Rochdale Borough Council

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Rochdale Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Type
Type	Metropolitan district
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor of Rochdale	Cllr Aasim Rashid, Labour since 21 May 2021
Leader of the Council	Cllr Neil Emmott, Labour since 19 May 2021
Deputy Leader	Cllr Sara Rowbotham, Labour
Leader of the Opposition	Cllr Ashley Dearnley, Conservative
Chief executive	Steve Rumbelow since 15 December 2014
Structure
Seats	60 councillors[1]
Political groups	Administration (45)   Labour (45) Other parties (15)   Conservative (11)   Liberal Democrat (3)   Non-aligned (1)   Independent (0)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel
Elections
Last election	2019 (one third of councillors) 2018 (one third of councillors) 2016 (one third of councillors)
Next election	2021 (one third of councillors) 2022 (all councillors, following boundary changes)
Website
www.rochdale.gov.uk

Rochdale Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Rochdale.

See also[]

• Rochdale local elections

References[]

External links[]

• Official website