Rochdale Council election, 2008

Rochdale Council election, 2008

Elections to Rochdale 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.cite web| url = http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1047416_night_of_joy_for_lib_dems | title = Night of joy for Lib Dems | accessdate = 2008-07-08 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "Rochdale Observer"]

After the election, the composition of the council was:
*Liberal Democrat 33
*Labour 19
*Conservative 8

Candidates

Healey ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Tom Bailey
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Phillip Bethell
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Neilson
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Kingsway ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = David Clayton
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Phil Grantham
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Stott
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Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Javed Iqbal
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Pawson
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ghulam Shahzad
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Mohammed Sharif
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Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Pat Colclough
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Duckworth
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Pedley
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Castleton ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronnie Crossley
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Pat Flynn
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Hornby
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potland and Falinge ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Surinder Biant
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Scholes
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Barbara Todd
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Central Rochdale ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Daalat Ali
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Zulfiqar Ali
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Howarth
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Bamford ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Gartside
votes = 1766
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change = +27%Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ben "Timmy Howard" Robertson
votes = 388
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change = +29%Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Mohammed Shafiq
votes = 988
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change = -28%

mallbridge and Firgrove ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Jean Ashworth
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Len Branton
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Amna Mir
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Norden ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Bennett
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Gartside
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party = British National Party
candidate = Peter Greenwood
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Hilary Rodgers
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West Heywood ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Kershaw
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = George Kinder
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Lambert
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North Heywood ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Darren Bayman
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Malcolm Bruce
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Coates
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Hopwood Hall ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Harry Boota
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Robinson
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Taylor
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East Middleton ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Boriss
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Cardus
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Irene Cooper
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outh Middleton ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Teresa Fitzsimons
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Neil Lever
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Orford
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West Middleton ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lil Murphy
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dave Pawson
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Terry Smith
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North Middleton ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Harris
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Rhoda Morley
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Rowbotham
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Littleborough Lakeside ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Peter Evans
votes = 1086
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Hartley
votes = 335
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Jones
votes = 1001
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Milnrow and Newhey ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Debbie Abrahams
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Butler
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Irene Davidson
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Wardle and West Littleborough ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ashley Dearnley
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party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Andy Kelly
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Radanovic
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sequence
prev=Rochdale Council election, 2007
list=Rochdale local elections
next=Rochdale Council election, 2010

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/bq.stm BBC 2008 Rochdale election result]
* [http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/councillors,_democracy_and_ele/elections_-_electoral_nominati.aspx Rochdale Council election, 2008 - nominations]
* [http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/councillors,_democracy_and_ele/councillors_-_information_advi.aspx Rochdale Councillor information]
* [http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elected_representatives/elections_-_results/2008_-_local_election_results.aspx 2008 - local election results]
* [http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/elections/default Rochdale Borough Local Election 2008]
* [http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1047416_night_of_joy_for_lib_dems Night of joy for Lib Dems]


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