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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 57 councillors have been elected from 19 wards.[1] New ward boundaries have been prepared to take effect from the 2023 election.[2]

Political control

Tameside was created under the Local Government Act 1972 as a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Tameside became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]

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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:[5]

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Council elections

By-election results

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References

  1. "The Borough of Tameside (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/127, retrieved 2 September 2022
  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Tameside". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  4. "Council minutes". Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. Pleasant, Steven (22 July 2010). "Roy Oldham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. Carr, Sue (17 May 2010). "Council leader Roy Oldham ousted after 30 years". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. Rucki, Alexandra (26 December 2017). "Tameside council leader Kieran Quinn dies after suffering heart attack whilst delivering Christmas cards". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. Pleasant, Steven (5 February 2018). "Kieran Quinn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. "Tameside Council leader resigns after 'hostile takeover'". BBC News. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. "By-Election Results for Denton South and Stalybridge North Wards". Tameside.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  11. "Labour increase majority in by-election". Tameside Advertiser. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.[dead link]
  12. "Labour hold on in by-election". Tameside Advertiser. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  13. "By-Election Results, Longdendale: Thursday, 30 September 2010". tameside.moderngov.co.uk. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashton Waterloo Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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