# 2006 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the Council was up for election.
The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 31
* Liberal Democrat 27
* Conservative 1
* Independent (politician) 1

## Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 34.0 | 20,938 | +5.9 |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 29.5 | 18,158 | -3.2 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21.0 | 12,956 | +1.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5.8 | 3,563 | -2.3 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5.0 | 3,074 | -0.7 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4.7 | 2,882 | -0.1 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Asaf Ali | 1,061 | 43.9 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 716 | 29.6 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Stephenson | 279 | 11.5 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Chris Wright | 193 | 8.0 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Kay Roney | 168 | 7.0 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin McLaren | 915 | 38.6 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Smith | 759 | 32.0 | +32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 370 | 15.6 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Philip Stevens | 327 | 13.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,371 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Rogers | 1,495 | 48.1 | +18.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Kirkham | 1,127 | 36.3 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 311 | 10.0 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Joan Spencer | 172 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,105 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Wrigglesworth | 1,054 | 44.1 | −21.6 |
| | Conservative | John Berry | 709 | 29.7 | +16.2 |
| | Green | Susannah Stevens | 374 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Renold | 251 | 10.5 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,388 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Uddin | 1,984 | 49.7 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Abu Choudhury | 1,100 | 27.6 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 906 | 22.7 | −20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 22.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,990 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Crompton ward

Crompton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philomena Dillon | 1,761 | 54.1 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | David Dunning | 845 | 25.9 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Ann Buscema | 394 | 12.1 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Fiona Southall | 258 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 28.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,258 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Dean | 1,227 | 48.1 | −23.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Martin | 806 | 31.6 | +20.5 |
| | Green | John Parker | 356 | 14.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Schofield | 161 | 6.3 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,550 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aileen Bell | 1,165 | 49.4 | −15.1 |
| | Green | Warren Bates | 531 | 22.5 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Barker | 493 | 20.9 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Clayton | 171 | 7.2 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 1,009 | 40.9 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Thompson | 906 | 36.7 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | David McDonald | 352 | 14.3 | +0.5 |
| | Green | David Roney | 202 | 8.2 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Jones | 1,053 | 34.5 | −17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Aslam | 1,037 | 34.0 | +11.4 |
| | BNP | Martin Brierley | 557 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| | Green | David Shaw | 203 | 6.7 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Muhammad Badar | 200 | 6.6 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royton North ward

Royton North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olwen Chadderton | 1,290 | 38.1 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 853 | 25.2 | +7.2 |
| | BNP | Anita Corbett | 848 | 25.0 | +14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Barratt | 397 | 11.7 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,388 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royton South ward

Royton South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Shaw | 1,086 | 33.2 | +20.8 |
| | Labour | Jill Read | 900 | 27.5 | −15.5 |
| | BNP | Angela Shearer | 688 | 21.0 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Allan Fish | 600 | 18.3 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,274 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Roughley | 1,892 | 55.7 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Jackson | 840 | 24.7 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Alastair McGregor | 450 | 13.2 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Ben McCarthy | 215 | 6.3 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,052 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McCann | 2,034 | 52.7 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | John Hudson | 1,300 | 33.7 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Edward Moores | 272 | 7.0 | −4.7 |
| | Green | David Godwin | 254 | 6.6 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,860 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Beeley | 1,364 | 42.5 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | George Burston | 790 | 24.6 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Fryer | 685 | 21.3 | −3.3 |
| | Independent | Robert Allsopp | 129 | 4.0 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,968 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St James ward

St James ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hindle | 956 | 37.1 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Adrian Alexander | 603 | 23.4 | −3.6 |
| | BNP | Michael Treacy | 526 | 20.4 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Terence Hopkinson | 266 | 10.3 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Paul Holmes | 225 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,576 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Marys ward

St Marys ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ali Salamat | 1,715 | 43.8 | +43.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Israk Miah | 1,043 | 26.6 | −17.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Ames | 769 | 19.6 | −21.8 |
| | Conservative | David Atherton | 310 | 7.9 | −6.4 |
| | Independent | Ajawat Hussain | 42 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Asif Hussain | 41 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,920 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Shaw ward

Shaw ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roderick Blyth | 1,166 | 40.9 | −16.9 |
| | Independent | Anthony Bennett | 529 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| | BNP | Alwyn Stott | 455 | 16.0 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Dilys Fletcher | 388 | 13.6 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Howard | 277 | 9.7 | −10.8 |
| | Green | Tara Ashworth | 36 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Thompson | 1,353 | 48.8 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Harrison | 870 | 31.4 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | John Caddick | 317 | 11.4 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | Stuart Allsopp | 233 | 8.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,773 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Werneth ward

Werneth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shoab Akhtar | 2,123 | 48.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faisal Khan | 1,876 | 43.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Heeks | 365 | 8.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,364 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |