2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2023 →
19 out of 57 seats to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 50 seats, 50.8% 6 seats, 35.7% 1 seat, 10.8%
Seats before 50 6 1
Seats won 15 4 0
Seats after 48 8 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 26,077 17,332 4,136
Percentage 54.6% 36.3% 8.7%
Swing Increase 3.8% Increase 0.6% Decrease 2.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 57 seats were up for election.[1]

Background[edit]

Since its creation in 1974, Tameside has always been under Labour control, aside from 1978 to 1982 when the Conservatives held a majority.[2] In the most recent election in 2021, Labour lost one seat to the Conservatives, but increased their vote share by 4.6%, winning a total of 16 seats, with the Conservatives gaining 10.7% and winning 3 seats. The Green Party of England and Wales did not gain any seats, despite winning their first seat in 2019.[3]

The positions up for election in 2021 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour achieved 53.8% of the vote, and won 17 seats with 1 gained from the Conservatives, while the Conservatives won 2 with 1 gain from Labour.[4]

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2021 election Before 2022 election[5]
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 50 Labour 50
Conservative 6 Conservative 6
Green 1 Green 1

Results[edit]

2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 15 Decrease 2 78.9 33 48 84.2 26,077 54.6 +3.8
  Conservative 4 Increase 2 21.1 4 8 14.0 17,332 36.3 +0.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.8 4,136 8.7 -2.1
  Women's Equality 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 135 0.3 N/A
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 100 0.2 -0.5

Results by ward[edit]

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ashton Hurst[edit]

Ashton Hurst[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lucy Turner 1,411 50.5 +3.5
Labour Dolores Lewis* 1,384 49.5 +7.3
Majority 27 1.0
Turnout 2,795 32.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease1.9

Ashton St. Michael's[edit]

Ashton St. Michael's[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Fairfoull* 1,249 59.9 +3.5
Conservative Victoria Golas 565 27.1 -0.6
Green Keith Whitehead 270 13.0 -2.9
Majority 684 32.8
Turnout 2,096 23.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.1

Ashton Waterloo[edit]

Ashton Waterloo[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vimal Choksi* 1,290 50.2 +2.9
Green Lorraine Whitehead 899 35.0 +5.2
Conservative Pamela Daniels 382 14.9 -8.0
Majority 391 15.2
Turnout 2,579 30.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.2

Audenshaw[edit]

Audenshaw[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oliver Ryan* 1,520 52.1 +5.2
Conservative Danny Mather 1,178 40.4 -4.0
Green Luke Robinson 221 7.6 -1.1
Majority 342 11.7
Turnout 2,930 31.1
Labour hold Swing Increase4.6

Denton North East[edit]

Denton North East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vincent Ricci* 1,211 56.7 -1.8
Conservative Dawn Cobb 663 31.0 -2.0
Green John Bradley 163 7.6 -0.9
Reform UK Barbara Mitchison 100 4.7 N/A
Majority 548 25.7
Turnout 2,147 25.8
Labour hold Swing Increase0.1

Denton South[edit]

Denton South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Reid* 1,466 64.9 +0.1
Conservative Timothy Cho 794 35.1 +8.9
Majority 672 29.8
Turnout 2,286 28.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.4

Denton West[edit]

Denton West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Smith* 1,788 65.9 +3.2
Conservative Matt Allen 704 26.0 -4.2
Green Jean Smee 220 8.1 +0.9
Majority 1,084 39.9
Turnout 2,735 30.0
Labour hold Swing Increase3.7

Droylsden East[edit]

Droylsden East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Quinn* 1,297 57.1 +1.5
Conservative Harrison Roden 700 30.8 -3.0
Green Louise Axon 276 12.1 +1.5
Majority 597 26.3
Turnout 2,298 25.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.3

Droylsden West[edit]

Droylsden West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barrie Holland* 1,476 69.0 +11.5
Conservative Matthew Stevenson 664 31.0 +6.6
Majority 812 38.0
Turnout 2,174 25.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.5

Dukinfield[edit]

Dukinfield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqueline Lane* 1,263 58.0 +4.5
Conservative James Cooper 602 27.6 -6.5
Green Julie Wood 313 14.4 +2.0
Majority 661 30.4
Turnout 2,184 23.5
Labour hold Swing Increase5.5

Dukinfield Stalybridge[edit]

Dukinfield Stalybridge[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Wills* 1,256 46.3 +1.0
Conservative Kurt McPartland 1,159 42.7 -2.1
Green Linda Freeman 300 11.0 +1.0
Majority 97 3.6
Turnout 2,734 31.4
Labour hold Swing Increase1.6

Hyde Godley[edit]

Hyde Godley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrea Colbourne 1,417 51.5 +7.8
Labour David McAllister 1,334 48.5 +3.1
Majority 83 3.0
Turnout 2,779 29.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.4

Hyde Newton[edit]

Hyde Newton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Roderick 1,572 58.9 +7.3
Conservative Melissa Molloy 1,097 41.1 +7.4
Majority 475 17.8
Turnout 2,704 24.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.1

Hyde Werneth[edit]

Hyde Werneth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Chadwick* 1,830 52.9 +2.2
Labour John Mercer 1,356 39.2 -0.7
Green Alex Cooper 273 7.9 +1.6
Majority 474 13.7
Turnout 3,468 38.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.5

Longdendale[edit]

Longdendale[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Cooper* 1,371 65.7 +12.7
Conservative Lavlu Kader 715 34.3 +5.2
Majority 656 31.4
Turnout 2,124 27.3
Labour hold Swing Increase3.8

Mossley[edit]

Mossley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Homer* 1,469 54.8 +0.9
Conservative Andrew Hay 733 27.3 -3.6
Green Christine Clark 344 12.8 -2.4
Women's Equality Hattie Thomas 135 5.0 N/A
Majority 736 27.5
Turnout 2,699 30.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.3

St. Peters[edit]

St. Peters[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Bowerman* 1,696 72.5 +3.5
Conservative David Rose 367 15.7 -1.5
Green Trevor Clarke 276 11.8 +1.9
Majority 1,329 56.8
Turnout 2,354 24.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.5

Stalybridge North[edit]

Stalybridge North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Gosling* 1,129 46.8 +5.9
Conservative David Tilbrook 977 40.5 +8.2
Green Alice Mason-Power 308 12.8 +5.2
Majority 152 6.3
Turnout 2,428 26.4
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.2

Stalybridge South[edit]

Stalybridge South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Billington* 1,374 52.9 -7.2
Labour Nick Axford 950 36.6 +6.6
Green Amanda Hickling 273 10.5 +0.6
Majority 424 16.3
Turnout 2,612 30.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 22. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2019 - Tameside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - Tameside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Your Councillors". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Tameside Metropolitan Borough District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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