# 2007 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Council were held on 4 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 45
* Conservative 8
* Liberal Democrats Audenshaw Focus Team 1
* Others 3

## Election result

Tameside Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 15 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 78.9 | 44.7 | 24,054 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 28.1 | 15,126 |
| Labour Co-op | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1,500 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1,267 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3,896 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5.2 | 2,797 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 2,633 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1,128 |

## Ward results
### Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Whitehead | 1,337 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Kate Scott | 1,323 | 39.4 |
| | BNP | Bev Jones | 267 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cerudwen Elizabeth Lawe | 219 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 124 | 3.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 86 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 38.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Harrison | 993 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Peter Schofield | 773 | 33.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Stephen Daly | 252 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Blyth | 175 | 7.5 |
| | UKIP | Richard Harrison | 150 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 28.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Whiteley | 1,238 | 42.8 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Quinn | 723 | 25.0 |
| | BNP | David Jones | 509 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 257 | 8.9 |
| | Green | Andrew David Threlfall | 163 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,890 | 35.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wendy Brelsford | 1,286 | 47.9 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Dawn Charlesworth | 899 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allison Kay Seabourne | 502 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,687 | 31.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton North East ward

Denton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allison Gwynne | 1,395 | 55.1 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Helena Greenwood | 719 | 28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun O’Rourke | 419 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,533 | 30.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Denton South ward

Denton South :
| 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 | |

### Denton West ward

Denton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brenda Warrington | 1,888 | 60.8 |
| | Conservative | Joan Mary Howarth | 1,217 | 39.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,105 | 34.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Kieran Quinn | 1,582 | 53.7 |
| | BNP | David Gough | 665 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Emlyn Richard Davis | 411 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dunlop | 287 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 31.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | 35.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Holland | 1,977 | 66.4 |
| | BNP | Paul Hindley | 546 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bryan Fletcher | 456 | 15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,431 | 48.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,945 | 35.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Charles Taylor | 1,364 | 50.9 |
| | BNP | Roy Kevin West | 520 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Stacey Frances Knighton | 455 | 17.0 |
| | Green | Martine Marshall | 340 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 31.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,679 | 30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Jonathon Sweeton | 1,299 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Brian Eric Dean | 1,039 | 35.9 |
| | UKIP | Paul Kidd | 283 | 9.8 |
| | Green | Michael Smee | 272 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | 34.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Bernard Sullivan | 1,414 | 68.2 |
| | Conservative | Ali Reza | 658 | 31.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 36.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,072 | 26.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Helen Theresa Bowden | 1,252 | 42.0 |
| | BNP | Nigel Christian Byrne | 719 | 24.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas David Welsby | 544 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Stanley Ball-Foster | 329 | 11.0 |
| | Green | Michelle Valentine | 137 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,981 | 33.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Stuart Bell | 1,735 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Raja Miah | 1,285 | 36.3 |
| | BNP | Rosalind Gauci | 286 | 8.1 |
| | UKIP | John Cooke | 235 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,541 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Longdendale ward

Longdendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Jonathan Neil Reynolds | 1,500 | 54.3 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Cartwright | 783 | 28.3 |
| | Green | Melanie Roberts | 250 | 9.0 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Misell | 231 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,764 | 37.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Mossley ward

Mossley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Valerie Carter | 1,267 | 45.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Idu Miah | 1,036 | 37.3 |
| | Green | Christine Anne Clark | 475 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 35.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St Peter's ward

St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Davis | 1,349 | 59.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Michael Piper | 532 | 23.6 |
| | Conservative | David Afshar | 374 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 817 | 36.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,255 | 27.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | George Roberts | 1,190 | 46.9 |
| | Conservative | Clive Alistair Patrick | 920 | 36.3 |
| | Green | Jean Margaret Smee | 426 | 16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,536 | 28.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Eric Buckley | 1,425 | 55.2 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Ballagher | 742 | 28.7 |
| | Green | Jacintha Muriel Manchester | 271 | 10.5 |
| | UKIP | Angela McManus | 143 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,581 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |