2011 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Tameside Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Results

Ashton Hurst ward

Ashton Hurst

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			593	18.20
Turnout			3,258	37
	Labour hold		Swing

Ashton St. Michael's ward

Ashton St. Michael's

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			911	31.72
Turnout			2,872	33
	Labour hold		Swing

Ashton Waterloo ward

Ashton Waterloo

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			1,128	37.36
Turnout			3,019	35
	Labour hold		Swing

Audenshaw ward

Audenshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maria Bailey	1,750	55.86
	Conservative	Stacey Knighton	795	25.38
	BNP	Robert Booth	239	7.63
	UKIP	Joanna Herod	198	6.32
	Green	Stuart Bennett	151	4.82
Majority			955	30.48
Turnout			3,133	36
	Labour hold		Swing

Denton North East ward

Denton North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allison Gwynne	1,871	63.29
	Conservative	Christine Walters	639	21.62
	UKIP	Anthony Misell	268	9.07
	Green	Gerard Boyd	178	6.02
Majority			1,232	41.68
Turnout			2,956	35
	Labour hold		Swing

Denton South ward

Denton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Fowler	1,628	54.83
	Conservative	Steve Roden	545	18.36
	Independent	Carl Simmons	471	15.86
	UKIP	Adrienne Bennett	325	10.95
Majority			1,083	36.48
Turnout			2,969	35
	Labour hold		Swing

Denton West ward

Denton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda Warrington	2,378	64.39
	Conservative	Floyd Paterson	948	25.67
	UKIP	Michelle Harrison	367	9.94
Majority			1,430	38.72
Turnout			3,693	40
	Labour hold		Swing

Droylsden East ward

Droylsden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Kieran Quinn	1,969	62.89
	UKIP	Ted Salmon	595	19.00
	Conservative	Dorothy Buckley	455	14.53
	Green	Mark Stanley	112	3.58
Majority			1,374	43.88
Turnout			3,131	36
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Droylsden West ward

Droylsden West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Holland	2,212	70.90
	Conservative	Sue Murphy	384	12.31
	BNP	Karen Lomas	282	9.04
	UKIP	George Mills	242	7.76
Majority			1,828	58.59
Turnout			3,120	35
	Labour hold		Swing

Dukinfield ward

Dukinfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Taylor	1,905	60.88
	Conservative	Christine Marshall	550	17.58
	BNP	Roy West	340	10.87
	UKIP	John Cooke	189	6.04
	Green	Dylan Lancaster	145	4.63
Majority			1,355	43.30
Turnout			3,129	33
	Labour hold		Swing

Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward

Dukinfield / Stalybridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Sweeton	1,703	54.76
	Conservative	Amanda Buckley	888	28.55
	BNP	Gregory Shorrock	192	6.17
	Green	Michael Smee	170	5.47
	UKIP	Jacqueline Misell	157	5.05
Majority			815	26.21
Turnout			3,110	36
	Labour hold		Swing

Hyde Godley ward

Hyde Godley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Sullivan	1,779	64.15
	Conservative	Thomas Welsby	636	22.15
	UKIP	Duran O'Dwyer	358	12.91
Majority			1,143	41.22
Turnout			2,773	33
	Labour hold		Swing

Hyde Newton ward

Hyde Newton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Helen Bowden	1,890	57.01
	Conservative	Craig Halliday	717	21.63
	BNP	Rosalind Gauci	335	10.11
	UKIP	Ian Horton	239	7.21
	Green	Jacintha Manchester	134	4.04
Majority			1,173	35.38
Turnout			3,315	33
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Hyde Werneth ward

Hyde Werneth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bell	1,858	46.16
	Labour	Raja Miah	1,726	42.88
	Green	June Gill	242	6.01
	UKIP	Stephanie Misell	199	4.94
Majority			132	3.28
Turnout			4,025	46
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longdendale ward

Longdendale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Gillian Peet	1,591	49.73
	Conservative	Robert Adlard	1,209	37.79
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	206	6.44
	Green	Melanie Roberts	193	6.03
Majority			382	11.94
Turnout			3,199	41
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Mossley ward

Mossley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Idu Miah	1,779	51.94
	Independent	Valerie Carter	1,115	32.55
	Green	Christine Clark	334	9.75
	UKIP	Emma Misell	197	5.75
Majority			664	19.39
Turnout			3,425	40
	Labour Co-op gain from Independent		Swing

St Peter's ward

St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David McNally	2,018	70.68
	Conservative	Irene Marsh	354	12.40
	UKIP	Richard Harrison	263	9.21
	Green	Trevor Clarke	220	7.71
Majority			1,664	58.28
Turnout			2,855	31
	Labour hold		Swing

Stalybridge North ward

Stalybridge North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	George Roberts	1,667	54.19
	Conservative	Dominic Johnson	952	30.95
	Green	Jean Smee	230	7.48
	UKIP	Tracy Radcliffe	227	7.38
Majority			715	23.24
Turnout			3,076	32
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Stalybridge South ward

Stalybridge South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Buckley	1,672	54.16
	Labour	Stuart Green	1,008	32.65
	Green	John Spiller	233	7.55
	UKIP	Angela McManus	174	5.64
Majority			664	21.51
Turnout			3,087	36
	Conservative hold		Swing