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Elections to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the Council was up for election.
The Labour Party lost overall control of the Council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 36.3 | 20,876 | +2.3 | ||
Labour | 9 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 34.6 | 19,863 | +5.1 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 21.1 | 12,147 | +0.1 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,683 | -2.1 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,367 | -3.4 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 967 | -3.0 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 541 | +0.9 |
Ward results edit
Alexandra ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glynis Shaw | 906 | 44.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Dinoff | 765 | 37.2 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Paul Stephenson | 244 | 11.9 | +0.4 | |
Green | Kay Roney | 139 | 6.8 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 141 | 6.9 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,054 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chadderton Central ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eileen Hulme | 1,218 | 51.2 | +19.2 | |
Labour | Tony Brownridge | 997 | 41.9 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ali | 164 | 6.9 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 221 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,379 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadderton North ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Len Quinn | 1,266 | 44.0 | -4.1 | |
Labour | Susan Dean | 983 | 34.2 | -2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nazia Raja | 317 | 11.0 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Eric Trigg | 160 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
UKIP | David Short | 150 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 293 | 9.8 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,876 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Chadderton South ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Jones | 1,080 | 44.4 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | John Berry | 602 | 24.7 | -5.0 | |
BNP | Martin Brierley | 483 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pat Lord | 170 | 11.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 478 | 20.5 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,335 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coldhurst ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jilad Miah | 1,753 | 43.2 | -6.5 | |
Labour | Mohammed Islam | 1,378 | 33.5 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | Abu Choudhury | 654 | 16.1 | -11.5 | |
Independent | Nuruz Zaman | 220 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Independent | Giash Uddin | 55 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 375 | 9.2 | -12.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,060 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Crompton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Dillon | 1,550 | 55.6 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | David Dunning | 606 | 21.7 | -4.2 | |
Labour | Wyn Dillon | 476 | 17.1 | +5.0 | |
Green | Fiona Southall | 157 | 5.6 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 944 | 33.8 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,789 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Failsworth East ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim McMahon | 1,476 | 57.9 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Martin | 825 | 32.3 | +0.7 | |
Green | John Parker | 154 | 6.0 | -8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Shaw | 96 | 3.8 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 651 | 25.5 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,551 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Failsworth West ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glenys Butterworth | 881 | 36.2 | -13.2 | |
Conservative | Ian Barker | 735 | 30.2 | +9.3 | |
Green | Warren Bates | 691 | 28.4 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Taylor | 124 | 5.1 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 146 | 6.0 | -20.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,431 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hollinwood ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Keith Pendlebury | 943 | 42.3 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Steve Williams | 905 | 40.6 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | David McDonald | 285 | 12.8 | -1.5 | |
Green | David Roney | 94 | 4.2 | -4.0 | |
Majority | 38 | 1.7 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,227 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Medlock Vale ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ged Ball | 1,284 | 58.2 | +23.7 | |
Conservative | Ken Heeks | 490 | 22.2 | +15.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Bagley | 431 | 19.5 | -14.5 | |
Majority | 794 | 36.0 | +35.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royton North ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Larkin | 1,207 | 40.3 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 905 | 30.2 | +5.0 | |
BNP | Anita Corbett | 486 | 16.2 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Renold | 268 | 9.0 | -2.7 | |
UKIP | Trevor Hilton | 126 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 302 | 10.1 | -2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,992 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royton South ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steven Bashforth | 1,079 | 37.1 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Barratt | 968 | 33.3 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Allan Fish | 598 | 20.5 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Chris Shyne | 265 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 129 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,910 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Saddleworth North ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Derek Heffernan | 1,813 | 55.7 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | Barbara Jackson | 794 | 24.4 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Ken Hulme | 650 | 20.0 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 1,019 | 31.3 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,257 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Saddleworth South ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Wheeler | 2,079 | 55.1 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | John Hudson | 1,211 | 32.1 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Brian Ames | 265 | 7.0 | +0.0 | |
Independent | Christine Beaumont-Rydings | 220 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 868 | 23.0 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,775 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Saddleworth West and Lees ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brian Lord | 1,571 | 55.0 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Sheldon | 747 | 26.2 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Paul Hickling | 537 | 18.8 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 824 | 28.9 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,855 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St James ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James McArdle | 1,014 | 52.5 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Adrian Alexander | 636 | 30.0 | +6.6 | |
BNP | Craig Lawton | 371 | 17.5 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 378 | 18.7 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,021 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St Marys ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shadab Qumer | 2,236 | 52.2 | +32.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Masud | 2,044 | 47.8 | +21.2 | |
Majority | 192 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,280 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Shaw ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Alcock | 1,472 | 55.9 | +15.0 | |
Labour | Dilys Fletcher | 350 | 13.3 | -0.3 | |
BNP | Alwyn Stott | 343 | 13.0 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Kevin Howard | 337 | 12.8 | +3.1 | |
Independent | David Bentley | 131 | 5.0 | -13.6 | |
Majority | 1,122 | 42.6 | +20.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,633 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Waterhead ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kay Knox | 1,556 | 62.0 | +13.2 | |
Labour | Jennifer Harrison | 642 | 25.6 | -5.8 | |
Independent | Stuart Allsopp | 181 | 7.2 | -1.2 | |
Green | Stuart Fielding | 132 | 5.3 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 914 | 36.4 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,511 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Werneth ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Javid Iqbal | 1,895 | 46.2 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Khurshid Ahmed | 1,578 | 38.5 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Jahan | 630 | 15.4 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 317 | 7.7 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,103 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |