Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England,with a population of 2.8 million;comprising ten metropolitan boroughs:Manchester,Salford,Bolton,Bury,Oldham,Rochdale,Stockport,Tameside,Trafford and Wigan. The county was created on 1 April 1974,as a result of the Local Government Act 1972,and designated a functional city region on 1 April 2011. Greater Manchester is formed of parts of the historic counties of Cheshire,Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester,in North West England. It is named after the main settlement of Wigan. It covers 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.
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four,with a third of the council being elected each time. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council,generally known as Wigan Council,is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester,England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004,75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.
Directly elected mayors in England and Wales,informally known as Metro Mayors,are local government executive leaders who are directly elected by the residents of a local authority area. Examples of metro mayors include the mayor of London,the mayor of Greater Manchester,and the mayor of the Liverpool City Region.
Peter Richard Charles Smith,Baron Smith of Leigh was a British Labour local politician and life peer.
A combined authority is a type of local government institution introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy,Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Combined authorities are created voluntarily and allow a group of local authorities to pool appropriate responsibility and receive certain delegated functions from central government in order to deliver transport and economic policy more effectively over a wider area.
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 the Greater Manchester County Council in 1986.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected metro 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.
The 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election is scheduled to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the Mayor of Greater Manchester. The election will take place the same day as council elections within the city region,including the election for the Mayor of Salford,as well as local elections across England and Wales and potentially the next United Kingdom general election.
Martyn Andrew Cox is a British Conservative politician and Leader of Bolton 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. He is the only member of the GMCA who is not a Labour politician.
Eamonn O'Brien is a British Labour politician and leader of Bury 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 Education,Skills,Work,Apprenticeships and Digital.
Arooj Shah is a British Labour politician and between 2021 and 2022 was the leader of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester. As leader she was also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and was the combined authority's portfolio lead for Equalities,Inclusion &Cohesion. She was the first Muslim woman to take charge of a council in the north of England.
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 the Green City Region and Waste and Recycling.
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 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election is currently taking place as of 5 May 2022. Due to boundary changes,all 48 councillors will be elected at the same time,with the council moving to a system of all-out elections every four years. The election will take place alongside 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 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.
