# 2011 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 5 May 2011, the same day as other Local Elections across England. One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 29
* Conservative 14
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Others 4

## Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 15 | 7 | 0 | +7 | | 50.8 | 29,573 | +13.9 |
| Conservative | 5 | 3 | 0 | +3 | | 26.1 | 15,174 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 10 | -10 | | 17.4 | 20,093 | -14.2 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 738 | +0.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 228 | -0.1 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 190 | +0.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2,169 | +2.5 |

## Ward Results
### Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Bethel | 1241 | 47.2 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Rowen | 869 | 33.0 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Grantham | 332 | 12.6 | −7.5 |
| | National Front | Peter Greenwood | 190 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,655 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bamford ward

Bamford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Sullivan | 1367 | 39.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Hobhouse | 1308 | 37.7 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | James Brown | 790 | 22.8 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 1.7 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,465 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Castleton ward

Castleton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Hornby | 1380 | 48.7 | +20.1 |
| | Independent | Ted Flynn | 644 | 22.7 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 419 | 14.8 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Crossley | 393 | 13.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 26.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,836 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Farooq Ahmed | 2869 | 75.5 | +24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ghafar Khan | 556 | 14.6 | −22.2 |
| | Conservative | Roger Howarth | 289 | 7.6 | −4.5 |
| | Respect | Ajaz Ahmed | 87 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2313 | 60.8 | +46.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3801 | 49.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Middleton ward

East Middleton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna Martin | 1671 | 67.5 | +20.6 |
| | Conservative | Susan Pawson | 556 | 22.4 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilkins | 250 | 10.1 | −17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,115 | 45.0 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2477 | 31.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Healey ward

Healey ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Neilson | 1,235 | 38.8 |
| | Labour | Jason Beckett | 1,116 | 35.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Wight | 604 | 19.0 |
| | Green | Ian Andrews | 228 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Emmott | 1767 | 64.7 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Darren Bayman | 654 | 24.0 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ridley | 308 | 11.3 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1.113 | 40.8 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsway ward

Kingsway ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karen Burke | 2,001 | 60.4 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Taylor | 543 | 16.4 | −20.6 |
| | Conservative | Mudassar Razzaq | 369 | 11.1 | −2.6 |
| | Independent | Naim Mahmud | 239 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| | Respect | Mohammed Miah | 160 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1458 | 44.0 | +31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,312 | 40.0 | −16.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Stott | 1076 | 39.4 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | John Hartley | 1002 | 36.6 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Jones | 656 | 24.0 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 2.7 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,734 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Milkstone and Deeplish ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Zaman | 2440 | 64.0 | +28.3 |
| | Conservative | Altaf Nadeem | 692 | 18.2 | +12.1 |
| | Respect | Javed Iqbal | 491 | 12.9 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aasim Rashid | 187 | 4.9 | −32.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1748 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,810 | 48.9 | −12.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Milnrow and Newhey ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Rodgers | 1081 | 37.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Swift | 923 | 32.4 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Taylor | 726 | 25.5 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Oldham | 120 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,850 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Norden ward

Norden ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Metcalfe | 1814 | 57.2 | +21.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Furlong | 846 | 26.7 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Thornsby | 511 | 16.1 | −26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 968 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Heywood ward

North Heywood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raymond Dutton | 1270 | 53.7 | +19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James MacSparran | 531 | 22.4 | −29.3 |
| | Independent | Doreen Brophy-Lee | 290 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | David Garnett | 275 | 11.6 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 739 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | 31.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### North Middleton ward

North Middleton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Godson | 1518 | 66.3 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Chapman | 557 | 24.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Proctor | 215 | 9.4 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 42.0 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aftab Hussain | 1510 | 56.6 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Len Branton | 591 | 22.1 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ghulam Rasool | 569 | 21.3 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 919 | 34.4 | +26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,670 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### South Middleton ward

South Middleton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Williams | 1674 | 52.9 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Braiden | 1294 | 40.9 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clarice Cooper | 196 | 6.2 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,164 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Spotland and Falinge ward

Spotland and Falinge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecile Biant | 1369 | 39.5 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Sajid | 878 | 25.3 | −6.6 |
| | Independent | Carl Faulkner | 659 | 19.0 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Sajad Ali | 343 | 9.9 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Richard Todd | 217 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 14.2 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3466 | 42.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Wardle and West Littleborough ward

Wardle and West Littleborough ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Darnbrough | 1686 | 63.9 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | David Finlay | 746 | 28.3 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Lane | 206 | 7.8 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | 35.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2638 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Heywood ward

West Heywood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Beswick | 1510 | 67.2 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Winkler | 519 | 23.1 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Wood | 218 | 9.7 | −15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 44.1 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2247 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Middleton ward

West Middleton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Burke | 1772 | 76.2 | +21.5 |
| | Conservative | David Harris | 406 | 17.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Cooper | 146 | 6.3 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,366 | 58.8 | +21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2324 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |