At this General Election we want to make sure there are Lib Dem candidates in all the new constituencies across Tameside.
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Rishi Sunak has at last called the General Election, to be held on July 4th.
Time to elect fantastic Liberal Democrat MPs to champion their communities.
Time to change the system and give people real hope.
Time to smash the blue wall and kick out the Conservatives.
Time to deliver the fair deal the British people deserve.
Learn more about the Liberal Democrat plan for a Fair Deal.
There will be Liberal Democrat candidates across all three Tameside seats:
Ashton-Under-Lyne: Dominic Hardwick
Gorton and Denton: John Reid
Stalybridge and Hyde: Kamala Kugan
There are council elections on May 2nd, and an election for the Greater Manchester Mayor.
Our Mayoral candidate is Jake Austin. Find out more about him here.
For the local elections in Tameside:
The Liberal Democrats have delivered another shocking blow to the Conservative government by winning in Somerton and Frome.
Sarah Dyke overturned a Conservative majority of 19,213.
Sarah (right) with Wera Hobhouse MP and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey MP.
Sarah polled 21,187 votes, winning a majority of 11,008 with a swing of 29%.
The extraordinary efforts of Liberal Democrat members and volunteers delivered this historic result, securing the largest majority and swing on an explosive triple byelection night which saw the Conservatives lose 2 of the 3 seats they were fighting desperately to defend.
The people of Somerton and Frome have spoken for the country. Enough is Enough. It is time for a general election to end this Conservative circus.
The Boundary Commission have produced their final report giving the new constituencies on which the next General Election will be fought.
For the last few elections, in Tameside borough area the Westminster MP seats have been Ashton-Under-Lyne, Denton & Reddish, and Stalybridge & Hyde.
A lot changes locally and the borough will now cover the revised seats of Ashton-Under-Lyne, Gorton & Denton, and Stalybridge & Hyde.
Broadly the changes from the old constituencies are:
The new Ashton seat takes in most of the old one plus a chunk of Denton & Reddish.
The new Gorton & Denton seat, as you might guess, puts together about half the old Denton seat, a big lump of Manchester Gorton, and even some of Manchester Withington – where the Lib Dems held the MP seat 2005 – 2015.
And the new Stalybridge & Hyde covers the same area as the old one.
The General Election has to be held no later than January 2025.
Thank you to everyone who supported us in the Tameside council elections on May 4th.
Nearby we gained two seats in Manchester and moved forward in Stockport to be the largest party with 30 of the 63 seats – ahead of Labour on 24 while the Conservatives lost every seat they had on the council.
Nationally 12 more councils now have a Lib Dem majority and we made a net gain of more than 400 councillors across England.
Here in Tameside:
“We are mourning a profound loss.
The Queen was a formidable monarch, who faithfully served our country for all her life and was loved the world over.” – Ed Davey.
Our third parliamentary byelection GAIN this parliament – six months on from North Shropshire and almost exactly a year to the day since won took Chesham & Amersham from the Conservatives.
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In neighbouring Stockport, the Liberal Democrats are calling for residential roads across the borough to be 20mph, in an effort to improve road safety and tackle issues of air quality.
Cllr Mark Roberts of Bredbury Green and Romiley said: “On the doorsteps we have found that slowing the speed that people drive on our residential roads is a big issue for residents. Many years ago the Lib Dems brought in a policy of 20mph outside schools when we ran the council, and now we want to see the widespread adoption of slower speeds on the roads we live on too.
“Given the on-street parking across the borough that compresses traffic, 30mph can just seem too fast and a slower speed limit could help save the lives of many loved pets and help protect children. Residents should be able to reclaim their street from the cars which race down them.
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