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Oldham 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

20 ward races
21 seats
9 elected below the proportional quota
42.9% of seats below quota
1 unfairly awarded seats
4.8% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

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 21 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party25,99546.0%1152.4%1152.4%0
Conservative Party11,74920.8%419.0%419.0%0
Liberal Democrats7,43513.2%314.3%314.3%0
PROUD4,0927.2%00.0%14.8%-1
FIP2,8925.1%29.5%14.8%+1
Independent2,6464.7%14.8%14.8%0
Green Party9091.6%00.0%00.0%0
NH5200.9%00.0%00.0%0
NHP1740.3%00.0%00.0%0
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom790.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total56,491100.0%21100.0%21100.0%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

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and immediately before it (2021). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2022 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2022)
Previous (2021)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Saddleworth South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,458

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1McManus C.Conservative Party1,19634.6%−15.4 ptsElected
2Fay J.Labour Party81923.7%
3Dawson K.Liberal Democrats67319.5%
4Bishop H.Independent46813.5%
5Hodgson S.PROUD3028.7%

Electorate 7,911 · EC ward code E05000732 · Back to ward index

St. James · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,188

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Munroe L.Labour Party86639.6%−10.4 ptsElected
2Lord T.Conservative Party80736.9%
3Lindo Crooks A.PROUD32214.7%
4Gloster J.Liberal Democrats1115.1%
5Pakeman R.Green Party823.7%

Electorate 7,769 · EC ward code E05000734 · Back to ward index

Shaw · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,411

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Gloster H.Liberal Democrats1,03042.7%−7.3 ptsElected
2Hince M.PROUD92838.5%
3Linton D.Labour Party45318.8%

Electorate 7,948 · EC ward code E05000736 · Back to ward index

Saddleworth North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,020

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Byrne P.Conservative Party1,29242.8%−7.2 ptsElected
2Charter J.Labour Party86728.7%
3Kershaw G.PROUD52717.5%
4Scholes M.Liberal Democrats33411.1%

Electorate 7,612 · EC ward code E05000731 · Back to ward index

Royton South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,419

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bashforth M.Labour Party1,03943.0%−7.0 ptsElected
2Tarbuck G.Conservative Party96740.0%
3Garner J.Liberal Democrats1245.1%
4Stidworthy J.Green Party1194.9%
5Prince A.Independent1034.3%
6Fiander-Taylor A.NH672.8%

Electorate 8,413 · EC ward code E05000730 · Back to ward index

Saddleworth West and Lees · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,191

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Marland A.Liberal Democrats1,37943.2%−6.8 ptsElected
2Shilton P.PROUD1,10234.5%
3Ghazala R.Labour Party40712.8%
4Ford J.Conservative Party3039.5%

Electorate 8,411 · EC ward code E05000733 · Back to ward index

Chadderton South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,542

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Barnes R.Conservative Party1,19747.1%−2.9 ptsElected
2Shah A.Labour Party1,10143.3%
3Beeston J.Liberal Democrats2449.6%

Electorate 8,086 · EC ward code E05000722 · Back to ward index

Royton North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,579

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Quigg L.Conservative Party1,22247.4%−2.6 ptsElected
2Roberts H.Labour Party1,03340.1%
3Swift J.Liberal Democrats1525.9%
4Valencia Shaw L.Green Party933.6%
5Goldring P.Alliance for Democracy and Freedom793.1%

Electorate 8,096 · EC ward code E05000729 · Back to ward index

Coldhurst · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,270

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Azad M.Independent2,07548.6%−1.4 ptsElected
2Malik A.Labour Party1,86843.7%
3Stockton M.Conservative Party1954.6%
4Hall J.Liberal Democrats1323.1%

Electorate 8,643 · EC ward code E05000723 · Back to ward index

Crompton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,654

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Murphy D.Liberal Democrats1,35351.0%+1.0 ptsElected
2Bennett P.Conservative Party61723.2%
3Ali S.Labour Party37714.2%
4Moore C.PROUD30711.6%

Electorate 8,354 · EC ward code E05000724 · Back to ward index

Chadderton Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,586

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1McLaren C.Labour Party1,34051.8%+1.8 ptsElected
2Miah S.Conservative Party81831.6%
3Beeley B.Liberal Democrats1535.9%
4Jackson C.NH1455.6%
5Mahoney J.Green Party1305.0%

Electorate 7,965 · EC ward code E05000720 · Back to ward index

Chadderton North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,911

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Brownridge B.Labour Party1,54653.1%+3.1 ptsElected
2Ahmed M.Conservative Party1,02735.3%
3Clayton D.Green Party1735.9%
4Gloster K.Liberal Democrats1655.7%

Electorate 8,227 · EC ward code E05000721 · Back to ward index

Failsworth West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,431

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ball S.FIP1,39057.2%+7.2 ptsElected
2Davis P.Labour Party97340.0%
3Pendlebury K.Liberal Democrats682.8%

Electorate 7,798 · EC ward code E05000726 · Back to ward index

Hollinwood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,715

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Stretton J.Labour Party1,01058.9%+8.9 ptsElected
2Hussain M.Conservative Party31318.3%
3Lawrence J.NHP17410.1%
4Barton K.Liberal Democrats1518.8%
5Vance R.NH673.9%

Electorate 7,505 · EC ward code E05000727 · Back to ward index

Waterhead · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,271

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ahmad R.Labour Party1,35059.4%+9.4 ptsElected
2Kovacs L.Conservative Party43519.2%
3Dawson L.Liberal Democrats24510.8%
4Taylor P.NH24110.6%

Electorate 8,228 · EC ward code E05000737 · Back to ward index

Failsworth East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,312

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Rea L.FIP1,50265.0%+15.0 ptsElected
2Babakarkhail M.Labour Party72231.2%
3Thompson L.Liberal Democrats883.8%

Electorate 7,903 · EC ward code E05000725 · Back to ward index

Alexandra · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,837

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Shaid M.Labour Party1,40176.3%+26.3 ptsElected
2Dinoff M.Liberal Democrats26414.4%
3Chaverra Valencia A.Green Party1729.4%

Electorate 7,609 · EC ward code E05000719 · Back to ward index

St. Marys · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 78.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,407

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Salamat A.Labour Party1,89678.8%+28.8 ptsElected
2Blackmore R.Liberal Democrats2038.4%
3Miah S.Conservative Party1687.0%
4Meadowcroft M.Green Party1405.8%

Electorate 8,643 · EC ward code E05000735 · Back to ward index

Medlock Vale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 66.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,103

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hussain S.Labour Party2,12834.3%68.6%+35.3 ptsElected
2Naheen U.Labour Party2,06933.3%66.7%+33.4 ptsElected
3Rehman K.Conservative Party67010.8%21.6%
4Birchall M.PROUD6049.7%19.5%
5Rahman T.Conservative Party3435.5%11.1%
6Farnworth L.Liberal Democrats2894.7%9.3%
7Lord B.Liberal Democrats1021.6%3.3%

Electorate 8,230 · EC ward code E05000728 · Back to ward index

Werneth · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 88.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +38.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,084

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Akhtar S.Labour Party2,73088.5%+38.5 ptsElected
2Alom M.Conservative Party1795.8%
3Lord P.Liberal Democrats1755.7%

Electorate 7,646 · EC ward code E05000738 · Back to ward index