Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
| Borough of Bolton | |
|---|---|
| Missing image EnglandBolton.png Bolton | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 217th 139.80 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bolton |
| ONS code: | 00BL |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 31st 263,820 1,887 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 89.0% White 9.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Missing image Arms-bolton-mbc.jpg Arms of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.bolton.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | David Crausby, Brian Iddon, Ruth Kelly |
The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of about 260,000 which makes it one of the largest non-cities in the United Kingdom. It is governed as a unitary authority.
The borough of Bolton covers Bolton, as well as nearby places such as Kearsley, Farnworth, Horwich, Blackrod, Little Lever, Westhoughton and Bradshaw.
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the old county borough of Bolton, the borough of Farnworth, the urban districts of Blackrod, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever, and Westhoughton, as well as part of Turton urban district.
List of famous people from Bolton
| Districts of England - North West England | Missing image England_flag_large.png Flag of England |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |