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Rochdale 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

20 ward races

20 seats

8 elected below the proportional quota

40.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 20 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	22,717	42.1%	14	70.0%	10	50.0%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	10,003	18.5%	3	15.0%	4	20.0%	-1
Workers Party of Britain	7,234	13.4%	2	10.0%	3	15.0%	-1
Liberal Democrats	6,345	11.8%	1	5.0%	2	10.0%	-1
MIDDLE IND	3,971	7.4%	0	0.0%	1	5.0%	-1
Green Party	1,645	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	1,262	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	788	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	53,965	100.0%	20	100.0%	20	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Castleton · 1 seat · won at 34.8% · +15.2 pts below quota
Healey · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · +12.3 pts below quota
Kingsway · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
Bamford · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · +7.9 pts below quota
Spotland and Falinge · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Smallbridge and Firgrove · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
North Middleton · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Norden · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · +1.5 pts below quota
Hopwood Hall · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
West Middleton · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
South Middleton · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Balderstone and Kirkholt · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
Central Rochdale · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
West Heywood · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
North Heywood · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
Littleborough Lakeside · 1 seat · won at 54.9% · above quota
Milnrow and Newhey · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
Wardle, Shore and West Littleborough · 1 seat · won at 60.3% · above quota
Milkstone and Deeplish · 1 seat · won at 62.4% · above quota
East Middleton · 1 seat · won at 67.9% · above quota

Race results

Castleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,587

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gallagher, A.	Labour Party	899	34.8%	Elected
2	Jones, D.	Independent	569	22.0%
3	Bywater, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	413	16.0%
4	Byrne, T.	Workers Party of Britain	391	15.1%
5	Kershaw, J.	Green Party	183	7.1%
6	Harrison, S.	Liberal Democrats	132	5.1%

Electorate 7,847 · Ballots cast 2,587 · EC ward code E05014035 · Back to ward index

Healey · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,878

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wazir, S.	Labour Party	1,086	37.7%	Elected
2	Ellison, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	618	21.5%
3	Nazir, A.	Workers Party of Britain	591	20.5%
4	Lord, A.	Liberal Democrats	487	16.9%
5	Jungmayr, A.	Green Party	96	3.3%

Electorate 7,904 · Ballots cast 2,878 · EC ward code E05014038 · Back to ward index

Kingsway · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,875

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali, D.	Labour Party	1,197	41.6%	Elected
2	Khan, H.	Workers Party of Britain	811	28.2%
3	Ahmed, S.	Liberal Democrats	323	11.2%
4	Butterworth, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	297	10.3%
5	Hollinrake, M.	Green Party	247	8.6%

Electorate 8,346 · Ballots cast 2,875 · EC ward code E05014040 · Back to ward index

Bamford · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Beal, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,394	42.1%	Elected
2	Woodall, L.	Labour Party	850	25.6%
3	Akhtar, J.	Workers Party of Britain	794	24.0%
4	Corby, P.	Green Party	182	5.5%
5	Kauser, Z.	Liberal Democrats	95	2.9%

Electorate 8,176 · Ballots cast 3,315 · EC ward code E05014034 · Back to ward index

Spotland and Falinge · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,047

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rana, F.	Labour Party	1,297	42.6%	Elected
2	Asghar, R.	Liberal Democrats	849	27.9%
3	Faulkner, C.	Independent	693	22.7%
4	Conway, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	208	6.8%

Electorate 8,585 · Ballots cast 3,047 · EC ward code E05014049 · Back to ward index

Smallbridge and Firgrove · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,279

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blundell, J.	Labour Party	1,094	48.0%	Elected
2	Ali, Z.	Liberal Democrats	820	36.0%
3	Taylor, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	365	16.0%

Electorate 8,516 · Ballots cast 2,279 · EC ward code E05014047 · Back to ward index

North Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,680

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bromfield, K.	Labour Party	1,294	48.3%	Elected
2	O'Mara, K.	MIDDLE IND	1,163	43.4%
3	Slack, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	177	6.6%
4	Peacock, C.	Liberal Democrats	46	1.7%

Electorate 8,987 · Ballots cast 2,680 · EC ward code E05014046 · Back to ward index

Norden · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,984

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Winkler, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,448	48.5%	Elected
2	Moore-Holmes, S.	Labour Party	968	32.4%
3	Robertson, S.	Liberal Democrats	233	7.8%
4	Croke, S.	Green Party	188	6.3%
5	Aziz, S.	Workers Party of Britain	147	4.9%

Electorate 8,050 · Ballots cast 2,984 · EC ward code E05014044 · Back to ward index

Hopwood Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,437

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wardle, C.	Labour Party	1,220	50.1%	Elected
2	Potter, S.	Reform UK	380	15.6%
3	Chonzi, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	346	14.2%
4	O'Mara, C.	MIDDLE IND	302	12.4%
5	Donaldson, I.	Liberal Democrats	189	7.8%

