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Rochdale 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

20 ward races
20 seats
5 elected below the proportional quota
25.0% 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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 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 Party28,89251.9%1680.0%1260.0%+4
Conservative Party10,75419.3%315.0%420.0%-1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)8,97616.1%00.0%315.0%-3
Liberal Democrats4,6708.4%15.0%15.0%0
Green Party1,4602.6%00.0%00.0%0
Independent8561.5%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition690.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total55,677100.0%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 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Healey · 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. 2,991

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
1Shaun O'NeillLabour Party1,29343.2%−6.8 ptsElected
2Andrew NeilsonConservative Party85628.6%
3Maureen KershawUK Independence Party (UKIP)51617.3%
4John RodgersLiberal Democrats1976.6%
5Thomas ButterworthGreen Party1294.3%

EC ward code E05000744 · Back to ward index

South Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,117

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
1Peter JoinsonLabour Party1,45446.6%−3.4 ptsElected
2Richard WhitakerUK Independence Party (UKIP)79225.4%
3Bernard BraidenConservative Party68822.1%
4John WilkinsLiberal Democrats1163.7%
5Peter CloranGreen Party672.1%

EC ward code E05000754 · Back to ward index

Littleborough Lakeside · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,825

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
1John HartleyLabour Party1,33347.2%−2.8 ptsElected
2Robert McLeanConservative Party69724.7%
3Ed AadahlUK Independence Party (UKIP)57820.5%
4John SwarbrickLiberal Democrats1164.1%
5A J RennieGreen Party1013.6%

EC ward code E05000747 · Back to ward index

Spotland and Falinge · 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. 3,104

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
1Wendy CocksLabour Party1,50548.5%−1.5 ptsElected
2Carl FaulknerIndependent72123.2%
3Matthew AllenLiberal Democrats43414.0%
4Steven ScholesConservative Party2618.4%
5Mick CoatsGreen Party1835.9%

EC ward code E05000755 · Back to ward index

Bamford · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,472

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
1Jane HowardConservative Party1,69848.9%−1.1 ptsElected
2Mohammed ArshadLabour Party1,08231.2%
3Michael FosterUK Independence Party (UKIP)39111.3%
4Peter CleggLiberal Democrats2035.8%
5Sarah CrokeGreen Party982.8%

EC ward code E05000740 · Back to ward index

Milnrow and Newhey · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,198

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
1Irene DavidsonLiberal Democrats1,62250.7%+0.7 ptsElected
2Duncan HannantLabour Party84726.5%
3Michael O'BrienUK Independence Party (UKIP)53716.8%
4Ahmed OrakzaiConservative Party1003.1%
5Alan AshworthGreen Party922.9%

EC ward code E05000749 · Back to ward index

Hopwood Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,524

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
1Linda RobinsonLabour Party1,32352.4%+2.4 ptsElected
2Angela GardnerUK Independence Party (UKIP)61724.4%
3Paul EllisonConservative Party58423.1%

EC ward code E05000745 · Back to ward index

Smallbridge and Firgrove · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,551

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
1Amna MirLabour Party1,41255.4%+5.4 ptsElected
2Neville WestermanUK Independence Party (UKIP)60723.8%
3Kitt BuddLiberal Democrats26810.5%
4Leonard BrantonConservative Party26410.3%

EC ward code E05000753 · Back to ward index

Norden · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,867

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
1James GartsideConservative Party1,60155.8%+5.8 ptsElected
2Dobir MiahLabour Party57520.1%
3Stephen MitchellUK Independence Party (UKIP)42414.8%
4Susan CampbellGreen Party1595.5%
5Keith SwiftLiberal Democrats1083.8%

EC ward code E05000750 · Back to ward index

East Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.4% 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. 2,561

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
1Malcolm BorissLabour Party1,46957.4%+7.4 ptsElected
2Robert MuddUK Independence Party (UKIP)75229.4%
3Rebecca HowardConservative Party34013.3%

EC ward code E05000743 · Back to ward index

West Heywood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,509

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
1Peter MalcolmLabour Party1,44357.5%+7.5 ptsElected
2Lee SevilleUK Independence Party (UKIP)79631.7%
3Keith TaylorConservative Party27010.8%

EC ward code E05000757 · Back to ward index

North Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,333

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
1Donna WilliamsLabour Party1,37158.8%+8.8 ptsElected
2David WinderUK Independence Party (UKIP)71130.5%
3John KershawConservative Party25110.8%

EC ward code E05000752 · Back to ward index

Wardle and West Littleborough · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,646

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
1Ashley DearnleyConservative Party1,57659.6%+9.6 ptsElected
2Stefan CholewkaLabour Party53720.3%
3Cathie CoxUK Independence Party (UKIP)40115.2%
4Joe KellyLiberal Democrats1325.0%

EC ward code E05000756 · Back to ward index

Balderstone and Kirkholt · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,349

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
1Richard FarnellLabour Party1,41360.2%+10.2 ptsElected
2William CandlinUK Independence Party (UKIP)41117.5%
3Liz ThirskLiberal Democrats25210.7%
4George CarpenterConservative Party2149.1%
5James O'MearaGreen Party592.5%

EC ward code E05000739 · Back to ward index

Castleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,827

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
1Billy SheerinLabour Party1,71360.6%+10.6 ptsElected
2Stephen SandersonUK Independence Party (UKIP)74426.3%
3Karen WinklerConservative Party2528.9%
4Jonathan KershawGreen Party1184.2%

EC ward code E05000741 · Back to ward index

West Middleton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,414

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
1Susan SmithLabour Party1,54864.1%+14.1 ptsElected
2Warren MitchellUK Independence Party (UKIP)69929.0%
3Rachel McLachlanConservative Party1676.9%

EC ward code E05000758 · Back to ward index

North Heywood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,167

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
1Liam O'RourkeLabour Party1,53470.8%+20.8 ptsElected
2Anne ShorrockConservative Party35316.3%
3Derrick DrysdaleLiberal Democrats28012.9%

EC ward code E05000751 · Back to ward index

Kingsway · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,948

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
1Shakil AhmedLabour Party2,09871.2%+21.2 ptsElected
2David ClaytonLiberal Democrats32911.2%
3Richard DuckworthConservative Party30610.4%
4Mark HollinrakeGreen Party2157.3%

EC ward code E05000746 · Back to ward index

Milkstone and Deeplish · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 77.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,044

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
1Allen BrettLabour Party2,35777.4%+27.4 ptsElected
2Angela CoricLiberal Democrats42113.8%
3Jacqueline HoltConservative Party1374.5%
4Abdus MirGreen Party1294.2%

EC ward code E05000748 · Back to ward index

Central Rochdale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,230

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
1Iftikhar AhmedLabour Party2,58580.0%+30.0 ptsElected
2Rifat MahmoodLiberal Democrats1925.9%
3Roger HowarthConservative Party1394.3%
4Andy LittlewoodIndependent1354.2%
5Neil RutterGreen Party1103.4%
6David Fenwick-FinnTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition692.1%

EC ward code E05000742 · Back to ward index