Salford City Council is the local authority of the
City of Salford
The City of Salford () is a metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford. The borough covers the towns of Eccles, Swinton,
Walkden and Pendlebury, as well as the villages ...
in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
, England. It is a
metropolitan borough council
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolita ...
, 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
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester, England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members; 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one ...
.
The
directly elected mayor is
Paul Dennett
Paul Dennett is a Labour Party politician who is the current elected Mayor of the City of Salford and the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester, England.
Early life
Dennett was born in Warrington and grew up working class. His father worked for ...
and the
civic mayor for 2021-2022 is John Mullen.
The council is based at
Salford Civic Centre
Salford Civic Centre, formerly Swinton and Pendlebury Town Hall, is a municipal building at Chorley Road, in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England. It is the administrative headquarters of Salford City Council.
History
The Swinton and Pendlebur ...
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
Capita plc, commonly known as Capita, is an international business process outsourcing and professional services company headquartered in London.
It is the largest business process outsourcing and professional services company in the United K ...
and
Galliford Try
Galliford Try plc is a British construction company based in Leicester, England. It was created through a merger in 2000 of two businesses: Try Group, founded in 1908 in London, and Galliford, founded in 1916.
Formerly involved in house-buildi ...
. Services returned to the council after the contract with Urban Vision finished on 31 January 2020.
Political composition
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the
Labour Party.
Wards & councillors
![Salford City Council Wards Numbered](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Salford_City_Council_Wards_Numbered.png)
Each ward is represented by three councillors.
References
External links
Salford City Council
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Local authorities in Greater Manchester
Mayor and cabinet executives
Billing authorities in England
Local education authorities in England
Metropolitan district councils of England
City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...