2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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19 out of 57 seats to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election50 seats, 50.8%6 seats, 35.7%1 seat, 10.8%
Seats before5061
Seats won1540
Seats after4881
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote26,07717,3324,136
Percentage54.6%36.3%8.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.8%Increase2.svg 0.6%Decrease2.svg 2.1%
Tameside UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 57 seats were up for election. [1]

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Background

Since its creation in 1974, Tameside has always been under Labour control, aside from 1978 to 1982 when the Conservatives held a majority. [2] In the most recent election in 2021, Labour lost one seat to the Conservatives, but increased their vote share by 4.6%, winning a total of 16 seats, with the Conservatives gaining 10.7% and winning 3 seats. The Green Party of England and Wales did not gain any seats, despite winning their first seat in 2019. [3]

The positions up for election in 2021 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour achieved 53.8% of the vote, and won 17 seats with 1 gained from the Conservatives, while the Conservatives won 2 with 1 gain from Labour. [4]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election [5]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 50 Labour 50
Conservative 6 Conservative 6
Green 1 Green 1

Results

2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Decrease2.svg 278.9334884.226,07754.6+3.8
  Conservative 4Increase2.svg 221.14814.017,33236.3+0.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0111.84,1368.7-2.1
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01350.3N/A
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01000.2-0.5

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ashton Hurst

Ashton Hurst [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lucy Turner 1,411 50.5 +3.5
Labour Dolores Lewis*1,38449.5+7.3
Majority271.0
Turnout 2,79532.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Ashton St. Michael's

Ashton St. Michael's [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Fairfoull* 1,249 59.9 +3.5
Conservative Victoria Golas56527.1−0.6
Green Keith Whitehead27013.0−2.9
Majority68432.8
Turnout 2,09623.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.1

Ashton Waterloo

Ashton Waterloo [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vimal Choksi* 1,290 50.2 +2.9
Green Lorraine Whitehead89935.0+5.2
Conservative Pamela Daniels38214.9−8.0
Majority39115.2
Turnout 2,57930.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

Audenshaw

Audenshaw [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oliver Ryan* 1,520 52.1 +5.2
Conservative Danny Mather1,17840.4−4.0
Green Luke Robinson2217.6−1.1
Majority34211.7
Turnout 2,93031.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.6

Denton North East

Denton North East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vincent Ricci* 1,211 56.7 −1.8
Conservative Dawn Cobb66331.0−2.0
Green John Bradley1637.6−0.9
Reform UK Barbara Mitchison1004.7N/A
Majority54825.7
Turnout 2,14725.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.1

Denton South

Denton South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Reid* 1,466 64.9 +0.1
Conservative Timothy Cho79435.1+8.9
Majority67229.8
Turnout 2,28628.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.4

Denton West

Denton West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Smith* 1,788 65.9 +3.2
Conservative Matt Allen70426.0−4.2
Green Jean Smee2208.1+0.9
Majority1,08439.9
Turnout 2,73530.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.7

Droylsden East

Droylsden East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Quinn* 1,297 57.1 +1.5
Conservative Harrison Roden70030.8−3.0
Green Louise Axon27612.1+1.5
Majority59726.3
Turnout 2,29825.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.3

Droylsden West

Droylsden West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Holland* 1,476 69.0 +11.5
Conservative Matthew Stevenson66431.0+6.6
Majority81238.0
Turnout 2,17425.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.5

Dukinfield

Dukinfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Lane* 1,263 58.0 +4.5
Conservative James Cooper60227.6−6.5
Green Julie Wood31314.4+2.0
Majority66130.4
Turnout 2,18423.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.5

Dukinfield Stalybridge

Dukinfield Stalybridge [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Wills* 1,256 46.3 +1.0
Conservative Kurt McPartland1,15942.7−2.1
Green Linda Freeman30011.0+1.0
Majority973.6
Turnout 2,73431.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.6

Hyde Godley

Hyde Godley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrea Colbourne 1,417 51.5 +7.8
Labour David McAllister1,33448.5+3.1
Majority833.0
Turnout 2,77929.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg2.4

Hyde Newton

Hyde Newton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Roderick 1,572 58.9 +7.3
Conservative Melissa Molloy1,09741.1+7.4
Majority47517.8
Turnout 2,70424.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.1

Hyde Werneth

Hyde Werneth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Chadwick* 1,830 52.9 +2.2
Labour John Mercer1,35639.2−0.7
Green Alex Cooper2737.9+1.6
Majority47413.7
Turnout 3,46838.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.5

Longdendale

Longdendale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Cooper* 1,371 65.7 +12.7
Conservative Lavlu Kader71534.3+5.2
Majority65631.4
Turnout 2,12427.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.8

Mossley

Mossley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Homer* 1,469 54.8 +0.9
Conservative Andrew Hay73327.3−3.6
Green Christine Clark34412.8−2.4
Women's Equality Hattie Thomas1355.0N/A
Majority73627.5
Turnout 2,69930.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.3

St. Peters

St. Peters [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Bowerman* 1,696 72.5 +3.5
Conservative David Rose36715.7−1.5
Green Trevor Clarke27611.8+1.9
Majority1,32956.8
Turnout 2,35424.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.5

Stalybridge North

Stalybridge North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Gosling* 1,129 46.8 +5.9
Conservative David Tilbrook97740.5+8.2
Green Alice Mason-Power30812.8+5.2
Majority1526.3
Turnout 2,42826.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

Stalybridge South

Stalybridge South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liam Billington* 1,374 52.9 −7.2
Labour Nick Axford95036.6+6.6
Green Amanda Hickling27310.5+0.6
Majority42416.3
Turnout 2,61230.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.9

References

  1. ↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2019 - Tameside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - Tameside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Your Councillors". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Tameside Metropolitan Borough District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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