Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 44 | -1 | |
| Conservative | 10 | +2 | |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | –1 | |
Results
Ashton Hurst ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Ambler | 1,905 | 56.75 | ||
| Labour | Paul Dowthwaite | 1,121 | 33.39 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 331 | 9.86 | ||
| Majority | 784 | 23.35 | |||
| Turnout | 3,357 | 38 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton St. Michael's ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 893 | 38.03 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 887 | 37.78 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 256 | 10.90 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Harrison | 180 | 7.67 | ||
| Green | Rochelle Rolland | 132 | 5.62 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.26 | |||
| Turnout | 2,348 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ashton Waterloo ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,152 | 40.52 | ||
| Conservative | Dot Buckley | 864 | 30.39 | ||
| BNP | Anthony Jones | 473 | 16.64 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Daly | 230 | 8.09 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 124 | 4.36 | ||
| Majority | 288 | 10.13 | |||
| Turnout | 2,843 | 34 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Audenshaw ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Brazil | 1,292 | 41.00 | ||
| Conservative | Stacey Knighton | 1,013 | 32.15 | ||
| BNP | David Gough | 846 | 26.85 | ||
| Majority | 279 | 8.85 | |||
| Turnout | 3,151 | 37 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Denton North East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Wareing | 1,139 | 45.45 | ||
| Conservative | Georgina Greenwood | 912 | 36.39 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shaun O'Rourke | 455 | 18.16 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 9.06 | |||
| Turnout | 2,506 | 30 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Downs | 1,421 | 57.53 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Jones | 1,049 | 42.47 | ||
| Majority | 372 | 15.06 | |||
| Turnout | 2,470 | 30 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Denton West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dawson Lane | 1,578 | 50.21 | ||
| Conservative | Joan Howarth | 1,565 | 49.79 | ||
| Majority | 13 | 0.41 | |||
| Turnout | 3,143 | 35 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Droylsden East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Middleton | 1,408 | 46.07 | ||
| BNP | David Lomas | 1,000 | 32.72 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Robinson | 648 | 21.20 | ||
| Majority | 408 | 13.35 | |||
| Turnout | 3,056 | 35 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Droylsden West ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gerald Cooney | 1,779 | 58.58 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Westhead | 657 | 21.63 | ||
| BNP | Paul Hindley | 601 | 19.79 | ||
| Majority | 1,122 | 36.94 | |||
| Turnout | 3,037 | 35 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dukinfield ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Wild | 1,266 | 44.70 | ||
| BNP | Roy West | 734 | 25.92 | ||
| Conservative | Lynn Major | 582 | 20.55 | ||
| Green | Martine Marshall | 250 | 8.83 | ||
| Majority | 532 | 18.79 | |||
| Turnout | 2,832 | 32 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
Dorothy Cartwright defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dorothy Cartwright | 1,288 | 44.23 | ||
| Labour | Michael Ballagher | 1,022 | 35.10 | ||
| BNP | Jeffrey Clayton | 366 | 12.57 | ||
| Green | Michael Smee | 236 | 8.10 | ||
| Majority | 266 | 9.13 | |||
| Turnout | 2,912 | 34 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Hyde Godley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,026 | 42.31 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 733 | 30.23 | ||
| BNP | Rosalind Gauci | 293 | 12.08 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Ball-Foster | 264 | 10.89 | ||
| UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 109 | 4.49 | ||
| Majority | 293 | 12.08 | |||
| Turnout | 2,425 | 30 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Newton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson | 1,124 | 36.52 | ||
| BNP | Nigel Byrne | 846 | 27.49 | ||
| Conservative | John Welsh | 732 | 23.78 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 376 | 12.22 | ||
| Majority | 278 | 9.03 | |||
| Turnout | 3,078 | 33 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Hyde Werneth ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Baines | 1,821 | 52.04 | ||
| Labour | Claire Francis | 1,238 | 35.38 | ||
| UKIP | John Cooke | 259 | 7.40 | ||
| Green | June Gill | 181 | 5.17 | ||
| Majority | 583 | 16.66 | |||
| Turnout | 3,499 | 41 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Longdendale ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Sean Parker-Perry | 1,316 | 45.57 | ||
| Conservative | Sue Barker | 1,057 | 36.60 | ||
| Green | Ruth Bergan | 312 | 10.80 | ||
| UKIP | Kevin Misell | 203 | 7.03 | ||
| Majority | 259 | 8.97 | |||
| Turnout | 2,888 | 38 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Mossley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Roy Etchells | 1,133 | 37.99 | ||
| Labour | Idu Miah | 910 | 30.52 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Hartley | 664 | 22.27 | ||
| Green | Christine Clark | 275 | 9.22 | ||
| Majority | 223 | 7.48 | |||
| Turnout | 2,982 | 37 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
St Peter's ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Warren Bray | 1,265 | 52.51 | ||
| Conservative | Dorothy Ward | 570 | 23.66 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Dunlop | 313 | 12.99 | ||
| Green | Trevor Clarke | 261 | 10.83 | ||
| Majority | 695 | 28.85 | |||
| Turnout | 2,409 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stalybridge North ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clive Patrick | 1,159 | 42.70 | ||
| Labour | Bernard Walsh | 1,115 | 41.08 | ||
| Green | Jean Smee | 250 | 9.21 | ||
| UKIP | Tracy Radcliffe | 190 | 7.00 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 1.62 | |||
| Turnout | 2,714 | 30 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Stalybridge South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 1,771 | 63.82 | ||
| Labour | Pauline Harrison | 596 | 21.48 | ||
| Green | Melanie Roberts | 217 | 7.82 | ||
| UKIP | Angela McManus | 191 | 6.88 | ||
| Majority | 1,175 | 42.34 | |||
| Turnout | 2,775 | 33 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Election results for Ashton Hurst". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Ashton St Michael's". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Ashton Waterloo". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Audenshaw". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Denton North East". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Denton South". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Denton West". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Droylsden East". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Droylsden West". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Dukinfield". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- Staff writer (27 December 2010). "Tameside Conservative councillor defects to Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Election results for Dukinfield/Stalybridge". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Hyde Godley". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Hyde Newton". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Hyde Werneth". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Longdendale". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Mossley". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for St Peters". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Stalybridge North". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Election results for Stalybridge South". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside MBC. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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