Josh Charters: councillor for St James, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Josh Charters is a Labour and Co-operative councillor for the St James ward on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 10 May 2023.

Council: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: St James
Party: Labour and Co-operative
Term began: 10 May 2023
Official profile: committees.oldham.gov.uk
Source: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Josh Charters

These are the details Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Josh Charters, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Josh.Charters@oldham.gov.uk
Post: c/o Members Services, JR Clynes Building, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL
Official profile: committees.oldham.gov.uk

Who else represents St James

Beth Sharp Conservatives Deputy leader of the Conservative Group
Gary Tarbuck Reform UK Deputy Leader of the Reform UK group

Labour and Co-operative on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Labour and Co-operative holds 7 of the 58 seats on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 14. Seats by party: Reform UK 14, Labour 11, Oldham Group 10, Labour and Co-operative 7, Liberal Democrats 6, Conservatives 4 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Elaine Taylor Deputy Leader of the Labour group
Brian Hobin Leader of the Independent Alliance
Kamran Ghafoor Leader of the Oldham Group
Jade Hughes Deputy Leader of the Royton Independents
Maggie Hurley Leader of the Royton Independents
Max Woodvine Leader of the Conservative Group
Sam Al-Hamdani Leader of the Liberal Democrat group
Mark Kenyon Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group

All 58 councillors of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over St James

Josh Charters sits on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Oldham, each with its own page:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
Manchester Central: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)) MP
Oldham East and Saddleworth: Debbie Abrahams (Labour) MP
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op)) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Oldham, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.