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    1986 handbook

    Rochdale: 1986 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1985) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 28 · Conservative 17 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 15 · Other 0

    After (end of 1986) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 34 · Conservative 14 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Balderstone1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    V. EarnshawLabour1,904
    O. MonaghanLib/Sdp728
    N. BeverleyConservative710
    Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    F. WarburtonLabour1,455
    P. TweedaleLib/Sdp1,028
    H. RichardsonConservative362
    Castleton1 seat · turnout 44.1%
    D. MorrisLib/Sdp1,703
    C. ThompsonLabour1,567
    Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    E. BeasleyLabour2,050
    A. HoltLib/Sdp1,662
    Healey1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    I. FergusonLib/Sdp2,115
    J. MoranLabour1,306
    Heywood North1 seat · turnout 39.1%
    B. LeatherLabour1,519
    P. KeaneConservative845
    J. MaybankLib/Sdp391
    Heywood South1 seat · turnout 44.7%
    N. EmmottLabour2,044
    S. WalkerConservative1,166
    S. RumbelowLib/Sdp483
    Heywood West1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J. ConnellLabour1,971
    C. RipleyConservative492
    J. LindopLib/Sdp310
    Littleborough1 seat · turnout 46.4%
    D. DavidsonLib/Sdp2,064
    D. EntwistleLabour1,251
    P. ReedConservative901
    Middleton Central2 seats · turnout 32.0%
    P. BrownLabour1,964
    A. HeafordLabour1,747
    A. AndersonLib/Sdp482
    J. SwindlesLib/Sdp467
    H. HolderConservative418
    Middleton East1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    D. MurphyLabour1,475
    J. TruemanConservative664
    B. BrownLib/Sdp436
    Middleton North1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    P. RobertsLabour2,001
    D. BurtonConservative541
    H. MurrayLib/Sdp411
    Middleton South1 seat · turnout 44.4%
    J. TruemanConservative1,505
    A. WilliamsLabour1,342
    A. CooganLib/Sdp840
    Middleton West1 seat · turnout 32.3%
    P. BuryLabour1,748
    R. ClarkeLib/Sdp294
    Milnrow1 seat · turnout 44.3%
    A. BrettLabour1,947
    E. BrennanConservative1,448
    J. SwarbrickLib/Sdp449
    Newbold1 seat · turnout 40.2%
    S. MooreLabour2,248
    P. CuffLib/Sdp921
    Norden & Bamford2 seats · turnout 36.2%
    J. GartsideConservative1,615
    R. GiffinConservative1,520
    S. JamesLib/Sdp1,410
    A. RumbelowLib/Sdp1,173
    J. HardyLabour458
    R. ParkerLabour355
    Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 29.7%
    A. ChowdrayLabour1,335
    A. AliLib/Sdp1,154
    Spotland1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    R. StottLib/Sdp1,679
    S. RennieLabour886
    Wardle1 seat · turnout 41.7%
    Alan DearConservative1,361
    M. BurkeLabour691
    D. DawsonLib/Sdp641