Hyde Godley (ward)

Hyde Godley 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]

Hyde Godley (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Hyde Godley within Tameside
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53.4490°N 2.0557°W
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Created	2004
Named for	Stalybridge and Hyde
Government   UK Parliament constituency: Stalybridge and Hyde
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Leader of the Council	Brenda Warrington (Labour)
• Councillor	Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour Co-operative)
• Councillor	Betty Affleck (Labour)
• Councillor	Joe Kitchen (Labour)

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op),[3] Betty Affleck (Lab),[4] and Joe Kitchen (Lab).[5]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2006		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2007		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2008		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2010		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2011		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2012		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2014		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		John Sullivan (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2015		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		Betty Affleck (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2016		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		Betty Affleck (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)
2018		Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab Co-op)		Betty Affleck (Lab)		Joe Kitchen (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Fitzpatrick*	1,254
	Conservative	Andrea Colbourne	901
	Green	Philip King	198
Turnout			2,360	26
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Kitchen	1,440	54.38
	UKIP	Andrea Colbourne	842	31.80
	Conservative	Forhad Jani	366	13.82
Majority			598	22.58
Turnout			2,648	31
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

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2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Betty Affleck	2,194	47.75
	UKIP	Gail Jones	1,256	27.33
	Conservative	Mohammed Iqbal	790	17.19
	Green	Nick Koopman	297	6.46
	TUSC	Peter Jones	58	1.26
Majority			938	20.41
Turnout			4,595	53
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jim Fitzpatrick	1,597	62.16
	Conservative	Mohammed Iqbal	493	19.19
	Green	Nicholas Koopman	479	18.65
Majority			1,104	42.97
Turnout			2,569	30
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Kitchen	1,582	65.29	+22.98
	Conservative	Tom Welsby	383	15.81	−14.42
	UKIP	Duran O'Dwyer	318	13.12	+8.63
	Green	Melanie Roberts	140	5.78	N/A
Majority			1,199	49.84
Turnout			2,437	28.9	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Sullivan	1,779	64.15
	Conservative	Thomas Welsby	636	22.15
	UKIP	Duran O'Dwyer	358	12.91
Majority			1,143	41.22
Turnout			2,773	33
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jim Fitzpatrick	2,310	51.21
	Conservative	Thomas Welsby	1,279	28.35
	BNP	Robert Booth	424	9.40
	UKIP	Duran O'Dwyer	267	5.92
	Green	Glennis Sharpe	231	5.12
Majority			1,031	22.86
Turnout			4,511	55
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Kitchen	1,026	42.31
	Conservative	Thomas Welsby	733	30.23
	BNP	Rosalind Gauci	293	12.08
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Ball-Foster	264	10.89
	UKIP	Duran O'Dwyer	109	4.49
Majority			293	12.08
Turnout			2,425	30
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Bernard Sullivan	1,414	68.2
	Conservative	Ali Reza	658	31.8
Majority			756	36.5
Turnout			2,072	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	James Fitzpatrick	1,322	50.62
	Conservative	Ali Reza	673	49.38
Majority			31	1.23
Turnout			2,511	26
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

June 2004

2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Kitchen	1,334	45.9
	Labour	John Sullivan	1,257
	Labour Co-op	James Fitzpatrick	1,254
	Conservative	James Walton	897	30.8
	Conservative	John Holt	831
	Conservative	Ali Reza	686
	Liberal Democrats	James Arathoon	678	23.3
Majority
Turnout				34.4

References

1. "Your Councillors by Ward". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. "Jonathan Reynolds MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. "Councillor Jim Fitzpatrick". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
4. "Councillor Betty Affleck". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
5. "Councillor Joe Kitchen". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 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.