Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Helen Bowden since May 2026 | |
Emma Alexander since 27 October 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 57 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Joint committees | Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Bee Network Committee |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 7 May 2026 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Tameside One, Market Square, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6BH | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, also known as Tameside Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
The council has been under no overall control since the 2026 election, having previously been under Labour majority control since 1979. It is based at Tameside One in Ashton-under-Lyne.