Longdendale (ward)

For the area of Greater Manchester and Derbyshire, see Longdendale.

Longdendale 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]

Longdendale (Tameside)
Electoral ward
Longdendale within Tameside
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Industry and Integrity
Coordinates: 53°27′26″N 2°00′46″W / 53.4571°N 2.0127°W / 53.4571; -2.0127
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	Janet Cooper (Labour)
• Councillor	Jacqueline Owen (Labour Co-operative)
• Councillor	Jacqueline North (Labour)

Councillors

The ward is represented by three councillors: Janet Cooper (Lab),^[3] Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op),^[4] and Chris Buglass (Lab).^[5]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Roy Oldham (Lab)		Peter Bibby (Lab)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
2006		Roy Oldham (Lab)		Peter Bibby (Lab)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
2007		Roy Oldham (Lab)		Jonathan Reynolds (Lab Co-op)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
2008		Roy Oldham (Lab)		Jonathan Reynolds (Lab Co-op)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
2010		Roy Oldham (Lab)		Jonathan Reynolds (Lab Co-op)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
By-election 30 September 2010^[6]^[7]		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Jonathan Reynolds (Lab Co-op)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
2011		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op)		Sean Parker-Perry (Lab Co-op)
2012		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op)		Adam White (Lab)
2014		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op)		Adam White (Lab)
2015		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op)		Adam White (Lab)
2016		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op)		Chris Buglass (Lab)
2018		Janet Cooper (Lab)		Gillian Peet (Lab Co-op)		Chris Buglass (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Cooper*	1,286
	Conservative	Liam Tomlinson	746
	Green	Irene Brierley	273
Turnout			2,311	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Buglass	1,261	48.11
	Conservative	David Tyler	784	29.91
	UKIP	Michael Booth	400	15.26
	Green	Irene Brierley	176	6.71
Majority			477	18.20
Turnout			2,621	34
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Gillian Peet	2,228	48.58
	Conservative	David Tyler	1,741	37.96
	Green	Brierley Irene	617	13.45
Majority			487	10.62
Turnout			4,586	58
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2014

2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Cooper	1,185	42.43
	Conservative	David Tyler	733	26.24
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	635	22.74
	Green	John Kelly	240	8.59
Majority			452	16.18
Turnout			2,793	36
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam White	1,407	53.76	+8.20
	Conservative	Rob Adlard	731	27.93	−8.67
	Green	Damian Mendes-Kelly	250	9.55	−1.25
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	229	8.75	+1.72
Majority			676	25.83
Turnout			2,630	33.7	−3.9
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Gillian Peet	1,591	49.73
	Conservative	Robert Adlard	1,209	37.79
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	206	6.44
	Green	Melanie Roberts	193	6.03
Majority			382	11.94
Turnout			3,199	41
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

By-election 30 September 2010

By-election 30 September 2010^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Cooper	1,275	48.96
	Conservative	Robert Adlard	1083	41.59
	Green	Melaine Roberts	99	3.80
	BNP	Anthony Jones	80	3.07
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	67	2.57
Majority			192	7.37
Turnout			2,604	33
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Oldham^[6]	2,084	43.72
	Conservative	Peter Hayes	1,812	38.01
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	445	9.34
	Green	Melanie Roberts	426	8.94
Majority			272	5.71
Turnout			4,767	62
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Sean Parker-Perry	1,316	45.57
	Conservative	Sue Barker	1,057	36.60
	Green	Ruth Bergan	312	10.80
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	203	7.03
Majority			259	8.97
Turnout			2,888	38
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2007

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jonathan Reynolds	1,500	54.3
	Conservative	Dorothy Cartwright	783	28.3
	Green	Melanie Roberts	250	9.0
	UKIP	Kevin Misell	231	8.4
Majority			717	25.9
Turnout			2,764	37.0
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2006

2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Oldham	1,429	51.48
	Conservative	Wendy Ince	915	32.96
	BNP	Beverley Jones	432	15.56
Majority			514	18.52
Turnout			2,776	37
	Labour hold		Swing

June 2004

2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sean Parker-Perry	1,661	50.9
	Labour	Peter Bibby	1,641
	Labour	Samuel Roy Oldham	1,499
	Conservative	Wendy Barker	1,085	33.2
	Conservative	Terence Shepherd	1,037
	BNP	Beverley Jones	520	15.9
Majority
Turnout				40.4

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 Janet Cooper". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
4. "Councillor Gillian Peet". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
5. "Councillor Chris Buglass". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
6. Pleasant, Steven (22 July 2010). "Roy Oldham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
7. . tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
8. Staff writer (4 May 2018). . Tameside Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.