Denton South (ward)
{{About||the town|Denton, Greater Manchester}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Denton South (Tameside)
| settlement_type = Electoral ward
| image_skyline = Denton South (Tameside Council Ward).png
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Denton South within Tameside
| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.svg
| shield_alt =
| etymology =
| nickname =
| motto = Industry and Integrity
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4424|-2.1048|region:GB-HCK_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United Kingdom
| subdivision_type1 = Constituent country
| subdivision_name1 = England
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = North West England
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Greater Manchester
| subdivision_type4 = Metropolitan borough
| subdivision_name4 = Tameside
| established_title = Created
| established_date = 2004
| named_for = Denton and Reddish
| government_footnotes = {{space}} UK Parliament constituency: Denton and Reddish
| government_type = Unicameral
| governing_body = Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
| leader_party = Labour
| leader_title = Leader of the Council
| leader_name = Brenda Warrington
| leader_title1 = Councillor
| leader_name1 = Claire Reid (Labour)
| leader_title2 = Councillor
| leader_name2 = Jack Naylor (Labour)
| leader_title3 = Councillor
| leader_name3 = George Newton (Labour)
| area_total_sq_mi =
| population_total =
| footnotes =
| website =
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Denton South is an electoral ward of Tameside, England.{{cite web|title= Your Councillors by Ward |url=http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | publisher = Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | access-date = 4 January 2018}} It is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne Labour MP for Denton and Reddish.{{cite web | title= Andrew Gwynne MP | url = https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrew-gwynne/1506 | website = parliament.uk | publisher = UK Parliament | accessdate=4 January 2018}}
Councillors
The ward is represented by three councillors: Claire Reid (Lab),{{cite web | title = Councillor Claire Reid | url = http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=150 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | publisher = Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | access-date = 4 January 2018}} Jack Naylor (Lab),{{cite web | title = Councillor Jack Naylor | url = http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=148 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | publisher = Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | access-date = 4 January 2018}} and George Newton (Lab).{{cite web | title = Councillor George Newton | url = http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=420 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | publisher = Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | access-date = 4 January 2018}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Arthur Grundy (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2006
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Arthur Grundy (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| By-election 29 June 2006{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Councillor dies after count news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4976900.stm | work = BBC News | date = 5 May 2006 | access-date = 4 January 2018}}{{cite web | title = By-Election Results, Thursday, 29 June 2006: Denton South | url = https://www.tameside.gov.uk/CouncillorsandDemocracy/Elections/By-Election-Results-for-Denton-South-and-Stalybrid#dents | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | publisher = Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | date = 29 June 2006 | access-date = 4 January 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011703/https://www.tameside.gov.uk/CouncillorsandDemocracy/Elections/By-Election-Results-for-Denton-South-and-Stalybrid#dents | archive-date = 5 January 2018 | url-status = dead }} | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Walter Downs (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2007
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Walter Downs (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2008
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Walter Downs (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2010
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Claire Francis (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Andrew Doubleday (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2011
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Claire Francis (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Michael Fowler (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2012
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Claire Francis (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Michael Fowler (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2014
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Claire Francis (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Michael Fowler (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2015
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Claire Francis (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Michael Fowler (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Margaret Downs (Lab) | |||
| 2016
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Claire Reid (née Francis) (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Michael Fowler (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| George Newton (Lab) | |||
| 2018
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Claire Reid (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Michael Fowler (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | George Newton (Lab) | |||
| 2019
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Claire Reid (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Jack Naylor (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | George Newton (Lab) |
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
{{Color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} indicates seat won in by-election.
