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 Heywood,Littleborough,Middleton &Milnrow. It is the ninth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester with a population of 226,992 in 2022.
James Dobbin was a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician and microbiologist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood and Middleton from 1997 until his death in 2014.
Sir Anthony Joseph Lloyd was a British Labour politician. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) for 36 years,making him one of the longest-serving MPs in recent history. He served as MP for Stretford from 1983 to 1997,Manchester Central from 1997 to 2012,and represented Rochdale from 2017 until his death in 2024. He was Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2017 and served as the interim Mayor of Greater Manchester in his last two years in the role.
Heywood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale,Greater Manchester,England,in the historic county of Lancashire. It had a population of 28,205 at the 2011 Census. The town lies on the south bank of the River Roch,2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bury,4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Rochdale,and 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Manchester. Middleton lies to the south,whilst to the north is the Cheesden Valley,open moorland,and the Pennines.
Heywood and Middleton is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Elsie Blundell of the Labour Party.
Rochdale is a constituency,which is currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Paul Waugh of the Labour and Co-operative Party since 2024. Rochdale has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) since its creation in 1832.
Stratford-on-Avon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Manuela Perteghella of the Liberal Democrats. The constituency is in Warwickshire;as its name suggests,it is centred on the town of Stratford-upon-Avon,birthplace of William Shakespeare,but also takes in the surrounding areas,including the towns of Alcester and Henley-in-Arden.
Norden is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale,in Greater Manchester,England. It was historically part of Lancashire until 1974. It is situated on the western outskirts of the town of Rochdale.
Blackley and Broughton was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented through its entire existence by Graham Stringer. He was first elected in 1997 for the former Manchester Blackley and prior to this was Leader of Manchester City Council. The constituency covered north Manchester and east Salford.
Middleton and Prestwich was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Middleton and Prestwich districts of Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Angela Rayner is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Secretary of State for Housing,Communities and Local Government since July 2024. She has been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party since 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015. Ideologically she identifies as a socialist and as being part of Labour's soft left.
Elizabeth Anne McInnes is a British Labour Party politician and biochemist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood and Middleton from 2014 to 2019.
This is a list of confirmed or proposed future developments of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system in Greater Manchester,England.
Wera Benedicta Hobhouse is a British-German Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath since 2017.
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) is a social housing provider established in 2012 to receive the transfer of housing stock from Rochdale Borough Council in Greater Manchester,England. It has a subsidiary,RBH Limited. It owns and manages about 12,700 properties. In March 2020,it employed 545 full time equivalent staff.
Blackley and Middleton South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency is based in northern Greater Manchester.
Manuela Perteghella is an Italian-born British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon since 2024.
Elsie-Jane Blundell is a British Labour politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood and Middleton North since 2024.
