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A Tameside councillor has resigned - but there won’t be a by-election to replace her. Claire Reid recently made the decision to quit her role representing the Denton South ward, a seat she held for almost two decades for the Labour Party.

The normal circumstances surrounding a councillor leaving office means a by-election is called to replace them. But as Mrs Reid’s term was due to end at the May local elections next year, the local authority says there legally cannot be a by-election.

This means that her Denton South seat will be contested alongside every other council ward on Thursday, May 7, 2026. According to the council, the only circumstance where a by-election would be called is if more than one council ward seat was left vacant. In a world where there was a by-

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