Plan to change boundaries are scaled back after MPs' protests

PLANS for a radical shake-up of Tameside’s parliamentary constituencies have been watered down after opposition from MPs.

The borough of Tameside has three MPs sitting in the House of Commons under the current system, representing Stalybridge and Hyde, Ashton, Droyslden and Failsworth, and Denton and Reddish.

These are Labour members Jonathan Reynolds, Angela Rayner and Andrew Gwynne.

The Boundary Commission had previously proposed a major shake-up in which Denton and Reddish would effectively vanish - losing the Reddish wards to Stockport.

It had also suggested that the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency would no longer include Mossley, Stalybridge North and the Dukinfield Stalybridge ward.