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EspañolMETROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON
:''This article is about the metropolitan borough of Bolton. For the actual settlement, see Bolton.''
The 'Metropolitan borough of Bolton' is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town Bolton, but covers a far larger area including six smaller towns and a number of villages around the West Pennine Moors.
The metropolitan borough was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the county borough of Bolton and the following districts from the administrative county of Lancashire:
★ the municipal borough of Farnworth
★ the urban district of Horwich
★ the urban district of Westhoughton
★ the urban district of Blackrod
★ the urban district of Kearsley
★ the urban district of Little Lever
★ the southern part of the urban district of Turton, specifically the villages of Bradshaw, Bromley Cross, Dunscar, Egerton and Harwood. This area is now known as South Turton.
Horwich, Westhoughton and Blackrod are now constitued as civil parishes. The parishes of Horwich and Westhoughton have the status of town councils. The rest of the metropolitan borough, Bolton, Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever, and South Turton, have remained unparished areas since 1974.
The following table outlines the total population of the whole metropolitan borough.
According to the 2001 UK Census,Neighbourhood Statistics - Bolton (Local Authority). URL accessed 12 May 2007. of the 261,037 people living in Bolton Metropolitan Borough, the following ethnicities have been recorded:
★ 89% White
★ 6.1% Indian
★ 2.5% Pakistani
★ 2.4% other (with no one group exceeding 1%)
This list is only for the Mayors of Bolton since the creation of the Metropolitan Borough.Mayors of Bolton - Past and Present. URL accessed 29 June 2007.Introducing the Mayor of Bolton. URL accessed 29 June 2007.Famous Boltonians. URL accessed 12 May 2007.
| Metropolitan Borough of Bolton | |
|---|---|
 Bolton | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Metropolitan county: | Greater Manchester |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Historic County: | Lancashire |
| Region: | North West England |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 217th 139.80 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bolton |
| ONS code: | 00BL |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 89.0% White 9.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Arms of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.bolton.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | ★ David Crausby (L) ★ Brian Iddon (L) ★ Ruth Kelly (L) |
The 'Metropolitan borough of Bolton' is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town Bolton, but covers a far larger area including six smaller towns and a number of villages around the West Pennine Moors.
| Contents |
| Creation |
| Parishes |
| Demographics |
| Mayors of Bolton |
| Neighbouring districts |
| References |
Creation
The metropolitan borough was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the county borough of Bolton and the following districts from the administrative county of Lancashire:
★ the municipal borough of Farnworth
★ the urban district of Horwich
★ the urban district of Westhoughton
★ the urban district of Blackrod
★ the urban district of Kearsley
★ the urban district of Little Lever
★ the southern part of the urban district of Turton, specifically the villages of Bradshaw, Bromley Cross, Dunscar, Egerton and Harwood. This area is now known as South Turton.
Parishes
Horwich, Westhoughton and Blackrod are now constitued as civil parishes. The parishes of Horwich and Westhoughton have the status of town councils. The rest of the metropolitan borough, Bolton, Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Lever, and South Turton, have remained unparished areas since 1974.
Demographics
The following table outlines the total population of the whole metropolitan borough.
According to the 2001 UK Census,Neighbourhood Statistics - Bolton (Local Authority). URL accessed 12 May 2007. of the 261,037 people living in Bolton Metropolitan Borough, the following ethnicities have been recorded:
★ 89% White
★ 6.1% Indian
★ 2.5% Pakistani
★ 2.4% other (with no one group exceeding 1%)
Mayors of Bolton
This list is only for the Mayors of Bolton since the creation of the Metropolitan Borough.Mayors of Bolton - Past and Present. URL accessed 29 June 2007.Introducing the Mayor of Bolton. URL accessed 29 June 2007.Famous Boltonians. URL accessed 12 May 2007.
★ 1973 - 74: John Collins Hanscomb. ★ 1974 - 75: ''Mrs'' Doris Berry. ★ 1975 - 76: John Arthur Foster. ★ 1976 - 77: James Rigby. ★ 1977 - 78: Donald Stewart Clarke. ★ 1978 - 79: Adam Hibbert. ★ 1979 - 80: ''Mrs'' Elizabeth Olwen Hamer. ★ 1980 - 81: James Smith. ★ 1981 - 82: Joseph Wild. ★ 1982 - 83: John Collins Hanscomb, CBE. ★ 1983 - 84: Alan Samuel Brigg. ★ 1984 - 85: ''Mrs'' Barbara Annette Hurst. ★ 1985 - 86: William Hardman. ★ 1986 - 87: Arthur Poulsom. ★ 1987 - 88: William Arthur Robinson. ★ 1988 - 89: Brian Melvyn Allanson. ★ 1989 - 90: Kenneth MacIvor. ★ 1990 - 91: Geoffrey Smith. | ★ 1991 - 92: Gerald Riley. ★ 1992 - 93: Ernest Crook. ★ 1993 - 94: Campbell J. H. Benjamin, OBE. ★ 1994 - 95: Thomas Anderton. ★ 1995 - 96: Frank Alan Rushton. ★ 1996 - 97: Eric Johnson. ★ 1997 - 98: Peter Birch. ★ 1998 - 99: Peter Finch. ★ 1999 - 2000: John Monaghan. ★ 2000 - 01: Alan Wilkinson. ★ 2001 - 02: Kevan James Helsby, MBE. ★ 2002 - 03: John Walsh, OBE. ★ 2003 - 04: Clifford Morris. ★ 2004 - 05: ''Mrs'' Prentice Howarth. ★ 2005 - 06: Frank White, JP. ★ 2006 - 07: Walter Hall. ★ 2007 - 08: ''Mrs'' Barbara Ronson.Bolton News - History as Lib-Dem takes over as Mayor. URL accessed 17 May 2007. |
Neighbouring districts
| 'North-West:' Borough of Chorley | 'North:' Borough of Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Metropolitan Borough of Bolton | 'East:' Metropolitan Borough of Bury | |
| 'South-West:' Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | 'South-East:' City of Salford |
References
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