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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Local authority area: Tameside
Tameside is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 103.2 km² and had 232,753 residents in 2022 — about 2,256 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Council headquartersDukinfield Town Hall
Photo: Alan Bate · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Tameside, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022232,753+5.7% since 2012
Land area103.2km²39.8 sq mi
Density2,256/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#112of 382 UK councils · #101 in England
Population estimates5 data points
220.2K221.7K225.2K227.1K232.8K
20122015201820202022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Tameside became a local authority area.
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther metropolitan boroughs in North West
Elections
19 electoral wards
Census 2021: 231,073 residents in 99,519 households across the wards; 17.5% aged 65+, 60.8% of homes owned, 26.1% of households without a car.
1St Peter's6,223 households · 12.2% aged 65+14,5892Longdendale6,066 households · 17.2% aged 65+13,7753Denton West5,595 households · 20.9% aged 65+12,7474Audenshaw5,366 households · 17.5% aged 65+12,7415Ashton St Michael's5,314 households · 13.6% aged 65+12,6846Hyde Godley5,491 households · 17.2% aged 65+12,604
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
TDukinfield Town HallTown hall · Dukinfield SK16 4LA · hours listedTHyde Town Hall Business CentreTown hall · Hyde SK14 1AL · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1423078 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.