Local guide

Local democracy in Tameside

Councillors, MPs, council meetings and recent decisions from official source links.

Local democracy guide for Tameside. This page is a neutral source-linked signpost to elected representatives, wards, meetings and recent council decisions. It does not rate politicians or make endorsements. Sources checked: checked 2026-05-10. Council data comes from Tameside Council/ModernGov; MP data comes from the UK Parliament Members API. Councillors: 56 councillor records across 19 wards. Political group/party labels are shown exactly as source facts, not as commentary. Council group/party split: Conservative: 7; Independent: 4; Independent Group: 6; Labour: 38; Reform UK: 1. Current MPs covering Tameside constituencies: - Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP — Ashton-under-Lyne (Labour). Source: https://members.parliament.uk/member/4356/contact - Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP — Stalybridge and Hyde (Labour (Co-op)). Source: https://members.parliament.uk/member/4119/contact - Hannah Spencer MP — Gorton and Denton (Green Party). Source: https://members.parliament.uk/member/5447/contact Upcoming/recent meetings from the council calendar: - 2026-04-28 10.00 am — Meeting of Speakers Panel (Liquor Licensing) on 28/04 at 10.00 am. Papers/source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=223&MId=11570 - 2026-05-01 12.00 pm — Meeting of Executive Cabinet on 01/05 at 12.00 pm. Papers/source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=134&MId=11605 - 2026-05-18 10.00 am — Meeting of Speakers Panel (Liquor Licensing) on 18/05 at 10.00 am. Papers/source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=223&MId=11618 - 2026-05-22 11.30 am — Meeting of Speakers Panel (Liquor Licensing) on 22/05 at 11.30 am. Papers/source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=223&MId=11638 - 2026-05-26 5.00 pm — Meeting of Council on 26/05 at 5.00 pm. Papers/source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=160&MId=11519 Recent delegated decisions from ModernGov: - 2026-04-16 — Grant Funding Agreement (GFA) for Greater Manchester Warm Homes - Local Grant ref: 2966. Source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2966 - 2026-03-27 — LICENCE TO SUBLET - OLLIER HOUSE ref: 2965. Source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2965 - 2026-04-29 — Ashton Pride in Place Programme Grant Funding Agreement ref: 2967. Source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2967 - 2026-05-01 — Droylsden Masterplan Implementation ref: 2964. Source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2964 - 2026-04-28 — TOUR DE MANC 2026 ref: 2963. Source: https://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2963 For official agendas, minutes, declarations of interest, contact details and meeting changes, use the council democracy pages: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/Democracy

Source: Tameside Council ModernGov and UK Parliament Members API · Uses public council-democracy and UK Parliament API information as factual, neutral source-linked civic signposts. No partisan scoring or endorsement.

Verified Tameside stats

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Property transactions counted

385 sales

Aggregate count of Tameside-matched Price Paid Data rows. Individual addresses are not stored or republished.

Source 2026 year file

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Resident population

around 231,100 people

ONS rounded figure for Census Day 2021; up from around 219,300 in 2011.

Source Census 2021

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Median sale price

£197,000

Median of matched Tameside transactions in the selected year file; current-year data can be revised in later HM Land Registry releases.

Source 2026 year file

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Population change since 2011

+5.4%

ONS rounded comparison: Tameside increased at a similar rate to the North West (+5.2%).

Source 2011 Census to Census 2021

Office for National Statistics — Census 2021

Median age

40 years

ONS reports the median age increased by one year, from 39 in 2011 to 40 in 2021.

Source Census 2021

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Property sales counted

76 sales

Aggregate Price Paid count by postcode district; no individual address rows stored. Latest matched sale date: 2026-03-31.

Source 2026 year file

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Importer-ready architecture

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Environment Agency flood-monitoring API: 17 imported · 2026-05-12 06:27:59

Ordnance Survey Open Names: 4374 imported · 2026-05-12 06:11:13

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Ordnance Survey Open Names: 82 imported · 2026-05-12 06:03:58

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: 19142 imported · 2026-05-11 21:18:00

Tameside Local what’s-on source review: 13 imported · 2026-05-11 02:02:04