Ashton St. Michael's (ward)
Ashton St. Michael's (Tameside) | |
|---|---|
.png) Ashton St. Michael's within Tameside | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Industry and Integrity | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′29″N 2°04′44″W / 53.4914°N 2.0788°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 | Brenda Warrington (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Bill Fairfoull (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Yvonne Cartey (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Margaret Sidebottom (Labour) |
Ashton St Michael's 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: Bill Fairfoull (Lab),[3] Yvonne Cartey (Lab),[4] and Margaret Sidebottom (Lab).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Andrew Highton (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | William Harrison (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Bill Fairfoull (Lab) | Yvonne Cartey (Lab) | Margaret Sidebottom (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in 2010s[edit]
May 2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Fairfoull* | 1,396 | |||
| Conservative | Dot Buckley | 523 | |||
| Green | Hannah Smee | 210 | |||
| Turnout | 2139 | 24 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,714 | 70.10 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Liley | 731 | 29.90 | ||
| Majority | 983 | 40.20 | |||
| Turnout | 2,445 | 29 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2015[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Cartey | 2,621 | 57.95 | ||
| Conservative | Christine Liley | 1,283 | 28.37 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 619 | 13.69 | ||
| Majority | 1,338 | 29.58 | |||
| Turnout | 4,523 | 52 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Fairfoull | 1,466 | 57.78 | ||
| Conservative | Liam Billington | 494 | 19.47 | ||
| Green | Nigel Rolland | 426 | 16.79 | ||
| Patriotic Socialist | Mary Doherty | 151 | 5.95 | ||
| Majority | 972 | 38.31 | |||
| Turnout | 2,537 | 29 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 1,475 | 59.79 | +21.76 | |
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 551 | 22.33 | −15.44 | |
| English Democrat | David Timpson | 283 | 11.47 | N/A | |
| Green | Rochelle Rolland | 158 | 6.40 | +0.78 | |
| Majority | 924 | 37.45 | |||
| Turnout | 2,472 | 28.5 | +0.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Yvonne Cartey | 1,627 | 56.65 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 716 | 24.93 | ||
| English Democrat | David Timpson | 239 | 8.32 | ||
| UKIP | Andy Gee | 145 | 5.05 | ||
| Green | Rochelle Rolland | 145 | 5.05 | ||
| Majority | 911 | 31.72 | |||
| Turnout | 2,872 | 33 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Fairfoull | 2,284 | 50.12 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 1,562 | 34.28 | ||
| UKIP | Andrew Gee | 416 | 9.13 | ||
| Green | Rochelle Rolland | 295 | 6.47 | ||
| Majority | 722 | 15.84 | |||
| Turnout | 4,557 | 54 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2000s[edit]
May 2008[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Margaret Sidebottom | 893 | 38.03 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Buckley | 887 | 37.78 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Bartley | 256 | 10.90 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Harrison | 180 | 7.67 | ||
| Green | Rochelle Rolland | 132 | 5.62 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.26 | |||
| Turnout | 2,348 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2007[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bill Harrison | 993 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Peter Schofield | 773 | 33.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Stephen Daly | 252 | 10.8 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth Blyth | 175 | 7.5 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Harrison | 150 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | 220 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,343 | 28.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2006[edit]
| 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 | 240 | 10.61 | |||
| Turnout | 2,263 | 28 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
June 2004[edit]
| 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 | |||||
| Turnout | 33.6 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Angela Rayner MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Bill Fairfoull". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Yvonne Cartey". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Margaret Sidebottom". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 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.