Rochdale Borough Council

Rochdale Borough Council
Arms of Rochdale Borough Council
Coat of arms
Corporate logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Shakil Ahmed,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1]
Neil Emmott,
Labour
since 19 May 2021
Steve Rumbelow
since 15 December 2014
Structure
Seats60 councillors[2]
Rochdale Borough Council composition
Political groups
Administration (44)
  Labour (44)
Other parties (16)
  Conservative (9)
  Liberal Democrat (3)
  Middleton Ind. (2)
  Workers Party (2)
Joint committees
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU
Website
www.rochdale.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Rochdale Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 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 Labour majority control since 2011. It is based at Number One Riverside.

  1. ^ Lythgoe, George (16 May 2024). "New mayor of Rochdale sworn in at grand town hall ceremony". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.