# 2008 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 44 | -1 |
| Conservative | 10 | +2 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | –1 |

## Results
### Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Ambler | 1,905 | 56.75 |
| | Labour | Paul Dowthwaite | 1,121 | 33.39 |
| | UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 331 | 9.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 23.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,357 | 38 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 893 | 38.03 |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 887 | 37.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 256 | 10.90 |
| | UKIP | Richard Harrison | 180 | 7.67 |
| | Green | Rochelle Rolland | 132 | 5.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,152 | 40.52 |
| | Conservative | Dot Buckley | 864 | 30.39 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 473 | 16.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Daly | 230 | 8.09 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 124 | 4.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 10.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,843 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean Brazil | 1,292 | 41.00 |
| | Conservative | Stacey Knighton | 1,013 | 32.15 |
| | BNP | David Gough | 846 | 26.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 8.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | 37 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Denton North East ward

Denton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Wareing | 1,139 | 45.45 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Greenwood | 912 | 36.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun O'Rourke | 455 | 18.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 9.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton South ward

Denton South :
| 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 | |

### Denton West ward

Denton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dawson Lane | 1,578 | 50.21 |
| | Conservative | Joan Howarth | 1,565 | 49.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,143 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Middleton | 1,408 | 46.07 |
| | BNP | David Lomas | 1,000 | 32.72 |
| | Conservative | Lee Robinson | 648 | 21.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 13.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,056 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gerald Cooney | 1,779 | 58.58 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Westhead | 657 | 21.63 |
| | BNP | Paul Hindley | 601 | 19.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,122 | 36.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,037 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Wild | 1,266 | 44.70 |
| | BNP | Roy West | 734 | 25.92 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Major | 582 | 20.55 |
| | Green | Martine Marshall | 250 | 8.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 18.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dorothy Cartwright defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010.
Dukinfield / Stalybridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Cartwright | 1,288 | 44.23 |
| | Labour | Michael Ballagher | 1,022 | 35.10 |
| | BNP | Jeffrey Clayton | 366 | 12.57 |
| | Green | Michael Smee | 236 | 8.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 9.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,912 | 34 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,026 | 42.31 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 733 | 30.23 |
| | BNP | Rosalind Gauci | 293 | 12.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Ball-Foster | 264 | 10.89 |
| | UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 109 | 4.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 12.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,425 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson | 1,124 | 36.52 |
| | BNP | Nigel Byrne | 846 | 27.49 |
| | Conservative | John Welsh | 732 | 23.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 376 | 12.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 9.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,078 | 33 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Baines | 1,821 | 52.04 |
| | Labour | Claire Francis | 1,238 | 35.38 |
| | UKIP | John Cooke | 259 | 7.40 |
| | Green | June Gill | 181 | 5.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 16.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,499 | 41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Longdendale ward

Longdendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Sean Parker-Perry | 1,316 | 45.57 |
| | Conservative | Sue Barker | 1,057 | 36.60 |
| | Green | Ruth Bergan | 312 | 10.80 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Misell | 203 | 7.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 8.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 38 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Mossley ward

Mossley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Roy Etchells | 1,133 | 37.99 |
| | Labour | Idu Miah | 910 | 30.52 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Hartley | 664 | 22.27 |
| | Green | Christine Clark | 275 | 9.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 7.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,982 | 37 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St Peter's ward

St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Warren Bray | 1,265 | 52.51 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Ward | 570 | 23.66 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dunlop | 313 | 12.99 |
| | Green | Trevor Clarke | 261 | 10.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 28.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clive Patrick | 1,159 | 42.70 |
| | Labour | Bernard Walsh | 1,115 | 41.08 |
| | Green | Jean Smee | 250 | 9.21 |
| | UKIP | Tracy Radcliffe | 190 | 7.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 1.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,714 | 30 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 1,771 | 63.82 |
| | Labour | Pauline Harrison | 596 | 21.48 |
| | Green | Melanie Roberts | 217 | 7.82 |
| | UKIP | Angela McManus | 191 | 6.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,175 | 42.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,775 | 33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |