Dukinfield / Stalybridge (ward)

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Dukinfield / Stalybridge (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Dukinfield / Stalybridge within Tameside
Dukinfield / Stalybridge within Tameside
Coat of arms of Dukinfield / Stalybridge (Tameside)
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53°28′31″N 2°03′42″W / 53.4754°N 2.0616°W / 53.4754; -2.0616Coordinates: 53°28′31″N 2°03′42″W / 53.4754°N 2.0616°W / 53.4754; -2.0616
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughTameside
Created2004
Named forStalybridge and Hyde
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Stalybridge and Hyde
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leader of the CouncilBrenda Warrington (Labour)
 • CouncillorEleanor Wills (Labour)
 • CouncillorDavid Sweeton (Labour)
 • CouncillorLeanne Feeley (Labour)

Dukinfield / Stalybridge is an electoral ward of Tameside, England.[1] It is represented in Westminster by Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-operative MP for Stalybridge and Hyde.[2]

Councillors[]

The ward is represented by three councillors: Eleanor Wills (Lab),[3] David Sweeton (Lab),[4] and Leanne Feeley (Lab).[5]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Charles Meredith (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Philip Wilkinson (Lab)
2006 Mary Eileen (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Philip Wilkinson (Lab)
2007 Mary Eileen (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Philip Wilkinson (Lab)
2008 Mary Eileen (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Dorothy Cartwright (Con)
2010 Eileen Shorrock (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Dorothy Cartwright (Con)
December 2010 Eileen Shorrock (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Dorothy Cartwright (Lab)[6]
2011 Eileen Shorrock (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Dorothy Cartwright (Lab)
2012 Eileen Shorrock (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Claire Reynolds (Lab)
2014 Eleanor Ballagher (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Claire Reynolds (Lab)
2015 Eleanor Ballagher (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Claire Reynolds (Lab)
2016 Eleanor Ballagher (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Leanne Feeley (Lab)
2018 Eleanor Wills (née Ballagher) (Lab) David Sweeton (Lab) Leanne Feeley (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates a defection from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party.

Elections in 2010s[]

May 2018[]

2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Wills* 1,146
Conservative Les Browning 622
Your Town, Our Town, Stalybridge Town Dave Tate 696
Green Linda Freeman 132
Turnout 2,605 29.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2016[]

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leanne Feeley 1,548 57.44
UKIP David Anderson 772 28.65
Independent Chris Caton-Greasley 375 13.91
Majority 776 28.79
Turnout 2,695 32
Labour hold Swing

May 2015[]

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Sweeton 2,720 54.50
UKIP Wayne Jones 1,821 36.49
Green Mo Ramzan 450 9.02
Majority 899 18.01
Turnout 4,991 58
Labour hold Swing

May 2014[]

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Ballagher 1,194 40.89
UKIP Wayne Jones 954 32.67
Conservative Christine Liley 507 17.36
Green Emily Kelly 206 7.05
Independent Steve Starlord 59 2.02
Majority 240 8.22
Turnout 2,920 33
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2012[]

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Reynolds 1,528 55.75 +20.65
Conservative Amanda Buckley 483 17.62 −26.61
English Democrat Gregory Shorrock 364 13.28 N/A
UKIP Lyn Misell 211 7.70 N/A
Green Michael Fowler 155 5.65 −2.45
Majority 1,045 38.12
Turnout 2,748 31.4 −2.6
Labour hold Swing

May 2011[]

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Sweeton 1,703 54.76
Conservative Amanda Buckley 888 28.55
BNP Gregory Shorrock 192 6.17
Green Michael Smee 170 5.47
UKIP Jacqueline Misell 157 5.05
Majority 815 26.21
Turnout 3,110 36
Labour hold Swing

May 2010[]

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Shorrock 2,304 44.84
Conservative Amanda Buckley 1,762 34.29
BNP Gregory Shorrock 549 10.69
UKIP Jacqueline Misell 277 5.39
Green Michael Smee 246 4.79
Majority 542 10.55
Turnout 5,138 60
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 2000s[]

May 2008[]

2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Cartwright 1,288 44.23
Labour Michael Ballagher 1,022 35.10
BNP Jeffrey Clayton 366 12.57
Green Michael Smee 236 8.10
Majority 266 9.13
Turnout 2,912 34
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 2007[]

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Jonathon Sweeton 1,299 44.9
Conservative Brian Eric Dean 1,039 35.9
UKIP Paul Kidd 283 9.8
Green Michael Smee 272 9.4
Majority 260 9.0
Turnout 2,893 34.3
Labour hold Swing

May 2006[]

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Eileen 1,271 50.62
Conservative Michael Dickinson 1,240 49.38
Majority 31 1.23
Turnout 2,511 30
Labour hold Swing

June 2004[]

2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Meredith 1,628 45.3
Labour David Sweeton 1,598
Labour Philip Wilkinson 1,478
Conservative Philip Barker 1,160 32.3
Conservative Suzanne Barker 1,123
Conservative Andrew Hollingworth 1,081
Green Martine Marshall 806 22.4
Majority
Turnout 39.4

References[]

  1. ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Reynolds MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Councillor Eleanor Wills". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor David Sweeton". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Leanne Feeley". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b Staff writer (27 December 2010). "Tameside Conservative councillor defects to Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ 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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