Oldham Council

Oldham Council
Oldham Council
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough council
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Zahid Chauhan, ; Labour Co-op ; since 24 May 2023
Leader	Arooj Shah, ; Labour ; since 24 May 2023
Chief Executive	Harry Catherall ; since 2022
Structure
Seats	60 councillors
Political groups	Administration (27) Labour (27) Other parties (33) Independents (14) Liberal Democrats (9) Conservative (8) Failsworth Ind. (2)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority; Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
	Civic Centre, West Street
Website
	www.oldham.gov.uk

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Oldham Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.

The council has been under no overall control since the 2024 election, being led by a Labour minority administration. The council meets at Oldham Civic Centre and has its main offices in the Spindles Town Square shopping centre.

^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2023". Oldham Council. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Mayor of Oldham returns for second term". Oldham Council. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2023" (PDF). Oldham Council. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Oldham Councillors". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[1] "Council minutes, 24 May 2023". Oldham Council. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[2] "Mayor of Oldham returns for second term". Oldham Council. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[3] "Council minutes, 24 May 2023" (PDF). Oldham Council. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[4] "Oldham Councillors". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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