Oldham.
Labour Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £294m net revenue. 20 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Oldham is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Labour Party (19 of 60 seats). Net revenue is £294m for 2025-26. It covers 20 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 32% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabir Hussain | Ind | Alexandra | 2026 |
| Zaheer Ali | Ind | Alexandra | 2024 |
| Zahid Chauhan | Lab | Alexandra | 2023 |
| Nazrul Islam | Lab | Chadderton Central | 2026 |
| Elaine Taylor | Lab | Chadderton Central | 2024 |
| Mohon Ali | Lab | Chadderton Central | 2023 |
| Jon Ford | Ref | Chadderton North | 2026 |
| Eddie Moores | Lab | Chadderton North | 2024 |
| Barbara Susan Brownridge | Lab | Chadderton North | 2023 |
| Rob Jackson | Ref | Chadderton South | 2026 |
| Holly Louise Harrison | Lab | Chadderton South | 2024 |
| Graham Shuttleworth | Lab | Chadderton South | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 42% council tax, 43% central grants.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £2,054 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £270 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £129 |
| Parish average | £6 |
| Total Band-D | £2,459 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Oldham split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW BRIDGE SCHOOL | £5.76m | 5.1% | 22 |
| MIOCARE GROUP CIC | £5.35m | 4.7% | 5 |
| OLDHAM RETIREMENT HOUSING PARTNERSHIP | £4.40m | 3.9% | 3 |
| REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | £3.69m | 3.2% | 41 |
| ACADEMY SERVICES (OLDHAM) LTD | £3.30m | 2.9% | 15 |
| NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £3.07m | 2.7% | 50 |
| TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £3.00m | 2.6% | 9 |
| WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD | £2.89m | 2.5% | 4 |
| INSPIRAL OLDHAM LTD | £2.45m | 2.1% | 3 |
| TURNING POINT SERVICES LTD | £2.33m | 2.0% | 9 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Services | NEW BRIDGE SCHOOL | £5.76m |
| Adult Social Care | MIOCARE GROUP CIC | £5.35m |
| Housing And Homelessness | OLDHAM RETIREMENT HOUSING PARTNERSHIP | £4.40m |
| Corporate And Central | REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | £3.45m |
| Planning And Economic | TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £3.00m |
| Public Health | NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £2.78m |
| Waste And Recycling | COMMUNITY LIGHTING PARTNERSHIP (OLDHAM) LTD | £1.63m |
| Culture And Leisure | INFORMATION RESOURCES (OLDHAM) LTD | £1.04m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton | 11 | 55% | Jim McMahon | Ind |
| Oldham East and Saddleworth | 8 | 40% | Debbie Abrahams | Lab |
| Manchester Central | 1 | 5% | Lucy Powell | Ind |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
7,480 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level