2023 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

2023 Rochdale Council election
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20 out of 60 seats of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Neil Emmott John Taylor
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 42 seats, 50.8% 10 seats, 20.3%
Seats won 16 3
Seats after 46 9
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 27,837 9667
Percentage 56.5% 19.6%
Swing Increase 5.7 Decrease 0.9
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Andy Kelly Lee Wolf
Party Liberal Democrats Middleton Ind.
Last election 3 seats, 17.3% 5 seats, 9.1%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 3
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 2
Popular vote 5865 2461
Percentage 11.9% 5.0%
Swing Decrease 5.4 Decrease 4.1
The winner of each seat in the 2023 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Election
Leader before election

Neil Emmott
Labour

Leader after election

Neil Emmott
Labour

The 2023 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of seats (20) on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council were contested.

Labour retained its majority on the council.[1][2]

  1. ^ Scheerhout, John; Tweed, Lyell (4 May 2023). "Rochdale council local elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour replace Tories as Bolton's biggest party". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.