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    1988 handbook

    Rochdale: 1988 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1987) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 35 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Conservative 12 · Other 1

    After (end of 1988) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 11 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Balderstone1 seat · turnout 40.9%
    J. DobbinLabour1,921
    A. BarlowConservative1,121
    Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 48.0%
    R. KnightLabour1,472
    A. CoricSLD1,452
    T. RookConservative316
    Castleton1 seat · turnout 48.0%
    A. BeasleyLabour1,659
    W. FittonSLD1,520
    M. SmethurstConservative438
    Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 49.3%
    C. ThompsonLabour1,980
    R. StottSLD1,608
    H. RichardsonConservative278
    Healey1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    B. AshworthSLD1,782
    J. MoranLabour1,179
    A. FearnConservative963
    Heywood North1 seat · turnout 39.2%
    W. LomaxLabour1,555
    T. HarrisonConservative889
    B. CloughSLD367
    Heywood South1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    S. EmmottLabour2,016
    P. KeaneConservative1,492
    Heywood West1 seat · turnout 36.7%
    M. MoffatLabour1,868
    B. ManockConservative815
    Littleborough1 seat · turnout 37.7%
    C. BleachSLD1,194
    E. KilpatrickConservative1,141
    P. GrantLabour1,112
    Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 33.8%
    J. LittlerLabour1,922
    J. TruemanConservative527
    Middleton East1 seat · turnout 49.6%
    J. SwindlesSLD1,474
    G. RedfordLabour1,303
    D. PorterConservative481
    Middleton North1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    D. MoffatLabour2,002
    G. McHughConservative840
    Middleton South1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    V. MannionConservative1,904
    A. WilliamsLabour1,389
    A. CooganSLD418
    Middleton West1 seat · turnout 32.9%
    K. HuntLabour1,706
    I. RoscoeConservative183
    Milnrow1 seat · turnout 50.8%
    R. TaylorConservative1,638
    D. ClaytonSLD1,497
    M. HaynesLabour1,276
    Newbold1 seat · turnout 46.6%
    R. FarnellLabour2,104
    S. RobinsonConservative1,003
    G. BuckleySLD527
    Norden & Bamford1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    R. GiffinConservative2,149
    R. ColleySLD992
    S. Oja-BelloLabour457
    Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 43.2%
    P. FlowersLabour2,135
    J. ConnellIndependent1,510
    Spotland1 seat · turnout 43.1%
    T. DugganSLD1,782
    S. RennieLabour720
    Wardle1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    B. SchofieldConservative1,486
    S. RiddlesLabour691
    J. SwabrickSLD229