| Metropolitan Borough of Tameside | |||
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| Motto: "Industry and Integrity" | |||
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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History
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
Politics
Local Government
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.
Parliamentary Constituencies
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 (Labour).[2]
- Denton and Reddish, which also covers parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, is represented by Mr. Andrew Gwynne MP (Labour). [3]
- Stalybridge and Hyde, which is wholly within Tameside, is represented by Mr. James Purnell MP (Labour).[4]
Curfue
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.
See also
The Tameside Area
Localities
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
Parishes
- Mossley (Town since 1999) (Municipal Borough prior to 1974)
Unparished Areas
showing former status (prior to 1974)
- Ashton under Lyne (Municipal Borough)
- Audenshaw (Urban District)
- Denton (Urban District)
- Droylsden (Urban District)
- Dukinfield (Municipal Borough)
- Hyde (Municipal Borough)
- Longdendale (Urban District)
- Stalybridge (Municipal Borough)
Demography
| Tameside Compared | |||
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| 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.[5] 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.[6] The population density is 2,065 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,348.3/sq mi)[7] 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.[5] 4.8% of Tameside’s residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%.[8] The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4.0% of the population.[9]
Population change
| Population growth in Tameside since 1801 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Places of interest
- 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
Education
- See also: List of schools in Greater Manchester
Overall, Tameside was ranked 59th out of the all the Local Education Authoritys in SATs performance—and 5th in Greater Manchester—in 2006.[10] Authorised absences from and unauthorised absences from Tameside secondary schools in 2006-07 were 7.0% and 1.0%, similar to the national average (6.8% and 1.3%).[11] In 2007, the Tameside LEA was ranked 108th out of 148 in the country—and 5th in Greater Manchester—based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (38.5% compared with the national average of 45.8%).[12] In 2006, Audenshaw School was the most successful school in Tameside at both GCSE and A-level; 65% of the pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*-C grade including maths and English.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Anon (2007-08-21). Population estimates 2006 by district. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Ashton-under-Lyne constituency election results. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Denton and Reddish constituency election results. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Stalybridge constituency election results. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ a b Tameside Metropolitan Borough key statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Tameside Metropolitan Borough household data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Tameside Metropolitan Borough population density. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Tameside Metropolitan Borough country of birth data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Tameside Metropolitan Borough ethnic group data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ LEA SATs performance. BBC Online (2006-12-07). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Tameside schools. BBC Online (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ How different LEAs performed. BBC Online (2007-01-17). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Education results in Tameside. BBC Online (2007-01-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
External links
| North West England Portal |
- Tameside Council
- TamesideWeb.com
- Tameside Eye: A political blog about Tameside.
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