Salford_City_Council

Salford City Council

Salford City Council

Local government body in England

Salford City Council is the local authority of the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Salford. It is a constituent council of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

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The directly elected mayor is Paul Dennett[3] and the civic mayor for 2021-2022 is John Mullen.[4]

The council is based at Salford Civic Centre with additional offices in Eccles.

Some services, including property, highways and infrastructure, planning and building control were provided by Urban Vision, a public-private partnership formed in 2005 between SCC, Capita and Galliford Try.[5] Services returned to the council after the contract with Urban Vision finished on 31 January 2020.[6]

Political composition

For historical political control and leadership, see Salford City Council elections.

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the Labour Party.[7]

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Wards & councillors

Council wards (pre-2021 boundary changes)
1 Little Hulton
2 Walkden North
3 Walkden South
4 Boothstown and Ellenbrook
5 Worsley
6 Winton
7 Barton
8 Irlam
9 Cadishead
10 Pendlebury
11 Swinton North
12 Swinton South
13 Claremont
14 Irwell Riverside
15 Eccles
16 Weaste and Seedley
17 Langworthy
18 Ordsall
19 Kersal
20 Broughton

Each ward is represented by three councillors.[8]

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References

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    "Salford City Council appoints new chief executive". salford.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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    "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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    "Councillor Paul Dennett". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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    "Ceremonial Mayor of Salford". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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    "About us". urbanvision.org.uk. Urban Vision. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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    "Urban Vision". salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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    "Salford". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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    "Your Councillors". sccdemocracy.salford.gov.uk. Salford City Council. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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