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Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
Ashton-under-Lyne town hall
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Motto: "Industry and Integrity"
Tameside shown within England
Coordinates: 53°29′24″N 2°05′39″W / 53.49, -2.09417
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Greater Manchester
Admin HQ	Ashton-under-Lyne
Founded	1 April 1974
Government
- Type	Metropolitan borough
- Governing body	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Mayor	Cllr. Michael Smith
- MPs:	Andrew Gwynne (L) David Heyes (L) James Purnell (L)
Area
- Total	39.8 sq mi (103.17 km²)
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Population (2006 est.)
- Total	214,400 (Ranked 61st)
- Density	5,382/sq mi (2,078/km²)
- Ethnicity (2001 Census)	94.6% White 4.0% S. Asian
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode	OL, SK, M
Area code(s)	0161 / 01457
ISO 3166-2	GB-TAM
ONS code	00BT
OS grid reference	SJ931997
NUTS 3	UKD31
Website: www.tameside.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the North West England region of the United Kingdom. It has a population of 214,400^[1] and consists of the nine towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western border is approximately six miles east of the centre of Manchester.

It was named after the River Tame, which runs through it. It borders Derbyshire to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham to the north, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport to the south, and the City of Manchester to the west.

Contents 1 History 2 Politics 2.1 Local Government 2.2 Parliamentary Constituencies 2.3 Curfue 2.4 See also 3 The Tameside Area 3.1 Localities 3.2 Parishes 3.3 Unparished Areas 4 Demography 4.1 Population change 5 Places of interest 6 See also 7 External links

Tameside was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. It took over the local government functions of nine districts which were formerly in the administrative counties of Lancashire and of Cheshire.

The Lancashire districts were the municipal boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne and Mossley and the urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden.

The Cheshire districts were the municipal boroughs of Stalybridge, Hyde, Dukinfield and the urban district of Longdendale.

The nine districts covered areas within in the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, Cheshire and a very small area of Yorkshire.

In 1986 Tameside effectively became a unitary authority with the abolition of the Greater Manchester County Council

As of the 2007 local elections, Tameside Council is controlled by Labour with the majority of 45 seats, second is the Conservative party with 8 seats, third is taken by 3 independents in Mossley and 1 Liberal Democrat in Audenshaw.

The Leader of the Council is Councillor Roy Oldham CBE, who is currently the longest serving council leader in the United Kingdom. He first took up the post in 1980, a year after the Labour Party re-gained control of the council from the Conservatives. He has held the post ever since. He represents the Longdendale Ward for the Labour Party.

The towns of Tameside Metropolitan Borough are represented by MPs for three separate parliamentary constituencies. These are:

• Ashton-under-Lyne, which also includes parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, is represented by Mr. David Heyes MP.
• Denton and Reddish, which also covers parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, is represented by Mr. Andrew Gwynne MP.
• Stalybridge and Hyde, which is wholly within Tameside, is represented by Mr. James Purnell MP.

In an attempt to lower the violence, crime and gang culture in parts of Tameside, the council put a short-term 21:00 curfue into power in the year 2006. This curfue was in force within the towns of Dukinfield and Hyde-Newton.

The idea of this curfue was to disperse any group of youths/young adults who were seen walking around the designated area after 9 pm. The groups were told they must go straight home with one fellow member maximum. This curfue only lasted for a few months.

• Longdendale Bypass

Towns, villages and localities in Tameside include:

• Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw
• Broadbottom
• Carrbrook, Copley
• Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield
• Flowery Field
• Gee Cross, Godley, Godley Green, Guide Bridge
• Hartshead Green, Hattersley, Haughton Green, Hazelhurst, Hollingworth, Hyde
• Landslow Green, Luzley
• Millbrook, Mossley, Mottram in Longdendale
• Newton
• Park Bridge
• Roe Cross
• Stalybridge
• Warhill, Woolley Bridge

1. Mossley (Town since 1999) (Municipal Borough prior to 1974)

showing former status (prior to 1974)

1. Ashton under Lyne (Municipal Borough)
2. Audenshaw (Urban District)
3. Denton (Urban District)
4. Droylsden (Urban District)
5. Dukinfield (Municipal Borough)
6. Hyde (Municipal Borough)
7. Longdendale (Urban District)
8. Stalybridge (Municipal Borough)

Tameside Compared
2001 UK Census	Tameside	Greater Manchester	England
Total population	213,043	2,514,757	49,138,831
White	92.7%	91.2%	90.9%
Asian	4.0%	5.6%	4.6%
Black	0.3%	1.2%	2.3%

As of the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside had a total population of 213,043.^[2] Of the 89,981 households in Tameside, 35.7% were married couples living together, 31.0% were one-person households, 7.8% were co-habiting couples and 9.3% were lone parents, following a similar trend to the rest of England.^[3]

The population density is 2,065 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,348.3/sq mi)^[4] and for every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Tameside, 35.2% had no academic qualifications, significantly higher than 28.9% in all of England.^[2] 4.8% of Tameside’s residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.^[5] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4.0% of the population.^[6]

Population growth in Tameside since 1801
Year	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Population	20,716	27,219	45,440	64,044	103,928	120,183	129,346	138,509	147,672	158,343	175,877	195,353	192,764	190,210	198,492	207,137	213,973	221,067	217,050	219,769	213,043
Source: A Vision of Britain through Time

• Ashton Canal, Hollinwood Branch Canal, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Peak Forest Canal
• Ashton Market -- suffering a serious fire, which caused a lot of disruption in the town, has now been rebuilt.
• Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Stalybridge
• Audenshaw Reservoirs, Brushes Reservoir, Denton Reservoirs, Gorton Upper Reservoir, Higher Swineshaw Reservoir, Lower Swineshaw Reservoir, Walkerwood Reservoir
• Broad Mills, Broadbottom
• Buckton Castle, Carrbrook (early medieval castle and Scheduled Monument)
• Central Art Gallery, Ashton-under-Lyne
• Great Wood Local Nature Reserve
• Hartshead Pike
• Haughton Dale Local Nature Reserve, Denton
• Hyde Hall, Denton (Grade II* Listed Building)
• Knott Hill Reservoir Local Nature Reserve
• Medlock Vale Country Park
• Museum of the Manchester Regiment, Ashton-under-Lyne
• Nico Ditch (Scheduled Ancient Monument, Anglo-Saxon ditch), Denton
• Park Bridge Heritage Centre
• Portland Basin Museum, Ashton-under-Lyne
• Reddish Vale Country Park, Tame Valley, part Denton, part Stockport
• River Etherow, River Medlock, River Tame
• Stayley Hall, Millbrook
• St Anne's Church, Haughton Green (Grade I Listed Building), Denton
• St Lawrence's Church, Denton – timber framed church dating back to 1531, Grade II* Listed Building
• St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Ashton-under-Lyne – a Grade I Listed Building
• Swallows Wood Nature Reserve, near Tintwistle, threatened by the construction of the Longdendale Bypass
• Victoria Park (Green Flag Park Award), Denton
• Werneth Low

• Tameside Council election, 2007
• Tameside local elections

• Tameside Council
• TamesideWeb.com

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