Tameside Council election, 2008
Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election the composition of the council was
Candidates
Ashton Hurst ward
| Ashton Hurst ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Conservative |
Richard Ambler |
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Labour |
Paul Dowthwaite |
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UKIP |
Paul Littlewood |
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Ashton St. Michaels ward
Ashton Waterloo ward
Audenshaw ward
| Audenshaw ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jean Brazil |
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BNP |
David Gough |
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Conservative |
Stacey Knighton |
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Denton North East ward
Denton South ward
| Denton South ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Downs |
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Conservative |
Thomas Jones |
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Denton West ward
Droylsden East ward
| Droylsden East ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
David Lomas |
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Labour |
Jim Middleton |
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Conservative |
Lee Robinson |
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Droylsden West ward
| Droylsden West ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Labour |
Gerald Cooney |
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BNP |
Paul Hindley |
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Conservative |
Gill Westhead |
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Dukinfield ward
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
| Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Ballagher |
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Conservative |
Dorothy Cartwright |
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BNP |
Jeffrey Clayton |
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Green |
Michael Smee |
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Hyde Godley ward
Hyde Newton ward
Hyde Werneth ward
Longdendale ward
Mossley ward
St. Peter's ward
Stalybridge North ward
Stalybridge South ward
| Stalybridge South ward |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Doreen Dickinson |
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Labour |
Pauline Harrison |
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UKIP |
Angela McManus |
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Green |
Melanie Roberts |
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