Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Election results for 2019

lab Labour: Elected in 2019; Total; +/-; 16; 47; +1

con Conservative: Elected in 2019; Total; +/-; 3; 9; -1

ld Liberal Democrat: Elected in 2019; Total; +/-; 1; 4; No results

About this council

About this council
Type	Metropolitan District Council
Seats up for election	20 out of 60
Boundary change	No

Most Recent

Posted at 17:30 10 Jun

Care agency criticised for relying on WhatsApp

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A care agency has been criticised for compromising client safety by relying on WhatsApp messages rather than keeping their written records up to date.

WhatsApp

The Care Quality Commission said B2B Independent Living, in Rochdale, has been rated as "requires improvement" following a recent inspection, which found its service was "not always safe".

It found using WhatsApp "distracted" staff from maintaining "accurate" and up-to-date client data such as medication records.

Agency bosses said they were "disappointed" by the findings - which they claimed came down to paperwork - but added they would take the comments on board.

Posted at 6:09 3 May

Election results in maps and charts

Map promo graphic

Find your result and follow the others as they come in using our interactive map.

Posted at 0:49 13 Apr

Smaller parties ready to make an impact

Polling station

Matthew Bone

Political Reporter, BBC Manchester

A string of hyperlocal candidates could make an impact on Greater Manchester's councils.

Posted at 10:44 7 Feb

Council worker jailed for £80k theft

Matthew Ravey

Matthew Ravey "imagined himself as some sort of criminal mastermind", police said.

Posted at 1:14 18 Jan

Council has five-day pothole response

A pothole on a road

Some councils aim to fill potholes within minutes but others take more than a day, new figures show.

Posted at 20:04 17 Dec 2018

Leader's road 'banter' breached standards

Allen Brett

Rochdale Council leader made comments which were secretly recorded during a Labour group meeting.

Posted at 18:39 28 Aug 2018

M&S U-turn over flagship store move

Rochdale Riverside CGI

The chain previously pulled out of Rochdale's Riverside development, but says it will now move in after all.

Posted at 17:52 4 May 2018

Conservatives lose control of Trafford

Labour celebrate in Trafford

Trafford Council is now under no overall control, with Labour becoming its largest party.

Posted at 12:58 30 Apr 2018

Battle for Trafford dominates local polls

Polling station

The Tories only need to lose two seats to cede control of its flagship council in the north of England.

Posted at 12:13 19 Apr 2018

Council considers sex abuse compensation

Knowl View in the 1990s

Rochdale Council was heavily criticised in a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse