City of Salford

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This article is about the metropolitan borough of Salford. For the actual settlement, see Salford.

City of Salford

Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough, City (1926)
Region:	North West England
Ceremonial County:	Greater Manchester
Traditional County:	Lancashire
Area: - Total	Ranked 248th 97.19 km²
Admin. HQ:	Swinton
ONS code:	00BR
Demographics
Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density	Ranked {{English district rank / km²
Ethnicity:	96.1% White 1.4% S.Asian
Politics
Salford City Council http://www.salford.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Hazel Blears, Ian Stewart

Salford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. The metropolitan borough has City status. Its main settlement is Salford. Other places include Swinton (where the City council is now located), Eccles, Pendlebury, Broughton, Kersal, Pendleton, Worsley, Walkden, Irlam, Cadishead, Wardley, Monton, Barton and Boothstown.

The metropolitan borough is divided into five formal districts: Salford, Eccles, Worsley, Irlam & Cadishead, and Swinton & Pendlebury.

Salford skyline

The modern day City of Salford incorporates the former County Borough of Salford (including Pendleton, Langworthy, Broughton, Weaste, Ordsall and Seedley), the Municipal Borough of Eccles (including Monton, Winton and Barton-upon-Irwell), the Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury, the Irlam Urban District and the Worsley Urban District (including Walkden). The City is bounded to the north by Bury and Bolton, to the south by Trafford, to the west by Wigan and to the east by Manchester.

It has a university by the side of the River Irwell called The University of Salford. The river divides the centre of Salford from the centre of Manchester.

Unparished Areas

Showing former status (prior to 1974)

Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester

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Districts of North West England
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside