title: 2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004.
  
  Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
  
  | Party | Seats | +/- |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 44 | |
  | Conservative | 7 | |
  | Liberal Democrats | 3 | |
  | Independent | 2 | |
  | Labour hold. | Labour hold. | Labour hold. |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Ashton Hurst ward
  
  Ashton Hurst :
  
  | 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 |
  
  ### Ashton St. Michael's ward
  
  Ashton St. Michael's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,163 | 30.3 |
  | | Labour | William Harrison | 1,161 | |
  | | Labour | Andrew Highton | 1,147 | |
  | | Conservative | Joseph Schofield | 887 | 23.1 |
  | | Conservative | Beryl Bridge | 832 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 807 | 21.0 |
  | | Green | Bryan Dean | 589 | 15.3 |
  | | UKIP | Maurice Jackson | 393 | 10.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 |
  
  ### Ashton Waterloo ward
  
  Ashton Waterloo :
  
  | 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 |
  
  ### Audenshaw ward
  
  Audenshaw :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Karen Wright | 1,680 | 45.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wright | 1,587 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Allison Seabourne | 1,257 | |
  | | Labour | Patricia Haslam | 1,185 | 32.0 |
  | | Labour | Katie Cruickshank | 962 | |
  | | Labour | Colin White | 930 | |
  | | Conservative | Alurie O'Sullivan | 834 | 22.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 |
  
  ### Denton North East ward
  
  Denton North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Martin Wareing | 1,463 | 42.3 |
  | | Labour | Allison Gwynne | 1,441 | |
  | | Labour | Vincent Ricci | 1,291 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alan Yates | 1,012 | 29.3 |
  | | Conservative | Shirley Booth | 982 | 28.4 |
  | | Conservative | Georgina Greenwood | 967 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 |
  
  ### Denton South ward
  
  Denton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Downs | 1,672 | 37.1 |
  | | Labour | Andrew Doubleday | 1,619 | |
  | | Labour | Arthur Grundy | 1,371 | |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Jones | 835 | 18.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Yates | 802 | 17.8 |
  | | BNP | Anthony Jones | 612 | 13.6 |
  | | Green | Steve Fisher | 586 | 13.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 |
  
  ### Denton West ward
  
  Denton West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Andrew Gwynne | 2,218 | 47.8 |
  | | Labour | Brenda Warrington | 1,966 | |
  | | Labour | Michael Smith | 1,751 | |
  | | Conservative | Joan Howarth | 1,272 | 27.4 |
  | | Conservative | Antony Kershaw | 1,143 | |
  | | Conservative | Michael Foy | 1,083 | |
  | | Green | Gerard Boyd | 608 | 13.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Carol Yates | 545 | 11.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 |
  
  ### Droylsden East ward
  
  Droylsden East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jim Middleton | 1,726 | 40.6 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Susan Quinn | 1,563 | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Keiran Quinn | 1,422 | - |
  | | Local Community Party | Jack Crossfield | 1,044 | 24.6 |
  | | BNP | David Gough | 764 | 18.0 |
  | | Conservative | Lynn Major | 714 | 16.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
  
  ### Droylsden West ward
  
  Droylsden West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gerald Cooney | 2,205 | 58.0 |
  | | Labour | Ann Holland | 2,184 | |
  | | Labour | Barrie Holland | 2,078 | |
  | | Independent | Anthony Affleck | 909 | 23.9 |
  | | Conservative | Dorothy Buckley | 689 | 18.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 |
  
  ### Dukinfield ward
  
  Dukinfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Brian Wild | 1,781 | 39.0 |
  | | Labour | John Taylor | 1,661 | |
  | | Labour | Jacqueline Forth | 1,604 | |
  | | Green | Vernon Marshall | 1,032 | 22.6 |
  | | Conservative | Dennis Rick | 903 | 19.8 |
  | | Independent | Grethe Dillon | 854 | 18.7 |
  | | National Front Britain for the British | Terry Blackman | 0 | 0.00 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
  
  ### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
  
  Dukinfield / Stalybridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Charles Meredith | 1,628 | 45.3 |
  | | Labour | David Sweeton | 1,598 | |
  | | Labour | Philip Wilkinson | 1,478 | |
  | | Conservative | Philip Barker | 1,160 | 32.3 |
  | | Conservative | Suzanne Barker | 1,123 | |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Hollingworth | 1,081 | |
  | | Green | Martine Marshall | 806 | 22.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 |
  
  ### Hyde Godley ward
  
  Hyde Godley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joseph Kitchen | 1,334 | 45.9 |
  | | Labour | John Sullivan | 1,257 | |
  | | Labour Co-op | James Fitzpatrick | 1,254 | |
  | | Conservative | James Walton | 897 | 30.8 |
  | | Conservative | John Holt | 831 | |
  | | Conservative | Ali Reza | 686 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Arathoon | 678 | 23.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 |
  
  ### Hyde Newton ward
  
  Hyde Newton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Peter Robinson | 1,482 | 34.1 |
  | | Labour | Joseph Fitzpatrick | 1,363 | |
  | | Labour | Margaret Oldham | 1,296 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 1,059 | 24.4 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 992 | 22.8 |
  | | BNP | Mark Ward | 814 | 18.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 |
  
  ### Hyde Werneth ward
  
  Hyde Werneth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Derek Baines | 2,031 | 42.1 |
  | | Conservative | John Bell | 1,949 | |
  | | Conservative | Ruth Welsby | 1,509 | |
  | | Labour | Alan Barton | 1,364 | 28.3 |
  | | Labour | June Evans | 1,310 | |
  | | Labour | Munsif Ali | 1,045 | |
  | | Independent | Keith Duffy | 863 | 17.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Syed Ali | 568 | 11.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 |
  
  ### Longdendale ward
  
  Longdendale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Sean Parker-Perry | 1,661 | 50.9 |
  | | Labour | Peter Bibby | 1,641 | |
  | | Labour | Samuel Roy Oldham | 1,499 | |
  | | Conservative | Wendy Barker | 1,085 | 33.2 |
  | | Conservative | Terence Shepherd | 1,037 | |
  | | BNP | Beverley Jones | 520 | 15.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 |
  
  ### Mossley ward
  
  Mossley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Roy Etchells | 1,710 | 40.1 |
  | | Labour | James Brierley | 1,390 | 32.6 |
  | | Independent | Michael Hill | 1,270 | |
  | | Independent | William Leeson | 1,248 | |
  | | Labour Co-op | Idu Miah | 1,058 | |
  | | Labour | Lynn Travis | 986 | |
  | | Green | Christine Clark | 591 | 13.9 |
  | | Conservative | Alan Swords | 576 | 13.5 |
  | | Conservative | Carol Owen | 502 | |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Owen | 456 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 |
  
  ### St. Peters ward
  
  St. Peters :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Warren Bray | 1,452 | 37.7 |
  | | Labour | Jack Davis | 1,377 | |
  | | Labour | Stephen Smith | 1,332 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Lewis | 931 | 24.2 |
  | | Green | Trevor Clarke | 776 | 20.1 |
  | | Conservative | Charles Fletcher | 693 | 18.0 |
  | | Conservative | Irene Marsh | 615 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 |
  
  ### Stalybridge North ward
  
  Councillor Frank Robinson died in 2006. The seat was retained for Labour by George Roberts in a by-election on 29 June 2006.
  
  Stalybridge North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bernard Walsh | 1,472 | 45.5 |
  | | Labour | Frank Robinson | 1,434 | |
  | | Labour | Kevin Welsh | 1,376 | |
  | | Conservative | David Buckley | 1,104 | 34.2 |
  | | Conservative | Yvonne Holt | 987 | |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Hartley | 964 | |
  | | Green | Michael Smee | 656 | 20.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | 35.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  
  ### Stalybridge South ward
  
  Stalybridge South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Doreen Dickinson | 1,810 | 51.3 |
  | | Conservative | Colin Grantham | 1,619 | |
  | | Conservative | Suzanne Shepherd | 1,617 | |
  | | Labour | William Fairfoull | 1,144 | 32.4 |
  | | Labour | Glennys Hammond | 1,092 | |
  | | Labour | Gary Arthurs | 1,021 | |
  | | BNP | Nigel Byrne | 573 | 16.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 |
  