2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Contents

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 440
Conservative 8+1
Liberal Democrats Audenshaw Focus Team2-1
Independent 20
Labour hold.

Ward results

Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Kelly 1,196 39.47
Labour Pauline Harrison1,17738.84
Liberal Democrats John Bartley37212.28
Green Nigel Rolland2859.41
Majority 190.63
Turnout 3,03035
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Highton 953 42.11
Conservative Joseph Schofield71331.51
Liberal Democrats Paul Daly37816.70
Green Elizabeth Blyth2199.68
Majority 24010.61
Turnout 2,26328
Labour hold Swing

Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lynn Travis 1,257 40.82
Conservative Suzanne Ambler76724.91
BNP Anthony Jones75524.52
Green Andrew Threlfall3009.74
Majority 49015.91
Turnout 3,07936
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin White 1,102 40.77
Liberal Democrats Allison Seabourne95535.33
Conservative Georgina Greenwood64623.90
Majority 2,70332
Turnout 1475.44
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Denton North East ward

Denton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vincent Ricci 1,364 57.41
Conservative Anthony Kershaw1,01242.59
Majority 35214.81
Turnout 2,37629
Labour hold Swing

Denton South ward

Shortly after hearing the result Councillor Arthur Grundy died; he had been suffering from terminal cancer. The seat was retained for Labour a month by Walter Downs later in a by-election. [3]

Denton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Grundy 1,443 61.51
Conservative Thomas Jones90338.49
Majority 54023.02
Turnout 2,34628
Labour hold Swing

Denton West ward

Denton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Smith 1,865 58.78
Conservative Joan Howarth1,30841.22
Majority 55717.55
Turnout 3,17335
Labour hold Swing

Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Susan Quinn 1,396 48.51
BNP David Gough61921.51
Conservative Emlyn Davis45315.74
Local Community PartyJack Crossfield41014.25
Majority 77727
Turnout 2,87833
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Holland 1,838 61.21
BNP Paul Hindley74524.81
Conservative Charles Fletcher42013.99
Majority 1,09336.40
Turnout 3,00334
Labour hold Swing

Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Lane 1,258 51.64
Green Vernon Marshall67827.83
Independent Fiona Henderson50020.53
Majority 58023.81
Turnout 2,43628
Labour hold Swing

Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Eileen 1,271 50.62
Conservative Michael Dickinson1,24049.38
Majority 311.23
Turnout 2,51130
Labour hold Swing

Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James Fitzpatrick 1,322 50.62
Conservative Ali Reza67349.38
Majority 311.23
Turnout 2,51126
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Hyde Newton ward

Councillor Margaret Oldham died in office in November 2008. The seat was retained by Philip Fitzpatrick for Labour in a by-election in February 2009. [4] [5]

Hyde Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Oldham 1,085 36.94
BNP Nigel Byrne76125.91
Conservative Thomas Welsby55218.79
Liberal Democrats Peter Ball-Foster36312.36
Green Michelle Valentine1765.99
Majority 32411.03
Turnout 2,93733
Labour hold Swing

Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Welsby 1,696 54.52
Labour Alan Barton1,41545.48
Majority 2819.03
Turnout 3,11137
Conservative hold Swing

Longdendale ward

Longdendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Oldham 1,429 51.48
Conservative Wendy Ince91532.96
BNP Beverley Jones43215.56
Majority 51418.52
Turnout 2,77637
Labour hold Swing

Mossley ward

Mossley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ann Etchells 1,240 35.2
Independent Valerie Carter 1,003
Labour Co-op Idu Miah85124.1
Labour Michael Hill797
Conservative David Buckley77221.9
Green Christine Clark66118.8
Green Jacintha Manchester448
Majority
Turnout 38.6
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

St Peter's ward

St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Smith 1,254 52.58
Liberal Democrats John Piper50221.05
Conservative David Afshar33313.96
Green Stuart Mortimore29612.41
Majority 75231.53
Turnout 2,38528
Labour hold Swing

Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Welsh 1,219 47.84
Conservative Terence Shepherd85033.36
Green Jean Smee47918.80
Majority 36914.48
Turnout 2,54828
Labour hold Swing

Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Basil Beeley 1,392 56.49
Labour Bill Fairfoull61024.76
Green Melanie Roberts46218.75
Majority 78231.74
Turnout 2,46432
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Election of a Borough Councillor: Election Results 2006". tameside.gov.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Tamesde Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (pdf). Tameside MBC. 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Staff writer (5 May 2006). "Councillor dies after count news". BBC News . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ↑ MEN (2 December 2008). "Sad loss of 'exemplary' councillor". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Hyde Newton: Hyde Newton (By-election) - Thursday, 5th February, 2009". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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