On 19 May 2022, the Oldham (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 was laid in draft in Parliament. 

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's review of electoral arrangements in Oldham and published on 30 November 2021.

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Oldham Council in May 2023.  

The draft order can be viewed here. 

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 30 November 2021, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Oldham Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Oldham Council.

• Final recommendations report for Oldham Council
• Final recommendations map for Oldham Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
• Summary of the final recommendations report
• Fact Sheet
• News release
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Oldham Council
• Mapping files*

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

• Shaw & Crompton Parish Council

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Oldham Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023.

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Oldham Council closed on 9 August 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Local Organisations:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on warding arrangements for Oldham Council closed on 09 August 2021.

From 01 June 2021 to 09 August 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Oldham Council.

·       Draft recommendations report for Oldham Council

·       Draft recommendations map for Oldham Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.

·       Summary of the Oldham report 

·       Fact Sheet

·       News release

·       Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Oldham Council

·       Promotional poster [1] [2]

·       Electoral figures

As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

 Shaw & Crompton

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Oldham electoral review:

(1)  through our consultation area,

(2)  by e-mailing [email protected], or

(3)  writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Oldham)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1^st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Oldham Council closed on 29 March 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Local Organisations:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

The consultation on warding arrangements for Oldham Council closed on 29 March 2021.

From 06 January to 29 March 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Oldham Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Oldham Council should have 60 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Oldham to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 60 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

• News release  
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Oldham Council 
• Electoral figures 
• Promotional posters [1][2] 
• Oldham polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Oldham Council and may contain boundary errors.) 

To view an interactive map of the existing ward boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Oldham electoral review: 

1. through our consultation area,  

2. by e-mailing [email protected], or  

3. writing to the following address: 

The Review Officer (Oldham) 

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here. 

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Oldham Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received two submissions on council size: 

• Oldham Council
• Oldham Council Liberal Democrat Group 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 60 councillors should serve Oldham Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) began reviewing the electoral arrangements for Oldham on 14 May 2002.

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. A subsequent amendment Order, also available on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website, issued a revised Order map comprising Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 3, Sheet 4 and Sheet 5.

Final recommendations, published on 27 August 2003

Map 1 Existing wards in Oldham

Map 2 The Committe's final recommendations for Oldham

Map A1 Illustrates the proposed ward boundaries

Large map 1,large map 2,large map 3,large map 4,large map 5, illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Oldham

Draft recommendations, published on 25 February 2003

Map 1 Existing wards in Oldham

Map 2 Our draft recommendations for Oldham

Map A1 Illustrates the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail on the large maps

Large map 1, large map 2, large map 3, large map 4, large map 5, illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Oldham.