Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as

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, is the local authority for the

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of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 20

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Political control

From 1889 to 1974 Rochdale was a county borough, independent of any county council. Under the

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it had its territory enlarged and became a

, with

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providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Rochdale became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:

Council elections

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* 2007 election *

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Borough result maps

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By-election results

1993-1997

1997-2001

2005-2010

2010-2015

References

By-election results

External links

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{{Metropolitan districts of England Local government in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Council elections in Greater Manchester Elections in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Metropolitan borough council elections in England