2010 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2010 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One- third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. [1]

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Ward Results

Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Harrison 2,396 46.08
Conservative John Kelly1,93037.12
BNP Karen Lomas4007.69
UKIP Peter Taylor2414.63
Green Nigel Rolland2334.48
Majority 4668.96
Turnout 5,20059
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Fairfoull 2,284 50.12
Conservative Paul Buckley1,56234.28
UKIP Andrew Gee4169.13
Green Rochelle Rolland2956.47
Majority 72215.84
Turnout 4,55754
Labour hold Swing

Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lynn Travis 2,583 52.68
Conservative Stacey Knighton1,37728.08
BNP David Gough52610.73
UKIP Colette Barlow4178.50
Majority 1,20624.60
Turnout 4,90359
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin White 2,714 51.68
Conservative Sharon Knighton1,71032.56
BNP Anthony Jones82815.77
Majority 1,00419.12
Turnout 5,25262
Labour hold Swing

Denton North East ward

Denton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vincent Ricci 2,656 53.07
Conservative David Southward1,33626.69
BNP Rosalind Gauci4348.67
UKIP Michelle Harrison3346.67
Green Gerard Boyd2454.90
Majority 1,32026.37
Turnout 5,00560
Labour hold Swing

Denton South ward

Denton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Francis 2,671 56.73
Conservative Steve Roden1,47631.35
BNP Stephen Taylor56111.92
Majority 1,19525.38
Turnout 4,70857
Labour hold Swing

Denton West ward

Denton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Smith 3,301 56.49
Conservative Floyd Paterson1,75830.09
BNP Stephen Booth4317.38
Green Geoffrey Howard3536.04
Majority 1,54326.41
Turnout 5,84364
Labour hold Swing

Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Susan Quinn 2,761 51.46
BNP David Lomas84015.66
Conservative Lee Robinson82415.36
Liberal Democrats Charles Turner67112.51
UKIP Ted Salmon2695.01
Majority 1,92135.81
Turnout 5,36562
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Holland 3,174 59.84
Conservative David Westhead96118.12
BNP Paul Martin76614.44
UKIP Denis McGlone4037.60
Majority 2,21341.72
Turnout 5,30460
Labour hold Swing

Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Lane 2,778 55.56
Conservative Gaynor Paterson1,14722.94
BNP Roy West69313.86
Green Dylan Lancaster3827.64
Majority 1,63132.62
Turnout 5,00054
Labour hold Swing

Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Shorrock 2,304 44.84
Conservative Amanda Buckley1,76234.29
BNP Gregory Shorrock54910.69
UKIP Jacqueline Misell2775.39
Green Michael Smee2464.79
Majority 54210.55
Turnout 5,13860
Labour hold Swing

Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jim Fitzpatrick 2,310 51.21
Conservative Thomas Welsby1,27928.35
BNP Robert Booth4249.40
UKIP Duran O'Dwyer2675.92
Green Glennis Sharpe2315.12
Majority 1,03122.86
Turnout 4,51155
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Fitzpatrick 2,230 41.50
Conservative James Gradwell-Spencer1,27523.73
Liberal Democrats Maria Turner86416.08
BNP Nigel Byrne72213.44
UKIP Janette Durward1743.24
Green Jacintha Manchester1082.01
Majority 95517.77
Turnout 5,37356
Labour hold Swing

Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ruth Welsh 2,538 43.64
Labour Raja Miah2,24138.53
BNP John Wimpenny4247.29
UKIP John Cooke3185.47
Green June Gill2955.07
Majority 2975.11
Turnout 5,81667
Conservative hold Swing

Longdendale ward

Councillor Roy Oldham died later the same year. [2] The seat was retained for Labour by Janet Cooper in a by-election on 30 September 2010. [3]

Longdendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Oldham 2,084 43.72
Conservative Peter Hayes1,81238.01
UKIP Kevin Misell4459.34
Green Melanie Roberts4268.94
Majority 2725.71
Turnout 4,76762
Labour hold Swing

Mossley ward

Mossley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Dowthwaite 1,918 36.52
Independent Ann Etchells1,60230.50
Conservative Kevin Hartley1,23323.48
Green Christine Clark4999.50
Majority 3166.02
Turnout 5,25263
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St Peter's ward

St Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Bowerman 2,800 36.52
Conservative Dorothy Buckley88030.50
Green Trevor Clarke44023.48
UKIP Richard Harrison4139.50
Majority 3166.02
Turnout 5,25251
Labour hold Swing

Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Welsh 2,565 47.96
Conservative Dominic Johnson1,73032.35
BNP Jeffrey Clayton4528.45
Green Jean Smee3356.26
UKIP Tracy Radcliffe2664.97
Majority 83515.61
Turnout 5,34857
Labour hold Swing

Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Basil Beeley 2,552 48.74
Labour Ky Marland1,86435.60
Green John Spiller3256.21
BNP Paul Hindley2765.27
UKIP Angela McManus2194.18
Majority 68813.14
Turnout 5,23662
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Results for Election of a Borough Councillor: 6th May 2010". tameside.gov.uk. Tameside MBC. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. Pleasant, Steven (22 July 2010). "Roy Oldham obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. "By-Election Results, Longdendale: Thursday, 30 September 2010". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.