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.
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.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is a local government body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. It is an executive arm of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA),the city region's administrative authority. The strategies and policies of Transport for Greater Manchester are set by the GMCA and its Greater Manchester Transport Committee (GMTC). The committee is made up of 33 councillors appointed from the ten Greater Manchester boroughs,as well as the Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,also known as Stockport Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 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.
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.
Trafford Council,or Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford 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.
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.
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 Salford is a directly elected politician responsible for the executive functions of Salford City Council,created in 2012 for the City of Salford in Greater Manchester. The position is different from the long-existing and largely ceremonial,annually appointed ceremonial mayor of Salford.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council,also known as Bury Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury 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.
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,also known as Tameside Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside 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 Bus Services Act 2017 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provides for local transport authorities to create partnership schemes to improve bus services in their areas,and to introduce advanced ticketing schemes. The Act also provides for mayoral combined authorities to partially re-regulate bus services by creating franchise schemes similar to the one operated by Transport for London. It,however,prohibits local authorities from reversing complete bus deregulation,which had taken place following the Transport Act 1985,by forming a company for the purpose of providing local services.
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.
The 2022 Salford City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 along with other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third—20 out of 60—of councillor seats on Salford City Council were up for election.
