title: 2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Tameside Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
  
  | Party | Seats | +/- |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 44 | 0 |
  | Conservative | 8 | +1 |
  | Liberal Democrats Audenshaw Focus Team | 2 | -1 |
  | Independent | 2 | 0 |
  | Labour hold. | Labour hold. | Labour hold. |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Ashton Hurst ward
  
  Ashton Hurst :
  
  | 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 | |
  
  ### Ashton St. Michael's ward
  
  Ashton St. Michael's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Andrew Highton | 953 | 42.11 |
  | | Conservative | Joseph Schofield | 713 | 31.51 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Daly | 378 | 16.70 |
  | | Green | Elizabeth Blyth | 219 | 9.68 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 10.61 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 28 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Ashton Waterloo ward
  
  Ashton Waterloo :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Lynn Travis | 1,257 | 40.82 |
  | | Conservative | Suzanne Ambler | 767 | 24.91 |
  | | BNP | Anthony Jones | 755 | 24.52 |
  | | Green | Andrew Threlfall | 300 | 9.74 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 15.91 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,079 | 36 |
  | | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Audenshaw ward
  
  Audenshaw :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Colin White | 1,102 | 40.77 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Allison Seabourne | 955 | 35.33 |
  | | Conservative | Georgina Greenwood | 646 | 23.90 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,703 | 32 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147 | 5.44 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | | |
  
  ### Denton North East ward
  
  Denton North East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Vincent Ricci | 1,364 | 57.41 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Kershaw | 1,012 | 42.59 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 14.81 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | 29 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Denton South ward
  
  Shortly after hearing the result Councillor Arthur Grundy died; he had been suffering from terminal cancer. The seat was retained for Labour a month by Walter Downs later in a by-election.
  
  Denton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Arthur Grundy | 1,443 | 61.51 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Jones | 903 | 38.49 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 23.02 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,346 | 28 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Denton West ward
  
  Denton West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Michael Smith | 1,865 | 58.78 |
  | | Conservative | Joan Howarth | 1,308 | 41.22 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 17.55 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 35 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Droylsden East ward
  
  Droylsden East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Susan Quinn | 1,396 | 48.51 |
  | | BNP | David Gough | 619 | 21.51 |
  | | Conservative | Emlyn Davis | 453 | 15.74 |
  | | Local Community Party | Jack Crossfield | 410 | 14.25 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | 27 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,878 | 33 |
  | | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Droylsden West ward
  
  Droylsden West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Barrie Holland | 1,838 | 61.21 |
  | | BNP | Paul Hindley | 745 | 24.81 |
  | | Conservative | Charles Fletcher | 420 | 13.99 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | 36.40 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,003 | 34 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Dukinfield ward
  
  Dukinfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jacqueline Lane | 1,258 | 51.64 |
  | | Green | Vernon Marshall | 678 | 27.83 |
  | | Independent | Fiona Henderson | 500 | 20.53 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 580 | 23.81 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | 28 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
  
  Dukinfield / Stalybridge :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Eileen | 1,271 | 50.62 |
  | | Conservative | Michael Dickinson | 1,240 | 49.38 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.23 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,511 | 30 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hyde Godley ward
  
  Hyde Godley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | James Fitzpatrick | 1,322 | 50.62 |
  | | Conservative | Ali Reza | 673 | 49.38 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.23 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,511 | 26 |
  | | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hyde Newton ward
  
  Councillor Margaret Oldham died in office in November 2008. The seat was retained by Philip Fitzpatrick for Labour in a by-election in February 2009.
  
  Hyde Newton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Oldham | 1,085 | 36.94 |
  | | BNP | Nigel Byrne | 761 | 25.91 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 552 | 18.79 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ball-Foster | 363 | 12.36 |
  | | Green | Michelle Valentine | 176 | 5.99 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 11.03 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 | 33 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hyde Werneth ward
  
  Hyde Werneth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ruth Welsby | 1,696 | 54.52 |
  | | Labour | Alan Barton | 1,415 | 45.48 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 9.03 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,111 | 37 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Longdendale ward
  
  Longdendale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Roy Oldham | 1,429 | 51.48 |
  | | Conservative | Wendy Ince | 915 | 32.96 |
  | | BNP | Beverley Jones | 432 | 15.56 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 18.52 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 37 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Mossley ward
  
  Mossley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Ann Etchells | 1,240 | 35.2 |
  | | Independent | Valerie Carter | 1,003 | |
  | | Labour Co-op | Idu Miah | 851 | 24.1 |
  | | Labour | Michael Hill | 797 | |
  | | Conservative | David Buckley | 772 | 21.9 |
  | | Green | Christine Clark | 661 | 18.8 |
  | | Green | Jacintha Manchester | 448 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.6 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
  
  ### St. Peters ward
  
  St. Peters :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Stephen Smith | 1,254 | 52.58 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Piper | 502 | 21.05 |
  | | Conservative | David Afshar | 333 | 13.96 |
  | | Green | Stuart Mortimore | 296 | 12.41 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 31.53 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | 28 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Stalybridge North ward
  
  Stalybridge North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kevin Welsh | 1,219 | 47.84 |
  | | Conservative | Terence Shepherd | 850 | 33.36 |
  | | Green | Jean Smee | 479 | 18.80 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 14.48 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,548 | 28 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Stalybridge South ward
  
  Stalybridge South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Basil Beeley | 1,392 | 56.49 |
  | | Labour | Bill Fairfoull | 610 | 24.76 |
  | | Green | Melanie Roberts | 462 | 18.75 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 782 | 31.74 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | 32 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  