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2016 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Election
The 2016 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. After the election, the composition of the council was *Labour 46 *Liberal Democrat 9 *Conservative 2 *UKIP 1 *Independent 2 Election result Ward results The electoral division results are as follows: Alexandra ward Chadderton Central ward Chadderton North ward Chadderton South ward Coldhurst ward Crompton ward Failsworth East ward Failsworth West ward Hollinwood ward Medlock Vale ward Royton North ward Royton South ward Saddleworth North ward Saddleworth South ward Saddleworth West & Lees ward Shaw ward St. James ward St. Mary's ward Waterhead ward Werneth ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham UK Local Election 2016 Map
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 237,110 in 2019. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germany combined. Oldham's textile industry fell into decline in the mid-20th century; the town's last mill closed in 1998. The demise of textile processing in Oldham depressed and heavil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
