2024 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Oldham Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Arooj Shah Howard Sykes
Party Labour Independent Liberal Democrats
Seats before 31 16 10
Seats won 27 9
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 5 Decrease 1
  Fourth party
  Blank
Leader Graham Sheldon[1]
Party Conservative
Seats before 8
Seat change Steady 0
Leader before election

Arooj Shah
Labour

Elected Leader

TBD

The 2024 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One-third of the 60 members of Oldham Council in Greater Manchester were elected.

The election resulted in Labour losing overall control of the council, with a net loss of 4 seats. Despite this, Labour maintains the largest share of seats, with 27/60 councillors belonging to the party.

The local Labour Party leader, Arooj Shah, denied that the conflict in Gaza was a major reason for Labour's loss, saying that "we've asked for an immediate ceasefire right from the start".[2]

Despite Shah's claim, the Guardian reports that Labour's stance on the conflict could sway many Muslim voters.[3] This could explain Labour's poor performance in Oldham, where a quarter of the population identify as Muslim,[4] compared to just 6.5% nationally.[5]

Background[edit]

The Labour Party have governed Oldham for most of its history. They held a majority on the council from its creation in 1973 to 1994, when they lost control against the national trend.[6] They regained a majority the following year, but lost control to the Liberal Democrats in 2000. Labour regained control in 2003, before losing their majority in 2006.[6] Labour again won a majority in 2011, and have formed majority administrations since then, albeit with reduced margins.

The 2023 election was the first election on the current ward boundaries; as a result, all seats were up for election. Labour won 32 seats with 46.5% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 10 with 17.7%, the Conservatives won 11 with 17.6%, the Failsworth Independent Party won 3 with 2.1%, and independents won 4 with 14.3%. The 2024 election is for seats held by councillors elected by the smallest number of votes in each ward;[7] Labour are defending 12 seats, the Liberal Democrats are defending 4, the Conservatives are defending 3, and the Failsworth Independent Party are defending 1.[8]

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[9] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 32 Labour 31 Labour 27
Liberal Democrats 10 Liberal Democrats 10 Liberal Democrats 9
Conservative 11 Conservative 8 Conservative 8
Failsworth Independent Party 3 Failsworth Independent Party 3 Failsworth Independent Party 2
Independent 4 Independent 8 Independent 14

Changes:

  • November 2023: Kamran Ghafoor, Muhammad Irfan, and Abdul Wahid suspended from Conservatives[a][10]
  • January 2024: Aftab Hussain (independent) joins Labour[11]
  • April 2024: Shoab Akhtar and Nyla Ibrahim leave Labour to sit as independents[12]

Results[edit]

2024 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 20
  Liberal Democrats 6
  Independent 6
  Conservative 6
  Failsworth Independent Party 2
  Green 0
  National Housing Party 0
  Northern Heart 0
  Reform UK 0

Ward results[edit]

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Alexandra[edit]

Alexandra[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Zaheer Ali 1,494 50.5 N/A
Labour Ghazala Rana 903 30.5 -29.2
Independent Carol Hardie 157 5.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Dinoff 135 4.6 -6.6
Northern Heart Anne Taylor 94 3.2 -7.1
Green Andrea Chaverra Valencia 93 3.1 N/A
Conservative Md Nazrul Chowdhury 84 2.8 -3.2
Majority
Turnout 2,960 38.99
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Chadderton Central[edit]

Chadderton Central[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Taylor* 954 33.6 -19.7
Conservative Mohammed Razon 935 33.0 +6.7
Independent Lisa Roddy 243 8.6 N/A
Independent Irfat Shajahan 221 7.8 N/A
Independent Peter Brown 213 7.5 N/A
Green Daniel Clayton 165 5.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Malik Abdul 81 2.9 -2.7
Northern Heart Rob Vance 25 0.9 -7.4
Majority
Turnout 2,837 35.76
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton North[edit]

Chadderton North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Eddie Moores* 1,383 48.9 +2.3
Conservative Moudud Ahmed 824 29.2 -8.7
Liberal Democrats Dominic Cadman 401 14.2 +2.0
Independent Mohammed Alam 218 7.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,826 33.81
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton South[edit]

Chadderton South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Holly Harrison* 1,127 45.3 -9.9
Conservative Karl Bardsley 597 24.0 +7.0
Reform UK Andy Clare 359 14.4 N/A
Independent Mohammed Ali 272 10.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Scholes 132 5.3 -6.1
Majority
Turnout 2,487 28.1
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst[edit]

Coldhurst[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Montaz Azad 2,304 54.7 +12.9
Labour Ruji Surjan* 1,329 31.5 -14.0
Liberal Democrats Rachel Pendlebury 193 4.6 -1.1
Independent Mustafa Mustak 139 3.3 +0.5
Green Sheraz Gondal 136 3.2 N/A
Conservative Muhammed Dara 113 2.7 -0.9
Majority
Turnout 4,214 43.49
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Crompton[edit]

Crompton[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Williamson* 1,180 44.0 +0.2
Independent Lee Navesey 895 33.4 +3.8
Labour David Barker 431 16.1 -3.6
Conservative Michele Stockton 173 6.5 -6.7
Majority
Turnout 2,679 34.41
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East[edit]

Failsworth East[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ken Rustidge 731 33.1 -10.3
Failsworth Independent Party Lucia Rea* 712 32.2 -12.1
Independent Catherine Charnock 620 28.1 N/A
Conservative Foysal Chowdhury 104 4.7 -7.9
Liberal Democrats Barbara Beeley 42 1.9 -9.7
Majority
Turnout 2,209 28.07
Labour Co-op gain from Failsworth Independent Party Swing

