Mossley (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Mossley within Tameside
Mossley within Tameside
Coat of arms of Mossley (Tameside)
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53°30′59″N 2°01′54″W / 53.5164°N 2.0316°W / 53.5164; -2.0316
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughTameside
Created2004
Named forStalybridge and Hyde
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Stalybridge and Hyde
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Leader of the CouncilBrenda Warrington (Labour)
 • CouncillorStephen Homer (Labour)
 • CouncillorTafheen Sharif (Labour)
 • CouncillorJack Homer (Labour)

Mossley 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]

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Stephen Homer (Lab),[3] Tafheen Sharif (Lab),[4] and Jack Homer (Lab).[5]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 James Brierley (Lab) Mike Hill (Ind) Roy Etchells (Ind)
2006 Ann Etchells (Ind) Valerie Carter (Ind) Roy Etchells (Ind)
2007 Ann Etchells (Ind) Valerie Carter (Ind) Roy Etchells (Ind)
2008 Ann Etchells (Ind) Valerie Carter (Ind) Roy Etchells (Ind)
2010 Paul Dowthwaite (Lab) Valerie Carter (Ind) Roy Etchells (Ind)
2011 Paul Dowthwaite (Lab) Idu Miah (Lab Co-op) Roy Etchells (Ind)
2012 Paul Dowthwaite (Lab) Idu Miah (Lab Co-op) Ellie Shember-Critchley (Lab Co-op)
2014 Frank Travis (Lab Co-op) Idu Miah (Lab Co-op) Ellie Shember-Critchley (Lab Co-op)
2015 Frank Travis (Lab Co-op) Idu Miah (Lab Co-op)[6] Ellie Shember-Critchley (Lab Co-op)
2016 Frank Travis (Lab Co-op) Tafheen Sharif (Lab)[6] Jack Homer (Lab)
2018 Stephen Homer (Lab) Tafheen Sharif (Lab) Jack Homer (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat up for re-election due to the resignation of the incumbent councillor.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Homer 1,145
Mossley Independent Community Party Lesley Bill 721
Independent Dean Aylett 359
Conservative Andrew Cooper 319
Green Christine Clark 174
Liberal Democrats Sally Ashe 86
Turnout 2,811 32
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Homer 1,140 20.86
Labour Tafheen Sharif[6] 784 14.35
Independent Lesley Bill 765 14.00
Independent Dean Aylett 705 12.90
Independent Christine Lyness 647 11.84
Independent Claire Hardisty 408 7.47
Green Christine Clark 339 6.20
Conservative Phil Rogers 321 5.87
Green Stuart Bennett 222 4.06
Liberal Democrats Martin Kiely 134 2.45
Majority 356 6.51
Turnout 5,465 34
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Idu Miah[6] 2,251 43.03
Independent Dean Aylett 1,162 22.21
Conservative Dominic Johnson 1,042 19.92
Green Christine Clark 544 10.40
Liberal Democrats Martin Kiely 232 4.44
Majority 1,089 20.82
Turnout 5,231 60
Labour Co-op hold Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Frank Travis 1,375 47.04
Conservative Amanda Buckley 851 29.11
Green Christine Clark 697 23.85
Majority 524 17.93
Turnout 2,923 33
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ellie Shember-Critchley 1,258 45.73 +7.73
Independent Dean Aylett 906 32.93 N/A
Conservative Dominic Johnson 311 11.30 −10.96
Green Christine Clark 276 10.03 +0.81
Majority 352 12.80
Turnout 2,758 32.1 −4.9
Labour Co-op gain from Independent Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Idu Miah 1,779 51.94
Independent Valerie Carter 1,115 32.55
Green Christine Clark 334 9.75
UKIP Emma Misell 197 5.75
Majority 664 19.39
Turnout 3,425 40
Labour Co-op gain from Independent Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Dowthwaite 1,918 36.52
Independent Ann Etchells 1,602 30.50
Conservative Kevin Hartley 1,233 23.48
Green Christine Clark 499 9.50
Majority 316 6.02
Turnout 5,252 63
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roy Etchells 1,133 37.99
Labour Idu Miah 910 30.52
Conservative Kevin Hartley 664 22.27
Green Christine Clark 275 9.22
Majority 223 7.48
Turnout 2,982 37
Independent hold Swing

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Valerie Carter 1,267 45.6
Labour Co-op Idu Miah 1,036 37.3
Green Christine Anne Clark 475 17.1
Majority 231 8.3
Turnout 2,778 35.9
Independent hold Swing

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ann Etchells 1,240 35.2
Independent Valerie Carter 1,003
Labour Co-op Idu Miah 851 24.1
Labour Michael Hill 797
Conservative David Buckley 772 21.9
Green Christine Clark 661 18.8
Green Jacintha Manchester 448
Majority
Turnout 38.6
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

June 2004

2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roy Etchells 1,710 40.1
Labour James Brierley 1,390 32.6
Independent Michael Hill 1,270
Independent William Leeson 1,248
Labour Co-op Idu Miah 1,058
Labour Lynn Travis 986
Green Christine Clark 591 13.9
Conservative Alan Swords 576 13.5
Conservative Carol Owen 502
Conservative Stephen Owen 456
Majority
Turnout 44.9

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 Stephen Homer". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor Tafheen Sharif". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Jack Homer". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d Baxter, Trevor (13 April 2016). "Shock resignation for councillor just 10 months into second term". Mossley Correspondent. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. ^ 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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