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]

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
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Created	2004
Named for	Ashton-under-Lyne
Government   UK Parliament constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Leader of the Council	Brenda Warrington (Labour)
• Councillor	Bill Fairfoull (Labour)
• Councillor	Yvonne Cartey (Labour)
• Councillor	Margaret Sidebottom (Labour)

Councillors

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

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
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

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.