Elections to Tameside Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2012. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election the composition of the council was:
Results
Ashton Hurst ward
Ashton St. Michael's ward
Ashton Waterloo ward
Audenshaw ward
Denton North East ward
Denton South ward
Denton West ward
Droylsden East ward
Droylsden West ward
Dukinfield ward
Dukinfield / Stalybridge ward
Dorothy Cartwright defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party in December 2010.