Ashton Waterloo (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Ashton Waterloo within Tameside
Ashton Waterloo within Tameside
Coat of arms of Ashton Waterloo (Tameside)
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53°30′17″N 2°06′08″W / 53.5046°N 2.1021°W / 53.5046; -2.1021
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)
 • CouncillorVimal Choksi (Labour)
 • CouncillorLee Huntbach (Green)
 • CouncillorPauline Hollinshead (Labour)

Ashton Waterloo is an electoral ward of Tameside, England.[1] It is represented in Westminster by Angela Rayner Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne.[2]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Vimal Choksi (Lab),[3] Lee Huntbach (Green),[4] and Catherine Piddington (Lab).[5]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Maria Bailey (Lab) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2006 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2007 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2008 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2010 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2011 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2012 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2014 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Michael Whitley (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2015 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2016 Lynn Travis (Lab Co-op) Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
2018 Vimal Choksi (Lab) Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) Catherine Piddington (Lab)
Sep 2018 Vimal Choksi (Lab) Lorraine Whitehead (Lab) Pauline Hollinshead (Lab)
2019 Vimal Choksi (Lab) Lee Huntbach (Green) Pauline Hollinshead (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

  indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Elections in 2010s

September 2018

Ashton Waterloo by-election, 6 September 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Hollinshead 889 52.5 Decrease4.9
Green Lee Huntbach 448 26.4 Increase12.7
Conservative Therese Costello 357 21.1 Decrease7.8
Majority 441 26.1 Decrease2.4
Registered electors 8,717
Turnout 1,697 19.5 Decrease7.2
Rejected ballots 3 0.2 Decrease0.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.2

May 2018

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Ashton Waterloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vimal Choksi 1,337 57.4 Decrease2.1
Conservative Kate Scott 672 28.9 Increase3.1
Green Lee Huntbach 319 13.7 Decrease1.0
Majority 665 28.5 Decrease5.2
Registered electors 8,735
Turnout 2,336 26.7 Decrease4.3
Rejected ballots 8 0.3 Decrease0.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.6

[6]

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Piddington 1,560 59.54
Conservative Sam Daniels 675 25.76
Green Andrew Threlfall 385 14.69
Majority 885 33.78
Turnout 2,620 31
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorraine Whitehead 2,382 48.03
Conservative Sam Daniels 1,240 25.01
UKIP Peter Howarth 1,063 21.44
Green Andrew Threlfall 274 5.53
Majority 1,142 23.03
Turnout 4,959 57
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lynne Travis 1,447 52.33
Conservative Jack Rankin 858 31.03
Green Andrew Threlfall 460 16.64
Majority 589 21.30
Turnout 2,765 32
Labour Co-op hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Piddington* 1,703 65.5 +24.98
Conservative Lee Price 442 17 −13.39
UKIP Peter Taylor 257 9.88 N/A
Green Andrew Threlfall 198 7.62 +3.25
Majority 1,261 48.5
Turnout 2,613 30 −4
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Whitley 1,860 61.61
Conservative Lee Price 732 24.25
UKIP Jeanette Harrison 256 8.48
Green Michael Baker 171 5.66
Majority 1,128 37.36
Turnout 3,019 35
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lynn Travis 2,583 52.68
Conservative Stacey Knighton 1,377 28.08
BNP David Gough 526 10.73
UKIP Colette Barlow 417 8.50
Majority 1,206 24.60
Turnout 4,903 59
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Piddington 1,152 40.52
Conservative Dot Buckley 864 30.39
BNP Anthony Jones 473 16.64
Liberal Democrats Paul Daly 230 8.09
Green Nigel Rolland 124 4.36
Majority 288 10.13
Turnout 2,843 34
Labour hold Swing

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Whiteley 1,238 42.8
Conservative Gareth Quinn 723 25.0
BNP David Jones 509 17.6
Liberal Democrats John Bartley 257 8.9
Green Andrew David Threlfall 163 5.6
Majority 515 17.8
Turnout 2,890 35.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lynn Travis 1,257 40.82
Conservative Suzanne Ambler 767 24.91
BNP Anthony Jones 755 24.52
Green Andrew Threlfall 300 9.74
Majority 490 15.91
Turnout 3,079 36
Labour Co-op hold Swing

June 2004

2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Piddington 1,588 42.7
Labour Michael Whitley 1,403
Labour Maria Bailey 1,213
Conservative Stephen Hepburn 1,121 30.1
Conservative John Marsh 1,064
Independent Alexander Mee 1,013 27.2
Majority
Turnout 37.2

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 Vimal Choksi". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ ,"Councillor Lee Alan Huntbach". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Councillor Catherine Piddington". 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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