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'For the people, not the politics' - Stalybridge stays split

Doreen Dickinson.

Long-standing Conservative councillor for Stalybridge South, Doreen Dickinson, said she was honoured to be re-elected for the ward.

She added she would never take any of the votes cast for her for granted.

She profiled herself as a ‘doer’ and said her satisfaction always comes from when she can sort out issues or problems on behalf of residents in the ward - rather than any political point scoring.

She said one of the key topics raised was the matter of the Godley Green Garden Village - although this did not affect her vote or the Stalybridge ward.

“People were still asking if I supported it or not,” she said.

“I just think when you have 4,000 people signing a petition and raising over £4,000 to get specialist planners to fight it that the Labour council should really listen.”

Cllr Dickinson, who is the leader of the Tameside Conservatives, was among those to receive the very highest number of votes last Thursday - recording 1,815 - representing a near 60 per cent share of the entire vote - a strengthening of support for the Conservatives.

She was well ahead of Labour’s Paul Thompson, who received 907 votes and the Green’s Amanda Hickling, who polled exactly 300 votes.

‘Humbled and appreciative’ after win

The tale of two towns continues as Stalybridge South stayed blue and the north remains very much red following last Thursday's elections.

Jan Jackson said she was ‘humbled and appreciative’ after being re-elected as Labour councillor for the Stalybridge North ward. 


CELEBRATING VICTORY: Cllr Jan Jackson, centre, punches the air after the result.

“I appreciate every vote cast and am very humbled and grateful,” she said, adding that the campaign had been ‘really challenging’ due to Covid-19.

But it was public transport which she cited as topping the agenda on the doorstep with the cutting of services locally.

The Conservatives grew their share of the vote compared to previous years, taking a 32.3 per cent share of the vote to finish a respectable second.

Lee Stafford stood again as an independent representing Stalybridge Town but lost ground slightly on his showing at last year’s elections.

However, his 546 votes still knocked the Green Party, represented by Dave Fernley, into fourth place.

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