2008 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election December 2023 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Oldham Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party as the largest party. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 30 Labour 22 Conservative 7 Independent 1 Election result Oldham local election result 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 11 4 0 +4 37.6 22,558 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) 5 0 8 -8 31.5 18,866 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) 4 4 0 +4 24.4 14,646 +3.3 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 2.1 1,282 +0.4 British National Party 0 0 0 1.8 1,051 -1.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 1.3 762 -1.1 England First Party 0 0 0 1.3 752 +1.3 Ward results Alexandra ward Alexandra ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Dinoff 932 33.8 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Khamran Ghafoor 841 30.5 +18.6 Labour Party (UK) Hugh McDonald 801 29.1 -15.0 Independent (politician) Phil Howarth 183 6.6 +6.6 91 3.3 2,757 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chadderton Central ward Chadderton Central ward Conservative Party (UK) John Hudson 966 35.7 -15.5 Labour Party (UK) Tony Brownridge 866 32.0 -9.9 British National Party Roy Goodwin 660 24.4 +24.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Lord 212 7.8 +0.9 100 3.7 -5.6 2,704 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chadderton North ward Chadderton North ward Conservative Party (UK) Jack Hulme 1,699 55.8 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) Julie Kirkham 927 30.4 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nilu Uddin 419 13.8 +2.8 772 25.3 +15.5 3,045 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chadderton South ward Chadderton South ward Labour Party (UK) Dave Hibbert 959 40.7 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Berry 735 31.2 +6.5 England First Party Martin Brierley 425 18.0 +18.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Dawson 236 10.0 -1.1 224 9.5 -11.0 2,355 Labour Party (UK) Coldhurst ward Coldhurst ward Labour Party (UK) Abdul Jabbar 2,296 52.8 +19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mujibur Rahman 1,684 38.8 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Muhammed Dara 365 8.4 -7.7 612 14.0 4,354 Labour Party (UK) Crompton ward Crompton ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Wingate 1,672 58.8 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Shyne 819 28.8 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) David Bibby 351 12.4 -4.7 853 30.0 -3.8 2,842 Liberal Democrats (UK) Failsworth East ward Failsworth East ward Conservative Party (UK) Paul Martin 1,036 43.7 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Dawson 1,028 43.3 -14.6 Green Party of England and Wales John Parker 173 7.3 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phil Renold 136 5.7 +1.9 8 0.4 2,373 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Failsworth West ward Failsworth West ward Conservative Party (UK) Ian Barker 963 37.7 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) John Johnson 871 34.1 -2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Warren Bates 589 23.1 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Wilson 132 5.2 +0.1 92 3.6 2,555 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hollinwood ward Hollinwood ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Wilson 1,268 51.4 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Jean Stretton 992 40.2 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Malik 208 8.4 -4.4 276 11.2 +9.5 2,468 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Medlock Vale ward Medlock Vale ward Labour Party (UK) Ur-Rahman Ateeque 1,136 39.9 -18.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rafiq Pazeer 925 32.5 +13.0 Independent (politician) Gary Dalloway 534 18.7 +18.7 Conservative Party (UK) Tahir Iqbal 254 8.9 -13.3 211 7.4 -28.6 2,849 Labour Party (UK) Royton North ward Royton North ward Labour Party (UK) Bernard Judge 1,093 36.2 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Farquhar 811 26.8 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nazia Raja 742 24.6 +15.6 Independent (politician) Anita Corbett 376 12.4 +12.4 282 9.3 -0.8 3,022 Labour Party (UK) Royton South ward Royton South ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Williamson 1,333 42.8 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) Phil Harrison 953 30.6 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Fish 832 26.7 +6.2 380 12.8 3,118 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Saddleworth North ward Saddleworth North ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Buckley 1,744 53.9 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Jackson 916 28.3 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Ken Hulme 575 25.6 +7.8 828 31.3 +1.2 3,235 Liberal Democrats (UK) Saddleworth South ward Saddleworth South ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Knowles 1,774 48.5 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Sheldon 1,582 43.2 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Paul Fryer 301 8.2 +1.2 192 5.2 -17.8 3,657 Liberal Democrats (UK) Saddleworth West and Lees ward Saddleworth West and Lees ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Val Sedgewick 1,673 55.8 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Pam Byrne 799 26.6 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) John Battye 527 17.6 -0.8 874 29.1 +0.2 2,999 Liberal Democrats (UK) St James ward St James ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Jackie Stanton 968 44.8 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Fitzpatrick 476 22.0 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Atherton 392 18.1 +18.1 England First Party Andrew Clayton 327 15.1 +15.1 492 22.7 +4.0 2,163 Liberal Democrats (UK) St Marys ward St Marys ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Masud 2,483 56.0 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Sharif 1,632 36.8 -15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Stephenson 320 7.2 +7.2 851 19.2 4,434 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shaw ward Shaw ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Sykes 1,496 57.3 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Canning 422 16.2 +3.4 British National Party Alwyn Stott 391 15.0 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Dilys Fletcher 303 11.6 -1.7 1,074 41.1 -1.5 2,612 Liberal Democrats (UK) Waterhead ward Waterhead ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Dawson 1,421 57.3 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Arooj Shah 535 21.6 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Caddick 335 13.5 +13.5 Independent (politician) Stuart Allsopp 189 7.6 +0.4 886 35.7 -0.7 2,480 Liberal Democrats (UK) Werneth ward Werneth ward Labour Party (UK) Fida Hussain 2,244 57.5 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ashazar Mahmood 1,308 33.5 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Irfan 351 9.0 -6.4 936 24.0 +16.3 3,903 Labour Party (UK) References Oldham Council election, 2008 - nominationsAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Oldham councillors Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester