Mossley (ward)

For the town, see Mossley.

Mossley (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Mossley within Tameside
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53°30′59″N2°01′54″W / 53.5164°N 2.0316°W / 53.5164; -2.0316
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Created	2004
Named for	Stalybridge and Hyde
Government   UK Parliament constituency: Stalybridge and Hyde
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Leader of the Council	Brenda Warrington (Labour)
• Councillor	Stephen Homer (Labour)
• Councillor	Tafheen Sharif (Labour)
• Councillor	Jack Homer (Labour)

Mossley is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. ^[1] It is represented in Westminster by Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-operative MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. ^[2]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Stephen Homer (Lab), ^[3] Tafheen Sharif (Lab), ^[4] and Jack Homer (Lab). ^[5]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		James Brierley (Lab)		Mike Hill (Ind)		Roy Etchells (Ind)
2006		Ann Etchells (Ind)		Valerie Carter (Ind)		Roy Etchells (Ind)
2007		Ann Etchells (Ind)		Valerie Carter (Ind)		Roy Etchells (Ind)
2008		Ann Etchells (Ind)		Valerie Carter (Ind)		Roy Etchells (Ind)
2010		Paul Dowthwaite (Lab)		Valerie Carter (Ind)		Roy Etchells (Ind)
2011		Paul Dowthwaite (Lab)		Idu Miah (Lab Co-op)		Roy Etchells (Ind)
2012		Paul Dowthwaite (Lab)		Idu Miah (Lab Co-op)		Ellie Shember-Critchley (Lab Co-op)
2014		Frank Travis (Lab Co-op)		Idu Miah (Lab Co-op)		Ellie Shember-Critchley (Lab Co-op)
2015		Frank Travis (Lab Co-op)		Idu Miah (Lab Co-op) [6]		Ellie Shember-Critchley (Lab Co-op)
2016		Frank Travis (Lab Co-op)		Tafheen Sharif (Lab) [6]		Jack Homer (Lab)
2018		Stephen Homer (Lab)		Tafheen Sharif (Lab)		Jack Homer (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for re-election due to the resignation of the incumbent councillor.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Homer	1,145
	Mossley Independent Community Party	Lesley Bill	721
	Independent	Dean Aylett	359
	Conservative	Andrew Cooper	319
	Green	Christine Clark	174
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Ashe	86
Turnout			2,811	32
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Homer	1,140	20.86
	Labour	Tafheen Sharif [6]	784	14.35
	Independent	Lesley Bill	765	14.00
	Independent	Dean Aylett	705	12.90
	Independent	Christine Lyness	647	11.84
	Independent	Claire Hardisty	408	7.47
	Green	Christine Clark	339	6.20
	Conservative	Phil Rogers	321	5.87
	Green	Stuart Bennett	222	4.06
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Kiely	134	2.45
Majority			356	6.51
Turnout			5,465	34
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Idu Miah [6]	2,251	43.03
	Independent	Dean Aylett	1,162	22.21
	Conservative	Dominic Johnson	1,042	19.92
	Green	Christine Clark	544	10.40
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Kiely	232	4.44
Majority			1,089	20.82
Turnout			5,231	60
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Frank Travis	1,375	47.04
	Conservative	Amanda Buckley	851	29.11
	Green	Christine Clark	697	23.85
Majority			524	17.93
Turnout			2,923	33
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ellie Shember-Critchley	1,258	45.73	+7.73
	Independent	Dean Aylett	906	32.93	N/A
	Conservative	Dominic Johnson	311	11.30	−10.96
	Green	Christine Clark	276	10.03	+0.81
Majority			352	12.80
Turnout			2,758	32.1	−4.9
	Labour Co-op gain from Independent		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Idu Miah	1,779	51.94
	Independent	Valerie Carter	1,115	32.55
	Green	Christine Clark	334	9.75
	UKIP	Emma Misell	197	5.75
Majority			664	19.39
Turnout			3,425	40
	Labour Co-op gain from Independent		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Dowthwaite	1,918	36.52
	Independent	Ann Etchells	1,602	30.50
	Conservative	Kevin Hartley	1,233	23.48
	Green	Christine Clark	499	9.50
Majority			316	6.02
Turnout			5,252	63
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roy Etchells	1,133	37.99
	Labour	Idu Miah	910	30.52
	Conservative	Kevin Hartley	664	22.27
	Green	Christine Clark	275	9.22
Majority			223	7.48
Turnout			2,982	37
	Independent hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Valerie Carter	1,267	45.6
	Labour Co-op	Idu Miah	1,036	37.3
	Green	Christine Anne Clark	475	17.1
Majority			231	8.3
Turnout			2,778	35.9
	Independent hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ann Etchells	1,240	35.2
	Independent	Valerie Carter	1,003
	Labour Co-op	Idu Miah	851	24.1
	Labour	Michael Hill	797
	Conservative	David Buckley	772	21.9
	Green	Christine Clark	661	18.8
	Green	Jacintha Manchester	448
Majority
Turnout				38.6
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

June 2004

2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roy Etchells	1,710	40.1
	Labour	James Brierley	1,390	32.6
	Independent	Michael Hill	1,270
	Independent	William Leeson	1,248
	Labour Co-op	Idu Miah	1,058
	Labour	Lynn Travis	986
	Green	Christine Clark	591	13.9
	Conservative	Alan Swords	576	13.5
	Conservative	Carol Owen	502
	Conservative	Stephen Owen	456
Majority
Turnout				44.9

References

1. "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. "Jonathan Reynolds MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. "Councillor Stephen Homer". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 14 May 2018.
4. "Councillor Tafheen Sharif". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
5. "Councillor Jack Homer". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 5 January 2018.
6. Baxter, Trevor (13 April 2016). "Shock resignation for councillor just 10 months into second term". Mossley Correspondent. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
7. 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.