Tameside local elections
Encyclopedia
One third of Tameside
Metropolitan Borough
Council in Greater Manchester
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 57 councillor
s have been elected from 19 wards
.
Tameside Council election, 1999
Tameside Council election, 2000
Tameside Council election, 2002
Tameside Council election, 2003
Tameside Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)
Tameside Council election, 2006
Tameside Council election, 2007
Tameside Council election, 2008
Tameside Council election, 2010
Tameside Council election, 2011
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
Metropolitan Borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
Council in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 57 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 19 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973–1976 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1976–1979 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1979 - present |
Council elections
Tameside Council election, 1998Tameside Council election, 1999
Tameside Council election, 2000
Tameside Council election, 2002
Tameside Council election, 2003
Tameside Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)
Tameside Council election, 2006
Tameside Council election, 2007
Tameside Council election, 2007
Elections to Tameside Council were held on 4 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 45*Conservative 8*Liberal Democrat 1...
Tameside Council election, 2008
Tameside Council election, 2008
Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election the composition of the council was*Labour 44*Conservative 10*Independent 3...
Tameside Council election, 2010
Tameside Council election, 2011