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Salford City Council
Local authority area: Salford
Salford is a metropolitan borough, in the North West England region of England. It covers 97.2 km² and had 278,064 residents in 2022 — about 2,861 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Swinton.
Town hall in the administrative centreSalford Civic Centre, Swinton
Photo: D.A.Howcroft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Salford, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022278,064+17.3% since 2012
Land area97.2km²37.5 sq mi
Density2,861/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#86of 382 UK councils · #79 in England
Population estimates5 data points
237.1K245.6K254.4K262.7K278.1K
20122015201820202022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Salford became a local authority area.
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther metropolitan boroughs in North West
Elections
20 electoral wards
Census 2021: 269,924 residents in 115,114 households across the wards; 13.3% aged 65+, 47.0% of homes owned, 33.2% of households without a car.
1Pendleton & Charlestown6,453 households · 8.6% aged 65+17,1522Broughton6,227 households · 8.2% aged 65+16,9583Weaste & Seedley7,124 households · 11.0% aged 65+16,3574Kersal & Broughton Park5,305 households · 11.8% aged 65+16,0395Barton & Winton7,126 households · 12.0% aged 65+15,7546Eccles6,755 households · 17.1% aged 65+14,523
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CTrinity Bridge HouseCouncil office · Salford M3 5DS · hours listedTSalford City CouncilTown council · Manchester M27 5AW · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1142118 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.