Local election results for Ashton

Results for Ashton for the local election held on 03 May 2012
Candidate	Party	Votes obtained	Result
Bill CLARKE	Labour Party Candidate	1400	Elected
Paul Allan TUSHINGHAM	Independent	585
Brian MERRY	Independent	402
Marie WINSTANLEY	The Conservative Party Candidate	189
Barry John LONGSTAFFE	British National Party	118

Contested seats: 1

Electorate: 9202

Spoilt ballot papers: 4

Turnout: 29.32%