Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north,Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east,Cheshire to the south,and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester.
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester,England. It is named after its largest town,Wigan but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Atherton,Ashton-in-Makerfield,Golborne,Hindley,Ince-in-Makerfield,Leigh and Tyldesley. The borough also covers the villages and suburbs of Abram,Aspull,Astley,Bryn,Hindley Green,Lowton,Mosley Common,Orrell,Pemberton,Shevington,Standish,Winstanley and Worsley Mesnes. The borough is also the second-most populous district in Greater Manchester.
Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester,England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838,which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
Wigan Council,or Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
Peter Richard Charles Smith,Baron Smith of Leigh was a British Labour local politician and life peer.
A combined authority (CA) is a type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy,Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. CAs are created voluntarily and allow a group of local authorities to pool appropriate responsibility and receive certain devolved functions from central government in order to deliver transport and economic policy more effectively over a wider area. In areas where local government is two-tier,both must participate in the combined authority.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester,England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members;10 indirectly elected members,each a directly elected councillor from one of the ten metropolitan boroughs that comprise Greater Manchester,together with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. The authority derives most of its powers from the Local Government Act 2000 and Local Democracy,Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,and replaced a range of single-purpose joint boards and quangos to provide a formal administrative authority for Greater Manchester for the first time since the abolition of Greater Manchester County Council in 1986.
Rochdale Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
Salford City Council is the local authority for the City of Salford,a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
Bolton Council,or Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected mayor of Greater Manchester,responsible for strategic governance in the region that includes health,transport,housing,strategic planning,waste management,policing,the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and skills. The creation of the Mayor of Greater Manchester was agreed between the then Chancellor of the Exchequer,George Osborne,and Greater Manchester's 10 district council leaders. As well as having specific powers,the mayor chairs the Greater Manchester Combined Authority,also assuming the powers of the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner.
The 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. This election,alongside other local and mayoral elections across England and Wales,was originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2020,but was delayed by the UK Government on 13 March 2020,due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. The election took place on the same day as council elections within the city-region,including the election for the mayor of Salford,as well as elections across England and Wales. It was the second election to the position of mayor. It used the supplementary vote as its electoral system.
The 2021 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections. The election was originally due to take place on 7 May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A by-election was held on the same day in Orrell ward to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Conservative councillor Richard Clayton.
Andrew Howard Western is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston since 2022. A member of the Labour Party,he has been Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transformation in the Department for Work and Pensions since 2024. Prior to his election to Parliament,Western served as Leader of Trafford Council from 2018 to 2022.
Martyn Andrew Cox is a British Conservative politician and was Leader of Bolton Council in Greater Manchester between and 2021 and 2023. As Leader he was also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and was the Combined Authority's portfolio lead for culture.
Neil Patrick Emmott is a British Labour politician and leader of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader he is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Culture.
Brenda Warrington is a British Labour politician and was leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester from 2018 to 2022. As leader she was also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and was the combined authority's portfolio lead for healthy lives &quality care. She was also,ex-officio,the Chair of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund which is managed by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.
The 2022 Manchester City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors on Manchester City Council were elected. This election was a part of the other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors—20 out of 60—were to be elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third—20 out of 60—of councillors on Oldham Council was elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
