Manchester

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Region: North West
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Manchester is a major city in North West England, famed for its industrial heritage, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic architecture. The city centre features landmarks such as Manchester Cathedral, the Town Hall in Albert Square, and modern developments like MediaCityUK and the Beetham Tower. The River Irwell and canals weave through historic warehouses now converted into apartments, galleries, and bars. Manchester is known for its music and sporting heritage, with venues like the AO Arena, Old Trafford, and Etihad Stadium. Green spaces include Heaton Park, one of Europe’s largest municipal parks, while surrounding neighbourhoods each bring distinctive character, from the Northern Quarter’s creativity to Didsbury’s leafy charm.

The local government for this district is: Manchester City Council (Metropolitan District).

This district page, Manchester, is a sub-page of this county page: Greater Manchester and this region page: North West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Manchester

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. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Manchester

Manchester is divided into 32 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Ancoats & Beswick
  • Ardwick
  • Baguley
  • Brooklands
  • Burnage
  • Charlestown
  • Cheetham
  • Chorlton
  • Chorlton Park
  • Clayton & Openshaw
  • Crumpsall
  • Deansgate
  • Didsbury East
  • Didsbury West
  • Fallowfield
  • Gorton & Abbey Hey
  • Harpurhey
  • Higher Blackley
  • Hulme
  • Levenshulme
  • Longsight
  • Miles Platting & Newton Heath
  • Moss Side
  • Moston
  • Northenden
  • Old Moat
  • Piccadilly
  • Rusholme
  • Sharston
  • Whalley Range
  • Withington
  • Woodhouse Park

Manchester in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Manchester is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Greater Manchester, that contains the following 5 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(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

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Greater Manchester