Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
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.
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 St. Michaels ward
Ashton Waterloo ward
Ashton Waterloo
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
Audenshaw
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
Denton North East
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
Denton South
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
Denton West
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
Droylsden East
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
Droylsden West
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
In 2008, Roy West stood in this ward as a British National Party candidate.
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
Hyde Godley ward
Hyde Godley
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
Hyde Newton
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
Longdendale ward
Longdendale
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
St. Peter's ward
St. Peter's
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
Stalybridge South ward
Stalybridge South
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 |
|
|
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