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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

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	25,995	46.0%	11	52.4%	11	52.4%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	11,749	20.8%	4	19.0%	4	19.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	7,435	13.2%	3	14.3%	3	14.3%	0
PROUD	4,092	7.2%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
FIP	2,892	5.1%	2	9.5%	1	4.8%	+1
Independent	2,646	4.7%	1	4.8%	1	4.8%	0
Green Party	909	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
NH	520	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
NHP	174	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	79	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	56,491	100.0%	21	100.0%	21	100.0%	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

Wards in this council

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

Saddleworth South · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · +15.4 pts below quota
St. James · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · +10.4 pts below quota
Shaw · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Saddleworth North · 1 seat · won at 42.8% · +7.2 pts below quota
Royton South · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · +7.0 pts below quota
Saddleworth West & Lees · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Chadderton South · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Royton North · 1 seat · won at 47.4% · +2.6 pts below quota
Coldhurst · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · +1.4 pts below quota
Medlock Vale · 2 seats · won at 33.3% · above quota
Crompton · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Chadderton Central · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Chadderton North · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
Failsworth West · 1 seat · won at 57.2% · above quota
Hollinwood · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
Waterhead · 1 seat · won at 59.4% · above quota
Failsworth East · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
Alexandra · 1 seat · won at 76.3% · above quota
St. Marys · 1 seat · won at 78.8% · above quota
Werneth · 1 seat · won at 88.5% · above quota

Race results

Saddleworth South · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,458

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McManus C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,196	34.6%	Elected
2	Fay J.	Labour Party	819	23.7%
3	Dawson K.	Liberal Democrats	673	19.5%
4	Bishop H.	Independent	468	13.5%
5	Hodgson S.	PROUD	302	8.7%

Electorate 7,911 · Ballots cast 3,458 · EC ward code E05000732 · Back to ward index

St. James · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,188

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Munroe L.	Labour Party	866	39.6%	Elected
2	Lord T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	807	36.9%
3	Lindo Crooks A.	PROUD	322	14.7%
4	Gloster J.	Liberal Democrats	111	5.1%
5	Pakeman R.	Green Party	82	3.7%

Electorate 7,769 · Ballots cast 2,188 · EC ward code E05000734 · Back to ward index

Shaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,411

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gloster H.	Liberal Democrats	1,030	42.7%	Elected
2	Hince M.	PROUD	928	38.5%
3	Linton D.	Labour Party	453	18.8%

Electorate 7,948 · Ballots cast 2,411 · EC ward code E05000736 · Back to ward index

Saddleworth North · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,020

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Byrne P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,292	42.8%	Elected
2	Charter J.	Labour Party	867	28.7%
3	Kershaw G.	PROUD	527	17.5%
4	Scholes M.	Liberal Democrats	334	11.1%

Electorate 7,612 · Ballots cast 3,020 · EC ward code E05000731 · Back to ward index

Royton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bashforth M.	Labour Party	1,039	43.0%	Elected
2	Tarbuck G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	967	40.0%
3	Garner J.	Liberal Democrats	124	5.1%
4	Stidworthy J.	Green Party	119	4.9%
5	Prince A.	Independent	103	4.3%
6	Fiander-Taylor A.	NH	67	2.8%

Electorate 8,413 · Ballots cast 2,419 · EC ward code E05000730 · Back to ward index

Saddleworth West & Lees · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,191

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marland A.	Liberal Democrats	1,379	43.2%	Elected
2	Shilton P.	PROUD	1,102	34.5%
3	Ghazala R.	Labour Party	407	12.8%
4	Ford J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	303	9.5%

Electorate 8,411 · Ballots cast 3,191 · EC ward code E05000733 · Back to ward index

Chadderton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,542

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnes R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,197	47.1%	Elected
2	Shah A.	Labour Party	1,101	43.3%
3	Beeston J.	Liberal Democrats	244	9.6%

Electorate 8,086 · Ballots cast 2,542 · EC ward code E05000722 · Back to ward index

Royton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,579

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Quigg L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,222	47.4%	Elected
2	Roberts H.	Labour Party	1,033	40.1%
3	Swift J.	Liberal Democrats	152	5.9%
4	Valencia Shaw L.	Green Party	93	3.6%
5	Goldring P.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	79	3.1%

Electorate 8,096 · Ballots cast 2,579 · EC ward code E05000729 · Back to ward index

Coldhurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,270

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Azad M.	Independent	2,075	48.6%	Elected
2	Malik A.	Labour Party	1,868	43.7%
3	Stockton M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	195	4.6%
4	Hall J.	Liberal Democrats	132	3.1%

Electorate 8,643 · Ballots cast 4,270 · EC ward code E05000723 · Back to ward index

Medlock Vale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference 0.0 pts Valid ballots 6,205

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain S.	Labour Party	2,128	34.3%	Elected
2	Naheen U.	Labour Party	2,069	33.3%	Elected
3	Rehman K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	670	10.8%
4	Birchall M.	PROUD	604	9.7%
5	Rahman T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	343	5.5%
6	Farnworth L.	Liberal Democrats	289	4.7%
7	Lord B.	Liberal Democrats	102	1.6%

Electorate 8,230 · Ballots cast 6,205 · EC ward code E05000728 · Back to ward index

Crompton · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 2,654

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Murphy D.	Liberal Democrats	1,353	51.0%	Elected
2	Bennett P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	617	23.2%
3	Ali S.	Labour Party	377	14.2%
4	Moore C.	PROUD	307	11.6%

Electorate 8,354 · Ballots cast 2,654 · EC ward code E05000724 · Back to ward index

Chadderton Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,586

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McLaren C.	Labour Party	1,340	51.8%	Elected
2	Miah S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	818	31.6%
3	Beeley B.	Liberal Democrats	153	5.9%
4	Jackson C.	NH	145	5.6%
5	Mahoney J.	Green Party	130	5.0%

Electorate 7,965 · Ballots cast 2,586 · EC ward code E05000720 · Back to ward index

Chadderton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 2,911

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brownridge B.	Labour Party	1,546	53.1%	Elected
2	Ahmed M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,027	35.3%
3	Clayton D.	Green Party	173	5.9%
4	Gloster K.	Liberal Democrats	165	5.7%

Electorate 8,227 · Ballots cast 2,911 · EC ward code E05000721 · Back to ward index

Failsworth West · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.2 pts Valid ballots 2,431

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ball S.	FIP	1,390	57.2%	Elected
2	Davis P.	Labour Party	973	40.0%
3	Pendlebury K.	Liberal Democrats	68	2.8%

Electorate 7,798 · Ballots cast 2,431 · EC ward code E05000726 · Back to ward index

Hollinwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 1,715

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stretton J.	Labour Party	1,010	58.9%	Elected
2	Hussain M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	313	18.3%
3	Lawrence J.	NHP	174	10.1%
4	Barton K.	Liberal Democrats	151	8.8%
5	Vance R.	NH	67	3.9%

Electorate 7,505 · Ballots cast 1,715 · EC ward code E05000727 · Back to ward index

Waterhead · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.4 pts Valid ballots 2,271

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmad R.	Labour Party	1,350	59.4%	Elected
2	Kovacs L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	435	19.2%
3	Dawson L.	Liberal Democrats	245	10.8%
4	Taylor P.	NH	241	10.6%

Electorate 8,228 · Ballots cast 2,271 · EC ward code E05000737 · Back to ward index

Failsworth East · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 2,312

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rea L.	FIP	1,502	65.0%	Elected
2	Babakarkhail M.	Labour Party	722	31.2%
3	Thompson L.	Liberal Democrats	88	3.8%

Electorate 7,903 · Ballots cast 2,312 · EC ward code E05000725 · Back to ward index

Alexandra · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.3 pts Valid ballots 1,837

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shaid M.	Labour Party	1,401	76.3%	Elected
2	Dinoff M.	Liberal Democrats	264	14.4%
3	Chaverra Valencia A.	Green Party	172	9.4%

Electorate 7,609 · Ballots cast 1,837 · EC ward code E05000719 · Back to ward index

St. Marys · single-seat

Marginal winner 78.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −28.8 pts Valid ballots 2,407

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Salamat A.	Labour Party	1,896	78.8%	Elected
2	Blackmore R.	Liberal Democrats	203	8.4%
3	Miah S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	168	7.0%
4	Meadowcroft M.	Green Party	140	5.8%

Electorate 8,643 · Ballots cast 2,407 · EC ward code E05000735 · Back to ward index

Werneth · single-seat

Marginal winner 88.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −38.5 pts Valid ballots 3,084

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akhtar S.	Labour Party	2,730	88.5%	Elected
2	Alom M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	179	5.8%
3	Lord P.	Liberal Democrats	175	5.7%

Electorate 7,646 · Ballots cast 3,084 · EC ward code E05000738 · Back to ward index