Full list of candidates announced for Tameside local elections

Residents across Tameside are preparing to head to the polls on Thursday 7 May, as the full list of candidates standing in this year’s local elections has now been confirmed.

Seats across multiple wards will be contested, with candidates representing a range of political parties as well as independent voices. Voters will have the opportunity to shape the future direction of the borough by electing councillors to represent their communities on Tameside Council.

Candidates have already begun campaigning across the borough, with door-to-door canvassing, community events and online engagement forming a central part of their efforts to connect with voters.

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on election day. Residents are reminded to bring valid photo identification in line with current voting regulations.

A full breakdown of candidates by ward is as follows:

Ashton Hurst

Samantha Aspin – Independent

Paige Iborra – Green

Keiron Lawrence – Reform

Noreen Shahzad – Labour

Rachel Taylor – Conservatives

Ashton St Michael’s

Danny Carr – Reform

Bill Fairfoull – Labour

Hasnain Mehmood – Independent

Morgan Murphy – Green

David Taylor – Conservatives

Ashton Waterloo

Raymond Dunning – Reform

Lee Huntbach – Green

Emma Jones – Independent

Muhammad Tahir – Labour

Audenshaw

Nick Axford – Labour

Thomas Dunne – Conservative

Glenn Piper – Green  

Kim Roberts – Reform

Denton Northeast

Veronica Dawson – Conservative

Jane Martin – Green

Denise Ward – Labour

Aron Webb – Reform

Denton South

Peter Cotton – Conservative

Alexander Culbert - Labour

Audra Murray – Reform

Jacqueline Olden – Green

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Denton West

Shoaib Akhtar – Conservative

Dan Bennett – Reform

Tony Tibbenham – Green

Brenda Warrington – Labour

Droylsden East

Caroline England – Reform

James Lloyd – Liberal Democrat

Susan Quinn – Labour

Tony Wilson – Your Party

Archie Young – Green

Droylsden West

Sharon Barker – Reform

Rebecca Callaghan – Labour

Ann Holland – Independent

Joe Johnson – Liberal Democrat

Paul Molloy – Conservative

Laura Rose – Green

Dukinfield

Michael Harrison – Green

James Rhodes – Reform

John Taylor – Labour

Adam Wolstenholme – Conservative

Dukinfield Stalybridge

Matt Alloway – Green

Jake Frater – Reform

Linda Freeman – Liberal Democrat

Malcolm Smith – Conservative

Dave Sweeton – Labour

Hyde Godley

Betty Affleck – Labour and Cooperative

Mark Beese – Reform

John Bradley – Green

Faisal Nixon – Workers Party

Callum Percival – Conservative

Hyde Newton

Peter Ball-Foster – Liberal Democrat

Philip Fitzpatrick – Independent

Sam Mooney – Reform

Andrew Moss – Conservatives

Peter Robinson – Labour and Cooperative

Hannah Yates – Green

Hyde Werneth

Shibley Alam – Labour and Cooperative

Andy Furnival – Conservative

Abdullah Imran – Independent

Chris Parr – Green

Christopher Stones – Reform

Longdendale

Francesca Coates – Labour

Greg McNally – Reform

Roy Miller – Conservative

Lucas North – Liberal Democrats

Luke Robinson – Green

Mossley

Simon Irving – Green

Daniel Percival – Conservative

Gary Roylance – Reform

Taf Sharif – Labour

St Peters

Muhammad Ali – Independent

Marie Fairhurst – Independent

Gaynor Francis – Reform

Ahmed Mehmood – Independent

Atta Ul-Rasool – Labour

Stalybridge North

Liam Duff – Reform

Adrian Pearce – Labour

Jim Watson – Independent

Philip Wilson-Marks – Green

Stalybridge South

Jenny Ardon-Adams – Reform

Liam Billington – Conservative

Amanda Hickling – Green

David McAllister – Labour and Cooperative

Mike Molloy – Independent

Ian Sharkett – Liberal Democrats

Jane Valentine – Independent