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Salford (/ ˈ s ɒ l f ər d / SOL-fərd), [5] also known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England.The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. [6]
Clifton was a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Eccles in the hundred of Salford in Lancashire. [5] In 1866 Clifton became a separate civil parish, [6] on 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished to form Swinton and Pendlebury, part also went to Kearsley [7] and Clifton became part of the Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury and Kearsley Urban District. [8]
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.
When the administrative county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1888, Salford was elevated to become the County Borough of Salford and was, in modern terms, a unitary authority area exempt from the administration of Lancashire County Council. [66]
In 1791 the first modern local government was established in the area, when the Manchester and Salford Police Act created commissioners to administer the two towns. [3] In 1843 the inhabitant householders petitioned the Privy Council for a charter of incorporation under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 [ 4 ] The charter was granted on 16 ...
Town council objects to waste recycling plant plan. Paul Rogers - Local Democracy Reporting Service. February 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM. A town council has objected to plans for a plant to recycle green ...
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The ward includes Ordsall itself, the Salford Quays redevelopment area and the easternmost part of Salford which adjoins Manchester city centre. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles. [3] A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 16,725. [1]