2007 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2007 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 Elections to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 32 Labour 20 Conservative 8 Election result Rochdale local election result 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 4 1 +3 50.0 38.5 19,551 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) 8 2 3 -1 40.0 35.7 18,116 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) 2 0 2 -2 10.0 25.3 12,857 +1.8 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 241 +0.5 Ward results Balderstone & Kirkholt Liberal Democrats (UK) Liz Thirsk 938 45.4 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Darren Pedley 827 40.1 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Darren Bayman 299 14.5 -6.9 111 5.3 2,064 27.7 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bamford Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Abbott 1,390 45.2 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Duckworth 1,380 44.9 +33.5 Labour Party (UK) John Orford 302 9.8 -28.1 10 0.3 3,072 40.2 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Castleton Liberal Democrats (UK) Ted Flynn 1,254 53.5 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) Marie Williams 519 22.1 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Crossley 332 14.2 -1.6 Independent (politician) Frank Salt 241 10.3 +10.3 735 31.4 +0.4 2,346 30.4 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Central Rochdale Labour Party (UK) Farooq Ahmed 1,875 51.1 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Khalid Mahmood 1,466 40.0 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Howarth 325 8.9 -1.0 409 11.1 3,666 47.7 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) East Middleton Labour Party (UK) Donna Martin 1,051 46.9 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rhoda Morley 765 34.1 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Cecelia Crossley 426 19.0 -1.1 286 12.9 +10.4 2,242 28.6 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Healey Liberal Democrats (UK) Elwyn Watkins 1,401 50.1 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Neilson 827 29.5 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) Jim Moran 571 20.4 +6.9 574 20.6 +4.6 2,799 35.8 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hopwood Hall Labour Party (UK) Susan Emmott 1,583 61.4 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conal Brophy 724 28.1 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcome Heard 272 10.5 -4.4 859 33.3 +12.0 2,579 31.4 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Kingsway Liberal Democrats (UK) Naim Mahmud 1,185 44.7 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Tom Stott 1,101 41.5 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Grantham 364 13.7 +2.0 84 3.2 2,650 33.3 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Littleborough Lakeside Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Jones 962 41.4 -12.1 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Mills 894 38.5 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) John Hartley 467 20.1 +6.1 68 2.9 -18.1 2,323 29.7 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Milkstone and Deeplish Labour Party (UK) Imtiaz Ahmed 1,794 48.5 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Javed Iqbal 1,719 46.4 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mudassar Razzaq 188 5.1 -2.3 75 2.1 3,701 48.7 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Milnrow & Newhey Liberal Democrats (UK) John Swift 1,326 57.6 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Butler 633 27.5 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Coady 342 14.9 -5.2 693 30.1 -0.4 2,301 29.6 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norden Conservative Party (UK) Ann Metcalfe 1,234 46.1 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanne Payne 1,153 43.0 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Bennett 292 10.9 +1.2 81 3.1 -5.0 2,679 35.6 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) North Heywood Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorren Brophy-Lee 847 43.5 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Jean Hornby 791 40.7 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Jones 307 15.8 +2.0 56 2.8 1,945 26.1 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Middleton Labour Party (UK) Alan Godson 921 51.4 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Harris 552 30.8 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Lever 319 17.8 -12.7 369 20.6 +7.3 1,792 22.6 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Smallbridge & Firgrove Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Kerslake 903 43.8 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Sultan Ali 785 38.1 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Branton 373 18.1 -2.7 118 5.7 +3.3 2,061 27.2 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) South Middleton Labour Party (UK) Peter Williams 1,320 44.8 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Pawson 1,266 43.0 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Murray 358 12.2 -2.7 54 1.8 2,944 37.8 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Spotland & Falinge Liberal Democrats (UK) Gregory Couzens 1,672 55.0 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Surinder Biant 1,003 33.0 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Scholes 363 11.9 -2.6 669 22.0 -19.5 3,038 37.9 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wardle & West Littleborough Conservative Party (UK) Janet Darnbrough 1,591 67.8 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Rodgers 450 19.2 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Mike Radanovic 305 13.0 +0.7 1,141 48.6 +0.2 2,346 32.3 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) West Heywood Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Beswick 1,142 56.0 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Kershaw 454 22.3 -1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Boota 443 21.7 -7.2 688 33.7 +15.4 2,039 23.7 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) West Middleton Labour Party (UK) Terry Linden 1,125 51.7 -2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry Smith 728 33.4 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Dave Pawson 325 14.9 -6.4 397 18.3 -8.6 2,178 27.1 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) External links Rochdale election results Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election 2007 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007