Gerald Cooney: councillor for Droylsden West, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Gerald Cooney is a Independent Group councillor for the Droylsden West ward on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Gerald Cooney is also Leader of Independent Group. Their current term began on 3 May 1990.

Council: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Droylsden West
Party: Independent Group
Posts: Leader of Independent Group
Term began: 3 May 1990
Official profile: tameside.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Gerald Cooney

These are the details Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Gerald Cooney, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: Ged.Cooney@tameside.gov.uk
Phone: 0161 759 2519
Home address (published by the council): 5 Hart Avenue, Droylsden, M43 7EJ
Official profile: tameside.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Droylsden West

Sharon Barker Reform UK
Barrie Holland Independent Group

Independent Group on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Independent Group holds 4 of the 57 seats on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. The largest group is Labour, with 24. Seats by party: Labour 24, Reform UK 17, Independent 7, Conservative 5, Independent Group 4.

Leaders and post holders on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Andrew McLaren Deputy Leader (Growth, Housing and Homelessness)
Eleanor Wills Executive Leader
Andrea Colbourne Leader of Conservative Group
Joe Kitchen Chair of Council Business
Helen Bowden Civic Mayor of Tameside
Allan Hopwood Leader of Reform UK Group

All 57 councillors of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Droylsden West

Gerald Cooney sits on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Tameside, each with its own page:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
Ashton-under-Lyne: Angela Rayner (Labour) MP
Gorton and Denton: Hannah Spencer (Green Party) MP
Stalybridge and Hyde: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op)) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Tameside, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.