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Manchester City Council

Local authority area: Manchester

Manchester is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 115.7 km² and had 568,996 residents in 2022 — about 4,920 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Manchester.

All metropolitan boroughsNorth West
Town hall in the administrative centreManchester Town Hall Extension
Manchester Town Hall Extension
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Manchester, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022568,996+11.4% since 2012
Land area115.7km²44.7 sq mi
Density4,920/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#27of 382 UK councils · #26 in England
Population estimates5 data points
510.8K530.3K547.6K555.7K569K
20122015201820202022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1974
    Created

    Formed from County Borough of Manchester.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

BBuryMetropolitan borough194,606OOldhamMetropolitan borough243,912RRochdaleMetropolitan borough226,992SSalfordMetropolitan borough278,064SStockportMetropolitan borough297,107TTamesideMetropolitan borough232,753TTraffordMetropolitan borough236,301
Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in North West

All councils in North West
Liverpool496,770Wigan334,110Wirral322,453Bolton298,903Stockport297,107Sefton281,027Salford278,064Oldham243,912Trafford236,301Tameside232,753Rochdale226,992Bury194,606
Elections

32 electoral wards

Census 2021: 551,951 residents in 214,732 households across the wards; 9.4% aged 65+, 37.2% of homes owned, 39.0% of households without a car.

1Cheetham6,953 households · 6.0% aged 65+21,4752Moss Side7,269 households · 6.1% aged 65+21,2773Ardwick6,738 households · 5.2% aged 65+21,0444Gorton & Abbey Hey8,353 households · 10.5% aged 65+20,9885Longsight6,473 households · 7.0% aged 65+20,8756Clayton & Openshaw7,709 households · 9.3% aged 65+20,030

All wards of Manchester

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCore CitiesCouncil office · Manchester M60 2LACGreater Manchester Combined AuthorityCouncil office · Manchester M1 6EU · hours listedCH M Coroners OfficeCouncil office · Manchester M60 2LA · hours listedCHulme District OfficeCouncil office · Manchester M15 4UW · hours listedCManchester Council Customer Service CentreCouncil office · Manchester M60 2LA · hours listedCManchester District CouncilCouncil office · Manchester M9 4BPCManchester ExamCouncil office · Manchester M12 6AECManchester Social ServicesCouncil office · Manchester M9 4DDCNational HighwaysCouncil office · Manchester M1 2WD · hours listedCSomerfield PensionCouncil office · Manchester M60 0AGTManchesterTown hall · Manchester M1 5JW · hours listed
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Constituencies

Manchester Central · 6 wardsManchester Rusholme · 6 wardsManchester Withington · 6 wardsWythenshawe and Sale East · 5 wardsBlackley and Middleton South · 5 wardsGorton and Denton · 4 wards
Source: Wikidata Q21525592 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.