# Ashton Hurst (ward)

Ashton Hurst 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 (2023): Dan Costello (Con), Mike Glover (Lab), and Mohammed Karim (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) |
| 2006 | John Kelly (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) |
| 2007 | John Kelly (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) |
| 2008 | John Kelly (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) |
| 2010 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) |
| 2011 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) |
| 2012 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) |
| 2014 | Paul Buckley (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) |
| 2015 | Paul Buckley (Con) | Mike Glover (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) |
| 2016 | Paul Buckley (Con) | Mike Glover (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) |
| 2018 | Dolores Lewis (Lab) | Mike Glover (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dolores Lewis | 1,427 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley* | 1384 | |
| | Green | Philip Blakeney | 173 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2987 | 33.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,536 | 47.42 |
| | Conservative | Liam Billington | 1,412 | 43.59 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 291 | 8.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 3.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,239 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Glover | 2,548 | 49.19 |
| | Conservative | Liam Billington | 2,077 | 40.10 |
| | Green | Charlotte Hughes | 555 | 10.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 9.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,180 | 58 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 1,377 | 43.17 |
| | Labour | Debbie Boulton | 1,359 | 42.60 |
| | Green | Charlotte Hughes | 436 | 13.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 36 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| 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 | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Whitehead | 1,707 | 52.39 |
| | Conservative | Dave Westhead | 1,114 | 34.19 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 237 | 7.27 |
| | UKIP | Peter Taylor | 200 | 6.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 18.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,258 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pauline Harrison | 2,396 | 46.08 |
| | Conservative | John Kelly | 1,930 | 37.12 |
| | BNP | Karen Lomas | 400 | 7.69 |
| | UKIP | Peter Taylor | 241 | 4.63 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 233 | 4.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 8.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,200 | 59 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## Elections in 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Ambler | 1,905 | 56.75 |
| | Labour | Paul Dowthwaite | 1,121 | 33.39 |
| | UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 331 | 9.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 23.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,357 | 38 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Whitehead | 1,337 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Kate Scott | 1,323 | 39.4 |
| | BNP | Bev Jones | 267 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cerudwen Elizabeth Lawe | 219 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 124 | 3.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 86 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,356 | 38.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Kelly | 1,196 | 39.47 |
| | Labour | Pauline Harrison | 1,177 | 38.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 372 | 12.28 |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 285 | 9.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 35 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### June 2004

2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Ambler | 1,487 | 40.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Whitehead | 1,475 | 40.3 |
| | Labour | Pauline Harrison | 1,473 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Buckley | 1,452 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Hastie | 1,423 | |
| | Labour | Peter Joinson | 1,404 | |
| | Green | Nigel Rolland | 701 | 19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1 |