Local Elections. Credit: David Murphy
Rochdalians will head to the polls on Thursday, May 7 with a complete 120 candidates vying for a place on the council.
One seat on all 20 wards will probably be contested at this 12 months’s local election in Rochdale. Each ward has three devoted councillors with a complete of 60 in the local authority.
An enormous 120 candidates have been fielded by eight political events and independents. Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, Workers Party, Middleton Independents and one Advance UK candidate are all in the combine.
Labour at the moment has an iron grip on the council with 43 council seats. The subsequent largest political celebration is the Conservatives with eight councillors, then the Liberal Democrats with three and the Middleton Independents, Reform UK and Workers Party of Britain all have two.
Unlike different Greater Manchester councils, Rochdale hasn’t all the time been dominated by Labour, with the purple rosettes solely having management of the council since 2011. The council has been in no total management a lot of instances all through its historical past, with temporary spells in cost for Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
It is mathematically doable for Labour to lose total management of the council this time round, however it will require them to lose 13 out of the 15 seats they’re defending and make no positive aspects elsewhere.
Reform UK’s Jordan Tarrant-Short received the final council election in Rochdale – the Balderstone and Kirkholt by-election held in May 2025.
This 12 months’s election will happen on Thursday, May 7, from 7am till 10pm. The deadline to use for a postal vote in this 12 months’s local elections is 5pm on Tuesday, April 21.
Residents have till midnight on Monday, April 20 to verify they’re on the electoral register and due to this fact entitled to vote.
Voters are reminded they might want to take ID to polling stations in order to vote.
Here is the full record of candidates names for every ward in Rochdale:
Balderstone and Kirkholt Party Candidate Home Address Liberal Democrats Rob Chilton (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Ashley-Louise Gilbert (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Candidate John Kershaw (tackle in Rochdale) Labour and Co-Operative Party Philip Thomas Massey (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Sami Mir (tackle in Rochdale) Workers Party Nadeem Altaf (tackle in Rochdale)
Bamford Party Candidate Home Address Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Christopher Birchenough (tackle in Rochdale) Labour Party Duncan Hannant 18 Whitebeam Close, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 4ND Green Party George Hilton (tackle in Rochdale) Workers Party Bahadur Kamran (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Angela Jennifer Smith 33 Winston Avenue, Bamford, OL11 5JA
Castleton Party Candidate Home Address The Conservative Party Malcolm Thomas Bywater (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Sharon L Harrison 46 Cleveland Drive, OL16 3HY Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Dave Jones (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Jonathan Edward Kershaw 15 Grosvenor Street, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancs, OL11 2SU Labour and Co-Operative Party Billy Sheerin (tackle in Rochdale)
Central Rochdale Party Candidate Home Address Labour Party Iftikhar Ahmed (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Candidate Peter Cloran (tackle in Rochdale) Workers Party Waqar Khan (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Catherine Leach (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Samantha Payne (tackle in Rochdale)
East Middleton Party Candidate Home Address Middleton Independents Party Paul Beswick 44 Phyllis St, Middleton, M24 2AQ Labour Party Gina Jacques 101 Abbey Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6HQ Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Mervyn Simpson (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Michael Smith (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Clare Wood (tackle in Rochdale)
Healey Party Candidate Home Address Green Party Umar Ali (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Andy Lord 11 Turnpike Close, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6HG The Conservative Party Robert James Mclean (tackle in Rochdale) Workers Party Raja Miah (tackle in Rochdale) Labour and Co-Operative Party Shaun O’Neill 15 Daffodil Close, Shawclough, Rochdale, OL12 6N Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Mark Stephens (tackle in Rochdale)
Hopwood Hall Party Candidate Home Address Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson 5 Ribblesdale Close, Hopwood, OL10 2LL Labour Party Susan Emmott 56 Aragon Drive, Heywood, Lancs, OL103BB Green Party Robert Lewis King (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Steve Potter (tackle in Rochdale) Advance UK Alan Shaw (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Stephen Spencer-Jones 23 Newhouse Road, Heywood, OL10 2NU
Kingsway Party Candidate Home Address Labour Party Shakil Ahmed 28 Kings Road, Rochdale, OL16 5HW The Conservative Party Stephen John Edgar 12 Stanley Way, Rochdale, OL16 4GL Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Denise Harrison (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Mark Hollinrake (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Jenny Kelly 23 Thames Road, Rochdale, OL16 3UB Workers Party Mohammed Saleem (tackle in Rochdale)
