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Local Election Results 2008

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Election of a Borough Councillor

Election Results 2008

Labour has retained control of Tameside Council, winning 13 of the 19 seats up for grabs in this year's local elections.

The Conservative Party retained their seats in Ashton Hurst, Stalybridge South and Hyde Werneth and gained seats in Stalybridge North and Dukinfield/Stalybridge.

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost their last remaining seat in Audenshaw.

Independent candidate Roy Etchells retained his seat in the Mossley ward.

A full breakdown of results is available below:

Ashton Hurst Ward | Ashton St. Michaels Ward | Ashton Waterloo Ward | Audenshaw Ward | Denton North East Ward | Denton South Ward | Denton West Ward | Droylsden East Ward | Droylsden West Ward | Dukinfield Ward | Dukinfield / Stalybridge Ward | Hyde Godley Ward | Hyde Newton Ward | Hyde Werneth Ward | Longdendale Ward | Mossley Ward | St. Peter's Ward | Stalybridge North Ward | Stalybridge South Ward

Ashton Hurst

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Ambler
Richard		 Conservative Party Candidate  1,905
Dowthwaite
Paul Martin		 Labour Party Candidate  1,121
Littlewood
Paul		 UK Independence Party  331
  • Number of spoilt votes: 2
  • % Turn out: 38.1

Ashton St. Michaels

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Bartley
John		 Liberal Democrat  256
Buckley
Paul		 Conservative Party Candidate  887
Harrison
Richard		 UK Independence Party  180
Rolland
Rochelle		 The Green Party  132
Sidebottom
Margaret		 The Labour Party Candidate  893
  • Number of spoilt votes: 9
  • % Turn out: 28.1

Ashton Waterloo

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Buckley
Dot		 The Conservative Party Candidate  864
Daley
Paul Stephen		 Liberal Democrat  230
Jones
Anthony David		 British National Party  473
Piddington
Catherine		 Labour Party Candidate  1,152
Rolland
Nigel		 Green Party  124
  • Number of spoilt votes: 4
  • % Turn out: 34

Audenshaw

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Brazil
Jean		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,292
Gough
David		 British National Party  846
Knighton
Stacey Frances		 Conservatives  1,013
  • Number of spoilt votes: 17
  • % Turn out: 36.9

Denton North East

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Greenwood
Georgina, Helen		 The Conservative Party Candidate  912
O'Rourke
Shaun		 Liberal Democrat  455
Wareing
Martin		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,139
  • Number of spoilt votes: 15
  • % Turn out: 30.2

Denton South

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Downs
Margaret Elizabeth		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,421
Jones
Thomas Meredith		 The Conservative Party Candidate  1,049
  • Number of spoilt votes: 18
  • % Turn out: 29.6

Denton West

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Howarth
Joan Mary		 The Conservative Party Candidate  1,565
Lane
Dawson		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,578
  • Number of spoilt votes: 30
  • % Turn out: 34.6

Droylsden East

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Lomas
David George		 British National Party  1,000
Middleton
Jim		 The Labour Party  1,408
Robinson
Lee Anthony		 Conservative Party Candidate  648
  • Number of spoilt votes: 11
  • % Turn out: 35.5

Droylsden West

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Cooney
Gerald Patrick		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,779
Hindley
Paul Anthony George		 British National Party  601
Westhead
Gill		 Conservative Party Candidate  657
  • Number of spoilt votes: 16
  • % Turn out: 34.6

Dukinfield

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Major
Lynn		 The Conservative Party Candidate  582
Marshall
Martine Marie
Madeleine		 Green Party  250
West
Roy Kevin		 British National Party  734
Wild
Brian		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,266
  • Number of spoilt votes: 5
  • % Turn out: 31.7

Dukinfield / Stalybridge

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Ballagher
Michael Patrick		 Labour Party Candidate  1,022
Cartwright
Dorothy		 Conservative Party  1,288
Clayton
Jeffrey Peter		 British National Party  366
Smee
Michael		 Green Party  236
  • Number of spoilt votes: 10
  • % Turn out: 34

Hyde Godley

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Ball-Foster
Jennifer Emily Anne		 Liberal Democrat  264
Gauci
Rosalind Christella		 British National Party  293
Kitchen
Joe		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,026
O'Dwyer
Duran Benjamin		 UK Independence Party  109
Welsby
Thomas		 Conservative Party Candidate  733
  • Number of spoilt votes: 8
  • % Turn out: 30.2

Hyde Newton

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Ball-Foster
Peter Stanley		 Liberal Democrat  376
Byrne
Nigel Christian		 British National Party  846
Robinson
Peter James		 The Labour and Co-operative Party Candidate  1,124
Welsh
John Paul		 Conservative Party Candidate  732
  • Number of spoilt votes: 7
  • % Turn out: 33.3

Hyde Werneth

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Baines
Derek		 The Conservative Party Candidate  1,821
Cooke
John		 UK Independence Party  259
Francis
Claire Elizabeth		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,238
Gill
June		 Green Party  181
  • Number of spoilt votes: 9
  • % Turn out: 41

Longdendale

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Barker
Sue		 The Conservative Party Candidate  1,057
Bergan
Ruth		 Green Party  312
Misell
Kevin		 UKIP  203
Parker-Perry
Sean Daniel		 The Labour and Co-operative Party Candidate  1,316
  • Number of spoilt votes: 7
  • % Turn out: 37.6

Mossley

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Clark
Christine		 Green Party  275
Etchells
Roy		 Independent  1,133
Hartley
Kevin James		 Conservative Party  664
Miah
Idu		 The Labour Party Candidate  910
  • Number of spoilt votes: 12
  • % Turn out: 37

St. Peter's

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Bray
Warren		 Labour Party Candidate  1,265
Clarke
Trevor		 The Green Party  261
Dunlop
Ian William		 Liberal Democrat  313
Ward
Dorothy		 Conservative Party  570
  • Number of spoilt votes: 14
  • % Turn out: 28

Stalybridge North

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Patrick
Clive Alistair		 The Conservative Party Candidate  1,159
Radcliffe
Tracy		 UK Independence Party  190
Smee
Jean Margaret		 Green Party  250
Walsh
Bernard Joseph		 The Labour Party Candidate  1,115
  • Number of spoilt votes: 13
  • % Turn out: 29.7

Stalybridge South

Name of Candidate Party Number of Votes
Dickinson
Doreen		 Conservative Party  1,771
Harrison
Pauline		 The Labour Party Candidate  596
McManus
Angela		 UK Independence Party  191
Roberts
Melanie		 Green Party  217
  • Number of spoilt votes: 10
  • % Turn out: 33.5

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