Oldham Council election, 2008
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Elections to Oldham Council will be held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council is up for election. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party.
Prior to the election, the composition of the council is
- Labour 31
- Liberal Democrat 26
- Conservative 3
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Alexandra Ward
| Alexandra Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Dinoff | ||||
| Conservative | Kamran Ghafoor | ||||
| Independent | Phil Howarth | ||||
| Labour | Hugh McDonald | ||||
[edit] Chadderton Central Ward
| Chadderton Central Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Brownridge | ||||
| British National Party | Roy Goodwin | ||||
| Conservative | John Hudson | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Pat Lord | ||||
[edit] Chadderton North Ward
| Chadderton North Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jack Hulme | ||||
| Labour | Julie Kirkham | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Nilu Uddin | ||||
[edit] Chadderton South Ward
| Chadderton South Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Berry | ||||
| England First | Martin Brierley | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Kevin Dawson | ||||
| Labour | Dave Hibbert | ||||
[edit] Coldhurst Ward
| Coldhurst Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Muhammed Dara | ||||
| Labour | Abdul Jabbar | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Mujibur Rahman | ||||
[edit] Crompton Ward
| Crompton Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Bibby | ||||
| Conservative | Chris Shyne | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Ann Wingate | ||||
[edit] Failsworth East Ward
| Failsworth East Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Barbara Dawson | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Martin | ||||
| Green | John Parker | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Phil Renold | ||||
[edit] Failsworth West Ward
| Failsworth West Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ian Barker | ||||
| Green | Warren Bates | ||||
| Labour | John Johnson | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Ken Wilson | ||||
[edit] Hollinwood Ward
| Hollinwood Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Phil Holley | ||||
| Conservative | Abdul Malik | ||||
| Labour | Jean Stretton | ||||
[edit] Medlock Vale Ward
| Medlock Vale Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ur-Rehman Ateeque | ||||
| Independent | Gary Dalloway | ||||
| Conservative | Tahir Iqbal | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Rafiq Pazeer | ||||
[edit] Royton North Ward
| Royton North Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Anita Corbett | ||||
| Conservative | Joe Farquhar | ||||
| Labour | Bernard Judge | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Nazia Raja | ||||
[edit] Royton South Ward
| Royton South Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Allan Fish | ||||
| Labour | Philip Harrison | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Diane Williamson | ||||
[edit] Saddleworth North Ward
| Saddleworth North Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Buckley | ||||
| Labour | Ken Hulme | ||||
| Conservative | Barbara Jackson | ||||
[edit] Saddleworth South Ward
| Saddleworth South Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Paul Fryer | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Knowles | ||||
| Conservative | Graham Sheldon | ||||
[edit] Saddleworth West and Lees Ward
| Saddleworth West and Lees Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Battye | ||||
| Conservative | Pam Byrne | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Valerie Sedgwick | ||||
[edit] Shaw Ward
| Shaw Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Canning | ||||
| Labour | Dilys Fletcher | ||||
| British National Party | Alwyn Stott | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Howard Sykes | ||||
[edit] St James Ward
| St James Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Dr. David Atherton | ||||
| England First | Andrew Clayton | ||||
| Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Stanton | ||||
[edit] St. Marys Ward
| St. Marys Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mohammed Masud | ||||
| Labour | Mohammed Sharif | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Stephenson | ||||
[edit] Waterhead Ward
| Waterhead Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Stuart Allsopp | ||||
| Conservative | David Caddick | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Linda Dawson | ||||
| Labour | Arooj Shah | ||||
[edit] Werneth Ward
| Werneth Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Fida Hussain | ||||
| Conservative | Mohammed Irfan | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Azhar Mahmood | ||||
| Preceded by Oldham Council election, 2007 |
Oldham local elections | Succeeded by Oldham Council election, 2010 |

