Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale

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Borough of Rochdale
Metropolitan borough
Rochdale Town Hall, 2010.jpg
Rochdale Town Hall
Coat of arms of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Coat of arms
Rochdale UK locator map.svg
Rochdale shown within Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°37′00″N2°09′24″W / 53.61667°N 2.15667°W / 53.61667; -2.15667
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region North West
City region and ceremonial county Greater Manchester
Historic county Lancashire
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named for Rochdale
Administrative HQ Number One Riverside
Civic suite Rochdale Town Hall
Government
[1]
 • Type Metropolitan borough with leader and cabinet
 • Body Rochdale Borough Council
 •  Control Labour
 •  Leader Neil Emmott (L)
 •  Mayor Mike Holly
 •  Chief Executive Steve Rumbelow
 •  House of Commons
2 MPs
Area
[2]
 • Total61.0 sq mi (158.1 km2)
 • Rank 163rd
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total224,087
 • Rank 83rd
 • Density3,670/sq mi (1,417/km2)
Demonym Rochdalian
Ethnicity (2021)
[4]
 •  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[4]
 •  Religion
List
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area
Dialling codes
  • 0161
  • 01706
ISO 3166 code GB-RCH
GSS code E08000005
ITL code TLD37
GVA 2021 estimate [5]
 •Total £3.9 billion
 •Per capita£17,181
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate [5]
 •Total£4.5 billion
 •Per capita£20,247
Website rochdale.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. Its largest town is Rochdale and the wider borough covers other outlying towns and villages, including Middleton, Heywood, Milnrow and Littleborough. It is the ninth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester with a population of 224,087 in 2021. [3]

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History

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of six former local government districts. It was originally proposed that the borough include the neighbouring town of Bury and disclude Middleton; Bury however went on to form the administrative centre for the adjacent Metropolitan Borough of Bury. The borough was formed by a merger of the former county borough of Rochdale and from the administrative county of Lancashire, the municipal boroughs of Heywood and Middleton, along with the urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle.The borough lies mostly within the historic county of Lancashire but a small part lies in the former West Riding of Yorkshire. Prior to its creation, it was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named Chadwick (with reference to Sir Edwin Chadwick), but this was rejected in favour of Rochdale. [6]

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Milnrow skyline
Saint Luke's Parish Church, Heywood Saint Luke's Parish Church, Heywood - geograph.org.uk - 1743290.jpg
Saint Luke's Parish Church, Heywood

Premises

Number One Riverside, the headquarters of Rochdale Borough Council Number One Riverside, cropped.jpg
Number One Riverside, the headquarters of Rochdale Borough Council

The council is based at Number One Riverside in Rochdale town centre, which was opened in 2014. It serves as a public library, includes a café, private meeting areas, a conference centre and a workplace. It merged 33 buildings into one and won the award for the best workplace of 2014. [7]

Electoral arrangements

The borough of Rochdale is divided into 20 wards, each ward having three councillors for a total of 60 councillors. Councillors serve four-year terms, with one-third of the council elected every year except every fourth year when no councilors are elected.

Current political make-up

The council has been controlled by Labour since 2011.

Party AffiliationNumber
Labour46
Conservative9
Liberal Democrats3
Independent2

Geography

Blackstone Edge Fold, Rochdale Blackstone Edge Fold - geograph.org.uk - 2372338.jpg
Blackstone Edge Fold, Rochdale

The borough lies directly north-northeast of the City of Manchester, to the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, to the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and partly to the east of the county of West Yorkshire bordering near to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale and the Lancashire borough of Rossendale is to the northwest. There are some rural parts and urban parts of the district including Blackstone Edge and the Pennine hills which form part of the rural areas of the borough. The more urban areas centre around the town and neighbouring boroughs of Bury, Oldham and Manchester. The town of Middleton is contiguous with the northeastern suburbs of Manchester and the towns of Chadderton, Failsworth and Oldham. The towns of Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow form an urban area with Rochdale.

Demography

St Chad's Church, Rochdale's parish church St Chad's Church, Rochdale (4).JPG
St Chad's Church, Rochdale's parish church

Ethnicity (2021 Census) [8]

Religion

The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Rochdale.

Religion2021 [9]
Number%
Christian 104,84146.9
Muslim 42,12118.8
Jewish 2180.1
Hindu 6130.3
Sikh 1910.1
Buddhism 3980.2
Other religion6750.3
No religion 64,34928.8
Religion not stated10,3664.6
Total295,963100.0


Milkstone Mosque, Rochdale Milkstone Mosque, Rochdale (2).JPG
Milkstone Mosque, Rochdale

Population change

The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has only existed 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough.

Population growth in Rochdale since 1801
Year180118111821183118411851186118711881189119011911192119311941195119611971198119912001
Population28,68936,81546,44057,37769,95680,317102,247124,177146,107151,490165,617181,061181,227181,395177,574173,833188,316204,071206,351204,802205,233
 % change–+28.3+26.1+23.6+21.9+14.8+27.3+21.4+17.7+3.7+9.3+9.3+0.1+0.1−2.1−2.1+8.3+8.4+1.1−0.8+0.2
Source: Vision of Britain [10]

Twin towns

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has formal twinning arrangements with six places. Three were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough boundaries prior to its creation in 1974. [11]

CountryPlaceCounty / District / Region / StateOriginally twinned withDate
France Tourcoing Nord-Pas de Calais County Borough of Rochdale 1956
Germany Peine Niedersachsen Municipal Borough of Heywood 1967
Germany Bielefeld Nordrhein-Westfalen County Borough of Rochdale 1953
Pakistan Sahiwal Punjab Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale1988
Ukraine Lviv Lviv Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale1992
Bangladesh Sylhet Sylhet Division Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale2009

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Rochdale.

Individuals

Military units

[27]

See also

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Notes

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  15. ↑ Gray, Lisa (16 May 2014). "Battle hero Stephen Shaw to be given freedom on his day of honour". The Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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  17. ↑ Wilkinson, Damon (29 August 2017). "Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear is to be given the freedom of Rochdale". The Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  18. ↑ Wilkinson, Damon (5 October 2017). "Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear 'truly humbled' as she is awarded freedom of Rochdale". The Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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