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Encyclopedia > Bolton (borough)
Borough of Bolton
Bolton
Geography
Status: Metropolitan borough
Region: North West England
Ceremonial County: Greater Manchester
Area:
- Total		 Ranked 217th
139.80 kmē
Admin. HQ: Bolton
ONS code: 00BL
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density		 Ranked 30th
261,546
1,871 / kmē
Ethnicity: 89.0% White
9.1% S.Asian
Politics

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive:  
MPs: David Crausby, Brian Iddon, Ruth Kelly

Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. It is governed by a unitary authority.


The borough of Bolton covers Bolton, as well as nearby places such as Kearsley, Farnworth, Horwich, Blackrod, Little Lever, Westhoughton and Bradshaw.


The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the old county borough of Bolton, the borough of Farnworth, the urban districts of Blackrod, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever, and Westhoughton, as well as part of Turton urban district.


Districts of England - North West England

Allerdale | Barrow_in_Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre

Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside




 

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