2008 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election December 2023 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. After the election the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Labour 44 -1Conservative 10 +2Independent 3 0Liberal Democrat 0 –1 Ward results Ashton Hurst ward Ashton Hurst Election results for Ashton Hurst http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=191&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Ambler 1,905 56.75 Labour Party (UK) Paul Dowthwaite 1,121 33.39 United Kingdom Independence Party Paul Littlewood 331 9.86 784 23.35 3,357 38 Conservative Party (UK) Ashton St. Michael's ward Ashton St. Michael's Election results for Ashton St Michael's http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=192&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Sidebottom 893 38.03 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Buckley 887 37.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Bartley 256 10.90 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Harrison 180 7.67 Green Party of England and Wales Rochelle Rolland 132 5.62 6 0.26 2,348 28 Labour Party (UK) Ashton Waterloo ward Ashton Waterloo Election results for Ashton Waterloo http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=193&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Piddington 1,152 40.52 Conservative Party (UK) Dot Buckley 864 30.39 British National Party Anthony Jones 473 16.64 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Daly 230 8.09 Green Party of England and Wales Nigel Rolland 124 4.36 288 10.13 2,843 34 Labour Party (UK) Audenshaw ward Audenshaw Election results for Audenshaw http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=194&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Jean Brazil 1,292 41.00 Conservative Party (UK) Stacey Knighton 1,013 32.15 British National Party David Gough 846 26.85 279 8.85 3,151 37 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Denton North East ward Denton North East Election results for Denton North East http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=195&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Martin Wareing 1,139 45.45 Conservative Party (UK) Georgina Greenwood 912 36.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shaun O'Rourke 455 18.16 227 9.06 2,506 30 Labour Party (UK) Denton South ward Denton South Election results for Denton South http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=196&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Downs 1,421 57.53 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Jones 1,049 42.47 372 15.06 2,470 30 Labour Party (UK) Denton West ward Denton West Election results for Denton West http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=197&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Dawson Lane 1,578 50.21 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Howarth 1,565 49.79 13 0.41 3,143 35 Labour Party (UK) Droylsden East ward Droylsden East Election results for Droylsden East http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=198&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Jim Middleton 1,408 46.07 British National Party David Lomas 1,000 32.72 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Robinson 648 21.20 408 13.35 3,056 35 Labour Party (UK) Droylsden West ward Droylsden West Election results for Droylsden West http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=199&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Gerald Cooney 1,779 58.58 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Westhead 657 21.63 British National Party Paul Hindley 601 19.79 1,122 36.94 3,037 35 Labour Party (UK) Dukinfield ward Dukinfield Election results for Dukinfield http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=200&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Brian Wild 1,266 44.70 British National Party Roy West 734 25.92 Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Major 582 20.55 Green Party of England and Wales Martine Marshall 250 8.83 532 18.79 2,832 32 Labour Party (UK) Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward Dorothy Cartwright defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010. Staff writer Tameside Conservative councillor defects to Labour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12082949 BBC News 27 December 2010 3 January 2018 Dukinfield / Stalybridge Election results for Dukinfield/Stalybridge http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=201&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Cartwright 1,288 44.23 Labour Party (UK) Michael Ballagher 1,022 35.10 British National Party Jeffrey Clayton 366 12.57 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Smee 236 8.10 266 9.13 2,912 34 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hyde Godley ward Hyde Godley Election results for Hyde Godley http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=202&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Joe Kitchen 1,026 42.31 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Welsby 733 30.23 British National Party Rosalind Gauci 293 12.08 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Ball-Foster 264 10.89 United Kingdom Independence Party Duran O'Dwyer 109 4.49 293 12.08 2,425 30 Labour Party (UK) Hyde Newton ward Hyde Newton Election results for Hyde Newton http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=203&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Co-operative Peter Robinson 1,124 36.52 British National Party Nigel Byrne 846 27.49 Conservative Party (UK) John Welsh 732 23.78 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Ball-Foster 376 12.22 278 9.03 3,078 33 Labour Co-operative Hyde Werneth ward Hyde Werneth Election results for Hyde Werneth http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=204&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Baines 1,821 52.04 Labour Party (UK) Claire Francis 1,238 35.38 United Kingdom Independence Party John Cooke 259 7.40 Green Party of England and Wales June Gill 181 5.17 583 16.66 3,499 41 Conservative Party (UK) Longdendale ward Longdendale Election results for Longdendale http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=205&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Co-operative Sean Parker-Perry 1,316 45.57 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Barker 1,057 36.60 Green Party of England and Wales Ruth Bergan 312 10.80 United Kingdom Independence Party Kevin Misell 203 7.03 259 8.97 2,888 38 Labour Co-operative Mossley ward Mossley Election results for Mossley http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=206&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Independent (politician) Roy Etchells 1,133 37.99 Labour Party (UK) Idu Miah 910 30.52 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Hartley 664 22.27 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Clark 275 9.22 223 7.48 2,982 37 Independent (politician) St Peter's ward St Peter's Election results for St Peters http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=207&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Labour Party (UK) Warren Bray 1,265 52.51 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Ward 570 23.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Dunlop 313 12.99 Green Party of England and Wales Trevor Clarke 261 10.83 695 28.85 2,409 28 Labour Party (UK) Stalybridge North ward Stalybridge North Election results for Stalybridge North http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=208&RPID=500263619 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Clive Patrick 1,159 42.70 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Walsh 1,115 41.08 Green Party of England and Wales Jean Smee 250 9.21 United Kingdom Independence Party Tracy Radcliffe 190 7.00 44 1.62 2,714 30 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stalybridge South ward Stalybridge South Election results for Stalybridge South http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=209&RPID=500263607 tameside.moderngov.co.uk Tameside MBC 1 May 2008 30 December 2017 Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Dickinson 1,771 63.82 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Harrison 596 21.48 Green Party of England and Wales Melanie Roberts 217 7.82 United Kingdom Independence Party Angela McManus 191 6.88 1,175 42.34 2,775 33 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester