Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Oldham. It is composed of 60 councillors, three for each of the 20 electoral wards of the borough. It is also branded and known simply as Oldham Council.
Currently, the council is controlled by the Labour Party, with Cllr Arooj Shah fulfilling the role as leader following the 2021 local elections, which saw former leader Cllr Sean Fielding (formerly also the youngest UK council leader) lose his seat.Carolyn Wilkins became the local authority's first-ever female chief executive, having been formally appointed to the post in summer 2014.
Many, but not all, of the council's staff are based at Oldham Civic Centre in the town centre.
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