Amanda Chadderton

Amanda Chadderton is a British Labour politician and former leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Prior to becoming leader, she was the deputy leader and cabinet member with responsibilities for neighbourhoods.

First elected to the council in 2012, she was the councillor for the Royton South ward. Chadderton was elected as council leader on 25 May 2022, becoming the town's third leader in just over a year after her predecessor Arooj Shah lost her seat in that year's election after just one year in post.

At the 2023 election Chadderton was defeated, becoming the third deposed leader in three sequential elections.