{"id":944838,"date":"2026-05-07T23:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/944838\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:40:14","slug":"tameside-local-election-results-2026-in-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/944838\/","title":{"rendered":"Tameside local election results 2026 in full"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Voters in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/tameside\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Tameside <\/a>have had their say in the 2026<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/local-elections\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"> local elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Seats on <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/tameside-council\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council<\/a> were up for election in the wards of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ashton-and-mossley\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Ashton <\/a>Hurst, Ashton St Michael&#8217;s, Ashton Waterloo, Audenshaw, Denton North East, Denton South, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/denton-and-audenshaw\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Denton <\/a>West, Droylsden East, Droylsden West, Dukinfield, Dukinfield Stalybridge, Hyde Godley, Hyde Newton, Hyde Werneth, Longdendale, Mossley, St Peter&#8217;s, Stalybridge North, and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/stalybridge-and-dukinfield\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Stalybridge <\/a>South.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A total of 19 out of 57 seats were up for grabs on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, with one councillor elected in each ward. Elections in Tameside take place three out of every four years with a third of councillors elected each time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tameside council is a metropolitan borough council responsible for the majority of local government services, such as education, social care, highways, planning and recycling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get MEN Premium now for just \u00a31 <a aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> \u2013 or get involved in our WhatsApp group by clicking <a aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/I185InYeKqOLydUg3TjGzw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ahead of the election, Tameside Metropolitan Borough was controlled by Labour, who had 38 seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Polls closed at 10pm on Thursday, May 7, with the count taking place overnight. Results for the Tameside local elections are due from Friday, May 8, at 3am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In total, more than 5,000 council seats were up for grabs across 136 local authorities in England on election day. Mayoral elections also took place in six areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Below you can see the full results for every seat up for election in Tameside. You can select your ward from the drop-down list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voters in Tameside have had their say in the 2026 local elections. 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