← Rochdale (all cycles) · 2 May 2024 cohort

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
4 unfairly awarded seats
20.0% 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 20 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 Party22,71742.1%1470.0%1050.0%+4
Conservative Party10,00318.5%315.0%420.0%-1
Workers Party of Britain7,23413.4%210.0%315.0%-1
Liberal Democrats6,34511.8%15.0%210.0%-1
MIDDLE IND3,9717.4%00.0%15.0%-1
Green Party1,6453.0%00.0%00.0%0
Independent1,2622.3%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK7881.5%00.0%00.0%0
Total53,965100.0%20100.0%20100.0%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 2024 election (current) and immediately before it (2023). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2024 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2024)
Previous (2023)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Castleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,587

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
1Gallagher, A.Labour Party89934.8%−15.2 ptsElected
2Jones, D.Independent56922.0%
3Bywater, M.Conservative Party41316.0%
4Byrne, T.Workers Party of Britain39115.1%
5Kershaw, J.Green Party1837.1%
6Harrison, S.Liberal Democrats1325.1%

Electorate 7,847 · EC ward code E05014035 · Back to ward index

Healey · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,878

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
1Wazir, S.Labour Party1,08637.7%−12.3 ptsElected
2Ellison, P.Conservative Party61821.5%
3Nazir, A.Workers Party of Britain59120.5%
4Lord, A.Liberal Democrats48716.9%
5Jungmayr, A.Green Party963.3%

Electorate 7,904 · EC ward code E05014038 · Back to ward index

Kingsway · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,875

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
1Ali, D.Labour Party1,19741.6%−8.4 ptsElected
2Khan, H.Workers Party of Britain81128.2%
3Ahmed, S.Liberal Democrats32311.2%
4Butterworth, L.Conservative Party29710.3%
5Hollinrake, M.Green Party2478.6%

Electorate 8,346 · EC ward code E05014040 · Back to ward index

Bamford · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,315

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
1Beal, P.Conservative Party1,39442.1%−7.9 ptsElected
2Woodall, L.Labour Party85025.6%
3Akhtar, J.Workers Party of Britain79424.0%
4Corby, P.Green Party1825.5%
5Kauser, Z.Liberal Democrats952.9%

Electorate 8,176 · EC ward code E05014034 · Back to ward index

Spotland and Falinge · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,047

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
1Rana, F.Labour Party1,29742.6%−7.4 ptsElected
2Asghar, R.Liberal Democrats84927.9%
3Faulkner, C.Independent69322.7%
4Conway, A.Conservative Party2086.8%

Electorate 8,585 · EC ward code E05014049 · Back to ward index

Smallbridge and Firgrove · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,279

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
1Blundell, J.Labour Party1,09448.0%−2.0 ptsElected
2Ali, Z.Liberal Democrats82036.0%
3Taylor, E.Conservative Party36516.0%

Electorate 8,516 · EC ward code E05014047 · Back to ward index

North Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,680

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
1Bromfield, K.Labour Party1,29448.3%−1.7 ptsElected
2O'Mara, K.MIDDLE IND1,16343.4%
3Slack, A.Conservative Party1776.6%
4Peacock, C.Liberal Democrats461.7%

Electorate 8,987 · EC ward code E05014046 · Back to ward index

Norden · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,984

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
1Winkler, P.Conservative Party1,44848.5%−1.5 ptsElected
2Moore-Holmes, S.Labour Party96832.4%
3Robertson, S.Liberal Democrats2337.8%
4Croke, S.Green Party1886.3%
5Aziz, S.Workers Party of Britain1474.9%

Electorate 8,050 · EC ward code E05014044 · Back to ward index

Hopwood Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,437

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
1Wardle, C.Labour Party1,22050.1%+0.1 ptsElected
2Potter, S.Reform UK38015.6%
3Chonzi, C.Conservative Party34614.2%
4O'Mara, C.MIDDLE IND30212.4%
5Donaldson, I.Liberal Democrats1897.8%

