St Peter’s is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside. It elects three Councillors to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

The population of St Peter’s is significantly larger than the Tameside average of 11,796 people. 63% of this population is between the ages of 16 and 64 years old, which is more than the borough average of 62%. Since 2013, all three of the wider age bands have increased in size, all growing by between 100 and 200 people.

37% of properties in St Peter’s are owner occupied, with average market sale prices below the Tameside average of £139,412. The percentage of private rented homes in St Peter’s is greater than the Tameside average of 14.2%.

St Peter’s is significantly more deprived than the Tameside average; the IMD deprivation score for St Peter’s is 49.0, which is higher than the borough’s average score of 28.8. The proportion of children living in poverty is 47.0%, is 17.5% above the Tameside average.

The total crime rate in St Peter’s is nearly 2.5 times the Tameside average of 207.7 offences per 1000 people. St Peter’s has a significantly above average rate of anti-social behaviour offences, and also has a significantly higher rate of domestic abuse per 1000 people.