Eleanor Wills
Eleanor Wills | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Cooney |
| Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority | |
| Assumed office October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Cooney |
| Member of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council for Dukinfield / Stalybridge (ward) | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
Eleanor Wills (née Ballagher) is a British Labour politician and leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader she is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Greater Manchester Pensions, Fund Investments and Bee Network Pensions.[1]
Prior to becoming leader, she was the council's Executive Member for Population Health and Wellbeing.[2]
First elected to the council in 2014, Wills is the councillor for Dukinfield / Stalybridge. She was elected as council leader on 24 October 2024, following a crisis that resulted in the resignation of the former council leader and the council's head of paid service.[3]
Elections contested
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council elections
| Year | Ward | Party | Votes | % votes | Position | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Stalybridge South | Labour | 742 | 28.7% | 2nd of 4 | [4] | |
| 2014 | Dukinfield / Stalybridge | Labour | 1,194 | 40.89 | Won | [5] | |
| 2018 | Labour | 1,146 | 44.1 | Won | [6] | ||
| 2022 | Labour | 1,256 | 46.3 | Won | [7] | ||
| 2023 | Labour | 1,189 | 18% | Elected | [8] | ||
| 2024 | Labour | 1,205 | 48 | Won | [9] | ||
References
- ↑ Greater Manchester Combined Authority. "Councillor Eleanor Wills". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ Carter, Gemma (2024-07-29). "Tameside heroes celebrated at Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards". Tameside Correspondent. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ "New Tameside leader Eleanor Wills vows change after council chaos". BBC News. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ "Local Election - Thursday, 3rd May, 2007 - Results for Stalybridge South ward". Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Elections, 2014". englishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ Staff writer (4 May 2018). "Tameside Council Local Election Results 2018". Tameside Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Local Election - Thursday, 5th May, 2022 - Results for Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward". Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Local Election - Thursday, 4th May, 2023 - Results for Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward". Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Local Election - Thursday, 2nd May, 2024 - Results for Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward". Retrieved 20 August 2026.