St Peter's (Tameside Ward)
St Peter's is an ward (politics), electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Parliament of the United Kingdom, Westminster by Angela Rayner Labour Member of parliament#United Kingdom, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency), Ashton-under-Lyne. Councillors The ward is represented by three councillors: Joyce Bowerman (Lab), David McNally (Lab), and Warren Bray (Lab) indicates seat up for re-election. Elections in 2010s May 2018 May 2016 May 2015 May 2014 May 2012 May 2011 May 2010 Elections in 2000s May 2008 May 2007 May 2006 June 2004 References

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Electoral Ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered. Origins The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London, where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland. In parts of northern England, a ''ward'' was an administrative subdivision of a county, very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. Present day In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States, wards are an el ...
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