All the candidates standing in Rochdale council local…

All the candidates standing in Rochdale council local elections 2023 by ward

Elections for Rochdale Council are less than a month away with a single seat in all the borough’s wards up for grabs in the poll. Residents are voting to elect a representative in each of the borough’s 20 wards on polling day on Thursday, May 4. A total of 72 candidates in total are standing for councillor positions in each of the wards which make up the town. Each councillor is elected for a four-year term of office.

The elections will take place on Thursday, May 4, from 7am until 10pm along with similar votes across the country. Candidates from the Conservatives and Labour will contest every ward. The Liberal Democrats will be fighting to win in 15 wards while the Green Party are fielding nine candidates. They are joined by five candidates for Middleton Independents.

Two independents are standing and there is a single candidate for the Freedom Alliance. Residents have until midnight on Monday, April 17 to make sure they are on the electoral register and therefore entitled to vote.

To register to vote, go to https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. The government has passed new laws which will mean changes to elections next month including the need for voter identification if voting in person.

If a voter is without relevant photo id they can apply for a voter identification certificate. The deadline to apply for a voter authority certificate is 5pm on Tuesday, April 25, to be able to vote at a polling station on May 4. Here is the full list of candidates standing in the Rochdale elections:

Balderstone & Kirkholt

BLUNDELL, Elsie Jane (LAB)
EVES, Jordan Allan (GRN)
GRABOWSKA, Laura Agnieszka (IND)
RAZZAQ, Mudassar (CON)

Bamford

ANSTEE, Steve (CON)
CHOUDHURY, Rosie Shoozia Khanom LAB)
CUNNANE, Siobhain (LIB)

Castleton

BYWATER, Malcolm Thomas (CON)
JONES, David (IND)
KERSHAW, Jonathan Edward (GRN)
RASHID, Aasim (LAB)
SWARBRICK, John (LIB)

Central Rochdale

ALI, Shajan (CON)
GHAFOOR, Abdul (LIB)
ZAHEER, Sameena Akhtar (LAB)

East Middleton

SLACK, Aaron Joseph (CON)
SMITH, Terry (LAB)
WYNNE, Bernard Peter (MIDDLETON INDS)

Healey

AYRTON, Tricia (LAB)
KAUSER, Safina (LIB)
MAHMOOD, Sajid (CON)

Hopwood Hall

CHONZI, Claudius (CON)
DONALDSON, Iain (LIB)
GLAYSHER, Matthew Colin (MIDDLETON INDS)
HODGKINSON, Peter Edmund (LAB)

Kingsway

HOLLINRAKE, Mark (GRN)
KHALIL, Ibrahim (CON)
MASSEY, Rachel Harriet (LAB)
TAYLOR, Sharon (LIB)

Littleborough Lakeside

HARTLEY, John (CON)
JACKSON, Richard Morgan (LAB)
KAUSER, Zarah (LIB)
OTTEN, Guy Nicholas (GRN)

Milkstone & Deeplish

AKHTAR, Naveed (LIB)
ALI, Feruz (GRN)
MIAH, Raja (CON)
RASHID, Aiza Aasim (LAB)

Milnrow & Newhey

BAMFORD, Dave (LIB)
FORSHAW, Aiden James (CON)
GILMORE, Avis Kay (LAB)
SHARP, Stephen Andrew (GRN)

Norden

CROKE, Sarah Louise (GRN)
HOLLY, Mike (CON)
KAZMI, Farhat(LAB)
ROBERTSON, Stephanie (LIB)

North Heywood

MORRELL, Nigel John (CON)
PLACE, Beverley Jane (LAB)

North Middleton

ATEWOLOGUN, Elizabeth (LAB)
BAYMAN, Darren Philip (CON)
WOLF, Lee (MIDDLETON INDEPENDENTS)

Smallbridge & Firgrove

ASHTON, Paul (FREEDOM ALLIANCE)
BEGUM, Saliah (CON)
KHALID, Fezan (LIB)
MIR, Amna (LAB)

South Middleton

BRAIDEN, Bernard Thomas (CON)
DALE, Patricia Mary (LAB)
HEZELGRAVE-WHITWORTH, Emma Louise (MIDDLETON INDEPENDENTS)

Spotland & Falinge

ASGHAR, Rabina (LIB)
COATS, Mick (GRN)
CONWAY, Annmarie (CON)
NISA, Amber (LAB)

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough

FARNELL, Julian Simon (LAB)
KELLY, Eleanor Mary (LIB)
MACGUIRE, Hannah Grace (GRN)
TAYLOR, John (CON)

West Heywood

ROBINSON, Linda (LAB)
SHAW, Tom (LIB)
TARRANT-SHORT, Jordan Thomas (CON)

West Middleton

EDWARDS, Nikki (LIB)
EMMOTT, Neil Patrick (LAB)
ROUGHSEDGE, Matt (CON)
SHORE, Peter John (MIDDLETON INDEPENDENTS)

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