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Oldham (borough)
| Borough of Oldham | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 213th 142.36 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Oldham |
| ONS code: | 00BP |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 53rd 218,578 1,535 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 86.1% White 11.9% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Phil Woolas, Michael Meacher |
The Metropolitan borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is named for its largest settlement, Oldham, but covers a larger area. Other places include Shaw, Royton, Chadderton and Failsworth.
To the east it covers part of Saddleworth Moor.
Wards
Oldham consists of 20 wards:
- Alexandra
- Chadderton Central
- Chadderton North
- Chadderton South
- Coldhurst
- Crompton
- Failsworth East
- Failsworth West
- Hollinwood
- Lees
- Royton North
- Royton South
- Saddleworth East
- Saddleworth West
- St James
- St Marys
- St Pauls
- Shaw
- Waterhead
- Werneth
See maps illustrating warding of Oldham
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the county borough of Oldham along with Chadderton, Crompton , Failsworth, Lees and Royton urban districts in Lancashire and Saddleworth urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Last updated: 08-02-2005 00:35:40
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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