Michael Smith: councillor for Denton West, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Michael Smith is a Labour councillor for the Denton West ward on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Michael Smith is also First Deputy (Population Health and Wellbeing). Their current term began on 1 May 2003.
- Council
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ward
- Denton West
- Party
- Labour
- Posts
- First Deputy (Population Health and Wellbeing)
- Term began
- 1 May 2003
- 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 Michael Smith
These are the details Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Michael Smith, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: michael.smith@tameside.gov.uk
- Phone: 0161 371 0765
- Home address (published by the council): c/o Tameside One, Market Square, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Official profile: tameside.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Denton West
- Dan Bennett Reform UK
- George Jones Labour Assistant Executive Member (Lifelong Learning and Culture)
Labour on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Labour holds 24 of the 57 seats on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. 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)
- Gerald Cooney Leader of Independent Group
- 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 Denton West
Michael Smith 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.