Elections to Rochdale Council in Greater Manchester, England were held on 6 May 2010, the same day as the General Election, with one-third of the council facing the voters. The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 26 Labour 22 Conservative 11 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 2010 English local elections May 2010 events in the United Kingdom 2010 2010s in Greater Manchester