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The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham shown within England.

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

Oldham Local Election Result 2007
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

Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward
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

Chadderton Central ward
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

Chadderton North ward
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

Chadderton South ward
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

Coldhurst ward
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

Crompton ward
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

Failsworth East ward
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

Failsworth West ward
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

Hollinwood ward
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

Medlock Vale ward
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

Royton North ward
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

Royton South ward
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

Saddleworth North ward
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

Saddleworth South ward
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

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
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

St James ward
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

St Marys ward
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

Shaw ward
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

Waterhead ward
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

Werneth ward
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


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