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The City of Salford is a local government district of Greater Manchester, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Swinton, Walkden and Eccles which each have a population of over 35,000. It has a population of 218,000.
The city was formed as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and is an amalgamation of five former local government districts. It is bounded on the east by the River Irwell, which forms its boundary with the city of Manchester, and by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south, which forms its boundary with Trafford. The metropolitan boroughs of Wigan, Bolton and Bury lie to the west, northwest and north respectively. The city, which lies directly west of Manchester, has a population of 218,000, and although some parts are highly industrialised, densely populated, and contiguous with one of the United Kingdom's major cities, around one third of the city consists of rural open space, for the most part because the territory in the western half stretches across an ancient peat bog known as Chat Moss.
Salford has a long history, with activity stretching back to the Neolithic. There are over 250 listed buildings in the city, including Salford Cathedral, and three Scheduled Ancient Monuments. With the Industrial Revolution Salford grew as its textile industry grew. Salford was granted city status in 1926. The city and its industries experienced decline during the 20th century which was only curtailed in the 1990s. Since then, parts of Salford have undergone regeneration, especially Salford Quays which has become the home of the BBC in the north. The city is ranked ninth out of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester by GCSE results. In the city is the University of Salford which is undergoing a £150M redevelopment. Salford City Reds play rugby league in National League One.

History

Although the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford was a 20th-century creation, the area has a long history, extending back to the Stone Age. Neolithic flint arrow-heads and tools and evidence of Bronze Age activity has been discovered in Salford. The Roman road from Manchester (Mamucium) to Bury passes through the city; a hoard of over 550 bronze Roman coins dating between 259 AD and 278 AD was discovered in Boothstown; and a Romano-British bog body, Worsley Man, was discovered in the peat bog Chat Moss.
   Salford became a free borough in about 1230. During the Industrial Revolution, Salford grew as a result of the textile industry. Although Salford experienced an increase in population, it was overshadowed by the dominance of Manchester and didn't evolve as a commercial centre in the same way.
   At the start of the 20th century, Salford began to decline due to competition from outside the UK. A survey in 1931 concluded that parts of Salford were amongst the worst slums in the country. In the decades following the Second World War there was a significant economic and population decline in Salford. The new City of Salford metropolitan borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. Since the early 1990s, the decline has slowed. and lies above sea level. The moss makes up the largest area of prime farmland in Greater Manchester. Kersal Moor is an area of moorland spanning in Kersal; it's a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Biological Importance. Greenspace accounts for 55.7% of the City of Salford's total area, domestic buildings and gardens comprise 20.0%, and the rest is made up of roads and non-domestic buildings.
   The River Irwell runs south east through Kearsley, Clifton and Agecroft then meanders around Lower Broughton and Kersal, Salford Crescent and the centre of Manchester, joining the rivers Irk and Medlock. Turning west, it meets the Mersey south of Irlam, where the route of the river was altered in the late 19th century to form part of the course of the Manchester Ship Canal. The Ship Canal, opened in 1894, forms part of Salford's southern boundaries with Trafford.

Governance

History

In about 1230, Salford was granted a charter as a free borough by the Earl Ranulph of Chester; the hundred of Salford was created as Salfordshire in the historic county of Lancashire. The hundred survived until the 19th century, when it was replaced by one of the first county boroughs in the country. Salford was granted city status in the United Kingdom in 1926. Eccles is represented by Ian Stewart MP (Labour). Worsley, which also covers parts of the Wigan, is represented by Barbara Keeley MP (Labour). The City of Salford is part of the North West England constituency in the European Parliament. North West England elects nine MEPs, as at 2008 made up of four Conservatives, three from the Labour Party, one Liberal Democrat, and one member of the United Kingdom Independence Party.

Council

In 1974, Salford City Council was created to administer the newly formed metropolitan borough. The council offices are located in Swinton, in what was formerly the Swinton and Pendlebury town hall. The Labour Party have been in control of the council since its formation in 1974. The council has a constitution detailing how they should operate in performing their duties. Salford City Council's mission statement is "to create the best possible quality of life for the people of Salford". Their aims are to improve health; reduce crime; encourage learning, leisure and creativity; invest in young people, promote inclusion, creating prosperity, and to enhance life.
Salford City Council was assessed by the Audit Commission and judged to be "improving well" in providing services for local people. Overall the council was awarded "three star" status meaning it was "performing well" and "consistently above minimum requirements", similar to 46% of all local authorities.
The modern metropolitan borough of the City of Salford is based on the former County Borough of the City of Salford which included the city centre, Pendleton, Weaste, Claremont, Langworthy, Broughton, Kersal, Ordsall and Seedley. The city is entirely unparished and absorbed the municipal boroughs of Eccles and Swinton and Pendlebury and the urban districts of Irlam and Worsley. An urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area.

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