Rochdale Borough Council

Rochdale Borough Council
Coat of arms
Corporate logo
Type
Type	Metropolitan borough
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Shakil Ahmed, Labour since 15 May 2024[1]
Leader	Neil Emmott, Labour since 19 May 2021
Chief Executive	Steve Rumbelow since 15 December 2014
Structure
Seats	60 councillors[2]
Political groups	Administration (44)   Labour (44) Other parties (16)   Conservative (9)   Liberal Democrat (3)   Middleton Ind. (2)   Workers Party (2)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel
Elections
Last election	2 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU
Website
www.rochdale.gov.uk

Rochdale Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 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 Labour majority control since 2011. It is based at Number One Riverside.