2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

The 2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^{[1] [2]} This was on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:^[3]

• Labour 51
• Conservative 6

Results

Mossley ward

Double election due to the resignation of Labour's Idu Miah (elected May 2015). His seat was retained for Labour by Tafheen Sharif.^[4]

Stalybridge South ward

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland . 21 April 2016 . BBC News.
2. Web site: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2016 . englishelections.org.uk . 26 August 2016 .
3. Web site: Your Councillors. Tameside Council. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170515150402/http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0. 15 May 2017.
4. News: Baxter . Trevor . Shock resignation for councillor just 10 months into second term . Mossley Correspondent . 13 April 2016 . 4 January 2018.