title: Hyde Godley (ward)
text: # Hyde Godley (ward)
  
  Hyde Godley is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-operative MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  The ward is represented by three councillors: Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op), Betty Affleck (Lab), and Joe Kitchen (Lab).
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2006 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2007 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2008 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2010 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2011 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2012 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2014 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | John Sullivan (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2015 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | Betty Affleck (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2016 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | Betty Affleck (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  | 2018 | Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op) | Betty Affleck (Lab) | Joe Kitchen (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.
  
  ## Elections in 2010s
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick* | 1,254 | |
  | | Conservative | Andrea Colbourne | 901 | |
  | | Green | Philip King | 198 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 26 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,440 | 54.38 |
  | | UKIP | Andrea Colbourne | 842 | 31.80 |
  | | Conservative | Forhad Jani | 366 | 13.82 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 22.58 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,648 | 31 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Betty Affleck | 2,194 | 47.75 |
  | | UKIP | Gail Jones | 1,256 | 27.33 |
  | | Conservative | Mohammed Iqbal | 790 | 17.19 |
  | | Green | Nick Koopman | 297 | 6.46 |
  | | TUSC | Peter Jones | 58 | 1.26 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 20.41 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,595 | 53 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Jim Fitzpatrick | 1,597 | 62.16 |
  | | Conservative | Mohammed Iqbal | 493 | 19.19 |
  | | Green | Nicholas Koopman | 479 | 18.65 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,104 | 42.97 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,569 | 30 |
  | | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,582 | 65.29 | +22.98 |
  | | Conservative | Tom Welsby | 383 | 15.81 | −14.42 |
  | | UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 318 | 13.12 | +8.63 |
  | | Green | Melanie Roberts | 140 | 5.78 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,199 | 49.84 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,437 | 28.9 | −2.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Sullivan | 1,779 | 64.15 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 636 | 22.15 |
  | | UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 358 | 12.91 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,143 | 41.22 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,773 | 33 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour Co-op | Jim Fitzpatrick | 2,310 | 51.21 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 1,279 | 28.35 |
  | | BNP | Robert Booth | 424 | 9.40 |
  | | UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 267 | 5.92 |
  | | Green | Glennis Sharpe | 231 | 5.12 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,031 | 22.86 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,511 | 55 |
  | | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
  
  ## Elections in 2000s
  
  ### May 2008
  
  2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joe Kitchen | 1,026 | 42.31 |
  | | Conservative | Thomas Welsby | 733 | 30.23 |
  | | BNP | Rosalind Gauci | 293 | 12.08 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Ball-Foster | 264 | 10.89 |
  | | UKIP | Duran O'Dwyer | 109 | 4.49 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 12.08 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,425 | 30 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2007
  
  2007 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | John Bernard Sullivan | 1,414 | 68.2 |
  | | Conservative | Ali Reza | 658 | 31.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 36.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,072 | 26.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2006
  
  2006 :
  
  | 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 | |
  
  ### June 2004
  
  2004 :
  
  | 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 |
  