# Denton South (ward)

Denton South is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne Labour MP for Denton and Reddish.

## Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Claire Reid (Lab), Jack Naylor (Lab), and George Newton (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Arthur Grundy (Lab) | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2006 | Arthur Grundy (Lab) | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| By-election 29 June 2006 | Walter Downs (Lab) | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2007 | Walter Downs (Lab) | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2008 | Walter Downs (Lab) | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2010 | Claire Francis (Lab) | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2011 | Claire Francis (Lab) | Michael Fowler (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2012 | Claire Francis (Lab) | Michael Fowler (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2014 | Claire Francis (Lab) | Michael Fowler (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2015 | Claire Francis (Lab) | Michael Fowler (Lab) | Margaret Downs (Lab) |
| 2016 | Claire Reid (née Francis) (Lab) | Michael Fowler (Lab) | George Newton (Lab) |
| 2018 | Claire Reid (Lab) | Michael Fowler (Lab) | George Newton (Lab) |
| 2019 | Claire Reid (Lab) | Jack Naylor (Lab) | George Newton (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Reid* | 1,582 | 67 |
| | Conservative | Aimee Lumley | 561 | 24 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Farmin Dave | 206 | 9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| 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 | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Fowler | 2,092 | 43.59 |
| | Independent | Carl Simmons | 1,152 | 24.01 |
| | UKIP | Adrienne Shaw | 719 | 14.98 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Gallacher | 654 | 13.63 |
| | Green | Mark Stanfield | 132 | 2.75 |
| | TUSC | Dean Kavanagh | 50 | 1.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | 19.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,799 | 57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Francis | 1,160 | 41.88 |
| | Independent | Carl Simmons | 1,085 | 39.17 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Sutcliffe | 342 | 12.35 |
| | Green | Michael Smee | 92 | 3.32 |
| | TUSC | Dean Kavanagh | 91 | 3.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 2.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,770 | 33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Downs | 1,369 | 51.20 | −6.33 |
| | Independent | Carl Simmons | 675 | 25.24 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Adrienne Bennett | 302 | 11.29 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen Roden | 250 | 9.35 | −33.12 |
| | Green | Noel Woodhead | 78 | 2.92 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 25.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,682 | 31.8 | +2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Fowler | 1,628 | 54.83 |
| | Conservative | Steve Roden | 545 | 18.36 |
| | Independent | Carl Simmons | 471 | 15.86 |
| | UKIP | Adrienne Bennett | 325 | 10.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | 36.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,969 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Francis | 2,671 | 56.73 |
| | Conservative | Steve Roden | 1,476 | 31.35 |
| | BNP | Stephen Taylor | 561 | 11.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,195 | 25.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,708 | 57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Elections in 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Downs | 1,421 | 57.53 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jones | 1,049 | 42.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 15.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,470 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Doubleday | 1,427 | 57.5 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Meredith Jones | 672 | 27.1 |
| | BNP | David Lomas | 384 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,483 | 29.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### By-election 29 June 2006

By-election 29 June 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter Downs | 900 | 52.2 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jones | 346 | 20.1 | −18.4 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 316 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barber | 115 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 47 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | 20.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| 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 | |

### June 2004

2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Downs | 1,672 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Andrew Doubleday | 1,619 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Grundy | 1,371 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Jones | 835 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Yates | 802 | 17.8 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 612 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Steve Fisher | 586 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 |