Denton South (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Denton South within Tameside
Denton South within Tameside
Coat of arms of Denton South (Tameside)
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53°26′33″N 2°06′17″W / 53.4424°N 2.1048°W / 53.4424; -2.1048
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)
 • CouncillorClaire Reid (Labour)
 • CouncillorJack Naylor (Labour)
 • CouncillorGeorge Newton (Labour)

Denton South 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: Claire Reid (Lab),[3] Jack Naylor (Lab),[4] and George Newton (Lab).[5]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Arthur Grundy (Lab) Andrew Doubleday (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2006 Arthur Grundy (Lab) Andrew Doubleday (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
By-election
29 June 2006[6][7]		 Walter Downs (Lab) Andrew Doubleday (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2007 Walter Downs (Lab) Andrew Doubleday (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2008 Walter Downs (Lab) Andrew Doubleday (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2010 Claire Francis (Lab) Andrew Doubleday (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2011 Claire Francis (Lab) Michael Fowler (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2012 Claire Francis (Lab) Michael Fowler (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2014 Claire Francis (Lab) Michael Fowler (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2015 Claire Francis (Lab) Michael Fowler (Lab) Margaret Downs (Lab)
2016 Claire Reid (née Francis) (Lab) Michael Fowler (Lab) George Newton (Lab)
2018 Claire Reid (Lab) Michael Fowler (Lab) George Newton (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Reid* 1,582 67
Conservative Aimee Lumley 561 24
Monster Raving Loony Farmin Dave 206 9
Turnout 2,354 28
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Newton 1,559 50.11
Independent Carl Simmons 1,001 32.18
UKIP Adrienne Shaw 354 11.38
Conservative Carol White 197 6.33
Majority 558 17.94
Turnout 3,111 37
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Fowler 2,092 43.59
Independent Carl Simmons 1,152 24.01
UKIP Adrienne Shaw 719 14.98
Conservative Zoe Gallacher 654 13.63
Green Mark Stanfield 132 2.75
TUSC Dean Kavanagh 50 1.04
Majority 940 19.59
Turnout 4,799 57
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Francis 1,160 41.88
Independent Carl Simmons 1,085 39.17
Conservative Jacob Sutcliffe 342 12.35
Green Michael Smee 92 3.32
TUSC Dean Kavanagh 91 3.29
Majority 75 2.71
Turnout 2,770 33
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Downs 1,369 51.20 −6.33
Independent Carl Simmons 675 25.24 N/A
UKIP Adrienne Bennett 302 11.29 N/A
Conservative Stephen Roden 250 9.35 −33.12
Green Noel Woodhead 78 2.92 N/A
Majority 694 25.95
Turnout 2,682 31.8 +2.2
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Fowler 1,628 54.83
Conservative Steve Roden 545 18.36
Independent Carl Simmons 471 15.86
UKIP Adrienne Bennett 325 10.95
Majority 1,083 36.48
Turnout 2,969 35
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Francis 2,671 56.73
Conservative Steve Roden 1,476 31.35
BNP Stephen Taylor 561 11.92
Majority 1,195 25.38
Turnout 4,708 57
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Downs 1,421 57.53
Conservative Thomas Jones 1,049 42.47
Majority 372 15.06
Turnout 2,470 30
Labour hold Swing

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Doubleday 1,427 57.5
Conservative Thomas Meredith Jones 672 27.1
BNP David Lomas 384 15.5
Majority 755 30.4
Turnout 2,483 29.7
Labour hold Swing

By-election 29 June 2006

By-election 29 June 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter Downs 900 52.2 -9.3
Conservative Thomas Jones 346 20.1 -18.4
BNP Anthony Jones 316 18.3 +18.3
Liberal Democrats David Barber 115 6.7 +6.7
Green Nigel Rolland 47 2.7 +2.7
Majority 554 32.1
Turnout 1,724 20.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Grundy[6] 1,443 61.51
Conservative Thomas Jones 903 38.49
Majority 540 23.02
Turnout 2,346 28
Labour hold Swing

June 2004

2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Downs 1,672 37.1
Labour Andrew Doubleday 1,619
Labour Arthur Grundy 1,371
Conservative Thomas Jones 835 18.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Yates 802 17.8
BNP Anthony Jones 612 13.6
Green Steve Fisher 586 13.0
Majority
Turnout 38.0

References

  1. ↑ "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Andrew Gwynne MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Councillor Claire Reid". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Jack Naylor". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Councillor George Newton". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 Staff writer (5 May 2006). "Councillor dies after count news". BBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. 1 2 "By-Election Results, Thursday, 29 June 2006: Denton South". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ↑ 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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