Audenshaw (ward)

For the town, see Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Audenshaw within Tameside
Audenshaw within Tameside
Coat of arms of Audenshaw (Tameside)
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Map
Coordinates: 53°28′20″N 2°07′47″W / 53.4721°N 2.1298°W / 53.4721; -2.1298
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughTameside
Created2004
Named forDenton and Reddish
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Denton and Reddish
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leader of the CouncilBrenda Warrington (Labour)
 • CouncillorOliver Ryan (Labour)
 • CouncillorMaria Bailey (Labour)
 • CouncillorTeresa Smith (Labour)

Audenshaw is an electoral ward of Tameside, England.[1] It is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne Labour MP for Denton and Reddish.[2]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Oliver Ryan (Lab),[3] Maria Bailey (Lab),[4] and Teresa Smith (Lab).[5]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Allison Seabourne (Lib Dem) Peter Wright (Lib Dem) Karen Wright (Lib Dem)
2006 Colin White (Lab) Peter Wright (Lib Dem) Karen Wright (Lib Dem)
2007 Colin White (Lab) Wendy Brelsford (Lab) Karen Wright (Lib Dem)
2008 Colin White (Lab) Wendy Brelsford (Lab) Jean Brazil (Lab)
2010 Colin White (Lab) Wendy Brelsford (Lab) Jean Brazil (Lab)
2011 Colin White (Lab) Maria Bailey (Lab) Jean Brazil (Lab)
2012 Colin White (Lab) Maria Bailey (Lab) Teresa Smith (Lab)
2014 Oliver Ryan (Lab) Maria Bailey (Lab) Teresa Smith (Lab)
2015 Oliver Ryan (Lab) Maria Bailey (Lab) Teresa Smith (Lab)
2016 Oliver Ryan (Lab) Maria Bailey (Lab) Teresa Smith (Lab)
2018 Oliver Ryan (Lab) Maria Bailey (Lab) Teresa Smith (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oliver Ryan* 1,581
Conservative Danny Mather 922
UKIP Peter Harris 195
Green Georgia Blakeney 161
Turnout 2,865 30
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Teresa Smith 1,465 45.31
Conservative David Johnson 858 26.54
UKIP Maurice Jackson 725 22.42
Green Joe Henthorn 167 5.17
Community Party of Great Britain Paul Ward 18 0.56
Majority 607 18.78
Turnout 3,233 35
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Bailey 2,832 52.15
UKIP Maurice Jackson 1,988 36.61
Green Mark Stanley 526 9.69
Communist Paul Ward 84 1.55
Majority 844 15.54
Turnout 5,430 60
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oliver Ryan 1,284 42.32
UKIP David Turner 1,162 38.30
Conservative Colin White 429 14.14
Green Nancy Jaegar 159 5.24
Majority 122 4.02
Turnout 3,034 33
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Teresa Smith 1,530 58.78 +17.78
Conservative Gaynor Paterson 440 16.90 −15.24
UKIP Tracy Radcliffe 416 15.98 N/A
Green Stuart Bennett 217 8.34 N/A
Majority 1,090 41.87
Turnout 2,612 29.4 −7.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Bailey 1,750 55.86
Conservative Stacey Knighton 795 25.38
BNP Robert Booth 239 7.63
UKIP Joanna Herod 198 6.32
Green Stuart Bennett 151 4.82
Majority 955 30.48
Turnout 3,133 36
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin White 2,714 51.68
Conservative Sharon Knighton 1,710 32.56
BNP Anthony Jones 828 15.77
Majority 1,004 19.12
Turnout 5,252 62
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Brazil 1,292 41.00
Conservative Stacey Knighton 1,013 32.15
BNP David Gough 846 26.85
Majority 279 8.85
Turnout 3,151 37
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Brelsford 1,286 47.9
Conservative Elizabeth Dawn Charlesworth 899 33.5
Liberal Democrats Allison Kay Seabourne 502 18.7
Majority 387 14.4
Turnout 2,687 31.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin White 1,102 40.77
Liberal Democrats Allison Seabourne 955 35.33
Conservative Georgina Greenwood 646 23.90
Majority 2,703 32
Turnout 147 5.44
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

June 2004

2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Wright 1,680 45.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Wright 1,587
Liberal Democrats Allison Seabourne 1,257
Labour Patricia Haslam 1,185 32.0
Labour Katie Cruickshank 962
Labour Colin White 930
Conservative Alurie O'Sullivan 834 22.5
Majority
Turnout 38.5

References

  1. ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Andrew Gwynne MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Councillor Oliver Ryan". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor Maria Bailey". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Teresa Smith". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ 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.