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Candidates in Rochdale — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

Balderstone & Kirkholt

6 candidates
AN

Altaf Nadeem

Workers Party of Britain
Ashley-Louise Gilbert

Ashley-Louise Gilbert

Reform UK
JK

John Kershaw

Conservative
Philip Thomas Massey

Philip Thomas Massey

Labour
RC

Rob Chilton

Liberal Democrats
Sami Mir

Sami Mir

Green Party

Central Rochdale

5 candidates
CL

Catherine Leach

Conservative
Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed

Labour
PC

Peter Cloran

Green Party
SP

Samantha Payne

Reform UK
Waqar Khan

Waqar Khan

Workers Party of Britain

Healey

6 candidates
Andy Lord

Andy Lord

Liberal Democrats
Mark Stephens

Mark Stephens

Reform UK
Raja Miah

Raja Miah

Workers Party of Britain
RJ

Robert James McLean

Conservative
SO

Shaun O'Neill

Labour
UA

Umar Ali

Green Party

Kingsway

6 candidates
DH

Denise Harrison

Reform UK
JK

Jenny Kelly

Liberal Democrats
Mark Hollinrake

Mark Hollinrake

Green Party
MS

Mohammed Saleem

Workers Party of Britain
SA

Shakil Ahmed

Labour
SJ

Steven John Edgar

Conservative

Littleborough Lakeside

5 candidates
Emma Jane Griffin

Emma Jane Griffin

Liberal Democrats
IJ

Ian Jackson

Conservative
JA

Janet Ann Emsley

Labour
PM

Paul Michael Wooten

Green Party
Victoria Howard

Victoria Howard

Reform UK

Milkstone & Deeplish

6 candidates
LB

Len Branton

Conservative
MK

Majdi Khalil Aldimashqi

Liberal Democrats
MA

Mohammad Arshad

Labour
Mohammed Shafiq

Mohammed Shafiq

Workers Party of Britain
NG

Neil Gavin Rutter

Green Party
SM

Stuart Mather

Reform UK

Milnrow & Newhey

6 candidates
Anthony Gilbert

Anthony Gilbert

Reform UK
AK

Avis Kay Gilmore

Labour
Irene Davidson

Irene Davidson

Liberal Democrats
JF

Jack Freddie Gower

Green Party
MD

Milton Danczuk

Conservative
MS

Mohammed Shafiq

Workers Party of Britain

Smallbridge & Firgrove

6 candidates
Aftab Hussain

Aftab Hussain

Labour
Billy Howarth

Billy Howarth

Independent
CJ

Charlotte Jayne Taylor

Conservative
CB

Cole Brierley

Reform UK
FA

Feruz Ali

Green Party
Mohammed Khizer

Mohammed Khizer

Liberal Democrats

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough

6 candidates
AM

Adam Mir

Green Party
JJ

Joshua James McCarron

Labour
KH

Kim Ho

Liberal Democrats
Laura Pugh

Laura Pugh

Workers Party of Britain
MF

Matthew Frederick Hargreaves

Conservative
Philip Barrett

Philip Barrett

Reform UK