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!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Tameside
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Image:EnglandTameside.png Tameside
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography
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|width="45%"|Status:||
Metropolitan borough
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Regions of England Region:||
North West England
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|Ceremonial County:||
Greater Manchester
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Surface area Area:
- Total||
List of English districts by area Ranked 242nd1 E8 m² 103.17 square kilometre km²
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|Admin. HQ:||
Ashton-under-Lyne
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ONS coding system ONS code:||00BT
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics
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Population:
- Total (
2004 est.)
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Density.html">List of English districts by population
Ranked 59th213,700
2,071 / km²
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|Ethnicity:||94.6% White
4.0% S.Asian
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics
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Image:Arms-tameside-mbc.jpg 200px|Arms of Tameside Metropolitan Borough CouncilTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/
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Local government in England#Councils and councillors Leadership:||Leader & Cabinet
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|Executive:||
Labour Party (UK) Labour
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MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 MPs:||
Andrew Gwynne,
David Heyes,
James Purnell
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'''Tameside''' is a
metropolitan borough of
Greater Manchester in
North West England north west England. It lies 7 miles east of Manchester and consists of the nine towns of
Ashton-under-Lyne (where the council is based),
Audenshaw,
Denton, Greater Manchester Denton,
Droylsden,
Dukinfield,
Hyde, Greater Manchester Hyde,
Longdendale,
Mossley and
Stalybridge which were brought together under a single council in
1974.
It borders onto the county of
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. It is named after the
River Tame, Yorkshire River Tame, which runs through it.
History
Tameside was created on
1 April 1974, by the
Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten districts of Greater Manchester. It replaced the earlier
municipal boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, and Stalybridge, and the
urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden and Longendale. It took in areas from both
Cheshire and
Lancashire. In
1986 Tameside became an effective
unitary authority when the
Greater Manchester County Council was abolished.
Politics
The boundaries of three parliamentary constituencies cover Tameside Metropolitan Borough. These are:
*'''Ashton-under-Lyne''' represented by (
David Heyes MP) which also includes parts of the
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.
*'''Denton and Reddish''' represented by (
Andrew Gwynne MP) and also covers parts of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
*'''Stalybridge and Hyde''' represented by (
James Purnell MP) which is wholly within Tameside.
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.
Localities
Towns, villages and localities in Tameside include:
*
Ashton-under-Lyne,
Audenshaw
*
Broadbottom
*
Carrbrook,
Copley, Greater Manchester Copley
*
Denton, Greater Manchester Denton,
Droylsden,
Dukinfield
*
Flowery Field,
Newton
*
Gee Cross,
Godley,
Godley Green,
Guide Bridge
*
Hartshead Green,
Hattersley,
Haughton Green,
Hazelhurst,
Hollingworth,
Hyde, Greater Manchester Hyde
*
Landslow Green,
Luzley
*
Millbrook, Greater Manchester Millbrook,
Mossley,
Mottram in Longdendale
*
Park Bridge
*
Roe Cross
*
Stalybridge
*
Warhill,
Woolley Bridge
Parishes
#
Mossley (Town)
Unparished Areas
showing former status (prior to 1974)
#
Ashton under Lyne (Municipal Borough)
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Audenshaw (Urban District)
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Denton (Urban District)
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Droylsden (Urban District)
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Dukinfield (Municipal Borough)
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Hyde (Municipal Borough)
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Longdendale (Urban District)
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Stalybridge (Municipal Borough)
Places of interest
*
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Stalybridge
*
Central Art Gallery, Ashton-under-Lyne
*
Museum of the Manchester Regiment, Ashton-under-Lyne
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Portland Basin Museum, Ashton-under-Lyne
*
St Lawrence's Church (Timber framed - 1531), Denton
*
Nico Ditch (
Scheduled Ancient Monument,
Anglo-Saxon defensive ditch), Denton
*
Church of St Anne, Haughton (Grade I Listed Building), Denton
*
Victoria Park (Green Flag Park Award), Denton
*
Hyde Hall Farm, Tudor Mansion House (private residence, in the Tame Valley), Denton
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Reddish Vale Reddish Vale Country Park, Tame Valley, part Denton, part Stockport
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Broad Mills, Broadbottom
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Staley Hall, Millbrook
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Buckton Castle, Carrbrook
*
Werneth Low
*
Hartshead Pike
*
Park Bridge Heritage Centre
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Medlock Vale Country Park
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Haughton Dale Local Nature Reserve, Denton
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Knott Hill Reservoir Local Nature Reserve
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Great Wood Local Nature Reserve
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Audenshaw Reservoirs,
Brushes Reservoir,
Denton Reservoirs,
Gorton Upper Reservoir,
Higher Swineshaw Reservoir,
Lower Swineshaw Reservoir,
Walkerwood Reservoir
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Ashton Canal,
Hollinwood Branch Canal,
Huddersfield Narrow Canal,
Peak Forest Canal
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River Etherow,
River Medlock,
River Tame, Yorkshire River Tame
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Ashton Market- suffering a serious fire, which caused a lot of disruption in the town, has now been rebuilt.
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