Council decisions, policy updates and local democracy.
Last night was the first full council meeting outside the protracted Annual Meeting to be held in this political year.At the meeting, the future of the Council’s legal s…
Local Liberal Democrat Councillors Howard Sykes and Alicia Marland both received prestigious awards to recognise their commitment and service to civic duties at the rece…
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New and long-standing members of the Oldham Green Party came together on Sunday to welcome Greater Manchester mayoral candidate Geraldine Coggins ahead of the upcoming e…
For the third time since the election in May, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council met under the banner of its annual meeting to nominate, elect and appoint a deputy mayo…
On 15 June the impasse at Oldham council was broken and a mayor was elected, but the council failed to elect a leader or cabinet members.The Annual Meeting on 20 May 202…
Today (20 May), should have been the Annual Meeting of Oldham Council. The meeting is a legal requirement in which a number of important positions are up for nomination…
Following the local elections where Reform UK won 13 seats on the Council, the Labour Group issued a statement in which they made clear they accepted the verdict of the…
After a gruelling and bruising few weeks of campaigning, a wind of change blew into the Council Chamber in Oldham. That wind began to show itself as polling stations no…
This is a list of all the candidates in the elections to be held on Thursday May 7 2026.