# 2011 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election.
Labour gained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 34
* Liberal Democrat 21
* Conservative 5

## Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 16 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 52.7 | 32,778 | +14.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 23.4 | 14,538 | -7.1 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 19.2 | 11,955 | -6.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3.7 | 2,286 | -0.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.9 | 586 | +0.9 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jenny Harrison | 1,586 | 59.5 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | Raja Iqbal | 625 | 23.4 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aftab Hussain | 455 | 17.1 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 36.0 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,666 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Moores | 1,679 | 59.4 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 1,009 | 35.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 139 | 4.9 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 23.7 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,827 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Houle | 1,876 | 58.6 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 1,143 | 35.7 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 181 | 5.7 | −10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 22.9 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,200 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Shuttleworth | 1,664 | 68.7 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Heeks | 656 | 27.1 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fazal Rahim | 101 | 4.2 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 | 41.6 | +21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,421 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Montaz Azad | 2,897 | 60.7 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jilad Miah | 1,661 | 34.6 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Muhammed Dara | 226 | 4.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,236 | 25.8 | +15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,784 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Crompton ward

Crompton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Dillon | 1,261 | 40.2 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | Ken Rustidge | 1,050 | 33.5 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | David Dunning | 828 | 26.4 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 6.7 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,139 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim McMahon | 1,925 | 70.7 | +17.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Barnes | 674 | 24.8 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 124 | 4.6 | −7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 45.9 | +23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,723 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glenys Butterworth | 1,532 | 58.2 | +12.9 |
| | Independent | Warren Bates | 669 | 25.4 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Wise | 245 | 9.3 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Miranda Meadowcroft | 185 | 7.0 | −22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 863 | 32.8 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,631 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Williams | 1,394 | 60.7 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 563 | 24.5 | −9.5 |
| | Independent | John Berry | 339 | 14.8 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 36.2 | +26.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,296 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kaiser Rehman | 1,846 | 60.3 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rafiq Pazeer | 654 | 21.4 | −14.6 |
| | Conservative | Zulfiqar Mohammed | 562 | 18.4 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,210 | 39.5 | +33.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,062 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royton North ward

Royton North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Larkin | 1,878 | 60.9 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 962 | 31.2 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 242 | 7.9 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 29.7 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,082 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royton South ward

Royton South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Bashforth | 1,932 | 65.2 | +24.3 |
| | Conservative | Allan Fish | 776 | 26.2 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Begley | 257 | 8.7 | −20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 39.0 | +27.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Heffernan | 1,100 | 31.0 | −2.9 |
| | Independent | Ken Hulme | 1,083 | 30.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Phil Sewell | 711 | 20.1 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Sean Fielding | 650 | 18.3 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.5 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,544 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Sheldon | 1,590 | 42.1 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Renold | 1,094 | 28.9 | −18.1 |
| | Labour | Dilys Fletcher | 695 | 18.4 | +12.6 |
| | Green | Dominic Wall | 401 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,780 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Alexander | 1,316 | 42.3 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 1,176 | 37.8 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Pam Byrne | 622 | 20.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,114 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### St James ward

St James ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Newton | 1,155 | 53.0 | +20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fairbrother | 777 | 35.7 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | David Caddick | 246 | 11.3 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### St Marys ward

St Marys ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shadab Qumer | 2,847 | 65.5 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ajawat Hussain | 1,255 | 28.9 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | David Atherton | 244 | 5.6 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,592 | 36.3 | +28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,346 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shaw ward

Shaw ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Alcock | 1,084 | 40.4 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Amanda Chadderton | 986 | 36.8 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Phelyp Bennet | 612 | 22.8 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 3.6 | −13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,682 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Dean | 1,340 | 47.8 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Knox | 1,064 | 38.0 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 203 | 7.2 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | Stuart Allsopp | 195 | 7.0 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,802 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Werneth ward

Werneth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Javid Iqbal | 2,530 | 64.7 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asghar Ali | 1,115 | 28.5 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | Muhammad Imran | 266 | 6.8 | −22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,415 | 36.2 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,911 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |