Rochdale Council election, 2007

Elections to Rochdale 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

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 4
loss = 1
net = +3
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 38.5
votes = 19,551
plus/minus = -3.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 2
loss = 3
net = -1
seats % = 40.0
votes % = 35.7
votes = 18,116
plus/minus = +2.3%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 10.0
votes % = 25.3
votes = 12,857
plus/minus = +1.8%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 241
plus/minus = +0.5%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Liz Thirsk
votes = 938
percentage = 45.4
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Pedley
votes = 827
percentage = 40.1
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Bayman
votes = 299
percentage = 14.5
change = -6.9Election box majority
votes = 111
percentage = 5.3
change = -9.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,064
percentage = 27.7
change = -1.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Abbott
votes = 1,390
percentage = 45.2
change = -5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Duckworth
votes = 1,380
percentage = 44.9
change = +33.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Orford
votes = 302
percentage = 9.8
change = -28.1Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.3
change = -12.5Election box turnout
votes = 3,072
percentage = 40.2
change = -1.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ted Flynn
votes = 1,254
percentage = 53.5
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marie Williams
votes = 519
percentage = 22.1
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Crossley
votes = 332
percentage = 14.2
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Frank Salt
votes = 241
percentage = 10.3
change = +10.3Election box majority
votes = 735
percentage = 31.4
change = +0.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,346
percentage = 30.4
change = -1.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Farooq Ahmed
votes = 1,875
percentage = 51.1
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Khalid Mahmood
votes = 1,466
percentage = 40.0
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Howarth
votes = 325
percentage = 8.9
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 409
percentage = 11.1
change = +3.0Election box turnout
votes = 3,666
percentage = 47.7
change = +0.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donna Martin
votes = 1,051
percentage = 46.9
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rhoda Morley
votes = 765
percentage = 34.1
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cecelia Crossley
votes = 426
percentage = 19.0
change = -1.1Election box majority
votes = 286
percentage = 12.9
change = +10.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,242
percentage = 28.6
change = +0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elwyn Watkins
votes = 1,401
percentage = 50.1
change = +11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Neilson
votes = 827
percentage = 29.5
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Moran
votes = 571
percentage = 20.4
change = +6.9Election box majority
votes = 574
percentage = 20.6
change = +4.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,799
percentage = 35.8
change = -5.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Emmott
votes = 1,583
percentage = 61.4
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Conal Brophy
votes = 724
percentage = 28.1
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Malcome Heard
votes = 272
percentage = 10.5
change = -4.4Election box majority
votes = 859
percentage = 33.3
change = +12.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,579
percentage = 31.4
change = +1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Naim Mahmud
votes = 1,185
percentage = 44.7
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Stott
votes = 1,101
percentage = 41.5
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Grantham
votes = 364
percentage = 13.7
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 84
percentage = 3.2
change = +0.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,650
percentage = 33.3
change = -0.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rosemary Jones
votes = 962
percentage = 41.4
change = -12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Mills
votes = 894
percentage = 38.5
change = +6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Hartley
votes = 467
percentage = 20.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 68
percentage = 2.9
change = -18.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,323
percentage = 29.7
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Imtiaz Ahmed
votes = 1,794
percentage = 48.5
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Javed Iqbal
votes = 1,719
percentage = 46.4
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mudassar Razzaq
votes = 188
percentage = 5.1
change = -2.3Election box majority
votes = 75
percentage = 2.1
change = -13.3Election box turnout
votes = 3,701
percentage = 48.7
change = +1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Swift
votes = 1,326
percentage = 57.6
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Butler
votes = 633
percentage = 27.5
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Coady
votes = 342
percentage = 14.9
change = -5.2Election box majority
votes = 693
percentage = 30.1
change = -0.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,301
percentage = 29.6
change = -0.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Metcalfe
votes = 1,234
percentage = 46.1
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joanne Payne
votes = 1,153
percentage = 43.0
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Bennett
votes = 292
percentage = 10.9
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 81
percentage = 3.1
change = -5.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,679
percentage = 35.6
change = -0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dorren Brophy-Lee
votes = 847
percentage = 43.5
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Hornby
votes = 791
percentage = 40.7
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Jones
votes = 307
percentage = 15.8
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 56
percentage = 2.8
change = -11.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,945
percentage = 26.1
change = -2.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Godson
votes = 921
percentage = 51.4
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Harris
votes = 552
percentage = 30.8
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Lever
votes = 319
percentage = 17.8
change = -12.7Election box majority
votes = 369
percentage = 20.6
change = +7.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,792
percentage = 22.6
change = -0.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Brenda Kerslake
votes = 903
percentage = 43.8
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sultan Ali
votes = 785
percentage = 38.1
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leonard Branton
votes = 373
percentage = 18.1
change = -2.7Election box majority
votes = 118
percentage = 5.7
change = +3.3Election box turnout
votes = 2,061
percentage = 27.2
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Williams
votes = 1,320
percentage = 44.8
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Pawson
votes = 1,266
percentage = 43.0
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hilary Murray
votes = 358
percentage = 12.2
change = -2.7Election box majority
votes = 54
percentage = 1.8
change = +1.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,944
percentage = 37.8
change = +0.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gregory Couzens
votes = 1,672
percentage = 55.0
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Surinder Biant
votes = 1,003
percentage = 33.0
change = +11.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Scholes
votes = 363
percentage = 11.9
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 669
percentage = 22.0
change = -19.5Election box turnout
votes = 3,038
percentage = 37.9
change = +4.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Darnbrough
votes = 1,591
percentage = 67.8
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hilary Rodgers
votes = 450
percentage = 19.2
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Radanovic
votes = 305
percentage = 13.0
change = +0.7Election box majority
votes = 1,141
percentage = 48.6
change = +0.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,346
percentage = 32.3
change = -1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jacqueline Beswick
votes = 1,142
percentage = 56.0
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Kershaw
votes = 454
percentage = 22.3
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Harry Boota
votes = 443
percentage = 21.7
change = -7.2Election box majority
votes = 688
percentage = 33.7
change = +15.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,039
percentage = 23.7
change = -0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Linden
votes = 1,125
percentage = 51.7
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Terry Smith
votes = 728
percentage = 33.4
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dave Pawson
votes = 325
percentage = 14.9
change = -6.4Election box majority
votes = 397
percentage = 18.3
change = -8.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,178
percentage = 27.1
change = +3.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/councillors,_democracy_and_ele/elections_-_results.aspx Rochdale election results]

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