"376"^^ . "18.16"^^ . . "Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. After the election the composition of the council was:"@en . "33.39"^^ . "366"^^ . "United Kingdom Independence Party"@en . "38.03"^^ . "20.55"^^ . "Jennifer Ball-Foster"@en . "8.83"^^ . "42.47"^^ . "7.67"^^ . "Kevin Hartley"@en . "Paul Dowthwaite"@en . "35.1"^^ . . . "63.82"^^ . "Nigel Byrne"@en . "40.52"^^ . . "Michael Ballagher"@en . "10.83"^^ . . . "Martine Marshall"@en . "52.04"^^ . "8.09"^^ . "331"^^ . "21.2"^^ . "Trevor Clarke"@en . . . "52.51"^^ . "Jean Brazil"@en . "1058923215"^^ . . "Jean Smee"@en . "1905"^^ . "312"^^ . "313"^^ . . "17158510"^^ . "Angela McManus"@en . "Labour Co-operative"@en . "Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. After the election the composition of the council was:"@en . "23.66"^^ . "1159"^^ . "1152"^^ . "Clive Patrick"@en . . "Peter Ball-Foster"@en . "32.72"^^ . . "John Cooke"@en . "4.49"^^ . "56.75"^^ . "Michael Smee"@en . "5.62"^^ . "293"^^ . "12.08"^^ . "1421"^^ . "Green Party of England and Wales"@en . "1139"^^ . "10.9"^^ . "1133"^^ . "Thomas Welsby"@en . "42.7"^^ . "Ruth Bergan"@en . "4.36"^^ . "1022"^^ . "1408"^^ . "1124"^^ . "732"^^ . "733"^^ . "734"^^ . "1013"^^ . "1121"^^ . "275"^^ . "22.27"^^ . "1578"^^ . "30.23"^^ . "26189"^^ . "264"^^ . "Bernard Walsh"@en . "Nigel Rolland"@en . "Dorothy Ward"@en . "Gillian Westhead"@en . "1115"^^ . "261"^^ . "1000"^^ . "Roy Etchells"@en . "30.39"^^ . . "1565"^^ . "256"^^ . . . "259"^^ . "David Lomas"@en . "250"^^ . "7.4"^^ . "37.99"^^ . "Martin Wareing"@en . "36.39"^^ . "Paul Buckley"@en . "Conservative Party"@en . "Thomas Jones"@en . "Melanie Roberts"@en . "Dorothy Cartwright"@en . "7"^^ . "236"^^ . "7.03"^^ . "41.08"^^ . "Duran O'Dwyer"@en . . "1821"^^ . "Brian Wild"@en . . . "Richard Ambler"@en . "230"^^ . . "46.07"^^ . . "Sue Barker"@en . . . . "42.31"^^ . . "19.79"^^ . "9.210000000000001"^^ . . . . . . "217"^^ . "10.89"^^ . "Rosalind Gauci"@en . "Stacey Knighton"@en . "Claire Francis"@en . "Pauline Harrison"@en . "664"^^ . "1057"^^ . "Liberal Democrats"@en . "45.45"^^ . "8.1"^^ . "12.57"^^ . "41"^^ . "1049"^^ . "Margaret Sidebottom"@en . "657"^^ . "203"^^ . "21.63"^^ . "23.78"^^ . "648"^^ . "Anthony Jones"@en . "473"^^ . "12.99"^^ . "12.22"^^ . "37.78"^^ . "190"^^ . "191"^^ . . "1316"^^ . "1779"^^ . "Lynn Major"@en . "180"^^ . "181"^^ . "Peter Robinson"@en . "49.79"^^ . "1771"^^ . . "1026"^^ . "Paul Hindley"@en . "6.88"^^ . "912"^^ . . . . . "26.85"^^ . "Christine Clark"@en . "Ian Dunlop"@en . "Catherine Piddington"@en . "John Bartley"@en . "455"^^ . "Roy West"@en . "5.17"^^ . "910"^^ . "Georgina Greenwood"@en . . "Paul Daly"@en . "Rochelle Rolland"@en . "Doreen Dickinson"@en . "Gerald Cooney"@en . "Dot Buckley"@en . "1292"^^ . "1288"^^ . "9.220000000000001"^^ . "7.82"^^ . "John Welsh"@en . "June Gill"@en . . "10.8"^^ . "Margaret Downs"@en . "893"^^ . "Labour Party"@en . "36.6"^^ . "9.859999999999999"^^ . "Kevin Misell"@en . "32.15"^^ . "David Gough"@en . "601"^^ . "35.38"^^ . "887"^^ . "Lee Robinson"@en . "2008 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election"@en . "596"^^ . "44.23"^^ . "Jeffrey Clayton"@en . "27.49"^^ . "57.53"^^ . "132"^^ . "1265"^^ . "1266"^^ . . "Derek Baines"@en . "124"^^ . "44.7"^^ . "864"^^ . . "30.52"^^ . "Independent"@en . "Warren Bray"@en . . "Joan Howarth"@en . "582"^^ . "British National Party"@en . . "Tracy Radcliffe"@en . . "Sean Parker-Perry"@en . "21.48"^^ . "Shaun O'Rourke"@en . . "Joe Kitchen"@en . "Idu Miah"@en . "570"^^ . "109"^^ . "Jim Middleton"@en . "16.64"^^ . . "45.57"^^ . "58.58"^^ . "1238"^^ . "846"^^ . . "25.92"^^ . . "Dawson Lane"@en . "36.52"^^ . . "Paul Littlewood"@en . "Richard Harrison"@en . "50.21"^^ .