Since the last boundary changes in 2023, the council has comprised 57 councillors representing 19 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. Political groups Administration (36) Labour (36) Other parties (19) Independent (13) Conservative (7) Reform UK (1) Joint committees Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police, Fire and Crime Panel Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board Bee Network Committee Elections Last election 2 May 2024 Next election 7 May 2026 Meeting place Tameside One, Market Square, Ashton-under-Lyne , OL6 6BH Website www .tameside .gov .uk Each ward is represented by three councillors. Ward Councillor Party Term of office Ashton Hurst Mike Glover Labour 2023-27 Dan Costello Conserv...
The new tougher tier system of coronavirus restrictions have now come into force after they passed through Parliament following a vote by MPs.
There were 291 votes which supported the measures, compared to 78 against, in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening (1 December).
But 55 Conservative MPs voted against the plan and a further 16 abstained - the largest rebellion since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister last year - with many sceptical of the measures.
Labour MPs were ordered to abstain in the vote by leader Sir Keir Starmer, who said he recognised restrictions needed to continue but was "far from convinced" the new system would work.
Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner - who is also the deputy leader of the Labour party - followed the whip by choosing to abstain in the vote.
She said: "Coronavirus remains a serious threat to the public's health and that's why I accept the need for continued restrictions. The Labour Party will always act in the national interest, which is why we did not vote against these restrictions in Parliament.
"However, I remain deeply concerned that Boris Johnson’s Government has failed to use this latest lockdown to put a credible health and economic plan in place.
"We still don't have a functioning testing system, public health messaging is confused, and businesses across the country are crying out for more effective economic support to get them through the winter months. We were promised levelling up but people and businesses in Greater Manchester have been levelled down, talked down to and sold out by the Government. The Chancellor must make the responsible choice and come forward with a clear, fair system of business support."
Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds followed suit by abstaining.
In a video released beforehand on his Facebook page, the Labour MP and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said: "I'm not happy with what has been proposed because, again, the level of economic support doesn't match the restrictions.
"There's a per-head funding formula which doesn't suit areas like Greater Manchester because we've got more businesses than more rural parts of the country - which is particularly the case when you've got a major city centre and district centres like we have.
"Fundamentally, we've been under restrictions for longer and the support should reflect that and it doesn't at the minute. So I'm not happy with what has been proposed but I do think that measures are necessary.
"I'm not going to vote for the measures, I'm not going to give the government my full support but I'm not going to vote against them either because I can't possibly tell you that we should have no measures at all. I know this is a difficult balance to strike but I think that's the right position to take."
However, Denton and Reddish MP Andrew Gwynne voted against the restrictions - one of 15 Labour MPs to defy the party leader.
In a tweet, he said: "Tonight I voted against the flawed Tier proposals. I can’t fathom why we can cram into the Trafford Centre to shop but can’t have a meal with a bubble in a COVID-secure restaurant. After 4 months of measures, GM needs effective test, trace, isolate & support at a local level."
There were 291 votes which supported the measures, compared to 78 against, in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening (1 December).
But 55 Conservative MPs voted against the plan and a further 16 abstained - the largest rebellion since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister last year - with many sceptical of the measures.
Labour MPs were ordered to abstain in the vote by leader Sir Keir Starmer, who said he recognised restrictions needed to continue but was "far from convinced" the new system would work.
Ashton-under-Lyne MP Angela Rayner - who is also the deputy leader of the Labour party - followed the whip by choosing to abstain in the vote.
She said: "Coronavirus remains a serious threat to the public's health and that's why I accept the need for continued restrictions. The Labour Party will always act in the national interest, which is why we did not vote against these restrictions in Parliament.
"However, I remain deeply concerned that Boris Johnson’s Government has failed to use this latest lockdown to put a credible health and economic plan in place.
"We still don't have a functioning testing system, public health messaging is confused, and businesses across the country are crying out for more effective economic support to get them through the winter months. We were promised levelling up but people and businesses in Greater Manchester have been levelled down, talked down to and sold out by the Government. The Chancellor must make the responsible choice and come forward with a clear, fair system of business support."
Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds followed suit by abstaining.
In a video released beforehand on his Facebook page, the Labour MP and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said: "I'm not happy with what has been proposed because, again, the level of economic support doesn't match the restrictions.
"There's a per-head funding formula which doesn't suit areas like Greater Manchester because we've got more businesses than more rural parts of the country - which is particularly the case when you've got a major city centre and district centres like we have.
"Fundamentally, we've been under restrictions for longer and the support should reflect that and it doesn't at the minute. So I'm not happy with what has been proposed but I do think that measures are necessary.
"I'm not going to vote for the measures, I'm not going to give the government my full support but I'm not going to vote against them either because I can't possibly tell you that we should have no measures at all. I know this is a difficult balance to strike but I think that's the right position to take."
In a tweet, he said: "Tonight I voted against the flawed Tier proposals. I can’t fathom why we can cram into the Trafford Centre to shop but can’t have a meal with a bubble in a COVID-secure restaurant. After 4 months of measures, GM needs effective test, trace, isolate & support at a local level."
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