2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004.

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Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: [1] [2]

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 44
Conservative 7
Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 2
Labour hold.

Results

Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ambler 1,487 40.6
Labour Alan Whitehead 1,475 40.3
Labour Pauline Harrison 1,473
Conservative Paul Buckley1,452
Conservative Mary Hastie1,423
Labour Peter Joinson1,404
Green Nigel Rolland70119.1
Majority
Turnout 40.1

Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Sidebottom 1,163 30.3
Labour William Harrison 1,161
Labour Andrew Highton 1,147
Conservative Joseph Schofield88723.1
Conservative Beryl Bridge832
Liberal Democrats John Bartley80721.0
Green Bryan Dean58915.3
UKIP Maurice Jackson39310.2
Majority
Turnout 33.6

Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Piddington 1,588 42.7
Labour Michael Whitley 1,403
Labour Maria Bailey 1,213
Conservative Stephen Hepburn1,12130.1
Conservative John Marsh1,064
Independent Alexander Mee1,01327.2
Majority
Turnout 37.2

Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Wright 1,680 45.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Wright 1,587
Liberal Democrats Allison Seabourne 1,257
Labour Patricia Haslam1,18532.0
Labour Katie Cruickshank962
Labour Colin White930
Conservative Alurie O'Sullivan83422.5
Majority
Turnout 38.5

Denton North East ward

Denton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Wareing 1,463 42.3
Labour Allison Gwynne 1,441
Labour Vincent Ricci 1,291
Liberal Democrats Alan Yates1,01229.3
Conservative Shirley Booth98228.4
Conservative Georgina Greenwood967
Majority
Turnout 34.9

Denton South ward

Denton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Downs 1,672 37.1
Labour Andrew Doubleday 1,619
Labour Arthur Grundy 1,371
Conservative Thomas Jones83518.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Yates80217.8
BNP Anthony Jones61213.6
Green Steve Fisher58613.0
Majority
Turnout 38.0

Denton West ward

Denton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Gwynne 2,218 47.8
Labour Brenda Warrington 1,966
Labour Michael Smith 1,751
Conservative Joan Howarth1,27227.4
Conservative Antony Kershaw1,143
Conservative Michael Foy1,083
Green Gerard Boyd60813.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Yates54511.7
Majority
Turnout 42.5

Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Middleton 1,726 40.6
Labour Co-op Susan Quinn 1,563 -
Labour Co-op Keiran Quinn 1,422 -
Local Community PartyJack Crossfield1,04424.6
BNP David Gough76418.0
Conservative Lynn Major71416.8
Majority
Turnout 38.4

Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Cooney 2,205 58.0
Labour Ann Holland 2,184
Labour Barrie Holland 2,078
Independent Anthony Affleck90923.9
Conservative Dorothy Buckley68918.1
Majority
Turnout 37.7

Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Wild 1,781 39.0
Labour John Taylor 1,661
Labour Jacqueline Forth 1,604
Green Vernon Marshall1,03222.6
Conservative Dennis Rick90319.8
Independent Grethe Dillon85418.7
National Front Britain for the BritishTerry Blackman00.00
Majority
Turnout 37.0

Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Meredith 1,628 45.3
Labour David Sweeton 1,598
Labour Philip Wilkinson 1,478
Conservative Philip Barker1,16032.3
Conservative Suzanne Barker1,123
Conservative Andrew Hollingworth1,081
Green Martine Marshall80622.4
Majority
Turnout 39.4

Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Kitchen 1,334 45.9
Labour John Sullivan 1,257
Labour Co-op James Fitzpatrick 1,254
Conservative James Walton89730.8
Conservative John Holt831
Conservative Ali Reza686
Liberal Democrats James Arathoon67823.3
Majority
Turnout 34.4

Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Peter Robinson 1,482 34.1
Labour Joseph Fitzpatrick 1,363
Labour Margaret Oldham 1,296
Liberal Democrats Peter Ball-Foster1,05924.4
Conservative Thomas Welsby99222.8
BNP Mark Ward81418.7
Majority
Turnout 37.4

Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Baines 2,031 42.1
Conservative John Bell 1,949
Conservative Ruth Welsby 1,509
Labour Alan Barton1,36428.3
Labour June Evans1,310
Labour Munsif Ali1,045
Independent Keith Duffy86317.9
Liberal Democrats Syed Ali56811.8
Majority
Turnout 46.4

Longdendale ward

Longdendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Parker-Perry 1,661 50.9
Labour Peter Bibby 1,641
Labour Samuel Roy Oldham 1,499
Conservative Wendy Barker1,08533.2
Conservative Terence Shepherd1,037
BNP Beverley Jones52015.9
Majority
Turnout 40.4

Mossley ward

Mossley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roy Etchells 1,710 40.1
Labour James Brierley 1,390 32.6
Independent Michael Hill 1,270
Independent William Leeson1,248
Labour Co-op Idu Miah1,058
Labour Lynn Travis986
Green Christine Clark59113.9
Conservative Alan Swords57613.5
Conservative Carol Owen502
Conservative Stephen Owen456
Majority
Turnout 44.9

St Peter's ward

St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Warren Bray 1,452 37.7
Labour Jack Davis 1,377
Labour Stephen Smith 1,332
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Lewis93124.2
Green Trevor Clarke77620.1
Conservative Charles Fletcher69318.0
Conservative Irene Marsh615
Majority
Turnout 35.1

Stalybridge North ward

Councillor Frank Robinson died in 2006. [3] The seat was retained for Labour by George Roberts in a by-election on 29 June 2006. [4]

Stalybridge North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Walsh 1,472 45.5
Labour Frank Robinson 1,434
Labour Kevin Welsh 1,376
Conservative David Buckley1,10434.2
Conservative Yvonne Holt987
Conservative Kevin Hartley964
Green Michael Smee65620.3
Majority35.1
Turnout

Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doreen Dickinson 1,810 51.3
Conservative Colin Grantham 1,619
Conservative Suzanne Shepherd 1,617
Labour William Fairfoull1,14432.4
Labour Glennys Hammond1,092
Labour Gary Arthurs1,021
BNP Nigel Byrne57316.2
Majority
Turnout 39.6

References

  1. ↑ "Results from the Unitary Election on Thursday 10th June 2004". tameside.gov.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Tamesde Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (pdf). Tameside MBC. 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ MEN (10 May 2006). "Fond farewell to gentleman Frank". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "By-Election Results, Thursday, 29 June 2006: Stalybridge North". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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