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2008 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election

2008 UK local government election

Elections to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats stayed in control of the council after gaining seats in Balderstone and Kirkholt, and North Heywood from the Labour Party but losing East Middleton back to Labour.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

  • Liberal Democrat 33
  • Labour 19
  • Conservative 8

Election result

|seats % = 50.0 |votes % = 36.1 |plus/minus = -2.4 |seats % = 40.0 |votes % = 31.3 |plus/minus = -4.4 |seats % = 10.0 |votes % = 30.5 |plus/minus = +5.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.8 |plus/minus = +0.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = +0.7

Ward results

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Bamford ward

Castleton ward

Central Rochdale ward

East Middleton ward

Healey ward

Hopwood Hall ward

Kingsway ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward

Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward

Norden ward

North Heywood ward

North Middleton ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

South Middleton ward

Spotland and Falinge ward

Wardle and West Littleborough ward

West Heywood ward

West Middleton ward

References

References

  1. (2008-05-02). "Night of joy for Lib Dems". Rochdale Observer.
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