Electorate 8,592 · EC ward code E05014039 · Back to ward index

West Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,034

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
1Smith, S.Labour Party1,02450.3%+0.3 ptsElected
2Walker, J.MIDDLE IND76737.7%
3Roughsedge, M.Conservative Party1547.6%
4Edwards, N.Liberal Democrats894.4%

Electorate 7,475 · EC ward code E05014052 · Back to ward index

South Middleton · 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. 3,081

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
1West, J.Labour Party1,57151.0%+1.0 ptsElected
2Wolf, L.MIDDLE IND1,03033.4%
3Furnell, T.Conservative Party38912.6%
4Hughes, T.Liberal Democrats913.0%

Electorate 8,726 · EC ward code E05014048 · Back to ward index

Balderstone and Kirkholt · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.9% 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. 2,051

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
1Meredith, D.Labour Party1,08652.9%+2.9 ptsElected
2Howarth, W.Workers Party of Britain39519.3%
3Branton, L.Conservative Party29814.5%
4Coats, M.Green Party1507.3%
5Swarbrick, J.Liberal Democrats1225.9%

Electorate 8,277 · EC ward code E05014033 · Back to ward index

Central Rochdale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,807

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
1Ahmed, F.Workers Party of Britain2,01653.0%+3.0 ptsElected
2Ahmed, A.Labour Party1,54140.5%
3Akhtar, N.Liberal Democrats1443.8%
4Ali, S.Conservative Party1062.8%

Electorate 9,099 · EC ward code E05014036 · Back to ward index

West Heywood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,038

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
1Joinson, P.Labour Party1,08053.0%+3.0 ptsElected
2Spencer-Jones, S.Conservative Party49024.0%
3Shaw, T.Liberal Democrats38719.0%
4Malik, U.Workers Party of Britain814.0%

Electorate 8,709 · EC ward code E05014051 · Back to ward index

North Heywood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,897

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
1O'Neill, P.Labour Party1,00953.2%+3.2 ptsElected
2Howard, M.Reform UK40821.5%
3Tarrant-Short, J.Conservative Party30516.1%
4Kelly, J.Liberal Democrats1095.7%
5Begum, S.Workers Party of Britain663.5%

Electorate 7,942 · EC ward code E05014045 · Back to ward index

Littleborough Lakeside · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,617

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
1Besford, T.Labour Party1,43654.9%+4.9 ptsElected
2Jackson, I.Conservative Party94636.1%
3MacGuire, H.Green Party1827.0%
4Kauser, S.Liberal Democrats361.4%
5Mehmood, U.Workers Party of Britain170.6%

Electorate 7,342 · EC ward code E05014041 · Back to ward index

Milnrow and Newhey · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,033

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
1Kelly, A.Liberal Democrats1,68455.5%+5.5 ptsElected
2Gilmore, A.Labour Party93630.9%
3Forshaw, A.Conservative Party2337.7%
4Sharp, S.Green Party1163.8%
5Jordan, R.Workers Party of Britain642.1%

Electorate 8,452 · EC ward code E05014043 · Back to ward index

Wardle, Shore and West Littleborough · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,513

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
1Branton, A.Conservative Party1,51560.3%+10.3 ptsElected
2Kazmi, F.Labour Party44217.6%
3Ho, K.Liberal Democrats31712.6%
4Savin, M.Green Party1907.6%
5Shahid, A.Workers Party of Britain491.9%

Electorate 8,276 · EC ward code E05014050 · Back to ward index

Milkstone and Deeplish · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,906

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
1Ellahi, M.Workers Party of Britain1,81262.4%+12.4 ptsElected
2Mohammed, S.Labour Party71324.5%
3Mahmood, R.Liberal Democrats1525.2%
4Starr, P.Conservative Party1184.1%
5Ali, F.Green Party1113.8%

Electorate 7,778 · EC ward code E05014042 · Back to ward index

East Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,906

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
1Williams, D.Labour Party1,97467.9%+17.9 ptsElected
2Wynne, B.MIDDLE IND70924.4%
3Jackson, G.Conservative Party1836.3%
4Nicholson, B.Liberal Democrats401.4%

Electorate 8,468 · EC ward code E05014037 · Back to ward index