# 2012 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2012 Tameside Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
One third of the council was up for election, with councillors elected in 2008 Tameside Council election defending their seats with vote share changes calculated on that basis.

## Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

### Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,449 | 49.14 | +15.74 |
| | Conservative | Richard Ambler* | 1,039 | 35.23 | −21.51 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Radcliffe | 274 | 9.29 | −0.57 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 187 | 6.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 13.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,959 | 33.6 | −4.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,475 | 59.79 | +21.76 |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 551 | 22.33 | −15.44 |
| | English Democrat | David Timpson | 283 | 11.47 | N/A |
| | Green | Rochelle Rolland | 158 | 6.40 | +0.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | 37.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,472 | 28.5 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Piddington* | 1,703 | 65.5 | +24.98 |
| | Conservative | Lee Price | 442 | 17 | −13.39 |
| | UKIP | Peter Taylor | 257 | 9.88 | N/A |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 198 | 7.62 | +3.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,261 | 48.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,613 | 30 | −4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Teresa Smith | 1,530 | 58.78 | +17.78 |
| | Conservative | Gaynor Paterson | 440 | 16.90 | −15.24 |
| | UKIP | Tracy Radcliffe | 416 | 15.98 | N/A |
| | Green | Stuart Bennett | 217 | 8.34 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,090 | 41.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 29.4 | −7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Denton North East ward

Denton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Ward | 1,601 | 63.63 | +18.18 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Marshall | 397 | 15.78 | −20.61 |
| | UKIP | Joanna Herod | 339 | 13.47 | N/A |
| | Green | Stephen Boyd | 179 | 7.11 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 47.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,521 | 29.5 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Denton South ward

Denton South :
| 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 | | |

### Denton West ward

Denton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dawson Lane* | 2,052 | 65.90 | +15.69 |
| | Conservative | Christine Marshall | 563 | 18.08 | −31.71 |
| | UKIP | Michelle Harrison | 359 | 11.53 | N/A |
| | Green | Simon Rollinson | 140 | 4.50 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,489 | 47.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,133 | 34 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Middleton* | 1,640 | 61.49 | +15.42 |
| | UKIP | Ted Salmon | 480 | 18.00 | N/A |
| | BNP | Robert Booth | 236 | 8.85 | −23.87 |
| | Conservative | Matt Holgate | 221 | 8.29 | −12.92 |
| | Green | Mark Stanley | 90 | 3.37 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,160 | 43.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,681 | 30.4 | −5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Cooney* | 2,028 | 75.33 | +16.76 |
| | UKIP | George Mills | 305 | 11.33 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dot Buckley | 214 | 7.95 | −13.68 |
| | Green | Jennifer Ball | 145 | 5.39 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,723 | 64.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 30.2 | −4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dukinfield ward

In 2008, Roy West stood in this ward as a British National Party candidate.
Dukinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Wild* | 1,553 | 59.14 | +14.44 |
| | Independent | Roy West | 325 | 12.38 | −13.54 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Roden | 304 | 11.58 | −8.97 |
| | UKIP | John Cooke | 248 | 9.44 | N/A |
| | Green | Dylan Lancaster | 196 | 7.46 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,249 | 47.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,634 | 28 | −3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

The previous councillor for Dukinfield / Stalybridge, Dorothy Cartwright, defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010.
Dukinfield / Stalybridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claire Reynolds | 1,528 | 55.75 | +20.65 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Buckley | 483 | 17.62 | −26.61 |
| | English Democrat | Gregory Shorrock | 364 | 13.28 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Lyn Misell | 211 | 7.70 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Fowler | 155 | 5.65 | −2.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 38.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,748 | 31.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Kitchen* | 1,582 | 65.29 | +22.98 |
| | Conservative | Tom Welsby | 383 | 15.81 | −14.42 |
| | UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 318 | 13.12 | +8.63 |
| | Green | Melanie Roberts | 140 | 5.78 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 | 49.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 | 28.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson* | 1,779 | 60.84 | +24.32 |
| | Conservative | Craig Halliday | 429 | 14.67 | −9.11 |
| | UKIP | Ian Horton | 301 | 10.29 | N/A |
| | BNP | Rosalind Gauchi | 241 | 8.24 | −19.24 |
| | Green | Jacintha Manchester | 174 | 5.95 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | 46.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,928 | 29.5 | −3.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raja Miah | 1,923 | 49.79 | +14.41 |
| | Conservative | Floyd Paterson | 1,470 | 38.06 | −13.98 |
| | UKIP | Stephanie Misell | 243 | 6.29 | −1.11 |
| | Green | June Gill | 226 | 5.85 | +0.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 11.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,870 | 44 | +3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Longdendale ward

Longdendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam White* | 1,407 | 53.76 | +8.20 |
| | Conservative | Rob Adlard | 731 | 27.93 | −8.67 |
| | Green | Damian Mendes-Kelly | 250 | 9.55 | −1.25 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Misell | 229 | 8.75 | +1.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 676 | 25.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,630 | 33.7 | −3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mossley ward

Mossley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Ellie Shember-Critchley | 1,258 | 45.73 | +7.73 |
| | Independent | Dean Aylett | 906 | 32.93 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dominic Johnson | 311 | 11.30 | −10.96 |
| | Green | Christine Clark | 276 | 10.03 | +0.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 12.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,758 | 32.1 | −4.9 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### St Peter's ward

St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Warren Bray* | 1,990 | 77.01 | +24.50 |
| | Green | Trevor Clarke | 339 | 13.12 | +2.28 |
| | Conservative | James Flynn | 255 | 9.87 | −13.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,651 | 63.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,600 | 28.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Jan Jackson | 1,364 | 51.14 | +10.06 |
| | Conservative | Clive Patrick | 833 | 31.23 | −11.47 |
| | English Democrat | Andrew Fogg | 188 | 7.05 | N/A |
| | Green | Jean Smee | 169 | 6.34 | −2.87 |
| | UKIP | Emma Misell | 113 | 4.24 | −2.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 19.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,676 | 28.5 | −1.2 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doreen Dickinson* | 1,368 | 51.76 | −12.06 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Cartwright | 935 | 35.38 | +13.90 |
| | Green | John Spiller | 179 | 6.77 | −1.05 |
| | UKIP | Angela McManus | 161 | 6.09 | −0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 16.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,656 | 31.1 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |