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Rochdale 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

20 ward races

60 seats

55 elected below the proportional quota

91.7% 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 60 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	73,971	49.9%	41	68.3%	31	51.7%	+10
Conservative and Unionist Party	30,060	20.3%	10	16.7%	12	20.0%	-2
Liberal Democrats	25,569	17.3%	3	5.0%	10	16.7%	-7
MIP	14,313	9.7%	6	10.0%	6	10.0%	0
Green Party	3,233	2.2%	0	0.0%	1	1.7%	-1
ND	431	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	424	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FREE	142	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	148,143	100.0%	60	100.0%	60	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.

North Middleton · 3 seats · won at 15.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
South Middleton · 3 seats · won at 15.3% · +9.7 pts below quota
Littleborough Lakeside · 3 seats · won at 15.6% · +9.4 pts below quota
East Middleton · 3 seats · won at 16.3% · +8.7 pts below quota
Bamford · 3 seats · won at 16.7% · +8.3 pts below quota
Castleton · 3 seats · won at 16.7% · +8.3 pts below quota
West Middleton · 3 seats · won at 16.8% · +8.2 pts below quota
Hopwood Hall · 3 seats · won at 16.9% · +8.1 pts below quota
Norden · 3 seats · won at 17.4% · +7.6 pts below quota
Milkstone & Deeplish · 3 seats · won at 17.8% · +7.2 pts below quota
Spotland & Falinge · 3 seats · won at 18.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Central Rochdale · 3 seats · won at 18.7% · +6.3 pts below quota
Smallbridge & Firgrove · 3 seats · won at 18.9% · +6.1 pts below quota
West Heywood · 3 seats · won at 19.2% · +5.8 pts below quota
Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough · 3 seats · won at 20.0% · +5.0 pts below quota
Balderstone & Kirkholt · 3 seats · won at 20.2% · +4.8 pts below quota
Milnrow & Deeplish · 3 seats · won at 21.2% · +3.8 pts below quota
Healey · 3 seats · won at 21.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Kingsway · 3 seats · won at 23.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
North Heywood · 3 seats · won at 25.1% · above quota

Race results

North Middleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,954

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allonby P.	MIP	1,140	16.4%	Elected
2	Rowbotham S.	Labour Party	1,118	16.1%	Elected
3	Wolf L.	MIP	1,059	15.2%	Elected
4	O'Mara K.	MIP	1,059	15.2%
5	Williams D.	Labour Party	1,029	14.8%
6	Butterworth N.	Labour Party	886	12.7%
7	Bold D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	381	5.5%
8	Godson A.	Green Party	282	4.1%

Electorate 8,954 · Ballots cast 6,954 · EC ward code E05014046 · Back to ward index

South Middleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,148

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams P.	Labour Party	1,540	16.8%	Elected
2	West J.	Labour Party	1,473	16.1%	Elected
3	Dale P.	Labour Party	1,404	15.3%	Elected
4	Cornett A.	MIP	1,350	14.8%
5	Hezelgrave-Whitworth E.	MIP	1,046	11.4%
6	Hezelgrave-Whitworth J.	MIP	959	10.5%
7	Braiden B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	809	8.8%
8	Slack A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	567	6.2%

Electorate 8,683 · Ballots cast 9,148 · EC ward code E05014048 · Back to ward index

Littleborough Lakeside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,592

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Emsley J.	Labour Party	1,349	17.8%	Elected
2	Besford T.	Labour Party	1,287	17.0%	Elected
3	Reed P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,185	15.6%	Elected
4	Butterworth L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,083	14.3%
5	Nuttall D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	931	12.3%
6	Farnell J.	Labour Party	889	11.7%
7	Otten G.	Green Party	434	5.7%
8	Clegg K.	Liberal Democrats	434	5.7%

Electorate 7,320 · Ballots cast 7,592 · EC ward code E05014041 · Back to ward index

East Middleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,619

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Beswick P.	MIP	1,300	17.1%	Elected
2	Williams D.	MIP	1,257	16.5%	Elected
3	Wynne B.	MIP	1,245	16.3%	Elected
4	Bromfield K.	Labour Party	1,193	15.7%
5	Atewologun E.	Labour Party	1,189	15.6%
6	Smith T.	Labour Party	1,166	15.3%
7	Hibbert C.	Green Party	269	3.5%

Electorate 8,423 · Ballots cast 7,619 · EC ward code E05014037 · Back to ward index