Elections in 2010s
= May 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018{{Cite news | last = Staff writer |title= Tameside Council Local Election Results 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180513222725/https://tamesidereporter.com/2018/05/tameside-council-local-election-results-2018/ | archive-date = 13 May 2018 | url = https://tamesidereporter.com/2018/05/tameside-council-local-election-results-2018/ | work = Tameside Reporter |date=4 May 2018 |accessdate=14 May 2018}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Reid*
|votes = 1,582
|percentage = 67
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Aimee Lumley
|votes = 561
|percentage = 24
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|candidate = Farmin Dave
|votes = 206
|percentage = 9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,354
|percentage = 28
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2016 =
{{Election box begin | title=2016}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Newton
|votes = 1,559
|percentage = 50.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Carl Simmons
|votes = 1,001
|percentage = 32.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Adrienne Shaw
|votes = 354
|percentage = 11.38
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Carol White
|votes = 197
|percentage = 6.33
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 558
|percentage = 17.94
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,111
|percentage = 37
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2015 =
{{Election box begin | title=2015}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Fowler
|votes = 2,092
|percentage = 43.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Carl Simmons
|votes = 1,152
|percentage = 24.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Adrienne Shaw
|votes = 719
|percentage = 14.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Zoe Gallacher
|votes = 654
|percentage = 13.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mark Stanfield
|votes = 132
|percentage = 2.75
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Dean Kavanagh
|votes = 50
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 940
|percentage = 19.59
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,799
|percentage = 57
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2014 =
{{Election box begin | title=2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Francis
|votes = 1,160
|percentage = 41.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Carl Simmons
|votes = 1,085
|percentage = 39.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jacob Sutcliffe
|votes = 342
|percentage = 12.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Michael Smee
|votes = 92
|percentage = 3.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Dean Kavanagh
|votes = 91
|percentage = 3.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 75
|percentage = 2.71
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,770
|percentage = 33
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2012 =
{{Election box begin | title=2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Downs
|votes = 1,369
|percentage = 51.20
|change = −6.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Carl Simmons
|votes = 675
|percentage = 25.24
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Adrienne Bennett
|votes = 302
|percentage = 11.29
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Roden
|votes = 250
|percentage = 9.35
|change = −33.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Noel Woodhead
|votes = 78
|percentage = 2.92
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 694
|percentage = 25.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,682
|percentage = 31.8
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= May 2011 =
{{Election box begin | title=2011}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Fowler
|votes = 1,628
|percentage = 54.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Roden
|votes = 545
|percentage = 18.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Carl Simmons
|votes = 471
|percentage = 15.86
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Adrienne Bennett
|votes = 325
|percentage = 10.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,083
|percentage = 36.48
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,969
|percentage = 35
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2010 =
{{Election box begin | title=2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Francis
|votes = 2,671
|percentage = 56.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Roden
|votes = 1,476
|percentage = 31.35
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Stephen Taylor
|votes = 561
|percentage = 11.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,195
|percentage = 25.38
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,708
|percentage = 57
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
Elections in 2000s
= May 2008 =
{{Election box begin | title=2008}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Downs
|votes = 1,421
|percentage = 57.53
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Jones
|votes = 1,049
|percentage = 42.47
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 372
|percentage = 15.06
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,470
|percentage = 30
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2007 =
{{Election box begin | title=2007}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Doubleday
|votes = 1,427
|percentage = 57.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Meredith Jones
|votes = 672
|percentage = 27.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = David Lomas
|votes = 384
|percentage = 15.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 755
|percentage = 30.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,483
|percentage = 29.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= By-election 29 June 2006 =
{{Election box begin | title=By-election 29 June 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Downs
|votes = 900
|percentage = 52.2
|change = -9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Jones
|votes = 346
|percentage = 20.1
|change = -18.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Anthony Jones
|votes = 316
|percentage = 18.3
|change = +18.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Barber
|votes = 115
|percentage = 6.7
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Nigel Rolland
|votes = 47
|percentage = 2.7
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 554
|percentage = 32.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,724
|percentage = 20.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2006 =
{{Election box begin | title=2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 1,443
|percentage = 61.51
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Jones
|votes = 903
|percentage = 38.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 540
|percentage = 23.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,346
|percentage = 28
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= June 2004 =
{{Election box begin | title=2004}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Downs
|votes = 1,672
|percentage = 37.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Doubleday
|votes = 1,619
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Grundy
|votes = 1,371
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Jones
|votes = 835
|percentage = 18.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Yates
|votes = 802
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Anthony Jones
|votes = 612
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Steve Fisher
|votes = 586
|percentage = 13.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 38.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}