Tameside Elections: Shake-up or Stability?

0:00On April 23, TAMESIDE's local elections hit on Thursday, May 7, with 19 of the 57 council seats up for grabs. 93 candidates from five main parties are battling it out across the wards, one seat per ward. Labor holds the council with 38 seats and has to defend 14 of them this time. Earlier this week, parties ramped up door knocking as the race tightens. Reform UK and the Greens looks set to challenge Labor's long dominance alongside conservatives, making it closer than recent years. Labor's been in control since 1979, but cracks might show now. Residents are fired up over everyday gripes by potholes, fly tipping, and high streets gone wrong. Voters feel the squeeze from rising council tax without fixes, plus national headaches like NHS, weights and housing woes feeding into local beefs. Independence are pitching as the no-nonsense locals ignored by big parties. All sides promise basics done, right-filling potholes, reliable bins, safer streets and

1:00value for money spending. Labor pushes town region and affordable homes, conservatives tout their wins on free parking and green belt protection, reform hits over development, and child services, Greens guard spaces and boost transport, while independence stay whip free for town first fights. Polling stations open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 7, don't forget your ID. Tankside's future hangs on who gets your vote to shake things up, or hold steady.