Bamford · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,293

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,683	18.1%	Elected
2	Sullivan P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,553	16.7%	Elected
3	Anstee S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,549	16.7%	Elected
4	Choudhury R.	Labour Party	1,066	11.5%
5	Ali S.	Labour Party	1,066	11.5%
6	Meredith B.	Labour Party	1,014	10.9%
7	Cunnane S.	Liberal Democrats	406	4.4%
8	Diestler P.	Liberal Democrats	380	4.1%
9	Whittaker E.	Green Party	307	3.3%
10	Kauser Z.	Liberal Democrats	269	2.9%

Electorate 8,054 · Ballots cast 9,293 · EC ward code E05014034 · Back to ward index

Castleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,541

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sheerin B.	Labour Party	1,424	21.8%	Elected
2	Gallagher A.	Labour Party	1,214	18.6%	Elected
3	Rashid A.	Labour Party	1,095	16.7%	Elected
4	Jones D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	664	10.2%
5	Sanderson S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	9.6%
6	Bayman D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	584	8.9%
7	Heyworth B.	Liberal Democrats	401	6.1%
8	Kisa-Smith S.	Liberal Democrats	294	4.5%
9	Hashmi S.	Liberal Democrats	236	3.6%

Electorate 7,744 · Ballots cast 6,541 · EC ward code E05014035 · Back to ward index

West Middleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,858

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burke P.	Labour Party	1,029	21.2%	Elected
2	Smith S.	Labour Party	937	19.3%	Elected
3	Emmott N.	Labour Party	816	16.8%	Elected
4	Aspinall J.	MIP	656	13.5%
5	Shore P.	MIP	587	12.1%
6	Footitt S.	MIP	549	11.3%
7	Short J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	206	4.2%
8	Edwards N.	Liberal Democrats	78	1.6%

Electorate 6,978 · Ballots cast 4,858 · EC ward code E05014052 · Back to ward index

Hopwood Hall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,141

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Emmott S.	Labour Party	1,304	18.3%	Elected
2	Wardle C.	MIP	1,226	17.2%	Elected
3	Hodgkinson P.	Labour Party	1,209	16.9%	Elected
4	Beswick J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	755	10.6%
5	McCarthy A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	674	9.4%
6	Roughsedge M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	669	9.4%
7	Glaysher M.	MIP	447	6.3%
8	O'Mara C.	MIP	433	6.1%
9	Vitler G.	Independent	424	5.9%

Electorate 8,475 · Ballots cast 7,141 · EC ward code E05014039 · Back to ward index

Norden · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gartside J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,704	19.7%	Elected
2	Winkler P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,579	18.2%	Elected
3	Holly M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,511	17.4%	Elected
4	Bennett T.	Labour Party	913	10.5%
5	MacDonald I.	Labour Party	840	9.7%
6	Kazmi F.	Labour Party	637	7.3%
7	Robertson S.	Liberal Democrats	568	6.6%
8	Colgan A.	Liberal Democrats	482	5.6%
9	Duszczyk C.	Liberal Democrats	433	5.0%

Electorate 8,073 · Ballots cast 8,667 · EC ward code E05014044 · Back to ward index

Milkstone & Deeplish · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,660

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Arshad M.	Labour Party	1,726	19.9%	Elected
2	Mohammed S.	Labour Party	1,642	19.0%	Elected
3	Rashid A.	Labour Party	1,539	17.8%	Elected
4	Zaman M.	Liberal Democrats	1,192	13.8%
5	Javid S.	Liberal Democrats	1,182	13.6%
6	Ali H.	Liberal Democrats	1,107	12.8%
7	Ellison P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	141	1.6%
8	Holt J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	131	1.5%

Electorate 7,627 · Ballots cast 8,660 · EC ward code E05014042 · Back to ward index

Spotland & Falinge · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,262

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Faisal I.	Labour Party	1,832	19.8%	Elected
2	Rana F.	Labour Party	1,815	19.6%	Elected
3	Nisa A.	Labour Party	1,681	18.1%	Elected
4	Asghar R.	Liberal Democrats	1,053	11.4%
5	Swarbrick J.	Liberal Democrats	743	8.0%
6	Majid H.	Liberal Democrats	678	7.3%
7	Faulkner C.	ND	431	4.7%
8	Coats M.	Green Party	388	4.2%
9	Kershaw J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	372	4.0%
10	Rutter N.	Green Party	269	2.9%

Electorate 8,796 · Ballots cast 9,262 · EC ward code E05014049 · Back to ward index

Central Rochdale · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,723

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed I.	Labour Party	2,598	22.2%	Elected
2	Ahmed A.	Labour Party	2,518	21.5%	Elected
3	Zaheer S.	Labour Party	2,193	18.7%	Elected
4	Sheraz M.	Liberal Democrats	1,499	12.8%
5	Ali Z.	Liberal Democrats	1,306	11.1%
6	Abbas Z.	Liberal Democrats	1,280	10.9%
7	Branton L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	170	1.5%
8	Scholes S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	159	1.4%

