# 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 57 seats were up for election.

## Background

Since its creation in 1974, Tameside has always been under Labour control, aside from 1978 to 1982 when the Conservatives held a majority. 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.
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.

## Previous council composition

| After 2021 election | After 2021 election | After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 50 | | Labour | 50 |
| | Conservative | 6 | | Conservative | 6 |
| | Green | 1 | | Green | 1 |

## Results

2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 15 | 2 | 78.9 | 33 | 48 | 84.2 | 26,077 | 54.6 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 21.1 | 4 | 8 | 14.0 | 17,332 | 36.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 4,136 | 8.7 | -2.1 |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.2 | -0.5 |

## Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

### Ashton Hurst

Ashton Hurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lucy Turner | 1,411 | 50.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Dolores Lewis* | 1,384 | 49.5 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,795 | 32.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.9 | |

### Ashton St. Michael's

Ashton St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Fairfoull* | 1,249 | 59.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Golas | 565 | 27.1 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Keith Whitehead | 270 | 13.0 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Ashton Waterloo

Ashton Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vimal Choksi* | 1,290 | 50.2 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Lorraine Whitehead | 899 | 35.0 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Daniels | 382 | 14.9 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,579 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Audenshaw

Audenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Oliver Ryan* | 1,520 | 52.1 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Danny Mather | 1,178 | 40.4 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Luke Robinson | 221 | 7.6 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,930 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 | |

### Denton North East

Denton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Ricci* | 1,211 | 56.7 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Cobb | 663 | 31.0 | −2.0 |
| | Green | John Bradley | 163 | 7.6 | −0.9 |
| | Reform UK | Barbara Mitchison | 100 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 25.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Denton South

Denton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claire Reid* | 1,466 | 64.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Cho | 794 | 35.1 | +8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Denton West

Denton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Smith* | 1,788 | 65.9 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Matt Allen | 704 | 26.0 | −4.2 |
| | Green | Jean Smee | 220 | 8.1 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 39.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,735 | 30.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Droylsden East

Droylsden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Quinn* | 1,297 | 57.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Harrison Roden | 700 | 30.8 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Louise Axon | 276 | 12.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,298 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### Droylsden West

Droylsden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barrie Holland* | 1,476 | 69.0 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Stevenson | 664 | 31.0 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 812 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,174 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Dukinfield

Dukinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Lane* | 1,263 | 58.0 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | James Cooper | 602 | 27.6 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Julie Wood | 313 | 14.4 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,184 | 23.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Dukinfield Stalybridge

Dukinfield Stalybridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Wills* | 1,256 | 46.3 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Kurt McPartland | 1,159 | 42.7 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Linda Freeman | 300 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,734 | 31.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Hyde Godley

Hyde Godley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrea Colbourne | 1,417 | 51.5 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | David McAllister | 1,334 | 48.5 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,779 | 29.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Hyde Newton

Hyde Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Roderick | 1,572 | 58.9 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Melissa Molloy | 1,097 | 41.1 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,704 | 24.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Hyde Werneth

Hyde Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Chadwick* | 1,830 | 52.9 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | John Mercer | 1,356 | 39.2 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Alex Cooper | 273 | 7.9 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,468 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Longdendale

Longdendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Cooper* | 1,371 | 65.7 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Lavlu Kader | 715 | 34.3 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Mossley

Mossley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Homer* | 1,469 | 54.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hay | 733 | 27.3 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Christine Clark | 344 | 12.8 | −2.4 |
| | Women's Equality | Hattie Thomas | 135 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,699 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### St. Peters

St. Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Bowerman* | 1,696 | 72.5 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | David Rose | 367 | 15.7 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Trevor Clarke | 276 | 11.8 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,329 | 56.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |

### Stalybridge North

Stalybridge North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sam Gosling* | 1,129 | 46.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | David Tilbrook | 977 | 40.5 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Alice Mason-Power | 308 | 12.8 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,428 | 26.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Stalybridge South

Stalybridge South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liam Billington* | 1,374 | 52.9 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Nick Axford | 950 | 36.6 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Amanda Hickling | 273 | 10.5 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |