Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Election of District Councillors

Notice is hereby given that elections are to be held for district councillors for the following Wards. 

The numbers of councillors, to be elected in each ward are:

Wards

Number of District Councillors to be elected

Wards

Number of District Councillors to be elected

Alexandra

One

Royton North

One

Chadderton Central

One

Royton South

One

Chadderton North

One

Saddleworth North

One

Chadderton South

One

Saddleworth South

One

Coldhurst

One

Saddleworth West & Lees

One

Crompton

One

Shaw

One

Failsworth East

One

St James'

One

Failsworth West

One

St Mary's

One

Hollinwood

One

Waterhead

One

Medlock Vale

One

Werneth

One

  1. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer, Elections Office, Spindles Shopping Centre, Ascroft Street, Oldham, OL1 1XF between 9am and 4pm on any working day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) after the date of this notice but no later than 4 pm on Friday, 9 April 2026.
  2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer, Elections Office, Spindles Shopping Centre, Ascroft Street, Oldham, OL1 1XF, during the times stated above.
  3. If any election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday, 7 May 2026 between 7am and 10pm.
  4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Monday, 20 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
  5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of postal proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Elections Office, Spindles Shopping Centre, Ascroft Street, Oldham, OL1 1XF by 5 pm on Tuesday, 21 April 2026.
  6. Applications for a new Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
  7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Elections Office, Spindles Shopping Centre, Ascroft Street, Oldham, OL1 1XF by 5 pm on Tuesday, 28 April 2026.
  8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at the Elections Office, Spindles Shopping Centre, Ascroft Street, Oldham, OL1 1XF by 5 pm on Thursday, 7 May 2026. 

Dated: Monday 30 March
Shelley Kipling
Returning Officer

Published by the Returning Officer, Oldham Council Offices, Spindles Shopping Centre, Ascroft Street, OL1 1XF.