Ashton St. Michael's (ward)

Ashton St Michael's 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 town, see Ashton-under-Lyne.

Ashton St. Michael's (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Ashton St. Michael's within Tameside
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53.4914°N 2.0788°W / 53.4914; -2.0788
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)
 • CouncillorBill Fairfoull (Labour)
 • CouncillorYvonne Cartey (Labour)
 • CouncillorMargaret Sidebottom (Labour)

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Bill Fairfoull (Lab),[3] Yvonne Cartey (Lab),[4] and Margaret Sidebottom (Lab).[5]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Andrew Highton (Lab) William Harrison (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2006 Andrew Highton (Lab) William Harrison (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2007 Andrew Highton (Lab) William Harrison (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2008 Andrew Highton (Lab) William Harrison (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2010 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) William Harrison (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2011 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Yvonne Cartey (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2012 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Yvonne Cartey (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2014 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Yvonne Cartey (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2015 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Yvonne Cartey (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2016 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Yvonne Cartey (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)
2018 Bill Fairfoull (Lab) Yvonne Cartey (Lab) Margaret Sidebottom (Lab)

     indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018
2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Fairfoull* 1,396
Conservative Dot Buckley 523
Green Hannah Smee 210
Turnout 2139 24
Labour hold Swing

May 2016
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Margaret Sidebottom 1,714 70.10
Conservative Christine Liley 731 29.90
Majority 983 40.20
Turnout 2,445 29
Labour hold Swing

May 2015
2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Yvonne Cartey 2,621 57.95
Conservative Christine Liley 1,283 28.37
Green Nigel Rolland 619 13.69
Majority 1,338 29.58
Turnout 4,523 52
Labour hold Swing

May 2014
2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Fairfoull 1,466 57.78
Conservative Liam Billington 494 19.47
Green Nigel Rolland 426 16.79
Patriotic Socialist Mary Doherty 151 5.95
Majority 972 38.31
Turnout 2,537 29
Labour hold Swing

May 2012
2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Margaret Sidebottom 1,475 59.79 +21.76
Conservative Paul Buckley 551 22.33 −15.44
English Democrat David Timpson 283 11.47 N/A
Green Rochelle Rolland 158 6.40 +0.78
Majority 924 37.45
Turnout 2,472 28.5 +0.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2011
2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Yvonne Cartey 1,627 56.65
Conservative Paul Buckley 716 24.93
English Democrat David Timpson 239 8.32
UKIP Andy Gee 145 5.05
Green Rochelle Rolland 145 5.05
Majority 911 31.72
Turnout 2,872 33
Labour hold Swing

May 2010
2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Fairfoull 2,284 50.12
Conservative Paul Buckley 1,562 34.28
UKIP Andrew Gee 416 9.13
Green Rochelle Rolland 295 6.47
Majority 722 15.84
Turnout 4,557 54
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008
2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Margaret Sidebottom 893 38.03
Conservative Paul Buckley 887 37.78
Liberal Democrats John Bartley 256 10.90
UKIP Richard Harrison 180 7.67
Green Rochelle Rolland 132 5.62
Majority 6 0.26
Turnout 2,348 28
Labour hold Swing

May 2007
2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Harrison 993 42.4
Conservative Joseph Peter Schofield 773 33.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Stephen Daly 252 10.8
Green Elizabeth Blyth 175 7.5
UKIP Richard Harrison 150 6.4
Majority 220 9.4
Turnout 2,343 28.8
Labour hold Swing

May 2006
2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Andrew Highton 953 42.11
Conservative Joseph Schofield 713 31.51
Liberal Democrats Paul Daly 378 16.70
Green Elizabeth Blyth 219 9.68
Majority 240 10.61
Turnout 2,263 28
Labour hold Swing

June 2004
2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Margaret Sidebottom 1,163 30.3
Labour William Harrison 1,161
Labour Andrew Highton 1,147
Conservative Joseph Schofield 887 23.1
Conservative Beryl Bridge 832
Liberal Democrats John Bartley 807 21.0
Green Bryan Dean 589 15.3
UKIP Maurice Jackson 393 10.2
Majority
Turnout 33.6
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References
  1. "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "Angela Rayner MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "Councillor Bill Fairfoull". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. "Councillor Yvonne Cartey". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. "Councillor Margaret Sidebottom". 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.
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