Oldham (borough) - Definition


Oldham (borough) - Definition

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

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:

See maps illustrating warding of Oldham (http://www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/oldham.cfm)

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Districts of England - North West England
Allerdale \| Barrow-in-Furness \| Blackburn with Darwen \| Blackpool \| Bolton \| Burnley \| Bury \| Carlisle \| Chester \| Chorley \| Congleton \| Copeland \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Eden \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Fylde \| Halton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley \| Lancaster \| Liverpool \| Macclesfield \| Manchester \| Oldham \| Pendle \| Preston \| Ribble Valley \| Rochdale \| Rossendale \| St Helens \| Salford \| Sefton \| South Lakeland \| South Ribble \| Stockport \| Tameside \| Trafford \| Vale Royal \| Warrington \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral \| Wyre
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside

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