720 | 34.9 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Winkler | 709 | 14.4 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony MacSparran | 146 | 3.0 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Naomi Southwell | 145 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 9.8 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,923 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |

### Kingsway ward

Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynne Brosnan | 2,750 | 58.5 | −7.8 |
| | UKIP | Christine Akram | 917 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 377 | 8.0 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | John Kershaw | 337 | 7.2 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Mark Hollinrake | 172 | 3.7 | −8.5 |
| | Independent | Mohamed Janjua | 149 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,833 | 39.0 | −39.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,702 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.7 | |

### Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Stott | 1,656 | 35.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Graham Haynes | 1,542 | 32.6 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Ed Aadahl | 1,156 | 24.4 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Glynis Coats | 307 | 6.5 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Dave Felton | 74 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,735 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Milkstone & Deeplish ward

Milkstone & Deeplish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Zaman | 3,335 | 77.7 | +10.5 |
| | UKIP | Rifat Mahmood | 364 | 8.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Swarbrick | 260 | 6.1 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Keith Taylor | 211 | 4.9 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Sarah Bibi | 120 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,971 | 69.2 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,290 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |

### Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Kelly | 2,013 | 38.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Eric Rodgers | 1,293 | 24.9 | −11.4 |
| | UKIP | Michael O'Brien | 984 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | James Conboy | 708 | 13.6 | −4.7 |
| | Green | James Ashworth | 186 | 3.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,184 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Norden ward

Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Winkler | 2,490 | 46.5 | +5.2 |
| | UKIP | Graeme Kerby | 1,285 | 24.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Ruth Yasmeen | 1,091 | 20.4 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monica Rush | 268 | 5.0 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Joseph Ashworth | 217 | 4.0 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,205 | 22.5 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,351 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### North Heywood ward

North Heywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ray Dutton | 1,626 | 38.1 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Paul Towriss | 1,340 | 31.4 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolm | 831 | 19.4 | −19.4 |
| | Conservative | Anne Shorrock | 362 | 8.5 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Warren Smith | 113 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,272 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |

### North Middleton ward

North Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sara Louise Rowbotham | 2,336 | 51.0 | +10.2 |
| | UKIP | David Winder | 1,514 | 33.0 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Braiden | 586 | 12.8 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Cooper | 147 | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 17.9 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,583 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aftab Hussain | 1,933 | 46.8 | −21.0 |
| | UKIP | Neville Westerman | 1,221 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
| | Conservative | Keith Branton | 423 | 10.2 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Marie Munoz | 261 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe O'Neil | 155 | 3.7 | −9.9 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Abdul Hamid | 134 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 17.2 | −32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,127 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -25.5 | |

### South Middleton ward

South Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Williams | 2,322 | 42.1 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Richard Whittaker | 1,500 | 27.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Braiden | 1,284 | 23.3 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Abi Jackson | 214 | 3.9 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilkins | 191 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 14.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,511 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

### Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecile Biant | 2,214 | 47.3 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Sajid Ali | 1,022 | 21.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Steven Scholes | 644 | 13.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Rawstron | 411 | 8.8 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Mick Coats | 235 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | Emily Bannister | 155 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,192 | 25.5 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,681 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rina Paolucci | 2,215 | 45.6 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Beverley Place | 1,125 | 23.2 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | William Candlin | 1,002 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Kelly | 302 | 6.2 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Fearn Thomas | 213 | 4.4 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,090 | 22.4 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,857 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.8 | |

### West Heywood ward

West Heywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqui Beswick | 2,353 | 48.2 | +5.0 |
| | UKIP | Warren Mitchell | 1,675 | 34.3 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Jane Howard | 581 | 11.9 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derrick Drysdale | 143 | 2.9 | −1.2 |
| | Green | David Coats | 128 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 13.9 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,880 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### West Middleton ward

West Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Burke | 2,651 | 57.2 | +6.9 |
| | UKIP | Lee Seville | 1,325 | 28.6 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Rachel McLachlan | 442 | 9.5 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Alan Cocking | 128 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Elder | 88 | 1.9 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1.326 | 28.6 | +15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,634 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |