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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Oldham Borough Council. 

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.  

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.  

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Oldham. You can find out more about the review below. 

Review Dates
  Date From: Date To:
Consultation on warding arrangements 06 January 2021 29 March 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 01 June 2021 09 August 2021
Final recommendations 02 November 2021  
Latest information

The consultation on warding arrangements for Oldham Borough 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: 

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,  
  1. by e-mailing [email protected], or  
  1. 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. 

Previous steps

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: 

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. 

Previous reviews

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.