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The council styles itself Rochdale Borough Council rather than its full formal name of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. [8] From 1974 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater Manchester County Council. The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to Greater ...
Number One Riverside is a multi-use public building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.It incorporates Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council civic offices and customer service centre, Rochdale Central Library as well as conference facilities for community use and office space for third parties. [3]
The council has had an overall Labour majority since 2011. In the previous election in 2023, Labour won 16 seats with 56.5% of the vote gaining three councillors, the Conservatives won three seats with 19.6% of the vote losing one councillor, the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat with 11.9% of the vote, and the Middleton Independents Party won no seats from 5% of the vote losing two councillors.
The town hall functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments, including the borough's civil registration office. Built in the Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£18.8 million in 2025), [ 7 ] it was inaugurated for the governance of the Municipal Borough of ...
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Rochdale Borough Council , is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester , England.
Borough of Rochdale may refer to three things associated with Rochdale, England: Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, a current borough of Greater Manchester, covering the town of Rochdale and the surrounding area Rochdale Borough Council, local government for the current borough; County Borough of Rochdale (1856–1974), former local government ...
Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 6 May 2010, the same day as the General Election, with one-third of the council facing the voters. The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 26; Labour 22; Conservative 11