2023 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council elections are scheduled to take place on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. Due to boundary changes all 60 seats on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council are to be contested.

2023 Oldham Council election
4 May 2023
All 60 seats on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Amanda Chadderton Graham Sheldon Howard Sykes
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Current seats 35 9 9
 
Leader Paul Errock
Party Proud of Oldham and Saddleworth Failsworth Independent Party
Current seats 0 5
Incumbent council control


Labour


Background

History

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Oldham was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[2]

Since its formation, Oldham Council has typically been under Labour control or no overall control, with a period of Conservative control from 1978–1980 and Liberal Democrat control from 2000–2002. Labour most recently gained overall control of the council in the 2011 election.

In July 2022 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England made The Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, officially abolishing all 20 existing wards and established 20 new wards with new boundaries. Because of this change all 60 seats on the council, three per ward, are being contested.[3]

Pre-Election Composition
Party Seats
Labour Party 35
Conservative Party 9
Liberal Democrats 9
Independent 7

Electoral process

The election will take place using the plurality block voting system, a form of first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by three councillors. The candidate with the most votes in each ward will serve a four year term ending in 2027, the second-placed candidate will serve a three year term anding in 2026 and the third-placed candidate will serve a one year term ending in 2024.[3]

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Oldham aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Candidates

Asterisks denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

Alexandra
Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Chadderton Central
Chadderton Central
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Chadderton North
Chadderton North
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Chadderton South
Chadderton South
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Coldhurst
Coldhurst
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Crompton
Crompton
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Failsworth East
Failsworth East
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Failsworth West
Failsworth West
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Hollinwood
Hollinwood
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Medlock Vale
Medlock Vale
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Royton North
Royton North
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Royton South
Royton South
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Saddleworth North
Saddleworth North
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Saddleworth South
Saddleworth South
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Saddleworth West and Lees
Saddleworth West and Lees
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

Shaw
Shaw
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St James'
St James'
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St Mary's
St Mary's
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Waterhead
Waterhead
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Werneth
Werneth
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References
  1. Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. "The Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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