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

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, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 57

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s have been elected from 19

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. New ward boundaries have been prepared to take effect from the 2023 election.

Political control

Tameside was created under the

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as a

, with

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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

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. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:

Council elections

* 1998 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1999 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election * 2000 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election * 2002 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election * 2003 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election *

2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Council were held on 10 June 2004. Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for the ...

(whole Metropolitan Borough Council elected after boundary changes) *

2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Labour Party (UK) ...

2007 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Council were held on 4 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ...

2008 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ...

2010 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Council were held on 6 May 2010. One- third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ...

2011 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Tameside Council were held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ...

2012 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2012 Tameside Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election, ...

2014 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2014 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results Ashton Hurst ward Ashton ...

2015 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2015 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results Ashton Hurst ward Ashton St ...

2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. After the election, the composition of th ...

2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Ward results Asterisk denotes the sitting ...

2019 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2019 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as 2019 United Kingdom local elections, other local elections in England ...

* 2020 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election

By-election results

References

By-election results

External links

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