2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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19 out of 57 seats to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 57 seats were up for election.[1]
Since its creation in 1974, Tameside has always been under Labour control, aside from 1978 to 1982 when the Conservatives held a majority.[2] In the most recent election in 2021, Labour lost one seat to the Conservatives, but increased their vote share by 4.6%, winning a total of 16 seats, with the Conservatives gaining 10.7% and winning 3 seats. The Green Party of England and Wales did not gain any seats, despite winning their first seat in 2019.[3]
The positions up for election in 2021 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour achieved 53.8% of the vote, and won 17 seats with 1 gained from the Conservatives, while the Conservatives won 2 with 1 gain from Labour.[4]
Previous council composition
| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[5] | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 50 | Labour | 50 | ||
| Conservative | 6 | Conservative | 6 | ||
| Green | 1 | Green | 1 | ||
