Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012

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The 2012 Tameside Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

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One third of the council was up for election, with councillors elected in Tameside Council election, 2008 defending their seats with vote share changes calculated on that basis.

Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Leigh Drennan 1,449 49.14 +15.74
Conservative Richard Ambler*1,03935.23−21.51
UKIP Lisa Radcliffe2749.29−0.57
Green Nigel Rolland1876.34N/A
Majority41013.90
Turnout 2,95933.6−4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Sidebottom 1,475 59.79 +21.76
Conservative Paul Buckley55122.33−15.44
English Democrat David Timpson28311.47N/A
Green Rochelle Rolland1586.40+0.78
Majority92437.45
Turnout 2,47228.5+0.4
Labour hold Swing

Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Catherine Piddington* 1,703 65.5 +24.98
Conservative Lee Price44217−13.39
UKIP Peter Taylor2579.88N/A
Green Andrew Threlfall1987.62+3.25
Majority1,26148.5
Turnout 2,61330−4
Labour hold Swing

Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Teresa Smith 1,530 58.78 +17.78
Conservative Gaynor Paterson44016.90−15.24
UKIP Tracy Radcliffe41615.98N/A
Green Stuart Bennett2178.34N/A
Majority1,09041.87
Turnout 2,61229.4−7.5
Labour hold Swing

Denton North East ward

Denton North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Denise Ward 1,601 63.63 +18.18
Conservative Rachel Marshall39715.78−20.61
UKIP Joanna Herod33913.47N/A
Green Stephen Boyd1797.11N/A
Majority1,20447.85
Turnout 2,52129.5−0.7
Labour hold Swing

Denton South ward

Denton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Downs* 1,369 51.20 −6.33
Independent Carl Simmons67525.24N/A
UKIP Adrienne Bennett30211.29N/A
Conservative Stephen Roden2509.35−33.12
Green Noel Woodhead782.92N/A
Majority69425.95
Turnout 2,68231.8+2.2
Labour hold Swing

Denton West ward

Denton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dawson Lane* 2,052 65.90 +15.69
Conservative Christine Marshall56318.08−31.71
UKIP Michelle Harrison35911.53N/A
Green Simon Rollinson1404.50N/A
Majority1,48947.82
Turnout 3,13334−0.6
Labour hold Swing

Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jim Middleton* 1,640 61.49 +15.42
UKIP Ted Salmon48018.00N/A
BNP Robert Booth2368.85−23.87
Conservative Matt Holgate2218.29−12.92
Green Mark Stanley903.37N/A
Majority1,16043.49
Turnout 2,68130.4−5.1
Labour hold Swing

Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Gerald Cooney* 2,028 75.33 +16.76
UKIP George Mills30511.33N/A
Conservative Dot Buckley2147.95−13.68
Green Jennifer Ball1455.39N/A
Majority1,72364.00
Turnout 2,70030.2−4.4
Labour hold Swing

Dukinfield ward

In 2008, Roy West stood in this ward as a British National Party candidate.

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Dukinfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Wild* 1,553 59.14 +14.44
Independent Roy West32512.38−13.54
Conservative Brenda Roden30411.58−8.97
UKIP John Cooke2489.44N/A
Green Dylan Lancaster1967.46N/A
Majority1,24947.56
Turnout 2,63428−3.7
Labour hold Swing

Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

The previous councillor for Dukinfield / Stalybridge, Dorothy Cartwright, defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010. [2]

Dukinfield / Stalybridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Claire Reynolds 1,528 55.75 +20.65
Conservative Amanda Buckley48317.62−26.61
English Democrat Gregory Shorrock36413.28N/A
UKIP Lyn Misell2117.70N/A
Green Michael Fowler1555.65−2.45
Majority1,04538.12
Turnout 2,74831.4−2.6
Labour hold Swing

Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joe Kitchen* 1,582 65.29 +22.98
Conservative Tom Welsby38315.81−14.42
UKIP Duran O'Dwyer31813.12+8.63
Green Melanie Roberts1405.78N/A
Majority1,19949.84
Turnout 2,43728.9−2.3
Labour hold Swing

Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Peter Robinson* 1,779 60.84 +24.32
Conservative Craig Halliday42914.67−9.11
UKIP Ian Horton30110.29N/A
BNP Rosalind Gauchi2418.24−19.24
Green Jacintha Manchester1745.95N/A
Majority1,35046.17
Turnout 2,92829.5−3.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Raja Miah 1,923 49.79 +14.41
Conservative Floyd Paterson1,47038.06−13.98
UKIP Stephanie Misell2436.29−1.11
Green June Gill2265.85+0.68
Majority45311.73
Turnout 3,87044+3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Longdendale ward

Longdendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Adam White* 1,407 53.76 +8.20
Conservative Rob Adlard73127.93−8.67
Green Damian Mendes-Kelly2509.55−1.25
UKIP Kevin Misell2298.75+1.72
Majority67625.83
Turnout 2,63033.7−3.9
Labour hold Swing

Mossley ward

Mossley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Ellie Shember-Critchley 1,258 45.73 +7.73
Independent Dean Aylett90632.93N/A
Conservative Dominic Johnson31111.30−10.96
Green Christine Clark27610.03+0.81
Majority35212.80
Turnout 2,75832.1−4.9
Labour Co-op gain from Independent Swing

St. Peters ward

St. Peters
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Warren Bray* 1,990 77.01 +24.50
Green Trevor Clarke33913.12+2.28
Conservative James Flynn2559.87−13.79
Majority1,65163.89
Turnout 2,60028.8+0.8
Labour hold Swing

Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Jan Jackson 1,364 51.14 +10.06
Conservative Clive Patrick83331.23−11.47
English Democrat Andrew Fogg1887.05N/A
Green Jean Smee1696.34−2.87
UKIP Emma Misell1134.24−2.76
Majority53119.91
Turnout 2,67628.5−1.2
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Doreen Dickinson* 1,368 51.76 −12.06
Labour Dorothy Cartwright93535.38+13.90
Green John Spiller1796.77−1.05
UKIP Angela McManus1616.09−0.79
Majority43316.38
Turnout 2,65631.1−2.4
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. ↑ Staff writer (27 December 2010). "Tameside Conservative councillor defects to Labour". BBC News . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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