# 2014 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2014 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Labour retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 45
* Liberal Democrat 10
* Conservative 2
* UKIP 2
* Independent 1

## Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 45.4 | 25,760 | -9.5 |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 23.7 | 13,457 | +22.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 13.0 | 7,402 | -11.6 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 12.5 | 7,132 | -2.3 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.6 | 2,049 | -1.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1.8 | 1,015 | +1.5 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.1 | 59 | +0.1 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra ward

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaid Mushtaq | 1,384 | 48.9 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | David Carter | 672 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 582 | 20.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Terry Hopkinson | 112 | 4.0 | −30.8 |
| | Independent | Rebecca McGladdery | 81 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 712 | 25.1 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,831 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin McLaren | 1,287 | 45.1 | −23.3 |
| | UKIP | Vivien Swift | 946 | 33.1 | +33.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Barnes | 540 | 18.9 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louie Hamblett | 81 | 2.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 11.9 | −30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,854 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Brownridge | 1,420 | 49.7 | −9.8 |
| | UKIP | John Berry | 785 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Martin | 579 | 20.3 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 75 | 2.6 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 22.2 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joy Wrigglesworth | 960 | 40.5 | −34.9 |
| | UKIP | Steve Connor | 948 | 40.0 | +40.0 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 287 | 12.1 | −9.9 |
| | Green | Melody Walker | 134 | 5.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dawson | 39 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.5 | −52.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,368 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abdul Malik | 2,781 | 77.8 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative | Sean Curley | 279 | 7.8 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 273 | 7.6 | −28.9 |
| | Independent | Md Miah | 242 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,502 | 70.0 | +47.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,575 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crompton ward

Crompton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Murphy | 889 | 30.7 | −15.0 |
| | UKIP | Derek Fletcher | 742 | 25.6 | +25.6 |
| | Labour | Ken Rustidge | 697 | 24.1 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Phelyp Bennett | 490 | 16.9 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Catherine Hunter | 77 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 5.1 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,895 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Briggs | 1,055 | 47.1 | −37.8 |
| | UKIP | Joan Spencer | 785 | 35.0 | +35.0 |
| | Conservative | Adam Carney | 284 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Rossall | 93 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Cullen | 24 | 1.1 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 12.0 | −57.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,241 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Warren Bates | 1,120 | 44.0 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | John Battye | 988 | 38.8 | −22.1 |
| | Conservative | Steven Cox | 225 | 8.8 | +8.8 |
| | Green | Jean Betteridge | 126 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | TUSC | Sam Pennington | 59 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Enid Firth | 29 | 1.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,547 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stretton | 1,094 | 50.1 | −17.3 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Eddleston | 813 | 37.2 | +37.2 |
| | Conservative | David Caddick | 155 | 7.1 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 122 | 5.6 | −18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 12.9 | −30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,184 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Yasmin Toor | 1,511 | 47.1 | −17.7 |
| | UKIP | Jean Eddleston | 836 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Zulfiqar | 748 | 23.3 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hall | 113 | 3.5 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 29.2 | −18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,308 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royton North ward

Royton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hannah Roberts | 1,147 | 42.2 | −29.2 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Allen | 979 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Quigg | 542 | 19.9 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Duffy | 51 | 1.9 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 6.2 | −42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,719 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royton South ward

Royton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Bashforth | 1,205 | 46.8 | −23.0 |
| | UKIP | Jackie Garnett | 770 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
| | Conservative | Allan Fish | 417 | 16.2 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Jim Stidworthy | 103 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angie Farrell | 80 | 3.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 16.9 | −28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,575 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicola Kirkham | 1,147 | 36.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Roughley | 669 | 21.3 | −11.8 |
| | UKIP | Angela Clark | 526 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Fryer | 430 | 13.7 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Sykes | 370 | 11.8 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McCann | 967 | 28.6 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Pam Byrne | 816 | 24.1 | −16.3 |
| | Independent | Lesley Brown | 579 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Manners | 517 | 15.3 | −10.9 |
| | UKIP | Chris Shyne | 506 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,385 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Saddleworth West & Lees ward

Saddleworth West & Lees :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Peter Klonowski | 917 | 31.0 | +31.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Allsopp' | 778 | 26.3 | −21.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Hewitt | 733 | 24.8 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | Neil Allsopp | 383 | 12.9 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Oliver Thompson | 147 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,958 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Shaw ward

Shaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Blyth | 1,106 | 42.9 | −11.0 |
| | UKIP | Peter Brown | 704 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| | Labour | Hermione Spiggott | 548 | 21.2 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | Judith Haughton | 222 | 8.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 15.6 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St. James ward (2)

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ginny Alexander | 831 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | Angela Cosgrove | 689 | 17.2 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 654 | 16.3 |
| | UKIP | Muriel Taylor | 605 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hindle | 489 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Barrow | 460 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | Edna Wolstenhulme | 146 | 3.6 |
| | Green | Roger Pakeman | 131 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,005 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### St. Mary's ward

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ali Salamat | 2,900 | 82.2 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | David Atherton | 213 | 6.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon McGladdery | 211 | 6.0 | −30.0 |
| | Green | Miranda Meadowcroft | 204 | 3.3 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,687 | 76.2 | +53.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,528 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Waterhead ward

Waterhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Riaz Ahmad | 1,198 | 43.2 | −15.3 |
| | UKIP | Nicholas Godleman | 755 | 27.2 | +27.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Dawson | 687 | 24.8 | −16.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Afzaal | 131 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 16.0 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,771 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Werneth ward

Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shoab Akhtar | 3,074 | 90.3 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative | Michele Stockton | 193 | 5.7 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Wise | 137 | 4.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,881 | 84.6 | +45.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |