Amanda Chadderton is a British

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politician and former leader of

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. Prior to becoming leader, she was the deputy leader and cabinet member with responsibilities for neighbourhoods. First elected to the council in

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, she was the councillor for the

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South ward. Chadderton was elected as council leader on 25 May 2022, becoming the town's third leader in just over a year after her predecessor

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lost her seat in that year's election after just one year in post. At the 2023 election Chadderton was defeated, becoming the third deposed leader in three sequential elections.

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Living people Labour Party (UK) councillors Leaders of local authorities of England Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority {{England-politician-stub