Tameside

Recommendations become law 

The Tameside (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Tameside, was made on 17 June 2022.

New ward arrangements for Tameside have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2023. 

The Order for Tameside can be viewed here. 

The Order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 30 March 2022, The Tameside (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 was laid in draft in Parliament.

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and published on 2 November 2021. 

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in May 2023. 

The draft order can be viewed here. 

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 2 November 2021, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 

We have now completed our electoral review of Tameside.  

• Final recommendations report for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Final recommendations map for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download. 
• Summary of the Tameside report
• Fact Sheet 
• News release

• Letter to the Chief Executive of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
• Mapping files*

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available. 

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.  

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.  

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023. 

Opinion Survey 

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.  

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain. 

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council closed on 9 August 2021. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authority: 

Councillors: 

MPs: 

Local Residents: 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Tameside Borough Council closed on 09 August 2021.

On 01 June 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Tameside Borough Council.

From 01 June 2021 to 09 August 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Tameside Borough Council.

·       Draft recommendations report for Tameside Borough Council

·       Draft recommendations map for Tameside Borough Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.

·       Summary of the Tameside report

·       Fact Sheet

·       News release

·       Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Tameside Borough Council

·       Promotional poster [1] [2]

·       Electoral figures

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Tameside electoral review: 

(1)  through our consultation area, 

(2)  by e-mailing [email protected], or

(3)  writing to the following address:

    The Review Officer (Tameside)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1^st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Tameside Borough Council closed on 29 March 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (this submission has been split into multiple parts as it contains many detailed maps larger than our upload limit)

Residents:

Councillors:

The consultation on warding arrangements for Tameside Borough Council closed on 05 April 2021.

From 26 January to 05 April 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.  

The Commission is minded to recommend that Tameside Council should have 57 councillors in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Tameside to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 57 councillors. 

For more information, see our: 

• News release  
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Tameside Council 
• Electoral figures 
• Promotional posters [1] [2] 
• Tameside polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Tameside Council and may contain boundary errors.) 

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Tameside electoral review: 

1. through our consultation area,  

2. by e-mailing [email protected], or  

3. writing to the following address: 

The Review Officer (Tameside) 

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here. 

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.  

We received two submissions on council size: 

• Tameside Council
• Tameside Conservatives 

The Commission is minded to recommend that 57 councillors should serve Tameside Council in the future. This is no change from the current number of councillors. 

The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE) began reviewing the electoral arrangements for Tameside on 8 May 2002.

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.

Final recommendations, published on 27 August 2003.

Map 1 Existing wards in Tameside;

Map 2 Our final recommendations for Tameside;

Map A1 Illustrates the proposed ward boundaries and indicates ares shown in more detail on the large maps;

Large map 1 and large map 2 illustrate existing and proposed warding arrangements for Tameside.

Draft recommendations, published on 25 February 2003

Map 1 Existing wards in Tameside

Map 2 Our draft recommendations for Tameside

Map A1 Illustrates the proposed ward boundaries and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail on the large maps

Large map 1, and large map 2, illustrate the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Tameside