2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Ward results
Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.[1]
Ashton Hurst ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dolores Lewis | 1,427 | 47.8 |  0.4
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| Conservative | Paul Buckley* | 1384 | 46.4 | 2.8
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| Green | Philip Blakeney | 173 | 5.8 |  3.2
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| Turnout | 2,987 | 33.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Ashton St. Michaels ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Fairfoull* | 1,396 | 65.6 | 4.5
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| Conservative | Dot Buckley | 523 | 24.6 | 5.3
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| Green | Hannah Smee | 210 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,139 | 24 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton Waterloo ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vimal Choksi | 1,337 | 57.4 | 2.1
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| Conservative | Kate Scott | 672 | 28.9 | 3.1
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| Green | Lee Huntbach | 319 | 13.7 | 1.0
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| Majority | 665 | 28.5 | 5.2
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| Registered electors | 8,735 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,336 | 26.7 | 4.3
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| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.3 | 0.5
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| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6
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Audenshaw ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Oliver Ryan* | 1,581 | 55.3 | 10.0
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| Conservative | Danny Mather | 922 | 32.2 | 5.7
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| UKIP | Peter Harris | 195 | 6.8 | 15.6
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| Green | Georgia Blakeney | 161 | 5.6 | 0.4
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| Turnout | 2,865 | 30 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton North East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vincent Ricci* | 1,375 | 59.8 | 4.1
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| Conservative | Dawn Cobb | 747 | 32.5 | 16.1
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| Liberal Democrats | Jen Neild | 177 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,299 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Claire Reid* | 1,582 | 67.3 | 17.2
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| Conservative | Aimee Lumley | 561 | 23.9 | 17.6
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| Monster Raving Loony | Farmin Dave | 206 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,354 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Smith* | 1,730 | 60.2 | 1.1
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| Conservative | Thomas Dunne | 777 | 27.1 | 11.6
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| Green | Jean Smee | 365 | 12.7 | 7.3
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| Turnout | 2,883 | 30.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Droylsden East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Quinn* | 1,333 | 60.4 | 9.0
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| Conservative | Matt Stevenson | 656 | 29.7 | 20.6
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| Green | David Melvin | 149 | 6.7 | 0.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Shaun Offerman | 70 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,213 | 24.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Droylsden West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barrie Holland* | 1,453 | 63.6 | 17.6
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| Conservative | Declan Ruane | 362 | 15.8 | 4.0
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| Green | Annie Train | 274 | 12.0 | 4.9
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| UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 197 | 8.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,293 | 25.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dukinfield ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Lane* | 1,427 | 61.5 | 8.8
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| Conservative | Lucy Turner | 623 | 26.8 | 13.0
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| Green | Julie Wood | 271 | 11.7 | 5.6
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| Turnout | 2,328 | 24.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eleanor Wills* | 1,146 | 44.1 | 13.3
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| Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town | Dave Tate | 696 | 26.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Les Browning | 622 | 24.0 | N/A | |
| Green | Linda Freeman | 132 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,605 | 29.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Godley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick* | 1,254 | 53.3 | 1.1
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| Conservative | Andrea Colbourne | 901 | 38.3 | 24.5
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| Green | Philip King | 198 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,360 | 26 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Newton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Fitzpatrick* | 1,336 | 52.6 | − | |
| Conservative | Michael Gibbins | 827 | 32.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 194 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Michael Baker | 181 | 7.1 | −2.9 | |
| Turnout | 2,547 | 24.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Werneth ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phil Chadwick | 1,631 | 48.8 | 2.4
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| Labour | Andy Kinsey* | 1,422 | 42.6 | 6.2
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| Green | Nina West | 155 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard O'Brien | 131 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 3,348 | 37 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Longdendale ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Cooper* | 1,286 | 55.8 | 7.7
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| Conservative | Liam Tomlinson | 746 | 32.4 | 2.5
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| Green | Irene Brierley | 273 | 11.8 | 5.1
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| Turnout | 2,311 | 29.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mossley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Homer | 1,145 | 40.8 | 1.4
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| Mossley Independent Community Party | Lesley Bill | 721 | 25.7 | 0.7
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| Independent | Dean Aylett | 359 | 12.8 | 11.5
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| Conservative | Andrew Cooper | 319 | 11.4 | 0.3
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| Green | Christine Clark | 174 | 6.2 | 5.5
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| Liberal Democrats | Sally Ashe | 86 | 3.1 | 1.5
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| Turnout | 2,811 | 32 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St Peter's ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joyce Bowerman* | 1,922 | 77.8 | 6.3
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| Conservative | Jeff McEwen | 349 | 14.1 | 2.7
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| Green | Trevor Clarke | 201 | 8.1 | 1.4
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| Turnout | 2,479 | 26.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stalybridge North ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sam Gosling | 1,123 | 41.1 | 10.8
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| Conservative | David Tilbrook | 831 | 30.4 | 1.4
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| Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town | Lee Stafford | 666 | 24.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Laura Dias De Almeida | 105 | 3.8 | 12.5
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| Communist League | Hugo Wils | 6 | 0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,737 | 29 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stalybridge South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liam Billington | 1,233 | 44.8 | 8.0
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| Labour | Katy Flanagan | 834 | 30.3 | 5.7
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| Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town | Jennifer Brayne | 582 | 21.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Amanda Hickling | 106 | 3.8 | 7.3
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| Turnout | 2,760 | 25 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Changes between 2018 and 2019
Ashton Waterloo by election 2018
Cllr Catherine Piddington, last elected in 2016, died.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauline Hollinshead | 889 | 52.5 | 4.9
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| Green | Lee Huntbach | 448 | 26.4 | 12.7
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| Conservative | Therese Costello | 357 | 21.1 | 7.8
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| Majority | 441 | 26.1 | 2.4
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| Registered electors | 8,717 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,697 | 19.5 | 7.2
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| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1
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| Labour hold | Swing | 1.2
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References
- ^ a b Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Tameside Council Local Election Results 2018". Tameside Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
