There are 53 candidates standing in Tameside’s local elections next month when one seat will be up for grabs in each of the borough’s 19 wards. The council is currently dominated by Labour, who hold 51 of its 57 seats, with the remainder taken by the five-strong Conservative group and a lone Green.
Despite Labour’s stranglehold on the authority, councillors in the Hyde wards may fear a backlash from voters over the Clean Air Zone controversy, albeit the plan is now expected to be scrapped in its current form. The contentious Godley Green garden village plans could also cause a headache for Labour in the Hyde wards.
Council leader Brenda Warrington says the 2,000-home development ‘will set an example’, but more than 4,000 people have signed a petition against the scheme. Some seats - including Ashton Hurst and Denton South - are a straight shootout between Labour and the Tories, with no other parties standing.
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But the Conservatives will also be wary of voters using the local elections to signal their displeasure over national controversies such as ‘Partygate’, and the growing cost of living crisis. The Green Party - who are fielding candidates in all but six seats - will be hoping to capitalise on local and national discontent and increase their numbers on the council.
They are not the only minority party looking to make an impact on May 5, however. Reform UK has Barbara Mitchison standing in Denton North East, while Hattie Thomas will fly the flag for the Women`s Equality Party in Mossley.
Polls open on May 5, but people must be registered to vote by midnight on Thursday, April 14 with all applications for a postal vote due by 5pm on Tuesday, April 19.
A full list of candidates standing in Tameside has now been published.
Ashton Hurst Ward
Dolores LEWIS - Labour
Lucy TURNER - Conservative
Ashton St. Michael`s Ward
Bill FAIRFOULL - Labour
Victoria GOLAS - Conservative
Keith WHITEHEAD - Green
Ashton Waterloo Ward
Vimal CHOKSI - Labour
Pamela DANIELS - Conservative
Lorraine WHITEHEAD - Green
Audenshaw ward
Danny MATHER - Conservative
Luke ROBINSON - Green
Oliver RYAN - Labour
Denton North East Ward
John BRADLEY - Green
Dawn COBB - Conservative
Barbara MITCHISON - Reform UK
Vincent RICCI - Labour
Denton South Ward
Timothy CHO - Conservative
Claire REID - Labour
Denton West Ward
Matt ALLEN - Conservative
Jean SMEE - Green
Mike SMITH - Labour
Droylsden East Ward
Louise AXON - Green
Sue QUINN - Labour
Harrison RODEN - Conservative
Droylsden West Ward
Barrie HOLLAND - Labour
Matthew STEVENSON - Conservative
Dukinfield Ward
James COOPER - Conservative
Jacqueline LANE - Labour
Julie WOOD - Green
Dukinfield Stalybridge Ward
Linda FREEMAN - Green
Kurt MCPARTLAND - Conservative
Eleanor WILLS - Labour
Hyde Godley Ward
Andrea COLBOURNE - Conservative
David MCALLISTER - Labour
Hyde Newton Ward
Melissa MOLLOY - Conservative
Hugh RODERICK - Labour and Cooperative
Hyde Werneth Ward
Phil CHADWICK - Conservative
Alex COOPER - Green
John MERCER - Labour and Cooperative Party
Longdendale Ward
Janet COOPER - Labour
Lavlu KADER - Conservative
Mossley Ward
Christine CLARK - Green
Andrew HAY - Conservative
Stephen HOMER - Labour
Hattie THOMAS - Women`s Equality Party
St. Peters Ward
Joyce BOWERMAN - Labour
Trevor CLARKE - Green
David ROSE - Conservative
Stalybridge North Ward
Sam GOSLING - Labour
Alice MASON-POWER - Green
David TILBROOK - Conservative
Stalybridge South Ward
Nick AXFORD - Labour
Liam BILLINGTON - Conservative
Amanda HICKLING - Green
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