# Ashton Waterloo (ward)

Ashton Waterloo 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: Vimal Choksi (Lab), Lee Huntbach (Green), and Catherine Piddington (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Maria Bailey (Lab) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2006 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2007 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2008 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2010 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2011 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2012 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2014 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Michael Whitley (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2015 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2016 | Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) | Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| 2018 | Vimal Choksi (Lab) | Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) | Catherine Piddington (Lab) |
| Sep 2018 | Vimal Choksi (Lab) | Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) | Pauline Hollinshead (Lab) |
| 2019 | Vimal Choksi (Lab) | Lee Huntbach (Green) | Pauline Hollinshead (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.
indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

## Elections in 2010s
### September 2018

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 | |

### May 2018

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: 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 | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,560 | 59.54 |
| | Conservative | Sam Daniels | 675 | 25.76 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 385 | 14.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 33.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,620 | 31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lorraine Whitehead | 2,382 | 48.03 |
| | Conservative | Sam Daniels | 1,240 | 25.01 |
| | UKIP | Peter Howarth | 1,063 | 21.44 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 274 | 5.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,142 | 23.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,959 | 57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Lynne Travis | 1,447 | 52.33 |
| | Conservative | Jack Rankin | 858 | 31.03 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 460 | 16.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 589 | 21.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,765 | 32 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Whitley | 1,860 | 61.61 |
| | Conservative | Lee Price | 732 | 24.25 |
| | UKIP | Jeanette Harrison | 256 | 8.48 |
| | Green | Michael Baker | 171 | 5.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,128 | 37.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,019 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Lynn Travis | 2,583 | 52.68 |
| | Conservative | Stacey Knighton | 1,377 | 28.08 |
| | BNP | David Gough | 526 | 10.73 |
| | UKIP | Colette Barlow | 417 | 8.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,206 | 24.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,903 | 59 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

## Elections in 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,152 | 40.52 |
| | Conservative | Dot Buckley | 864 | 30.39 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 473 | 16.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Daly | 230 | 8.09 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 124 | 4.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 10.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,843 | 34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| 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 | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Lynn Travis | 1,257 | 40.82 |
| | Conservative | Suzanne Ambler | 767 | 24.91 |
| | BNP | Anthony Jones | 755 | 24.52 |
| | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 300 | 9.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 15.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,079 | 36 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### June 2004

2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Catherine Piddington | 1,588 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Whitley | 1,403 | |
| | Labour | Maria Bailey | 1,213 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hepburn | 1,121 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | John Marsh | 1,064 | |
| | Independent | Alexander Mee | 1,013 | 27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.2 |