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		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			419	19.0	−20.3
Turnout			2,202	30.2	−2.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bamford ward

Bamford

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			889	31.3	+24.8
Turnout			2,837	36.8	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castleton ward

Castleton

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			404	15.8	−45.7
Turnout			2,554	32.8	+2.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale

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			2,281	72.3	+22.9
Turnout			3,154	42.0	−0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

East Middleton ward

East Middleton

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			343	14.8	−39.3
Turnout			2,318	29.5	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Healey ward

Healey

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			150	5.0	+0.9
Turnout			2,987	37.5	+2.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall

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			506	20.6	−14.7
Turnout			2,456	29.3	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsway ward

Kingsway

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			1,579	78.3	+32.5
Turnout			2,016	34.6	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside

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			242	8.8	+7.4
Turnout			2,757	35.7	+7.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Milkstone & Deeplish ward

Milkstone & Deeplish

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			1,673	51.6	+32.6
Turnout			3,240	41.1	−0.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Milnrow & Newhey ward

Milnrow & Newhey

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			13	0.4	−5.4
Turnout			3,074	38.9	+4.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Norden ward

Norden

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			476	17.6	−24.8
Turnout			2,704	34.8	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Heywood ward

North Heywood

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			99	3.8
Turnout			2,572	34.1	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Middleton ward

North Middleton

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			72	3.4	−6.1
Turnout			2,087	26.6	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Smallbridge & Firgrove ward

Smallbridge & Firgrove

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			1,246	49.2	+13.0
Turnout			2,533	31.4	+2.4
	Labour hold		Swing

South Middleton ward

South Middleton

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			445	15.2	+2.4
Turnout			2,923	36.7	+3.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Spotland & Falinge ward

Spotland & Falinge

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			681	22.6	+15.6
Turnout			3,018	37.8	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Wardle & West Littleborough ward

Wardle & West Littleborough

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			909	37.8	−7.9
Turnout			2,403	32.1	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Heywood ward

West Heywood

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			23	1.0	−50.8
Turnout			2,380	27.8	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

West Middleton ward

West Middleton

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			312	13.4	−55.2
Turnout			2,322	26.9	+0
	Labour hold		Swing