22-626: The Audenshaw Reservoirs were constructed between 1877 and 1882 by Manchester Corporation . They are located between Audenshaw and Denton , in Greater Manchester , England. Their construction was overseen by John Frederick Bateman . Part of the village of Audenshaw was demolished to make way for the three reservoirs. Also destroyed to allow their construction was a section of Nico Ditch . The three reservoirs – Audenshaw No.1, Audenshaw No. 2, and Audenshaw No. 3 – originally covered an area of 101.5 hectares (251 acres), and had
44-461: A municipal borough , after which it was governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Manchester', generally known as the corporation or town council. The police commissioners were disbanded in 1843 and their functions passed to the corporation. Manchester was granted city status in 1853, only the second such grant since the Reformation . After that
66-511: A third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. The council wards are listed under their parliamentary constituency below: Each ward is represented by three councillors. ^a Elected as Labour but resigned from the party in the wake of the Labour leadership's stance on the Israeli invasion of Gaza . ^b Elected during
88-457: A total capacity of 5,500 cubic metres (1,200,000 imp gal). Reservoir number 3 was partly filled in during the 1990s, to make way for the M60 motorway. The reservoirs are currently maintained by United Utilities plc and are not open to the general public. However, it is possible to obtain a permit to visit the reservoirs for leisure use. More recently, the reservoirs have been fenced off to
110-542: Is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council . The leaders since 1930 have been: County Borough Metropolitan Borough Following the 2024 election , the composition of the council was: The next election is due in May 2026. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, the council has comprised 96 councillors representing 32 wards , with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with
132-510: The Manchester Evening News , which labelled them a political move originated by non-local leftist activists. The title Lord Mayor continued to be used frequently, especially outside the city council. The first of the three successive chairs of council was Kenneth Strath in the 1985–1986 term, and the last was Eileen Kelly, 1987–1988, Later officeholders were referred to again as lord mayors consistently, and permitted to use
154-541: The 2024 election to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Wilson, who was elected in 2023 . The council is based at Manchester Town Hall on Albert Square , completed in 1877, and the adjoining Town Hall Extension on the opposite side of Lloyd Street, which was completed in 1938 and is linked to the older building by first floor bridges. The main Town Hall has been under refurbishment since 2020, due to reopen in 2026. The council continues to operate from
176-681: The Town Hall Extension. A coat of arms was granted to the Manchester Corporation in 1842, passing on to Manchester City Council when the borough of Manchester was granted the title of city in 1853. In 1954, Manchester Corporation successfully took the Manchester Palace of Varieties to court for improperly using the corporation's arms in its internal decoration and its company seal. The case of Manchester Corporation v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd ;
198-588: The area are provided by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority; the leader of the city council sits on the combined authority as Manchester's representative. There is one civil parish in the city at Ringway, with a parish council; the rest of the city is unparished . The council has been under Labour majority control since 1971. Political control of the council since 1902 has been as follows: County Borough Metropolitan Borough The role of Lord Mayor of Manchester
220-780: The corporation was also known as the city council. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Manchester was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it became a county borough , independent from the new Lancashire County Council , whilst remaining part of the geographical county of Lancashire. The city boundaries have been enlarged many times. Notable expansions were in 1885 (Bradford, Harpurhey and Rusholme), 1890 (Blackley, Crumpsall, part of Droylsden, Kirkmanshulme, Moston, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and West Gorton), 1903 (Heaton), 1904 (Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, and Moss Side), 1909 (Gorton, and Levenshulme), 1931 (Wythenshawe: Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells), and Ringway in 1974. The mayor
242-511: The council has been a metropolitan borough council . It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority since 2011. The council has been under Labour majority control since 1971. It is based at Manchester Town Hall . Manchester had been governed as a borough in the 13th and 14th centuries, but its borough status
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#1732776669269264-520: The council has been a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority , which has been led by the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. The combined authority provides strategic leadership and co-ordination for certain functions across Greater Manchester, notably regarding transport and town planning, but Manchester City Council continues to be responsible for most local government functions. Manchester City Council provides metropolitan borough services. Some strategic functions in
286-624: The council's latest move as a "massive over-reaction and waste of money", adding: "Have the council's legal department got nothing better to do?". List of mayors of Manchester This is a list of the lord mayors of the City of Manchester in the North West of England. Not to be confused with the Directly elected Greater Manchester mayor . The current and 126th lord mayor is Paul Andrews, Labour , who has served Since May 2024, and
308-458: The lead of some Greater London boroughs. This change dispensed with the elaborate robes and chain of office (a gilded ornament worn on the shoulders and around the neck), and no longer provided the traditional tax-funded, eight-room apartment for the officeholder to live in (instead opening this fancy traditional residence to the public as a tourist attraction). These changes were unpopular in the area, especially after focused agitation against them by
330-655: The new district and its council. In 1980, Manchester was the first council to declare itself a nuclear-free zone . In 1984 it formed an equal opportunities unit as part of its opposition to Section 28 . From 1974 until 1986 the council was a lower-tier authority, with upper-tier functions provided by the Greater Manchester County Council . The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to Greater Manchester's ten borough councils, including Manchester City Council, with some services provided through joint committees. Since 2011
352-560: The public, in preparation for the creation of a sailing club on the water. 53°27′53″N 2°07′50″W / 53.464784°N 2.130481°W / 53.464784; -2.130481 This Greater Manchester location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Manchester City Council Manchester City Council is the local authority for the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester , England. Manchester has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974
374-472: Was elected councillor for the Moston ward. The lord mayor position, is selected by a vote of councillors, and is a ceremonial role, with the holder attending civic events, promoting chosen causes and chairing meetings of Manchester City Council , while acting as a city Ambassador. The lord mayor’s term lasts for one year, and a new lord mayor Is elected in a full council meeting, usually in May. Manchester
396-521: Was granted the title of lord mayor in 1893. The county borough was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , being replaced by a metropolitan district of Manchester, covering the area of the old county borough plus the parish of Ringway . The new district was one of ten metropolitan districts within the new metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. Manchester's borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty passed to
418-772: Was incorporated in 1838 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 as the Corporation of Manchester or Manchester Corporation. It achieved city status in 1853, only the second such grant since the Reformation . The area included in the city has been increased many times, in 1885 (Bradford, Harpurhey and Rusholme), 1890 (Blackley, Crumpsall, part of Droylsden, Kirkmanshulme, Moston, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and West Gorton), 1903 (Heaton), 1904 (Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, and Moss Side), 1909 (Gorton, and Levenshulme), 1931 (Wythenshawe: Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells), and Ringway. A new town hall
440-399: Was not supported by a royal charter. An inquiry in 1359 ruled that it was only a market town , not a borough. It was then governed by manorial courts and the parish vestry until the 18th century. In 1792 a body of improvement commissioners known as the 'Manchester Police Commissioners' was established to provide services in the rapidly growing town. In 1838 the town was incorporated as
462-582: Was opened in 1877 (by Alderman Abel Heywood ) and the then-current and future mayors of Manchester were granted the title of Lord Mayor in 1893. Anthony Marshall was the last mayor and the first lord mayor. In 1984, the city council – at that time controlled by the Labour party – voted to reduce the pomp and rate-payer cost associated with the position, changing the title to Chair of the Manchester City Council (often shortened), following
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#1732776669269484-476: Was the first sitting of the Court of Chivalry for two hundred years, and it has not sat since. In April 2013, Manchester City Council threatened to take legal action against The Manchester Gazette , for its use of the city's coat of arms on their website. The News Outlet claimed it already gained permission and continued to use it for a further 8 months in spite of the warnings. Withington MP John Leech described
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