Littleborough Lakeside Party Candidate Home Address Labour and Co-Operative Party Janet Ann Emsley 101 Brown Lodge Drive, Smithy Bridge, Littleborough, OL15 0ET Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Griffin 31 Bay Street, Rochdale, OL12 0EA Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Victoria Howard (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Ian Jackson 15 Whitegate, Littleborough, OL15 8PU Green Party Paul Michael Wooten (tackle in Rochdale)
Milkstone and Deeplish Party Candidate Home Address Liberal Democrats Majdi Khalil Aldimashqi (tackle in Rochdale) Labour and Co-Operative Party Mohammad Arshad (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Len Branton (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Stuart Mather (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Neil Gavin Rutter 6 Mons Av, Rochdale, OL11 5BQ Workers Party of Britain for Gaza Mohammed Shafiq (tackle in Rochdale)
Milnrow and Newhey Party Candidate Home Address The Conservative Party Milton Danczuk (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Irene Davidson 11 Newfield View, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 3DS Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Anthony Gilbert (tackle in Rochdale) Labour and Co-Operative Party Avis Kay Gilmore 183 Huddersfield Road, Newhey, Rochdale, OL16 3QG Green Party Jack Freddie Gower (tackle in Rochdale) Workers Party Mohammed Shafiq (tackle in Rochdale)
Norden Party Candidate Home Address Green Party Sarah Louise Croke (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Paul Ellison 914 Edenfield Road, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7SS Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Kevin Lane (tackle in Rochdale) Labour Party Sue Moore-Holmes 25 Redfearn Wood, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7GA Liberal Democrats Stephanie Robertson 11 Wolstenholme Lane, Norden, OL12 7UD
North Heywood Party Candidate Home Address The Conservative Party Sam Bancroft (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Naomi Charlotte Brown (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Steve Gillan (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Michael Howard (tackle in Rochdale) Labour and Co-Operative Party Lewis Chadwick Woodall (tackle in Rochdale)
North Middleton Party Candidate Home Address Green Party James Luckham (tackle in Rochdale) Middleton Independents Party Keeley O’Mara (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Chariss Peacock 47 Birch Crescent, OL16 4LL Labour and Co-Operative Party Connor Stanisauskis (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Eileen Taylor (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Lee Wolf (tackle in Rochdale)
Smallbridge and Firgrove Party Candidate Home Address Green Party Feruz Ali (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Cole Brierley (tackle in Rochdale) Independent Billy Howarth (tackle in Rochdale) Labour Party Aftab Hussain (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Mohammed Khizer (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Charlotte Jayne Taylor (tackle in Rochdale)
South Middleton Party Candidate Home Address The Conservative Party Stacey Bancroft (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Sam Ellis 7 Eycott Drive, Middleton, M24 4SR Green Party Sunday Stephen Onabanjo 7 Lingdale Walk, Manchester, M40 9BR Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Matthew Pilkington (tackle in Rochdale) Labour Party Peter James Williams 87 Crow Hill South, Alkrington, Middleton, M24 1LA
Spotland and Falinge Party Candidate Home Address Liberal Democrats Rabina Asghar 14 Edmund Street, Rochdale, OL12 6QN Workers Party Benita Blessing (tackle in Rochdale) Independent Stefan Cholenka 31 Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 6PE Green Party Mick Coats 66 Rooley Moor Rd, Rochdale, OL12 7BS The Conservative Party Ann Marie Conway (tackle in Rochdale) Labour Party Iram Faisal (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Carl Faulkner 51 Rooley Moor Road, Rochdale, OL12 7AX
Wardle, Shore and West Littleborough Party Candidate Home Address Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Philip Barrett (tackle in Rochdale) The Conservative Party Matthew Frederick Hargreaves 3 Greencroft Way, Smallbridge, OL16 2QY Liberal Democrats Kim Ho 5 Gaskell Close, Littleborough, OL15 8EB Labour and Co-Operative Party Joshua James Mccarron (tackle in Rochdale) Green Party Adam Mir (tackle in Rochdale) Workers Party Laura Pugh (tackle in Rochdale)
West Heywood Party Candidate Home Address The Conservative Party Adele Allison Anstee (tackle in Rochdale) Labour and Co-Operative Party Angela Brown (tackle in Rochdale) Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Stuart Crawford (tackle in Rochdale) Liberal Democrats Tom Shaw 2 New York Street, Heywood, Rochdale, OL10 3EU Green Party Candidate Ethan Towers (tackle in Rochdale)
West Middleton Party Candidate Home Address Labour Party Phil Burke 24 Latrigg Crescent, Langley, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4LT Green Party Caitlin Furlong 9 Kenley Drive, Heywood, OL10 2WE The Conservative Party Matthew Steven Roughsedge 5 Bishop Marshall Way, Middleton, Manchester, M24 5NE Reform UK-Change Politics for Good Trevor Taylor (tackle in Rochdale)
