# 2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Ward results

Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.

### Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dolores Lewis | 1,427 | 47.8 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley* | 1384 | 46.4 | 2.8 |
| | Green | Philip Blakeney | 173 | 5.8 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,987 | 33.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Ashton St. Michaels ward

Ashton St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Fairfoull* | 1,396 | 65.6 | 4.5 |
| | Conservative | Dot Buckley | 523 | 24.6 | 5.3 |
| | Green | Hannah Smee | 210 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,139 | 24 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vimal Choksi | 1,337 | 57.4 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | Kate Scott | 672 | 28.9 | 3.1 |
| | Green | Lee Huntbach | 319 | 13.7 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 665 | 28.5 | 5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,735 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,336 | 26.7 | 4.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Oliver Ryan* | 1,581 | 55.3 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | Danny Mather | 922 | 32.2 | 5.7 |
| | UKIP | Peter Harris | 195 | 6.8 | 15.6 |
| | Green | Georgia Blakeney | 161 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | 30 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Denton North East ward

Denton North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vincent Ricci* | 1,375 | 59.8 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Cobb | 747 | 32.5 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jen Neild | 177 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Denton South ward

Denton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claire Reid* | 1,582 | 67.3 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Aimee Lumley | 561 | 23.9 | 17.6 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Farmin Dave | 206 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 28 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Denton West ward

Denton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Smith* | 1,730 | 60.2 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dunne | 777 | 27.1 | 11.6 |
| | Green | Jean Smee | 365 | 12.7 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,883 | 30.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Quinn* | 1,333 | 60.4 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Matt Stevenson | 656 | 29.7 | 20.6 |
| | Green | David Melvin | 149 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Offerman | 70 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,213 | 24.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barrie Holland* | 1,453 | 63.6 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Declan Ruane | 362 | 15.8 | 4.0 |
| | Green | Annie Train | 274 | 12.0 | 4.9 |
| | UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 197 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | 25.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Lane* | 1,427 | 61.5 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Lucy Turner | 623 | 26.8 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Julie Wood | 271 | 11.7 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,328 | 24.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Wills* | 1,146 | 44.1 | 13.3 |
| | Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town | Dave Tate | 696 | 26.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Les Browning | 622 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Linda Freeman | 132 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,605 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick* | 1,254 | 53.3 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrea Colbourne | 901 | 38.3 | 24.5 |
| | Green | Philip King | 198 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 26 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Fitzpatrick* | 1,336 | 52.6 | − |
| | Conservative | Michael Gibbins | 827 | 32.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 194 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Baker | 181 | 7.1 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,547 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Chadwick | 1,631 | 48.8 | 2.4 |
| | Labour | Andy Kinsey* | 1,422 | 42.6 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Nina West | 155 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard O'Brien | 131 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,348 | 37 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longdendale ward

Longdendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Cooper* | 1,286 | 55.8 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | Liam Tomlinson | 746 | 32.4 | 2.5 |
| | Green | Irene Brierley | 273 | 11.8 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,311 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mossley ward

Mossley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Homer | 1,145 | 40.8 | 1.4 |
| | Mossley Independent Community Party | Lesley Bill | 721 | 25.7 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | Dean Aylett | 359 | 12.8 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooper | 319 | 11.4 | 0.3 |
| | Green | Christine Clark | 174 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Ashe | 86 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,811 | 32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St Peter's ward

St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Bowerman* | 1,922 | 77.8 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | Jeff McEwen | 349 | 14.1 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Trevor Clarke | 201 | 8.1 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,479 | 26.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sam Gosling | 1,123 | 41.1 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | David Tilbrook | 831 | 30.4 | 1.4 |
| | Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town | Lee Stafford | 666 | 24.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Laura Dias De Almeida | 105 | 3.8 | 12.5 |
| | Communist League | Hugo Wils | 6 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,737 | 29 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liam Billington | 1,233 | 44.8 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Katy Flanagan | 834 | 30.3 | 5.7 |
| | Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town | Jennifer Brayne | 582 | 21.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Amanda Hickling | 106 | 3.8 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,760 | 25 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Changes between 2018 and 2019
### Ashton Waterloo by election 2018

Cllr Catherine Piddington, last elected in 2016, died.
Ashton Waterloo by-election, 6 September 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Hollinshead | 889 | 52.5 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Lee Huntbach | 448 | 26.4 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Therese Costello | 357 | 21.1 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 26.1 | 2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,717 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 19.5 | 7.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |