2016 local election in England, UK
The 2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[3]
Results
Ashton Hurst ward
Ashton Hurst Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,536 | 47.42 | |
| Conservative | Liam Billington | 1,412 | 43.59 | |
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 291 | 8.98 | |
Majority | 124 | 3.83 | |
Turnout | 3,239 | 37 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ashton St. Michaels ward
Ashton St. Michael's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,714 | 70.10 | |
| Conservative | Christine Liley | 731 | 29.90 | |
Majority | 983 | 40.20 | |
Turnout | 2,445 | 29 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ashton Waterloo ward
Ashton Waterloo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,560 | 59.54 | |
| Conservative | Sam Daniels | 675 | 25.76 | |
| Green | Andrew Threlfall | 385 | 14.69 | |
Majority | 885 | 33.78 | |
Turnout | 2,620 | 31 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Audenshaw ward
Audenshaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Teresa Smith | 1,465 | 45.31 | |
| Conservative | David Johnson | 858 | 26.54 | |
| UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 725 | 22.42 | |
| Green | Joe Henthorn | 167 | 5.17 | |
| Community Party of Great Britain | Paul Ward | 18 | 0.56 | |
Majority | 607 | 18.78 | |
Turnout | 3,233 | 35 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Denton North East ward
Denton North East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Denise Ward | 1,505 | 55.70 | |
| UKIP | Dennis Connor | 755 | 27.94 | |
| Conservative | Dawn Cobb | 442 | 16.36 | |
Majority | 750 | 27.76 | |
Turnout | 2,702 | 32 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Denton South ward
Denton South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Newton | 1,559 | 50.11 | |
| Independent | Carl Simmons | 1,001 | 32.18 | |
| UKIP | Adrienne Shaw | 354 | 11.38 | |
| Conservative | Carol White | 197 | 6.33 | |
Majority | 558 | 17.94 | |
Turnout | 3,111 | 37 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Denton West ward
Denton West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dawson Lane | 1,936 | 59.13 | |
| UKIP | Max Bennett | 654 | 19.98 | |
| Conservative | Carl Edwards | 506 | 15.46 | |
| Green | Gareth Hayes | 178 | 5.44 | |
Majority | 1,282 | 39.16 | |
Turnout | 3,274 | 37 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Droylsden East ward
Droylsden East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jim Middleton | 1,449 | 51.40 | |
| UKIP | Ted Salmon | 948 | 33.63 | |
| Conservative | Scott Truter | 256 | 9.08 | |
| Green | Annie Train | 166 | 5.89 | |
Majority | 501 | 17.77 | |
Turnout | 2,819 | 32 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Droylsden West ward
Droylsden West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gerald Cooney | 1,665 | 81.18 | |
| Conservative | Kate Harvey | 241 | 11.75 | |
| Green | Andrew Climance | 145 | 7.07 | |
Majority | 1,424 | 69.43 | |
Turnout | 2,051 | 32 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dukinfield ward
Dukinfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Wild | 1,400 | 52.65 | |
| UKIP | Ian Cooke | 590 | 22.19 | |
| Conservative | David Woodward | 367 | 13.80 | |
| Green | Julie Wood | 162 | 6.09 | |
| Independent | Dave Tate | 140 | 5.27 | |
Majority | 810 | 30.46 | |
Turnout | 2,659 | 29 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
Dukinfield / Stalybridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leanne Feeley | 1,548 | 57.44 | |
| UKIP | David Anderson | 772 | 28.65 | |
| Independent | Chris Caton-Greasley | 375 | 13.91 | |
Majority | 776 | 28.79 | |
Turnout | 2,695 | 32 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hyde Godley ward
Hyde Godley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,440 | 54.38 | |
| UKIP | Andrea Colbourne | 842 | 31.80 | |
| Conservative | Forhad Jani | 366 | 13.82 | |
Majority | 598 | 22.58 | |
Turnout | 2,648 | 31 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hyde Newton ward
Hyde Newton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson | 1,587 | 52.55 | |
| UKIP | Philip Chadwick | 1,132 | 37.48 | |
| Green | Andrew Highton | 301 | 9.97 | |
Majority | 455 | 15.07 | |
Turnout | 3,020 | 30 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Hyde Werneth ward
Hyde Werneth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ruth Welsh | 1,771 | 51.23 | |
| Labour | Raja Miah | 1,686 | 48.77 | |
Majority | 85 | 2.46 | |
Turnout | 3,457 | 41 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Longdendale ward
Longdendale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Chris Buglass | 1,261 | 48.11 | |
| Conservative | David Tyler | 784 | 29.91 | |
| UKIP | Michael Booth | 400 | 15.26 | |
| Green | Irene Brierley | 176 | 6.71 | |
Majority | 477 | 18.20 | |
Turnout | 2,621 | 34 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mossley ward
Double election due to the resignation of Labour's Idu Miah (elected May 2015). His seat was retained for Labour by Tafheen Sharif.[4]
Mossley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jack Homer | 1,140 | 39.34 | |
| Labour | Tafheen Sharif | 784 | 27.05 | |
| Independent | Lesley Bill | 765 | 26.40 | |
| Independent | Dean Aylett | 705 | 24.33 | |
| Independent | Christine Lyness | 647 | 22.33 | |
| Independent | Claire Hardisty | 408 | 14.08 | |
| Green | Christine Clark | 339 | 11.70 | |
| Conservative | Phil Rogers | 321 | 11.08 | |
| Green | Stuart Bennett | 222 | 7.66 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Kiely | 134 | 4.62 | |
Majority | 356 | 6.51 | |
Turnout | 5,465 | 34 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Peters ward
St. Peters Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Warren Bray | 1,878 | 71.49 | |
| Conservative | Laura Martin | 300 | 11.42 | |
| Green | Trevor Clarke | 249 | 9.48 | |
| BNP | Bill Kitchen | 200 | 7.61 | |
Majority | 1,578 | 60.07 | |
Turnout | 2,627 | 30 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stalybridge North ward
Stalybridge North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Jan Jackson | 1,299 | 51.94 | |
| Conservative | Colin White | 795 | 31.79 | |
| Green | Jean Smee | 407 | 16.27 | |
Majority | 504 | 20.15 | |
Turnout | 2,501 | 27 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Stalybridge South ward
Stalybridge South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 1,442 | 52.84 | |
| Labour | Oliver Cross | 984 | 36.06 | |
| Green | Paul White | 303 | 11.10 | |
Majority | 458 | 16.78 | |
Turnout | 2,729 | 33 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2016". englishelections.org.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Your Councillors". Tameside Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017.
- ^ Baxter, Trevor (13 April 2016). "Shock resignation for councillor just 10 months into second term". Mossley Correspondent. Retrieved 4 January 2018.