The first elections to Tameside Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. This was a new council created to replace the municipal boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, and Stalybridge, and the urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton, Droylesden, and Longdendale. This election would create the entire 54-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.
The Labour Party won overall control of the council.
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party78,213 (51.2%)38 (70.4%)Conservative Party57,063 (37.4%)14 (25.9%)Liberal Party15,181 (9.9%) 2 (3.7%)Residents2,002 (1.3%) 0 (0.0%)Communist Party269 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 38 2 14
Ward results
No.1 (Ashton: Market & St. Michael's)
No.2 (Ashton: St. Peter's & Portland Place)
No.3 (Ashton: West & Limehurst)
No.4 (Ashton: East)
No.5 (Dukinfield)
No.6 (Hyde: Godley)
No.7 (Hyde: Newton)
No.8 (Hyde: Werneth)
No.9 (Mossley)
No.10 (Stalybridge: Lancashire & Dukinfield)
No.11 (Stalybridge: Millbrook & Staley)
No.12 (Audenshaw)
No.13 (Denton: South East)
No.14 (Denton: South West)
No.15 (Denton: North East)
No.16 (Droylesden: North West)
No.17 (Droylesden: South East)
No.18 (Longdendale)
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