2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
# 2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

| Party | Seats | +/- |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | 44 | 0 |
| Conservative | 8 | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats Audenshaw Focus Team | 2 | -1 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Labour hold. | Labour hold. | Labour hold. |

## Results

### Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Kelly | 1,196 | 39.47 |
| | Labour | Pauline Harrison | 1,177 | 38.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 372 | 12.28 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 285 | 9.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 35 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Andrew Highton | 953 | 42.11 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Schofield | 713 | 31.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Daly | 378 | 16.70 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Blyth | 219 | 9.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 10.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Lynn Travis | 1,257 | 40.82 |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Ambler | 767 | 24.91 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 755 | 24.52 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 300 | 9.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 15.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,079 | 36 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Colin White | 1,102 | 40.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allison Seabourne | 955 | 35.33 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Greenwood | 646 | 23.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,703 | 32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147 | 5.44 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | | |

### Denton North East ward

Denton North East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Vincent Ricci | 1,364 | 57.41 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 1,012 | 42.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 14.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | 29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton South ward

Shortly after hearing the result Councillor Arthur Grundy died; he had been suffering from terminal cancer. The seat was retained for Labour a month by Walter Downs later in a by-election.

Denton South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Arthur Grundy | 1,443 | 61.51 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jones | 903 | 38.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 23.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,346 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton West ward

Denton West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Michael Smith | 1,865 | 58.78 |
| | Conservative | Joan Howarth | 1,308 | 41.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 17.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Susan Quinn | 1,396 | 48.51 |
| | BNP | David Gough | 619 | 21.51 |
| | Conservative | Emlyn Davis | 453 | 15.74 |
| | Local Community Party | Jack Crossfield | 410 | 14.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,878 | 33 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barrie Holland | 1,838 | 61.21 |
| | BNP | Paul Hindley | 745 | 24.81 |
| | Conservative | Charles Fletcher | 420 | 13.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | 36.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,003 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Lane | 1,258 | 51.64 |
| | Green | Vernon Marshall | 678 | 27.83 |
| | Independent | Fiona Henderson | 500 | 20.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 23.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mary Eileen | 1,271 | 50.62 |
| | Conservative | Michael Dickinson | 1,240 | 49.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,511 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | James Fitzpatrick | 1,322 | 50.62 |
| | Conservative | Ali Reza | 673 | 49.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,511 | 26 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Newton ward

Councillor Margaret Oldham died in office in November 2008. The seat was retained by Philip Fitzpatrick for Labour in a by-election in February 2009.

Hyde Newton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Margaret Oldham | 1,085 | 36.94 |
| | BNP | Nigel Byrne | 761 | 25.91 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 552 | 18.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 363 | 12.36 |
| | Green | Michelle Valentine | 176 | 5.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 11.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 | 33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ruth Welsby | 1,696 | 54.52 |
| | Labour | Alan Barton | 1,415 | 45.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 9.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,111 | 37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Longdendale ward

Longdendale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Oldham | 1,429 | 51.48 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Ince | 915 | 32.96 |
| | BNP | Beverley Jones | 432 | 15.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 18.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Mossley ward

Mossley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Ann Etchells | 1,240 | 35.2 |
| | Independent | Valerie Carter | 1,003 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Idu Miah | 851 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Hill | 797 | |
| | Conservative | David Buckley | 772 | 21.9 |
| | Green | Christine Clark | 661 | 18.8 |
| | Green | Jacintha Manchester | 448 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St. Peters ward

St. Peters :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Stephen Smith | 1,254 | 52.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Piper | 502 | 21.05 |
| | Conservative | David Afshar | 333 | 13.96 |
| | Green | Stuart Mortimore | 296 | 12.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 31.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kevin Welsh | 1,219 | 47.84 |
| | Conservative | Terence Shepherd | 850 | 33.36 |
| | Green | Jean Smee | 479 | 18.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 14.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Basil Beeley | 1,392 | 56.49 |
| | Labour | Bill Fairfoull | 610 | 24.76 |
| | Green | Melanie Roberts | 462 | 18.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | 31.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | 32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
