Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a densely populated and highly urbanised ceremonial county centred around the city of Manchester, one of the UK’s largest and most influential cities. Formed in 1974, the county is made up of ten metropolitan boroughs, including Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, and Wigan. Once an industrial powerhouse, Greater Manchester has reinvented itself as a hub of culture, media, education, and technology. It is overseen by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, led by a directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Local Authorities in Greater Manchester
- Bolton Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Bury Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Manchester City Council (Metropolitan District)
- Oldham Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Rochdale Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Salford City Council (Metropolitan District)
- Stockport Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Tameside Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Trafford Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
- Wigan Borough Council (Metropolitan District)
Greater Manchester, in England’s North West region, is a metropolitan county made up of ten metropolitan boroughs, each governed by its own council acting as a unitary authority responsible for all local services. These are Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan. Created in 1974, the county has no county council, with each borough handling functions such as education, housing, planning, transport, and social care independently, while also cooperating through the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which oversees region-wide issues like transport, regeneration, and strategic planning under a directly elected mayor. Together, these councils serve a diverse area that includes the regional capital Manchester, with its global cultural and economic significance, alongside historic industrial towns, suburban communities, and extensive green spaces, reflecting the county’s blend of urban vitality and surrounding countryside.
Districts in Greater Manchester
(ITL 1) North West
(ITL 2) ⇒ Greater Manchester
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Manchester ⁞ Greater Manchester South West ⁞ Greater Manchester South East ⁞ Greater Manchester North West ⁞ Greater Manchester North East
Constituencies in Greater Manchester
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Bolton North East
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Bolton West
- Bury North
- Bury South
- Cheadle
- Gorton and Denton
- Hazel Grove
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Leigh and Atherton
- Makerfield
- Manchester Central
- Manchester Rusholme
- Manchester Withington
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Rochdale
- Salford
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Stockport
- Stretford and Urmston
- Wigan
- Worsley and Eccles
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 27 of them are in Greater Manchester.