Oldham Council

Oldham Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Arooj Shah,
Labour
since 24 May 2023[3]
Harry Catherall
since 2022
Structure
Seats60 councillors[4]
Political groups
Administration (27)
  Labour (27)
Other parties (33)
  Independents (14)
  Liberal Democrats (9)
  Conservative (8)
  Failsworth Ind. (2)
Joint committees
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Civic Centre, West Street
Website
www.oldham.gov.uk

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Oldham Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

The council has been under no overall control since the 2024 election, being led by a Labour minority administration. The council meets at Oldham Civic Centre and has its main offices in the Spindles Town Square shopping centre.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2023". Oldham Council. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mayor of Oldham returns for second term". Oldham Council. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2023" (PDF). Oldham Council. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Oldham Councillors". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 8 July 2021.