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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]
The proportion of students economically active in Salford was higher than the City of Salford and England averages (3.0% and 2.6% respectively); the same is true for economically inactive students (5.1% in City of Salford and 4.7% in England). The rest of the figures were roughly inline with national trends. [106]
The settlement of Salford had anciently been administered as a township within the parish of Manchester, which in turn formed part of the Salford Hundred. [3] Around 1230 the settlement was given a charter by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, who was the lord of the manor at the time, making it a seigneurial borough with a limited degree of self-government. [4]
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This category contains articles relating to Salford in Greater Manchester, England. For articles relating to the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Salford , see Category:City of Salford . Subcategories
This category lists topics relating to the government of City of Salford and its wider Metropolitan Borough, England. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The 2024 Salford mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024, alongside the 2024 Salford City Council elections, the 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election and other local elections across England and Wales. This election was the first to use first-past-the-post to elect the mayor as a result of changes made to electoral law by the Elections Act ...
In 1928 the force introduced police boxes to the streets of Salford. [27] Following inspection by the Metropolitan Police, similar boxes were erected in London. The Police Act 1964 allowed for the compulsory amalgamation of police forces, and on 1 June 1968 the Manchester and Salford city constabularies formed the Manchester and Salford Police ...