2012 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Appearance
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 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
One third of the council was up for election, with councillors elected in 2008 Tameside Council election defending their seats with vote share changes calculated on that basis.
Results
[edit]An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Ashton Hurst ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,449 | 49.14 | +15.74 | |
Conservative | Richard Ambler* | 1,039 | 35.23 | −21.51 | |
UKIP | Lisa Radcliffe | 274 | 9.29 | −0.57 | |
Green | Nigel Rolland | 187 | 6.34 | N/A | |
Majority | 410 | 13.90 | |||
Turnout | 2,959 | 33.6 | −4.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Ashton St. Michael's ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,475 | 59.79 | +21.76 | |
Conservative | Paul Buckley | 551 | 22.33 | −15.44 | |
English Democrat | David Timpson | 283 | 11.47 | N/A | |
Green | Rochelle Rolland | 158 | 6.40 | +0.78 | |
Majority | 924 | 37.45 | |||
Turnout | 2,472 | 28.5 | +0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ashton Waterloo ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Piddington* | 1,703 | 65.5 | +24.98 | |
Conservative | Lee Price | 442 | 17 | −13.39 | |
UKIP | Peter Taylor | 257 | 9.88 | N/A | |
Green | Andrew Threlfall | 198 | 7.62 | +3.25 | |
Majority | 1,261 | 48.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,613 | 30 | −4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Audenshaw ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Teresa Smith | 1,530 | 58.78 | +17.78 | |
Conservative | Gaynor Paterson | 440 | 16.90 | −15.24 | |
UKIP | Tracy Radcliffe | 416 | 15.98 | N/A | |
Green | Stuart Bennett | 217 | 8.34 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,090 | 41.87 | |||
Turnout | 2,612 | 29.4 | −7.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Denton North East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Ward | 1,601 | 63.63 | +18.18 | |
Conservative | Rachel Marshall | 397 | 15.78 | −20.61 | |
UKIP | Joanna Herod | 339 | 13.47 | N/A | |
Green | Stephen Boyd | 179 | 7.11 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,204 | 47.85 | |||
Turnout | 2,521 | 29.5 | −0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Denton South ward
[edit]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 |
Denton West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dawson Lane* | 2,052 | 65.90 | +15.69 | |
Conservative | Christine Marshall | 563 | 18.08 | −31.71 | |
UKIP | Michelle Harrison | 359 | 11.53 | N/A | |
Green | Simon Rollinson | 140 | 4.50 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,489 | 47.82 | |||
Turnout | 3,133 | 34 | −0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Droylsden East ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Middleton* | 1,640 | 61.49 | +15.42 | |
UKIP | Ted Salmon | 480 | 18.00 | N/A | |
BNP | Robert Booth | 236 | 8.85 | −23.87 | |
Conservative | Matt Holgate | 221 | 8.29 | −12.92 | |
Green | Mark Stanley | 90 | 3.37 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,160 | 43.49 | |||
Turnout | 2,681 | 30.4 | −5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Droylsden West ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerald Cooney* | 2,028 | 75.33 | +16.76 | |
UKIP | George Mills | 305 | 11.33 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dot Buckley | 214 | 7.95 | −13.68 | |
Green | Jennifer Ball | 145 | 5.39 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,723 | 64.00 | |||
Turnout | 2,700 | 30.2 | −4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dukinfield ward
[edit]In 2008, Roy West stood in this ward as a British National Party candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Wild* | 1,553 | 59.14 | +14.44 | |
Independent | Roy West | 325 | 12.38 | −13.54 | |
Conservative | Brenda Roden | 304 | 11.58 | −8.97 | |
UKIP | John Cooke | 248 | 9.44 | N/A | |
Green | Dylan Lancaster | 196 | 7.46 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,249 | 47.56 | |||
Turnout | 2,634 | 28 | −3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
[edit]The previous councillor for Dukinfield / Stalybridge, Dorothy Cartwright, defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Claire Reynolds | 1,528 | 55.75 | +20.65 | |
Conservative | Amanda Buckley | 483 | 17.62 | −26.61 | |
English Democrat | Gregory Shorrock | 364 | 13.28 | N/A | |
UKIP | Lyn Misell | 211 | 7.70 | N/A | |
Green | Michael Fowler | 155 | 5.65 | −2.45 | |
Majority | 1,045 | 38.12 | |||
Turnout | 2,748 | 31.4 | −2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hyde Godley ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joe Kitchen* | 1,582 | 65.29 | +22.98 | |
Conservative | Tom Welsby | 383 | 15.81 | −14.42 | |
UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 318 | 13.12 | +8.63 | |
Green | Melanie Roberts | 140 | 5.78 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,199 | 49.84 | |||
Turnout | 2,437 | 28.9 | −2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hyde Newton ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson* | 1,779 | 60.84 | +24.32 | |
Conservative | Craig Halliday | 429 | 14.67 | −9.11 | |
UKIP | Ian Horton | 301 | 10.29 | N/A | |
BNP | Rosalind Gauchi | 241 | 8.24 | −19.24 | |
Green | Jacintha Manchester | 174 | 5.95 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,350 | 46.17 | |||
Turnout | 2,928 | 29.5 | −3.8 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Hyde Werneth ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raja Miah | 1,923 | 49.79 | +14.41 | |
Conservative | Floyd Paterson | 1,470 | 38.06 | −13.98 | |
UKIP | Stephanie Misell | 243 | 6.29 | −1.11 | |
Green | June Gill | 226 | 5.85 | +0.68 | |
Majority | 453 | 11.73 | |||
Turnout | 3,870 | 44 | +3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Longdendale ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam White* | 1,407 | 53.76 | +8.20 | |
Conservative | Rob Adlard | 731 | 27.93 | −8.67 | |
Green | Damian Mendes-Kelly | 250 | 9.55 | −1.25 | |
UKIP | Kevin Misell | 229 | 8.75 | +1.72 | |
Majority | 676 | 25.83 | |||
Turnout | 2,630 | 33.7 | −3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mossley ward
[edit]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 |
St Peter's ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Warren Bray* | 1,990 | 77.01 | +24.50 | |
Green | Trevor Clarke | 339 | 13.12 | +2.28 | |
Conservative | James Flynn | 255 | 9.87 | −13.79 | |
Majority | 1,651 | 63.89 | |||
Turnout | 2,600 | 28.8 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stalybridge North ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Jan Jackson | 1,364 | 51.14 | +10.06 | |
Conservative | Clive Patrick | 833 | 31.23 | −11.47 | |
English Democrat | Andrew Fogg | 188 | 7.05 | N/A | |
Green | Jean Smee | 169 | 6.34 | −2.87 | |
UKIP | Emma Misell | 113 | 4.24 | −2.76 | |
Majority | 531 | 19.91 | |||
Turnout | 2,676 | 28.5 | −1.2 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing |
Stalybridge South ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doreen Dickinson* | 1,368 | 51.76 | −12.06 | |
Labour | Dorothy Cartwright | 935 | 35.38 | +13.90 | |
Green | John Spiller | 179 | 6.77 | −1.05 | |
UKIP | Angela McManus | 161 | 6.09 | −0.79 | |
Majority | 433 | 16.38 | |||
Turnout | 2,656 | 31.1 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Staff writer (27 December 2010). "Tameside Conservative councillor defects to Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.