The 2015 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results
Ashton Hurst ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Glover | 2,548 | 49.19 | ||
| Conservative | Liam Billington | 2,077 | 40.10 | ||
| Green | Charlotte Hughes | 555 | 10.71 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 9.09 | |||
| Turnout | 5,180 | 58 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton St. Michael's ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Cartey | 2,621 | 57.95 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Liley | 1,283 | 28.37 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 619 | 13.69 | ||
| Majority | 1,338 | 29.58 | |||
| Turnout | 4,523 | 52 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton Waterloo ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lorraine Whitehead | 2,382 | 48.03 | ||
| Conservative | Sam Daniels | 1,240 | 25.01 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Howarth | 1,063 | 21.44 | ||
| Green | Andrew Threlfall | 274 | 5.53 | ||
| Majority | 1,142 | 23.03 | |||
| Turnout | 4,959 | 57 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Audenshaw ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maria Bailey | 2,832 | 52.15 | ||
| UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 1,988 | 36.61 | ||
| Green | Mark Stanley | 526 | 9.69 | ||
| Communist | Paul Ward | 84 | 1.55 | ||
| Majority | 844 | 15.54 | |||
| Turnout | 5,430 | 60 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton North East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Allison Gwynne | 2,560 | 51.81 | ||
| UKIP | Dennis Connor | 1,219 | 24.67 | ||
| Conservative | Carol White | 918 | 18.58 | ||
| Green | Gerard Boyd | 244 | 4.94 | ||
| Majority | 1,341 | 27.14 | |||
| Turnout | 4,941 | 57 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Fowler | 2,092 | 43.59 | ||
| Independent | Carl Simmons | 1,152 | 24.01 | ||
| UKIP | Adrienne Shaw | 719 | 14.98 | ||
| Conservative | Zoe Gallacher | 654 | 13.63 | ||
| Green | Mark Stanfield | 132 | 2.75 | ||
| TUSC | Dean Kavanagh | 50 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 940 | 19.59 | |||
| Turnout | 4,799 | 57 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brenda Warrington | 3,369 | 56.98 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Dunne | 1,843 | 31.17 | ||
| Green | Gareth Hayes | 488 | 8.25 | ||
| TUSC | Robert Heap | 213 | 3.60 | ||
| Majority | 1,526 | 25.81 | |||
| Turnout | 5,913 | 62 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Droylsden East ward
Councillor Kieran Quinn died on Christmas Day 2017.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Kieran Quinn | 2,826 | 54.12 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Harris | 1,698 | 32.52 | ||
| Green | John McCarthy | 399 | 7.64 | ||
| Independent | Sarah Delaney | 299 | 5.73 | ||
| Majority | 1,128 | 21.60 | |||
| Turnout | 5,222 | 58 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Droylsden West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Holland | 2,881 | 54.39 | ||
| UKIP | Max Bennett | 1,338 | 25.26 | ||
| Conservative | Gill Westhead | 766 | 14.46 | ||
| Green | Andrew Climance | 312 | 5.89 | ||
| Majority | 1,543 | 29.13 | |||
| Turnout | 5,297 | 58 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dukinfield ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Taylor | 2,416 | 48.98 | ||
| UKIP | John Cooke | 1,204 | 24.41 | ||
| Conservative | David Liley | 961 | 19.48 | ||
| Green | Julie Wood | 352 | 7.14 | ||
| Majority | 1,212 | 24.57 | |||
| Turnout | 4,933 | 52 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Sweeton | 2,720 | 54.50 | ||
| UKIP | Wayne Jones | 1,821 | 36.49 | ||
| Green | Mo Ramzan | 450 | 9.02 | ||
| Majority | 899 | 18.01 | |||
| Turnout | 4,991 | 58 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Godley ward
}| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Betty Affleck | 2,194 | 47.75 | ||
| UKIP | Gail Jones | 1,256 | 27.33 | ||
| Conservative | Mohammed Iqbal | 790 | 17.19 | ||
| Green | Nick Koopman | 297 | 6.46 | ||
| TUSC | Peter Jones | 58 | 1.26 | ||
| Majority | 938 | 20.41 | |||
| Turnout | 4,595 | 53 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Newton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Helen Bowden | 2,816 | 51.54 | ||
| UKIP | Philip Chadwick | 1,993 | 36.48 | ||
| Green | Andrew Highton | 655 | 11.99 | ||
| Majority | 823 | 15.06 | |||
| Turnout | 5,464 | 54 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Werneth ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Bell | 2,754 | 49.28 | ||
| Labour | Debbie Boulton | 2,422 | 43.34 | ||
| Green | Jean Smee | 412 | 7.37 | ||
| Majority | 332 | 5.94 | |||
| Turnout | 5,588 | 64 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Longdendale ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Gillian Peet | 2,228 | 48.58 | ||
| Conservative | David Tyler | 1,741 | 37.96 | ||
| Green | Brierley Irene | 617 | 13.45 | ||
| Majority | 487 | 10.62 | |||
| Turnout | 4,586 | 58 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Mossley ward
Idu Miah resigned after ten months in office, his seat was retained for Labour by Tafheen Sharif at the 2016 local elections.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Idu Miah | 2,251 | 43.03 | ||
| Independent | Dean Aylett | 1,162 | 22.21 | ||
| Conservative | Dominic Johnson | 1,042 | 19.92 | ||
| Green | Christine Clark | 544 | 10.40 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Kiely | 232 | 4.44 | ||
| Majority | 1,089 | 20.82 | |||
| Turnout | 5,231 | 60 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peters ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dave McNally | 2,943 | 62.79 | ||
| UKIP | Raymond Dunning | 732 | 15.62 | ||
| Conservative | Laura Martin | 611 | 13.04 | ||
| Green | Trevor Clarke | 328 | 7.00 | ||
| TUSC | Deej Johnson | 73 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 2,211 | 47.17 | |||
| Turnout | 4,687 | 50 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stalybridge North ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Adrian Pearce | 2,258 | 43.31 | ||
| Conservative | Colin White | 1,466 | 28.12 | ||
| UKIP | Angela McManus | 1,090 | 20.91 | ||
| Green | Dave Bradbury | 399 | 7.65 | ||
| Majority | 792 | 15.19 | |||
| Turnout | 5,213 | 54 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stalybridge South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clive Patrick | 2,627 | 51.86 | ||
| Labour | Dorothy Cartwright | 1,842 | 36.36 | ||
| Green | Paul White | 597 | 11.78 | ||
| Majority | 785 | 15.50 | |||
| Turnout | 5,066 | 59 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2015". englishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Staff writer (26 December 2017). "Tributes to Tameside Council leader who died on Christmas Day". BBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Baxter, Trevor (13 April 2016). "Shock resignation for councillor just 10 months into second term". Mossley Correspondent. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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