Liberal Democrats announce full list of candidates for Oldham local elections

Oldham Liberal Democrats have announced their full list of candidates covering the 20 wards of Oldham ahead of the local elections on May 2.

The Liberal Democrats are currently the second largest group on Oldham Council and will be looking to build on the 10 seats they currently hold.

Leader of Oldham Liberal Democrats, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, said: “These elections are a real opportunity for change in Oldham. 

"People want a council that gets the basics right on our roads, for our parks and on children’s services. 

"That’s what the Liberal Democrats offer.”

The Liberal Democrat Leader said that in power his party would remove Oldham from the controversial ‘Places for Everyone’ development scheme, which contains plans to build housing on green belt sites like Beal Valley. 

The party has also pledged to do everything possible to restore Oldham Coliseum to its Fairbottom Street home by redirecting town centre regeneration funding so that the historic venue can be restored.

Councillor Sykes said: “Under Labour, the council has become obsessed with flashy projects in Oldham town centre. 

"Districts like Shaw and Crompton, Lees and the Saddleworth villages have been left out in the cold. 

"We would invest in our districts.

“Oldham Labour have run out of ideas and its time to replace them and start delivering the improvements that the people of Oldham expect and deserve.”

The elections will be held on Thursday, May 2. 

Voters are reminded that they will need to bring valid photo ID to the polling station in order to vote. 

The full list of Lib-Dem candidates reads:

CROMPTON – Diane Williamson

SADDLEWORTH NORTH – Garth Harkness

SADDLEWORTH SOUTH – Amy Wrigley

SADDLEWORTH WEST AND LEES – Mark Kenyon

SHAW – Hazel Gloster

ALEXANDRA – Martin Dinoff

CHADDERTON CENTRAL – Abdul Malik       

CHADDERTON NORTH – Dominic Cadman

CHADDERTON SOUTH – Mick Scholes

COLDHURST – Rachel Pendlebury

FAILSWORTH EAST – Barbara Beeley

FAILSWORTH WEST – Lynne Thompson

HOLLINWOOD – Roger Blackmore

MEDLOCK VALE – Shona Farnworth

ROYTON NORTH – Jeff Garner

ROYTON SOUTH – Tom Penketh

ST JAMES – Roger Hindle

ST MARY’S – Mohammed Hussain

WATERHEAD – Joe Beeston

WERNETH – Hamza Uddin 

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