Electorate 8,782 · Ballots cast 11,723 · EC ward code E05014036 · Back to ward index

Smallbridge & Firgrove · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,705

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain A.	Labour Party	1,343	20.0%	Elected
2	Blundell J.	Labour Party	1,312	19.6%	Elected
3	Mir A.	Labour Party	1,269	18.9%	Elected
4	Hussain L.	Liberal Democrats	812	12.1%
5	Kelly E.	Liberal Democrats	798	11.9%
6	Larder D.	Liberal Democrats	695	10.4%
7	Taylor E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	476	7.1%

Electorate 8,404 · Ballots cast 6,705 · EC ward code E05014047 · Back to ward index

West Heywood · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,321

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown A.	Labour Party	1,241	23.3%	Elected
2	Malcolm P.	Labour Party	1,102	20.7%	Elected
3	Robinson L.	Labour Party	1,021	19.2%	Elected
4	Harris C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	706	13.3%
5	Kilgannon I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	630	11.8%
6	Orson M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	621	11.7%

Electorate 8,734 · Ballots cast 5,321 · EC ward code E05014051 · Back to ward index

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,428

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dearnley A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,881	25.3%	Elected
2	Paolucci R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,493	20.1%	Elected
3	Taylor J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,482	20.0%	Elected
4	Miller B.	Labour Party	652	8.8%
5	Radanovic M.	Labour Party	564	7.6%
6	Islam M.	Labour Party	454	6.1%
7	Howliston J.	Green Party	375	5.0%
8	Mason V.	Liberal Democrats	275	3.7%
9	Macguire H.	Green Party	252	3.4%

Electorate 8,150 · Ballots cast 7,428 · EC ward code E05014050 · Back to ward index

Balderstone & Kirkholt · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +4.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,268

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Massey P.	Labour Party	1,225	23.3%	Elected
2	Meredith D.	Labour Party	1,224	23.2%	Elected
3	Wraighte E.	Labour Party	1,062	20.2%	Elected
4	Razzaq M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	505	9.6%
5	Smith M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	473	9.0%
6	Eves J.	Green Party	324	6.2%
7	Jones J.	Liberal Democrats	313	5.9%
8	Grabowska L.	FREE	142	2.7%

Electorate 7,926 · Ballots cast 5,268 · EC ward code E05014033 · Back to ward index

Milnrow & Deeplish · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,825

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davidson I.	Liberal Democrats	1,942	24.8%	Elected
2	Kelly A.	Liberal Democrats	1,903	24.3%	Elected
3	Bamford D.	Liberal Democrats	1,660	21.2%	Elected
4	Brett A.	Labour Party	741	9.5%
5	Greenwood L.	Labour Party	583	7.5%
6	Royle A.	Labour Party	509	6.5%
7	Endacott S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	487	6.2%

Electorate 8,456 · Ballots cast 7,825 · EC ward code E05014043 · Back to ward index

Healey · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,013

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Neill S.	Labour Party	1,582	22.6%	Elected
2	Wazir S.	Labour Party	1,562	22.3%	Elected
3	Ayrton T.	Labour Party	1,533	21.9%	Elected
4	Neilson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	962	13.7%
5	Alcock M.	Liberal Democrats	563	8.0%
6	Ingram S.	Liberal Democrats	446	6.4%
7	Kauser S.	Liberal Democrats	365	5.2%

Electorate 7,930 · Ballots cast 7,013 · EC ward code E05014038 · Back to ward index

Kingsway · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,660

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed S.	Labour Party	1,737	26.1%	Elected
2	Ali D.	Labour Party	1,584	23.8%	Elected
3	Massey R.	Labour Party	1,548	23.2%	Elected
4	Khalil I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	655	9.8%
5	Taylor S.	Liberal Democrats	355	5.3%
6	Hollinrake M.	Green Party	333	5.0%
7	Nicholson B.	Liberal Democrats	251	3.8%
8	Peacock C.	Liberal Democrats	197	3.0%

Electorate 8,139 · Ballots cast 6,660 · EC ward code E05014040 · Back to ward index

North Heywood · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 4,465

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Rourke L.	Labour Party	1,205	27.0%	Elected
2	Rush P.	Labour Party	1,166	26.1%	Elected
3	Place B.	Labour Party	1,121	25.1%	Elected
4	Kelly J.	Liberal Democrats	368	8.2%
5	Donaldson I.	Liberal Democrats	325	7.3%
6	Eden-Maughan R.	Liberal Democrats	280	6.3%

Electorate 7,970 · Ballots cast 4,465 · EC ward code E05014045 · Back to ward index