Tameside council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 19 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
18
Reform UK
Seats contested
19
across 19 wards
Turnout
40.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 18 +18 29,418 41.9% —
Labour Party 1 -13 16,698 23.8% -28.3
Green Party 0 +0 12,675 18.1% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -3 7,006 10.0% -10.3
Independent 0 -2 3,050 4.3% -3.7
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 890 1.3% -0.2
Workers Party of Britain 0 +0 245 0.3% -0.2
Your Party 0 +0 123 0.2% —
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 +0 48 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Labour Party 19
Reform UK 19
Green Party 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Independent 11
Liberal Democrats 6
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1
Workers Party of Britain 1
Your Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 19 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ashton Hurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Keiron Lawrence Elected 1,410 37.7% —
Labour Party Noreen Shahzad 806 21.5% -22.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Elizabeth Taylor 797 21.3% -15.2
Green Party Paige Iborra 588 15.7% -4.1
Independent Samantha Elisha Aspin 143 3.8% —
Majority604
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors8,736
Ballots cast3,744

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Ashton St Michael's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Danny Carr Elected 1,265 37.0% —
Labour Party Bill Fairfoull 916 26.8% -16.9
Green Party Morgan Murphy 784 22.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Andrew Taylor 235 6.9% -9.0
Independent Hasnain Mehmood 217 6.4% -26.3
Majority349
Turnout37.2%
Registered electors9,219
Ballots cast3,417

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Ashton Waterloo

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Raymond Dunning Elected 1,672 40.2% —
Labour Party Muhammad Tahir 974 23.4% -29.0
Green Party Lee Alan Huntbach 959 23.0% -24.5
Independent Emma Jones 559 13.4% —
Majority698
Turnout44.5%
Registered electors9,384
Ballots cast4,164

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Audenshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Kim Roberts Elected 1,906 43.2% —
Labour Party Nick Axford 1,022 23.1% -36.5
Green Party Glenn Curtis Piper 983 22.3% -18.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Dunne 506 11.5% —
Majority884
Turnout44.2%
Registered electors10,056
Ballots cast4,417

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Denton North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Aron Webb Elected 1,668 49.9% —
Labour Party Denise Ann Ward 778 23.3% -44.1
Green Party Jane Elizabeth Martin 631 18.9% -13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Veronica Dawson 265 7.9% —
Majority890
Turnout37.5%
Registered electors8,952
Ballots cast3,342

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Denton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Audra Murray Elected 1,732 52.6% —
Green Party Jackie Olden 692 21.0% +9.4
Labour Party Alexander Culbert 606 18.4% -49.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter James Cotton 217 6.6% -13.6
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Lord Febrezeo Quinnoa-Stakebake 48 1.5% —
Majority1,040
Turnout37.4%
Registered electors8,819
Ballots cast3,295

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Denton West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Dan Bennett Elected 1,981 49.6% —
Labour Party Brenda Warrington 952 23.8% -43.6
Green Party Tony Tibbenham 859 21.5% +7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Shoaib Akhtar 204 5.1% -13.4
Majority1,029
Turnout43.4%
Registered electors9,235
Ballots cast3,996

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Droylsden East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Caroline England Elected 1,683 48.9% —
Labour Party Susan Quinn 803 23.3% -35.0
Green Party Archie Young 608 17.7% +5.1
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Lloyd 227 6.6% -3.9
Your Party Tony Wilson 123 3.6% —
Majority880
Turnout39.6%
Registered electors8,756
Ballots cast3,444

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Droylsden West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sharon Barker Elected 1,627 46.0% —
Labour Party Rebecca Callaghan 729 20.6% -41.2
Green Party Laura Catherine Rose 560 15.8% -3.2
Independent Ann Holland 353 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Molloy 151 4.3% -14.9
Liberal Democrats Joe Johnson 118 3.3% —
Majority898
Turnout40.9%
Registered electors8,692
Ballots cast3,538

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Dukinfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK James Anthony Rhodes Elected 1,571 49.2% —
Labour Party John Charles Taylor 750 23.5% -39.8
Green Party Michael Harrison 657 20.6% -16.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Paul Wolstenholme 218 6.8% —
Majority821
Turnout35.1%
Registered electors9,120
Ballots cast3,196

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Dukinfield Stalybridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jake Frater Elected 1,718 47.9% —
Labour Party Dave Sweeton 858 23.9% -23.8
Green Party Matt Alloway 525 14.7% -4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Smith 342 9.5% -23.6
Liberal Democrats Linda Mary Freeman 140 3.9% —
Majority860
Turnout40.5%
Registered electors8,848
Ballots cast3,583

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Hyde Godley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Mark Beese Elected 1,287 35.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Betty Affleck 769 21.4% -16.7
Green Party John Bradley 650 18.1% +0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Callum Percival 640 17.8% -26.4
Workers Party of Britain Faisal Kabir Nixon 245 6.8% —
Majority518
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors8,577
Ballots cast3,591

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hyde Newton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sam Mooney Elected 1,482 45.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Peter Robinson 703 21.4% -31.2
Green Party Hannah Yates 609 18.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Moss 224 6.8% -15.0
Independent Philip Martin Fitzpatrick 136 4.1% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Stanley Ball-Foster 133 4.0% -9.0
Majority779
Turnout35.6%
Registered electors9,265
Ballots cast3,287

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Hyde Werneth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Christopher Stones Elected 1,287 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Furnival 1,218 28.3% -9.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Shibley Alam 947 22.0% -12.4
Green Party Chris Parr 796 18.5% +0.6
Independent Abdullah Imran 51 1.2% -8.3
Majority69
Turnout45.2%
Registered electors9,556
Ballots cast4,299

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Longdendale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Greg McNally Elected 1,581 45.5% -1.1
Labour Party Francesca Jo Coates 909 26.2% +1.2
Green Party Luke Nicholas Robinson 555 16.0% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Thomas Miller 306 8.8% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Lucas North 123 3.5% —
Majority672
Turnout35.3%
Registered electors9,868
Ballots cast3,474

Reform UK hold

Mossley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Gary Roylance Elected 1,625 39.3% —
Labour Party Taf Sharif 1,551 37.5% -25.4
Green Party Simon David Irving 697 16.9% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Percival 259 6.3% -13.2
Majority74
Turnout46.8%
Registered electors8,841
Ballots cast4,132

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St Peter's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Atta Ul-Rasool Elected 1,352 36.7% -7.2
Independent Ahmed Mehmood 1,175 31.9% -24.2
Reform UK Gaynor Francis 864 23.5% —
Independent Marie Fairhurst 174 4.7% —
Independent Muhammad Ali 117 3.2% —
Majority177
Turnout38.3%
Registered electors9,705
Ballots cast3,682

Labour Party gain from Independent

Stalybridge North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Liam Duff Elected 1,748 47.7% —
Green Party Philip Wilson-Marks 973 26.6% —
Labour Party Adrian James Pearce 708 19.3% -20.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Watson 235 6.4% -8.7
Majority775
Turnout38.9%
Registered electors9,444
Ballots cast3,664

Reform UK gain from Independent

Stalybridge South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jenny Ardron-Adams Elected 1,311 33.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Billington 1,189 30.6% -17.8
Labour and Co-operative Party David Alexander McAllister 565 14.5% -23.1
Green Party Amanda Jane Hickling 549 14.1% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ian David Sharkett 149 3.8% —
Independent Jane Valentine 101 2.6% —
Independent Mike Molloy 24 0.6% —
Majority122
Turnout43.2%
Registered electors9,039
Ballots cast3,888

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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