Electorate 8,592 · Ballots cast 2,437 · EC ward code E05014039 · Back to ward index

West Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 2,034

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith, S.	Labour Party	1,024	50.3%	Elected
2	Walker, J.	MIDDLE IND	767	37.7%
3	Roughsedge, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	154	7.6%
4	Edwards, N.	Liberal Democrats	89	4.4%

Electorate 7,475 · Ballots cast 2,034 · EC ward code E05014052 · Back to ward index

South Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 3,081

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	West, J.	Labour Party	1,571	51.0%	Elected
2	Wolf, L.	MIDDLE IND	1,030	33.4%
3	Furnell, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	389	12.6%
4	Hughes, T.	Liberal Democrats	91	3.0%

Electorate 8,726 · Ballots cast 3,081 · EC ward code E05014048 · Back to ward index

Balderstone and Kirkholt · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.9 pts Valid ballots 2,051

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Meredith, D.	Labour Party	1,086	52.9%	Elected
2	Howarth, W.	Workers Party of Britain	395	19.3%
3	Branton, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	298	14.5%
4	Coats, M.	Green Party	150	7.3%
5	Swarbrick, J.	Liberal Democrats	122	5.9%

Electorate 8,277 · Ballots cast 2,051 · EC ward code E05014033 · Back to ward index

Central Rochdale · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 3,807

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed, F.	Workers Party of Britain	2,016	53.0%	Elected
2	Ahmed, A.	Labour Party	1,541	40.5%
3	Akhtar, N.	Liberal Democrats	144	3.8%
4	Ali, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	106	2.8%

Electorate 9,099 · Ballots cast 3,807 · EC ward code E05014036 · Back to ward index

West Heywood · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 2,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Joinson, P.	Labour Party	1,080	53.0%	Elected
2	Spencer-Jones, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	490	24.0%
3	Shaw, T.	Liberal Democrats	387	19.0%
4	Malik, U.	Workers Party of Britain	81	4.0%

Electorate 8,709 · Ballots cast 2,038 · EC ward code E05014051 · Back to ward index

North Heywood · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.2 pts Valid ballots 1,897

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Neill, P.	Labour Party	1,009	53.2%	Elected
2	Howard, M.	Reform UK	408	21.5%
3	Tarrant-Short, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	305	16.1%
4	Kelly, J.	Liberal Democrats	109	5.7%
5	Begum, S.	Workers Party of Britain	66	3.5%

Electorate 7,942 · Ballots cast 1,897 · EC ward code E05014045 · Back to ward index

Littleborough Lakeside · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.9 pts Valid ballots 2,617

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Besford, T.	Labour Party	1,436	54.9%	Elected
2	Jackson, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	946	36.1%
3	MacGuire, H.	Green Party	182	7.0%
4	Kauser, S.	Liberal Democrats	36	1.4%
5	Mehmood, U.	Workers Party of Britain	17	0.6%

Electorate 7,342 · Ballots cast 2,617 · EC ward code E05014041 · Back to ward index

Milnrow and Newhey · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 3,033

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kelly, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,684	55.5%	Elected
2	Gilmore, A.	Labour Party	936	30.9%
3	Forshaw, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	233	7.7%
4	Sharp, S.	Green Party	116	3.8%
5	Jordan, R.	Workers Party of Britain	64	2.1%

Electorate 8,452 · Ballots cast 3,033 · EC ward code E05014043 · Back to ward index

Wardle, Shore and West Littleborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,513

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Branton, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,515	60.3%	Elected
2	Kazmi, F.	Labour Party	442	17.6%
3	Ho, K.	Liberal Democrats	317	12.6%
4	Savin, M.	Green Party	190	7.6%
5	Shahid, A.	Workers Party of Britain	49	1.9%

Electorate 8,276 · Ballots cast 2,513 · EC ward code E05014050 · Back to ward index

Milkstone and Deeplish · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.4 pts Valid ballots 2,906

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ellahi, M.	Workers Party of Britain	1,812	62.4%	Elected
2	Mohammed, S.	Labour Party	713	24.5%
3	Mahmood, R.	Liberal Democrats	152	5.2%
4	Starr, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	118	4.1%
5	Ali, F.	Green Party	111	3.8%

Electorate 7,778 · Ballots cast 2,906 · EC ward code E05014042 · Back to ward index

East Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.9 pts Valid ballots 2,906

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams, D.	Labour Party	1,974	67.9%	Elected
2	Wynne, B.	MIDDLE IND	709	24.4%
3	Jackson, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	183	6.3%
4	Nicholson, B.	Liberal Democrats	40	1.4%

Electorate 8,468 · Ballots cast 2,906 · EC ward code E05014037 · Back to ward index