Denton South (ward)

Denton South (Tameside)
Denton South (Tameside)
Electoral ward
	Denton South within Tameside
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Industry and Integrity
	Coordinates: 53°26′33″N2°06′17″W / 53.4424°N 2.1048°W
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Created	2004
Named for	Denton and Reddish
Government UK Parliament constituency: Denton and Reddish
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Leader of the Council	Brenda Warrington (Labour)
• Councillor	Claire Reid (Labour)
• Councillor	Jack Naylor (Labour)
• Councillor	George Newton (Labour)

Last updated October 17, 2024

Denton South is an electoral ward of Tameside, England.^[1] It is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne Labour MP for Denton and Reddish.^[2]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Claire Reid (Lab),^[3] Jack Naylor (Lab),^[4] and George Newton (Lab).^[5]

Election
2004	Arthur Grundy (Lab)	Andrew Doubleday (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2006	Arthur Grundy (Lab)	Andrew Doubleday (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
By-election 29 June 2006 ^[6]^[7]	Walter Downs (Lab)	Andrew Doubleday (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2007	Walter Downs (Lab)	Andrew Doubleday (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2008	Walter Downs (Lab)	Andrew Doubleday (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2010	Claire Francis (Lab)	Andrew Doubleday (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2011	Claire Francis (Lab)	Michael Fowler (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2012	Claire Francis (Lab)	Michael Fowler (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2014	Claire Francis (Lab)	Michael Fowler (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2015	Claire Francis (Lab)	Michael Fowler (Lab)	Margaret Downs (Lab)
2016	Claire Reid (née Francis) (Lab)	Michael Fowler (Lab)	George Newton (Lab)
2018	Claire Reid (Lab)	Michael Fowler (Lab)	George Newton (Lab)
2019	Claire Reid (Lab)	Jack Naylor (Lab)	George Newton (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018 ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Claire Reid*	1,582	67
	Conservative	Aimee Lumley	561	24
	Monster Raving Loony	Farmin Dave	206	9
Turnout			2,354	28
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Newton	1,559	50.11
	Independent	Carl Simmons	1,001	32.18
	UKIP	Adrienne Shaw	354	11.38
	Conservative	Carol White	197	6.33
Majority			558	17.94
Turnout			3,111	37
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mike Fowler	2,092	43.59
	Independent	Carl Simmons	1,152	24.01
	UKIP	Adrienne Shaw	719	14.98
	Conservative	Zoe Gallacher	654	13.63
	Green	Mark Stanfield	132	2.75
	TUSC	Dean Kavanagh	50	1.04
Majority			940	19.59
Turnout			4,799	57
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Claire Francis	1,160	41.88
	Independent	Carl Simmons	1,085	39.17
	Conservative	Jacob Sutcliffe	342	12.35
	Green	Michael Smee	92	3.32
	TUSC	Dean Kavanagh	91	3.29
Majority			75	2.71
Turnout			2,770	33
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Downs	1,369	51.20	−6.33
	Independent	Carl Simmons	675	25.24	N/A
	UKIP	Adrienne Bennett	302	11.29	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Roden	250	9.35	−33.12
	Green	Noel Woodhead	78	2.92	N/A
Majority			694	25.95
Turnout			2,682	31.8	+2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Fowler	1,628	54.83
	Conservative	Steve Roden	545	18.36
	Independent	Carl Simmons	471	15.86
	UKIP	Adrienne Bennett	325	10.95
Majority			1,083	36.48
Turnout			2,969	35
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Claire Francis	2,671	56.73
	Conservative	Steve Roden	1,476	31.35
	BNP	Stephen Taylor	561	11.92
Majority			1,195	25.38
Turnout			4,708	57
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Downs	1,421	57.53
	Conservative	Thomas Jones	1,049	42.47
Majority			372	15.06
Turnout			2,470	30
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andrew Doubleday	1,427	57.5
	Conservative	Thomas Meredith Jones	672	27.1
	BNP	David Lomas	384	15.5
Majority			755	30.4
Turnout			2,483	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing

By-election 29 June 2006

By-election 29 June 2006 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Downs	900	52.2	−9.3
	Conservative	Thomas Jones	346	20.1	−18.4
	BNP	Anthony Jones	316	18.3	+18.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Barber	115	6.7	+6.7
	Green	Nigel Rolland	47	2.7	+2.7
Majority			554	32.1
Turnout			1,724	20.5
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Arthur Grundy^[6]	1,443	61.51
	Conservative	Thomas Jones	903	38.49
Majority			540	23.02
Turnout			2,346	28
	Labour hold		Swing

June 2004

2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Downs	1,672	37.1
	Labour	Andrew Doubleday	1,619
	Labour	Arthur Grundy	1,371
	Conservative	Thomas Jones	835	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Yates	802	17.8
	BNP	Anthony Jones	612	13.6
	Green	Steve Fisher	586	13.0
Majority
Turnout				38.0

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References

↑ "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "Andrew Gwynne MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "Councillor Claire Reid". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "Councillor Jack Naylor". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "Councillor George Newton". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
1 2 Staff writer (5 May 2006). "Councillor dies after count news". BBC News . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
1 2 "By-Election Results, Thursday, 29 June 2006: Denton South". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Tameside Council Local Election Results 2018". Tameside Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

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[1] "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[2] "Andrew Gwynne MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament . Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[3] "Councillor Claire Reid". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[4] "Councillor Jack Naylor". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[5] "Councillor George Newton". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[BBC_05052006-6] 1 2 Staff writer (5 May 2006). "Councillor dies after count news". BBC News . Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[Council_29062006-7] 1 2 "By-Election Results, Thursday, 29 June 2006: Denton South". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[8] Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Tameside Council Local Election Results 2018". Tameside Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

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