Oldham Council election, 2008

Oldham Council election, 2008

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The council was controlled by the Labour Party before the election.

After the election, the composition of the council was

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Candidates

Alexandra Ward

Alexandra Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Martin Dinoff 932 LIB-DEM GAIN
Conservative Kamran Ghafoor 841
Independent Phil Howarth 183
Labour Hugh McDonald 801

Chadderton Central Ward

Chadderton Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Brownridge 866
BNP Roy Goodwin 660
Conservative John Hudson 966 CONSERVATIVE GAIN
Liberal Democrat Pat Lord 212

Chadderton North Ward

Chadderton North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Hulme 1699 CONSERVATIVE GAIN
Labour Julie Kirkham 927
Liberal Democrat Nilu Uddin 419

Chadderton South Ward

Chadderton South Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Berry 735
England First Martin Brierley 425
Liberal Democrat Kevin Dawson 236
Labour Dave Hibbert 959 LABOUR HOLD

Coldhurst Ward

Coldhurst Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Muhammed Dara 365
Labour Abdul Jabbar 2296 LABOUR GAIN
Liberal Democrat Mujibur Rahman 1684

Crompton Ward

Crompton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Bibby 351
Conservative Chris Shyne 819
Liberal Democrat Ann Wingate 1672 LIB-DEM HOLD

Failsworth East Ward

Failsworth East Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Dawson 1028
Conservative Paul Martin 1036 CONSERVATIVE GAIN
Green John Parker 173
Liberal Democrat Phil Renold 136

Failsworth West Ward

Failsworth West Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Barker 963 CONSERVATIVE GAIN
Green Warren Bates 589
Labour John Johnson 871
Liberal Democrat Ken Wilson 132

Hollinwood Ward

Hollinwood Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Phil Holley 1268 LIB-DEM HOLD
Conservative Abdul Malik 208
Labour Jean Stretton 992

Medlock Vale Ward

Medlock Vale Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ur-Rehman Ateeque 1136 LIB-DEM HOLD
Independent Gary Dalloway 534
Conservative Tahir Iqbal 254
Liberal Democrat Rafiq Pazeer 925

Royton North Ward

Royton North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anita Corbett 376
Conservative Joe Farquhar 811
Labour Bernard Judge 1093 LABOUR HOLD
Liberal Democrat Nazia Raja 742

Royton South Ward

Royton South Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Fish 832
Labour Philip Harrison 953
Liberal Democrat Diane Williamson 1333 LIB-DEM GAIN

Saddleworth North Ward

Saddleworth North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mike Buckley 1744 LIB-DEM HOLD
Labour Ken Hulme 575
Conservative Barbara Jackson 916

Saddleworth South Ward

Saddleworth South Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Paul Fryer 301
Liberal Democrat Richard Knowles 1774 LIB-DEM HOLD
Conservative Graham Sheldon 1582

Saddleworth West and Lees Ward

Saddleworth West and Lees Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Battye 527
Conservative Pam Byrne 799
Liberal Democrat Valerie Sedgwick 1673 LIB-DEM HOLD

Shaw Ward

Shaw Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Canning 422
Labour Dilys Fletcher 303
BNP Alwyn Stott 391
Liberal Democrat Howard Sykes 1496 LIB-DEM HOLD

St James Ward

St James Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. David Atherton 392
England First Andrew Clayton 327
Labour Joseph Fitzpatrick 476
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Stanton 968 LIB-DEM GAIN

St. Marys Ward

St. Marys Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Masud 2483 LIB-DEM GAIN
Labour Mohammed Sharif 1632
Conservative Paul Stephenson 320

Waterhead Ward

Waterhead Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stuart Allsopp 189
Conservative David Caddick 335
Liberal Democrat Linda Dawson 1421 LIB-DEM HOLD
Labour Arooj Shah 535

Werneth Ward

Werneth Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fida Hussain 2244 LABOUR HOLD
Conservative Mohammed Irfan 351
Liberal Democrat Azhar Mahmood 1308
Preceded by
Oldham Council election, 2007		 Oldham local elections Succeeded by
Oldham Council election, 2010

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