Ashton Hurst (ward)

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]

For the area of Manchester, see Ashton-under-Lyne.

Ashton Hurst (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Ashton Hurst within Tameside
Ashton Hurst within Tameside
Coat of Arms of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53.5080°N 2.0749°W / 53.5080; -2.0749
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughTameside
Created2004
Named forAshton-under-Lyne
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leader of the CouncilBrenda Warrington (Labour)
 • CouncillorDolores Lewis (Labour)
 • CouncillorMike Glover (Labour)
 • CouncillorLeigh Drennan (Labour)

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Dolores Lewis (Lab),[3] Mike Glover (Lab),[4] and Leigh Drennan (Lab).[5]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
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

May 2018
2018[6]
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
2016
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
2015
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
2014
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
2012
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
2011
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
2010
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

May 2008
2008
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
2007
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
2006
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
2004
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
  1. "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "Angela Rayner MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "Councillor Dolores Lewis". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. "Councillor Mike Glover". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. "Councillor Leigh Drennan". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 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.
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