- Tameside local elections
One third of
Tameside Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.Political control
Labour 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1979
Labour 1979 - present
Council elections
Tameside Council election, 1998 Tameside Council election, 1999 Tameside Council election, 2000 Tameside Council election, 2002 Tameside Council election, 2003 Tameside Council election, 2004 Tameside Council election, 2006 Tameside Council election, 2007 Tameside Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Walter Downs
votes = 900
percentage = 52.2
change = -9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Jones
votes = 346
percentage = 20.1
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Anthony Jones
votes = 316
percentage = 18.3
change = +18.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Barber
votes = 115
percentage = 6.7
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nigel Rolland
votes = 47
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box majority
votes = 554
percentage = 32.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,724
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Roberts
votes = 773
percentage = 45.6
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Buckley
votes = 427
percentage = 25.2
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Hindley
votes = 283
percentage = 16.7
change = +16.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jean Smee
votes = 137
percentage = 8.1
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Baall-Foster
votes = 75
percentage = 4.4
change = +4.4Election box majority
votes = 346
percentage = 20.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,695
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.tameside.gov.uk Tameside Council]
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