Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England. It comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974, as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. It is governed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority,...