2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Labour 51
* Conservative 6

## Results

### Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,536 | 47.42 |
| | Conservative | Liam Billington | 1,412 | 43.59 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 291 | 8.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 3.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,239 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ashton St. Michaels ward

Ashton St. Michael's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,714 | 70.10 |
| | Conservative | Christine Liley | 731 | 29.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | 40.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,445 | 29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,560 | 59.54 |
| | Conservative | Sam Daniels | 675 | 25.76 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 385 | 14.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 33.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,620 | 31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 607 | 18.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,233 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton North East ward

Denton North East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Denise Ward | 1,505 | 55.70 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Connor | 755 | 27.94 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Cobb | 442 | 16.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 27.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,702 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton South ward

Denton South :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 558 | 17.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,111 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton West ward

Denton West :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,282 | 39.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,274 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 501 | 17.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,819 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gerald Cooney | 1,665 | 81.18 |
| | Conservative | Kate Harvey | 241 | 11.75 |
| | Green | Andrew Climance | 145 | 7.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,424 | 69.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 810 | 30.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Leanne Feeley | 1,548 | 57.44 |
| | UKIP | David Anderson | 772 | 28.65 |
| | Independent | Chris Caton-Greasley | 375 | 13.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 28.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,695 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,440 | 54.38 |
| | UKIP | Andrea Colbourne | 842 | 31.80 |
| | Conservative | Forhad Jani | 366 | 13.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 22.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 455 | 15.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,020 | 30 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ruth Welsh | 1,771 | 51.23 |
| | Labour | Raja Miah | 1,686 | 48.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 2.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,457 | 41 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Longdendale ward

Longdendale :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 477 | 18.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,621 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | 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.

Mossley :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 356 | 6.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,465 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Peters ward

St. Peters :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,578 | 60.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,627 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 504 | 20.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,501 | 27 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 1,442 | 52.84 |
| | Labour | Oliver Cross | 984 | 36.06 |
| | Green | Paul White | 303 | 11.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 16.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
