One third of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973–1975
	No overall control	1975–1976
	Conservative	1976–1979
	No overall control	1979–1980
	Labour	1980–1982
	No overall control	1982–1986
	Labour	1986–1992
	No overall control	1996–1996
	Labour	1996–2003
	No overall control	2003–2007
	Liberal Democrats	2007–2010
	No overall control	2010–2011
	Labour	2011–present

Council elections

1973 election
1975 election
1976 election
1978 election
1979 election
1980 election
1982 election
1983 election
1984 election
1986 election
1987 election
1988 election
1990 election
1991 election
1992 election
1994 election
1995 election
1996 election
1998 election
1999 election
2000 election
2002 election
2003 election
2004 election^[a]
2006 election
2007 election
2008 election
2010 election
2011 election
2012 election
2014 election
2015 election
2016 election
2018 election
2019 election
2021 election

^ Whole council elected after boundary changes^[3]

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map

By-election results

1993-1997

Littleborough By-Election 11 July 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	2,015	56.6
	Labour	1,109	31.7
	Conservative	413	11.6
	Independent	22	0.6
Majority		906	24.9
Turnout		3,559
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

1997-2001

Milnrow By-Election 10 June 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,347	52.2	+18.7
	Labour	716	27.8	-3.2
	Conservative	432	16.8	-5.6
	Independent	84	3.3	+3.3
Majority		631	24.4
Turnout		2,579	29.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

2005-2010

Middleton North By-Election 29 November 2007^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Burns	603	41.6	-9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Rhoda Morley	566	39.1	+21.3
	Conservative	David Harris	280	19.3	-11.5
Majority			37	2.5
Turnout			1,449	18.2
	Labour hold		Swing

2010-2015

Norden Ward By-Election, 25th April 2013^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Joseph William Bennett	627	29.7%	+3.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ann Colclough	246	11.7%	-4.4%
	National Front	Peter Greenwood^[6]	156	7.4%	+7.4%
	Conservative	Peter Nicholas Winkler	1,081	51.2%	-6.0%
Majority			460	21.8%	-8.7%
Turnout			2,110	27.1%	-12.9%

References

External links

Council elections in Greater Manchester

Council elections in Greater Manchester
Mayor	2017 2021 2024
Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

Metropolitan districts of England

Metropolitan districts of England
Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton