Ashton Hurst (ward)
Ashton Hurst (Tameside) | |
|---|---|
.png) Ashton Hurst within Tameside | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Industry and Integrity | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′29″N 2°04′30″W / 53.5080°N 2.0749°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Tameside |
| Created | 2004 |
| Named for | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Government UK Parliament constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |
| • Leader of the Council | Gerald Cooney (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Dan Costello (Conservatives) |
| • Councillor | Mike Glover (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Mohammed Karim (Labour) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2) |
Ashton Hurst is an electoral ward of Tameside, England.[1] It is represented in Westminster by Angela Rayner Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne.[2]
Councillors[edit]
The ward is represented by three councillors (2023): Dan Costello (Con),[3] Mike Glover (Lab),[4] and Mohammed Karim (Lab).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) | |||
| 2006 | John Kelly (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) | |||
| 2007 | John Kelly (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) | |||
| 2008 | John Kelly (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) | |||
| 2010 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) | |||
| 2011 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Richard Ambler (Con) | |||
| 2012 | Pauline Harrison (Lab) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Paul Buckley (Con) | Alan Whitehead (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Paul Buckley (Con) | Mike Glover (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Paul Buckley (Con) | Mike Glover (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Dolores Lewis (Lab) | Mike Glover (Lab) | Leigh Drennan (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in 2010s[edit]
May 2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dolores Lewis | 1,427 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Buckley* | 1384 | |||
| Green | Philip Blakeney | 173 | |||
| Turnout | 2987 | 33.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,536 | 47.42 | ||
| Conservative | Liam Billington | 1,412 | 43.59 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 291 | 8.98 | ||
| Majority | 124 | 3.83 | |||
| Turnout | 3,239 | 37 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Glover | 2,548 | 49.19 | ||
| Conservative | Liam Billington | 2,077 | 40.10 | ||
| Green | Charlotte Hughes | 555 | 10.71 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 9.09 | |||
| Turnout | 5,180 | 58 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 1,377 | 43.17 | ||
| Labour | Debbie Boulton | 1,359 | 42.60 | ||
| Green | Charlotte Hughes | 436 | 13.67 | ||
| Majority | 18 | 0.56 | |||
| Turnout | 3,172 | 36 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leigh Drennan | 1,449 | 49.14 | +15.74 | |
| Conservative | Richard Ambler* | 1,039 | 35.23 | −21.51 | |
| UKIP | Lisa Radcliffe | 274 | 9.29 | −0.57 | |
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 187 | 6.34 | N/A | |
| Majority | 410 | 13.90 | |||
| Turnout | 2,959 | 33.6 | −4.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Whitehead | 1,707 | 52.39 | ||
| Conservative | Dave Westhead | 1,114 | 34.19 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 237 | 7.27 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Taylor | 200 | 6.14 | ||
| Majority | 593 | 18.20 | |||
| Turnout | 3,258 | 37 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauline Harrison | 2,396 | 46.08 | ||
| Conservative | John Kelly | 1,930 | 37.12 | ||
| BNP | Karen Lomas | 400 | 7.69 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Taylor | 241 | 4.63 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 233 | 4.48 | ||
| Majority | 466 | 8.96 | |||
| Turnout | 5,200 | 59 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2000s[edit]
May 2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Ambler | 1,905 | 56.75 | ||
| Labour | Paul Dowthwaite | 1,121 | 33.39 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 331 | 9.86 | ||
| Majority | 784 | 23.35 | |||
| Turnout | 3,357 | 38 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 2007[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Whitehead | 1,337 | 39.8 | ||
| Conservative | Kate Scott | 1,323 | 39.4 | ||
| BNP | Bev Jones | 267 | 8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cerudwen Elizabeth Lawe | 219 | 6.5 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 124 | 3.7 | ||
| UKIP | Paul Littlewood | 86 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 14 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,356 | 38.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2006[edit]
| 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 | 19 | 0.63 | |||
| Turnout | 3,030 | 35 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
June 2004[edit]
| 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 | |||||
| Turnout | 40.1 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Angela Rayner MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Dan Costello". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Mike Glover". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Mohammed Karim". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Tameside Council Local Election Results 2018". Tameside Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.