2008 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 Elections to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats stayed in control of the council after gaining seats in Balderstone and Kirkholt, and North Heywood from the Labour Party but losing East Middleton back to Labour. http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1047416_night_of_joy_for_lib_dems Night of joy for Lib Dems 2008-07-08 2008-05-02 Rochdale Observer https://web.archive.org/web/20080611150328/http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1047416_night_of_joy_for_lib_dems 2008-06-11 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 33 Labour 19 Conservative 8 Election result Rochdale local election result 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 11 2 1 +1 50.0 36.1 18,572 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) 5 1 2 -1 40.0 31.3 16,109 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 0 0 10.0 30.5 15,701 +5.2 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 421 +0.8 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 637 +0.7 Ward results Balderstone and Kirkholt ward Balderstone and Kirkholt ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Colclough 821 36.7% -8.7 Labour Party (UK) Darren Pedley 760 33.9% -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Duckworth 658 29.4% +14.9 61 2.7 -2.6 2,239 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bamford ward Bamford ward Conservative Party (UK) Jane Gartside 1766 56.2 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Shafiq 988 31.4 -13.8 Labour Party (UK) Ben "Timmy Howard" Robertson 388 12.3 +2.5 778 24.8 3,142 Conservative Party (UK) Castleton ward Castleton ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Flynn 1,386 55.7 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Jean Hornby 637 25.6 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ronnie Crossley 467 18.8 -4.6 749 30.0 -1.4 2,490 Liberal Democrats (UK) Central Rochdale ward Central Rochdale ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Zulfiqar Ali 1,869 51.9 +11.9 Labour Party (UK) Daalat Ali 1,422 39.5 -11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Howarth 309 8.6 -0.3 447 12.4 3,600 Liberal Democrats (UK) East Middleton ward East Middleton ward Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Boriss 1,030 48.0 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Cardus 625 29.1 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Cooper 492 22.9 -11.2 405 18.9 +6.0 2,147 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Healey ward Healey ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Bailey 1,214 45.7% -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Neilson 920 34.6% +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Bethell 525 19.7% -0.7 294 11.1% -9.6 2,659 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hopwood Hall ward Hopwood Hall ward Labour Party (UK) Linda Robinson 1,325 53.7 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Taylor 761 30.8 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Boota 382 15.5 +5.0 564 22.8 -10.5 2,468 Labour Party (UK) Kingsway ward Kingsway ward Liberal Democrats (UK) David Clayton 1,245 46.5% +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Tom Stott 1,116 41.7% +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Phil Grantham 314 11.7% -2.0 129 4.8 +1.6 2,675 Liberal Democrats (UK) Littleborough Lakeside ward Littleborough Lakeside ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Evans 1086 44.8 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Jones 1001 41.3 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) John Hartley 335 13.8 -6.3 85 3.5 +0.6 2,422 Liberal Democrats (UK) Milkstone and Deeplish ward Milkstone and Deeplish ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Sharif 1,872 53.7 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) Ghulam Shahzad 796 22.9 -25.6 Independent (politician) Javed Iqbal 637 18.3 +18.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Pawson 178 5.1 +0.0 1,076 30.8 3,483 Liberal Democrats (UK) Milnrow and Newhey ward Milnrow and Newhey ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Davidson 1,193 48.2 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Butler 663 26.8 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Debbie Abrahams 620 25.0 +10.1 530 21.4 -8.7 2,476 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norden ward Norden ward Conservative Party (UK) James Gartside 1,450 48.0 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Rodgers 874 28.9 -14.1 British National Party Peter Greenwood 421 13.9 +13.9 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Bennett 278 9.2 -1.7 576 19.0 +15.9 3,023 Conservative Party (UK) North Heywood ward North Heywood ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Bruce 936 44.8 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Susan Coates 799 38.3 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Darren Bayman 353 16.9 +1.1 137 6.6 +3.8 2,088 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Middleton ward North Middleton ward Labour Party (UK) Maureen Rowbotham 746 42.3 -9.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Harris 537 30.4 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rhoda Morley 481 27.3 +9.5 209 11.8 -8.8 1,764 Labour Party (UK) Smallbridge and Firgrove ward Smallbridge and Firgrove ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Ashworth 1,053 45.7 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Amna Mir 841 36.5 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Len Branton 412 17.9 -0.2 212 9.2 +3.5 2,306 Liberal Democrats (UK) South Middleton ward South Middleton ward Conservative Party (UK) Teresa Fitzsimons 1,713 58.4 +15.4 Labour Party (UK) John Orford 993 33.8 -11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Lever 228 7.8 -4.4 720 24.6 2,934 Conservative Party (UK) Spotland and Falinge ward Spotland and Falinge ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Todd 1,304 44.9 -10.1 Labour Party (UK) Surinder Biant 1,151 39.6 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Scholes 452 15.5 +3.6 153 5.3 -16.7 2,907 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wardle and West Littleborough ward Wardle and West Littleborough ward Conservative Party (UK) Ashley Dearnley 2,157 80.4 +12.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Kelly 264 9.8 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) Mike Radanovic 263 9.8 -3.2 1,893 70.5 +21.9 2,684 30.1% 8.8% Conservative Party (UK) West Heywood ward West Heywood ward Labour Party (UK) Colin Lambert 1,087 53.3 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Kershaw 541 26.5 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Kinder 410 20.1 -1.6 546 26.8 -6.9 2,038 Labour Party (UK) West Middleton ward West Middleton ward Labour Party (UK) Lil Murphy 997 52.6 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry Smith 474 25.0 -8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Dave Pawson 424 22.4 +7.5 523 27.6 +9.3 1,895 Labour Party (UK) References BBC 2008 Rochdale election result Rochdale Council election, 2008 - nominations Rochdale Councillor information 2008 - local election results Rochdale Borough Local Election 2008 Night of joy for Lib Dems Rochdale Metropolitan 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