Failsworth West[edit]

Failsworth West[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Wilkinson 1,104 47.9 +13.2
Labour Co-op Kyle Phythian 774 33.6 -5.8
Failsworth Independent Party Jane Cashinella-Vaughan 293 12.7 -6.2
Conservative Md Mostakim Chaudhary 70 3.0 -5.8
Liberal Democrats Lynne Thompson 37 1.6 -3.3
Independent Majid Khan 26 1.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,304 29.46
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Hollinwood[edit]

Hollinwood[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naseem Aslam 846 33.4 -4.2
Independent Muhammad Irfan* 812 32.1 -6.3
National Housing Party John Lawrence 173 6.8 -1.4
Conservative Muhammed Alom 172 6.8 -31.6
Independent Ewan Edge 146 5.8 N/A
Independent Ian Whitehead 139 5.5 -3.3
Green Jason Bromley 132 5.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Blackmore 113 4.5 -3.5
Majority
Turnout 2,533 29.37
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Medlock Vale[edit]

Medlock Vale[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Umar Nasheen* 1,374 44.9 -18.6
Independent Shamas Altaf 987 32.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Shona Farnworth 300 9.8 -0.2
Independent Muhammad Yasir 226 7.4 N/A
Conservative Akhtar Hussain 172 5.6 -0.2
Majority
Turnout 3,059 35.68
Labour hold Swing

Royton North[edit]

Royton North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Quigg* 1,458 50.3 +8.4
Labour Clint Phythian 1,037 35.8 -1.3
Green Miranda Meadowcroft 231 8.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Garner 174 6.0 ±0.0
Majority
Turnout 2,900 34.2
Conservative hold Swing

Royton South[edit]

Royton South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jade Hughes 1,200 50.4 +14.3
Labour Steven Bashforth* 877 36.8 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Tom Penketh 155 6.5 -2.1
Green Jim Stidworthy 151 6.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,383 31.44
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Saddleworth North[edit]

Saddleworth North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Garth Harkness* 1,279 41.7 +6.8
Labour Hannah Roberts 779 25.4 -3.1
Conservative Stuart Pyefinch 630 20.6 -4.9
Independent Christopher Marshall 376 12.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,064 39.72
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South[edit]

Saddleworth South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Max Woodvine* 1,107 31.7 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Amy Wrigley 821 23.5 -8.0
Labour Co-op Dominic Wall 809 23.1 -3.4
Independent Paul Errock 642 18.4 N/A
Green Fesl Reza-Khan 116 3.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout 3,495 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees[edit]

Saddleworth West and Lees[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Kenyon* 1,603 55.5 +3.9
Independent Paul Shilton 675 23.4 +0.5
Labour Dave Barter 468 16.2 +0.7
Conservative Mujibur Rahman 141 4.9 +1.1
Majority
Turnout 2,887 35.08
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shaw[edit]

Shaw[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lisa Navesey 1,011 42.1 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Hazel Gloster* 961 40.0 +1.0
Labour Stephen Hewitt 356 14.8 -1.5
Conservative Md Yahhia Qurashi 76 3.2 +0.3
Majority
Turnout 2,404 32.66
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St James'[edit]

St James'[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Josh Charters* 757 36.3 +1.7
Conservative Christopher McManus 628 30.1 -2.9
Independent Amoy Lindo 554 26.5 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Hindle 149 7.1 +1.6
Majority
Turnout 2,088 26.35
Labour Co-op hold Swing

St Mary's[edit]

St Mary's[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Aisha Kouser 2,769 66.7 +27.7
Labour Ali Aqeel Salamat* 1,367 32.9 -12.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hussain 120 2.9 -2.0
Conservative Khaled Ahmed 104 2.5 -0.8
Majority
Turnout 4,152 48.20
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Waterhead[edit]

Waterhead[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naveed Chowhan 1,221 38.9 N/A
Labour Co-op Ros Birch* 876 27.9 -17.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Beeston 298 9.5 -4.9
Reform UK Jack Davies 280 8.9 N/A
Independent Stuart Allsopp 201 6.4 -6.2
Conservative Ruhid Chowdhury 168 5.4 -25.6
Northern Heart Paul Taylor 93 3.0 -9.0
Majority
Turnout 3,137 35.31
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Werneth[edit]

Werneth[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nyla Ibrahim* 2,362 55.8 +0.6
Independent Amjad Ali 1,471 34.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hamza Uddin 227 5.4 -29.0
Conservative Mohammed Miah 175 4.1 -5.5
Majority
Turnout 4,235 45.62
Independent gain from Labour Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sit as part of the Oldham Group, which is not registered as a political party.
  1. ^ "Graham Sheldon". Oldham Council. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Labour loses control of Oldham Council but holds 6 others". BBC News.
  3. ^ "'Trust is lost': Muslim voters unhappy with Labour's stance on Gaza war". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "How life has changed in Oldham: Census 2021". ONS.
  5. ^ "Religion by age and sex, England and Wales: Census 2021". ONS.
  6. ^ a b "Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/778, retrieved 10 April 2024
  8. ^ Lawlor, Kent (5 May 2023). "All the results from the Oldham Council elections". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Oldham Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ Tooth, Jack (26 November 2023). "All change on Oldham Council after suspension of councillors". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ Hall, Charlotte (22 January 2024). "Independent councillor changes allegiances". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  12. ^ Hall, Charlotte (9 April 2024). "Two Labour councillors in Oldham defect weeks before May elections over Gaza". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED". Oldham Council. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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