What is Greater Manchester?
[[Image:Unofficial_County_Flag_of_Greater_Manchester.svg|thumb|Flag of Greater Manchester]] [[Image:Greater Manchester County Council Arms.png|thumb|Coat of arms of Greater Manchester]] '''Greater Manchester''' is a [[county]] in [[North West England]]. It has 2.7 [[million]] people living there. It was created on 1 April 1974 by the [[Local Government Act 1972|Local Government Act]] 1972. It is made up of ten [[Metropolitan borough|Metropolitan boroughs]]: the [[city|cities]] of [[Manchester]] and [[Salford]] and the large towns of [[Oldham]], [[Bury]], [[Rochdale]], [[Ashton-Under-Lyne]], [[Stockport]], [[Wigan]] and [[Bolton]]. It has had a combined authority since 1 April 2011. The [[Greater Manchester Combined Authority]] has the political leaders from each of the ten metropolitan borough councils, plus a directly elected mayor, with responsibility for economic development, regeneration and transport. [[Andy Burnham]] is the first [[Mayor of Greater Manchester]], elected in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manchester City Deal brings 6,000 jobs boost|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/manchester-city-deal-brings-6-000-jobs-boost--2|access-date=2023-03-27|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{England counties}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Greater Manchester| ]] [[Category:Ceremonial counties of England]] [[Category:1974 establishments in England]]