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[1][2]
Leader	Arooj Shah, Labour since 24 May 2023[3]
Chief Executive	Harry Catherall since 2022
Structure
Seats	60 councillors[4]
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, Oldham, OL1 1NL
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.