Eleanor Wills


Eleanor Wills is a British Labour politician and leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader she is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Greater Manchester Pensions, Fund Investments and Bee Network Pensions.
Prior to becoming leader, she was the council's Executive Member for Population Health and Wellbeing.
First elected to the council in 2014, Wills is the councillor for Dukinfield / Stalybridge. She was elected as council leader on 24 October 2024, following a crisis that resulted in the resignation of the former council leader and the council's head of paid service.