Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats stayed in control of the council after gaining seats in Balderstone and Kirkholt, and North Heywood from the Labour Party but losing East Middleton back to Labour. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 33 Labour 19 Conservative 8 Election result Ward Results Balderstone and Kirkholt ward Bamford ward Castleton ward Central Rochdale ward East Middleton ward Healey ward Hopwood Hall ward Kingsway ward Littleborough Lakeside ward Milkstone and Deeplish ward Milnrow and Newhey ward Norden ward North Heywood ward North Middleton ward Smallbridge and Firgrove ward South Middleton ward Spotland and Falinge ward Wardle and West Littleborough ward West Heywood ward West Middleton ward References BBC 2008 Rochdale election result Rochdale Council election, 2008 - nominations Rochdale Councillor information 2008 - local election results Rochdale Borough Local Election 2008 Night of joy for Lib Dems 2008 English local elections 2008 2000s in Greater Manchester