# Ashton St. Michael's (ward)

Ashton St Michael's is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Angela Rayner Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne.

## Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Bill Fairfoull (Lab), Yvonne Cartey (Lab), and Margaret Sidebottom (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2006 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2007 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2008 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2010 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2011 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2012 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2014 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2015 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2016 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
| 2018 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Fairfoull* | 1,396 | |
| | Conservative | Dot Buckley | 523 | |
| | Green | Hannah Smee | 210 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2139 | 24 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,714 | 70.10 |
| | Conservative | Christine Liley | 731 | 29.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | 40.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,445 | 29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Cartey | 2,621 | 57.95 |
| | Conservative | Christine Liley | 1,283 | 28.37 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 619 | 13.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | 29.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,523 | 52 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Fairfoull | 1,466 | 57.78 |
| | Conservative | Liam Billington | 494 | 19.47 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 426 | 16.79 |
| | Patriotic Socialist | Mary Doherty | 151 | 5.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 38.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,537 | 29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yvonne Cartey | 1,627 | 56.65 |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 716 | 24.93 |
| | English Democrat | David Timpson | 239 | 8.32 |
| | UKIP | Andy Gee | 145 | 5.05 |
| | Green | Rochelle Rolland | 145 | 5.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 31.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,872 | 33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Fairfoull | 2,284 | 50.12 |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 1,562 | 34.28 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Gee | 416 | 9.13 |
| | Green | Rochelle Rolland | 295 | 6.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 15.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,557 | 54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Elections in 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| 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 | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| 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 | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Highton | 953 | 42.11 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Schofield | 713 | 31.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Daly | 378 | 16.70 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Blyth | 219 | 9.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 10.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 28 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### June 2004

2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,163 | 30.3 |
| | Labour | William Harrison | 1,161 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Highton | 1,147 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Schofield | 887 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Bridge | 832 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 807 | 21.0 |
| | Green | Bryan Dean | 589 | 15.3 |
| | UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 393 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 |