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Find your electionBack to Heywood and Middleton NorthLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
West Middleton (2024)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
West Middleton (2023)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Hopwood Hall (2022)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
West Middleton Ward
Where Matthew fits into things
Heywood and Middleton North
Constituency
West Middleton
Ward
MS
Matthew Steven Roughsedge
Candidate
West Middleton
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Rochdale