Tameside Council election, 2008
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Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election the composition of the council was
- Labour 44
- Conservative 10
- Independent 3
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Ashton Hurst ward
| Ashton Hurst ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Ambler | ||||
| Labour | Paul Dowthwaite | ||||
| UK Independence | Paul Littlewood | ||||
[edit] Ashton St. Michaels ward
| Ashton St. Michaels ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Bartley | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | ||||
| UK Independence | Richard Harrison | ||||
| Green | Rochelle Rolland | ||||
| Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | ||||
[edit] Ashton Waterloo ward
| Ashton Waterloo ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Dot Buckley | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Daly | ||||
| British National Party | Anthony Jones | ||||
| Labour | Catherine Piddington | ||||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | ||||
[edit] Audenshaw ward
| Audenshaw ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jean Brazil | ||||
| British National Party | David Gough | ||||
| Conservative | Stacey Knighton | ||||
[edit] Denton North East ward
| Denton North East ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Georgina Greenwood | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Shaun O'Rourke | ||||
| Labour | Martin Wareing | ||||
[edit] Denton South ward
| Denton South ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Margaret Downs | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Jones | ||||
[edit] Denton West ward
| Denton West ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Joan Howarth | ||||
| Labour | Dawson Lane | ||||
[edit] Droylsden East ward
| Droylsden East ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| British National Party | David Lomas | ||||
| Labour | Jim Middleton | ||||
| Conservative | Lee Robinson | ||||
[edit] Droylsden West ward
| Droylsden West ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Gerald Cooney | ||||
| British National Party | Paul Hindley | ||||
| Conservative | Gill Westhead | ||||
[edit] Dukinfield ward
| Dukinfield ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lynn Major | ||||
| Green | Martine Marshall | ||||
| British National Party | Roy West | ||||
| Labour | Brian Wild | ||||
[edit] Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
| Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Michael Ballagher | ||||
| Conservative | Dorothy Cartwright | ||||
| British National Party | Jeffrey Clayton | ||||
| Green | Michael Smee | ||||
[edit] Hyde Godley ward
| Hyde Godley ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Ball-Foster | ||||
| British National Party | Rosalind Gauci | ||||
| Labour | Joe Kitchen | ||||
| UK Independence | Duran O'Dwyer | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Welsby | ||||
[edit] Hyde Newton ward
| Hyde Newton ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Ball-Foster | ||||
| British National Party | Nigel Byrne | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson | ||||
| Conservative | John Welsh | ||||
[edit] Hyde Werneth ward
| Hyde Werneth ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Derek Baines | ||||
| UK Independence | John Cooke | ||||
| Labour | Claire Francis | ||||
| Green | June Gill | ||||
[edit] Longdendale ward
| Longdendale ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sue Barker | ||||
| Green | Ruth Bergan | ||||
| UK Independence | Kevin Misell | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Sean Parker-Perry | ||||
[edit] Mossley ward
| Mossley ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Green | Christine Clark | ||||
| Independent | Roy Etchells | ||||
| Conservative | Kevin Hartley | ||||
| Labour | Idu Miah | ||||
[edit] St. Peter's ward
| St. Peter's ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Warren Bray | ||||
| Green | Trevor Clarke | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Dunlop | ||||
| Conservative | Dorothy Ward | ||||
[edit] Stalybridge North ward
| Stalybridge North ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Clive Patrick | ||||
| UK Independence | Tracy Radcliffe | ||||
| Green | Jean Smee | ||||
| Labour | Bernard Walsh | ||||
[edit] Stalybridge South ward
| Stalybridge South ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | ||||
| Labour | Pauline Harrison | ||||
| UK Independence | Angela McManus | ||||
| Green | Melanie Roberts | ||||
| Preceded by Tameside Council election, 2007 |
Tameside local elections | Succeeded by Tameside Council election, 2010 |

