# 2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2014 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Labour Party retained control of the Council
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 48
* Conservative 11
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 16 | 7 | 0 | +7 | | 45.8 | 24,433 | -7.5 |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | | 20.7 | 11,039 | -5.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 9,112 | +16.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | | 10.1 | 5,382 | -5.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,476 | +2.8 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 132 | +0.2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1,773 | +2.7 |

## Ward results
### Balderstone & Kirkholt ward

Balderstone & Kirkholt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Nickson | 1,088 | 49.4 | −16.4 |
| | UKIP | Michael Anslow | 669 | 30.4 | +30.4 |
| | Conservative | Keith Taylor | 262 | 11.9 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Swarbrick | 183 | 8.3 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 19.0 | −20.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,202 | 30.2 | −2.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Bamford ward

Bamford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Duckworth | 1,644 | 57.9 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Dobir Miah | 755 | 26.6 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Clegg | 438 | 15.4 | −19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 889 | 31.3 | +24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,837 | 36.8 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Castleton ward

Castleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aasim Rashid | 1,120 | 43.7 | −31.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Davison | 716 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Crossley | 459 | 17.9 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Smith | 259 | 10.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 15.8 | −45.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,554 | 32.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sultan Ali | 2,509 | 79.5 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Jones | 228 | 7.2 | −13.1 |
| | Independent | Andy Littlewood | 224 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Sajad Ali | 193 | 6.1 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,281 | 72.3 | +22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,154 | 42.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Middleton ward

East Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June West | 1,092 | 47.1 | −25.8 |
| | UKIP | Angela Gardner | 749 | 32.3 | +32.3 |
| | Conservative | Teresa Fitzsimons | 365 | 15.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Cooper | 112 | 4.8 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 14.8 | −39.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | 29.5 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Healey ward

Healey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kieran Heakin | 1,027 | 34.4 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Lee Durrant | 877 | 29.4 | −11.7 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Kershaw | 723 | 24.2 | +24.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Bailey | 214 | 7.2 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Mick Coates | 146 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 5.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,987 | 37.5 | +2.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Wardle | 1,275 | 51.9 | −7.6 |
| | UKIP | Michael Foster | 769 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Birchenough | 315 | 12.8 | −11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony MacSparran | 97 | 3.9 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 20.6 | −14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 29.3 | +4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsway ward

Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daalat Ali | 1,934 | 66.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Mark Hollinrake | 355 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 324 | 11.1 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | John Kershaw | 303 | 10.4 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,579 | 78.3 | +32.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,016 | 34.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Emsley | 1,015 | 36.8 | −13.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Mills | 773 | 28.0 | −21.3 |
| | UKIP | Ed Aadahl | 763 | 27.7 | +27.7 |
| | Green | Glynis Coats | 120 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Swift | 86 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 8.8 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 35.7 | +7.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Milkstone & Deeplish ward

Milkstone & Deeplish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sameena Zaheer | 2,111 | 67.2 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Rifat Mahmood | 438 | 13.9 | −24.0 |
| | UKIP | Neville Westerman | 192 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Sarah Bibi | 137 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Respect | Dave Edler | 132 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Wharton | 130 | 4.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,673 | 51.6 | +32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,240 | 41.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Butterworth | 1,116 | 36.3 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Kelly | 1,103 | 35.9 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | James Conboy | 564 | 18.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Helen Andrews | 291 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.4 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,074 | 38.9 | +4.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Norden ward

Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Holly | 1,117 | 41.3 | −26.3 |
| | UKIP | Mervyn Simpson | 641 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony Bennett | 637 | 23.6 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Anderson | 178 | 6.6 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Ian Andrews | 131 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 17.6 | −24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,704 | 34.8 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Heywood ward

North Heywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Rush | 998 | 38.8 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Daniel Meredith | 899 | 35.0 | −20.4 |
| | UKIP | Phil Humphreys | 550 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Holt | 125 | 4.9 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,572 | 34.1 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### North Middleton ward

North Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Furlong | 851 | 40.8 | −3.6 |
| | UKIP | David Kenworthy | 779 | 37.3 | +37.3 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Braiden | 273 | 13.1 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Whitaker | 129 | 6.2 | −28.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilkins | 55 | 2.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 3.4 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | 26.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Blundell | 1,717 | 67.8 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Branton | 471 | 18.6 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eatzaz Asim | 355 | 13.6 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,246 | 49.2 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,533 | 31.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### South Middleton ward

South Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Bell | 1,226 | 41.9 | −12.2 |
| | UKIP | Sean Page | 781 | 26.7 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Braiden | 677 | 23.2 | −18.1 |
| | Green | Abigail Jackson | 150 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Jayes | 89 | 3.0 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 15.2 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,923 | 36.7 | +3.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Surinder Biant | 1,316 | 43.6 | +7.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Singleton | 635 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| | Independent | Carl Faulkner | 567 | 18.8 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Asif Khan | 303 | 10.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Rawstron | 197 | 6.5 | −19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 22.6 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,018 | 37.8 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Clegg | 1,458 | 60.7 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | David Finlay | 549 | 22.8 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Fearn Thomas | 283 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bamford | 113 | 4.7 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | 37.8 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,403 | 32.1 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Heywood ward

West Heywood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan McCarthy | 1,029 | 43.2 | −24.0 |
| | UKIP | Warren Mitchell | 1,006 | 42.3 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative | Jane Howard | 248 | 10.4 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolm | 97 | 4.1 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.0 | −50.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,380 | 27.8 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Middleton ward

West Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Emmott | 1,167 | 50.3 | −31.9 |
| | UKIP | Lee Seville | 855 | 36.8 | +36.8 |
| | Conservative | Frank Ferrari | 174 | 7.5 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Cooper | 126 | 5.4 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 13.4 | −55.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,322 | 26.9 | +0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |