2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

Background

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

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

Results

2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative
  Green
  Labour
  Reform UK
  Women's Equality

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ashton Hurst

Ashton Hurst[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dolores Lewis*
Conservative Lucy Turner
Majority
Turnout

Ashton St. Michael's

Ashton St. Michael's[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Fairfoull*
Conservative Victoria Golas
Green Keith Whitehead
Majority
Turnout

Ashton Waterloo

Ashton Waterloo[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vimal Choksi*
Conservative Pamela Daniels
Green Lorraine Whitehead
Majority
Turnout

Audenshaw

Audenshaw[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Danny Mather
Green Luke Robinson
Labour Oliver Ryan*
Majority
Turnout

Denton North East

Denton North East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Bradley
Conservative Dawn Cobb
Reform UK Barbara Mitchison
Labour Vincent Ricci*
Majority
Turnout

Denton South

Denton South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Cho
Labour Claire Reid*
Majority
Turnout

Denton West

Denton West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Allen
Green Jean Smee
Labour Mike Smith*
Majority
Turnout

Droylsden East

Droylsden East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Louise Axon
Labour Sue Quinn*
Conservative Harrison Roden
Majority
Turnout

Droylsden West

Droylsden West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barrie Holland*
Conservative Matthew Stevenson
Majority
Turnout

Dukinfield

Dukinfield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Cooper
Labour Jacqueline Lane*
Green Julie Wood
Majority
Turnout

Dukinfield Stalybridge

Dukinfield Stalybridge[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Linda Freeman
Conservative Kurt McPartland
Labour Eleanor Wills*
Majority
Turnout

Hyde Godley

Hyde Godley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrea Colbourne
Labour David McAllister
Majority
Turnout

Hyde Newton

Hyde Newton[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melissa Molloy
Labour Hugh Roderick
Majority
Turnout

Hyde Werneth

Hyde Werneth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Chadwick*
Green Alex Cooper
Labour John Mercer
Majority
Turnout

Longdendale

Longdendale[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Cooper*
Conservative Lavlu Kader
Majority
Turnout

Mossley

Mossley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Christine Clark
Conservative Andrew Hay
Labour Stephen Homer*
Women's Equality Hattie Thomas
Majority
Turnout

St. Peters

St. Peters[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Bowerman*
Green Trevor Clarke
Conservative David Rose
Majority
Turnout

Stalybridge North

Stalybridge North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Gosling*
Green Alice Mason-Power
Conservative David Tilbrook
Majority
Turnout

Stalybridge South

Stalybridge South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Axford
Conservative Liam Billington*
Green Amanda Hickling
Majority
Turnout

References

  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. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). Tameside Metropolitan Borough District Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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