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]