Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
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| Borough of Stockport | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 225th 126.06 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Stockport |
| Grid reference: | SJ 89 90 |
| ONS code: | 00BS |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 23rd 282,532 2,241 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95.7% White 2.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.stockport.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Ann Coffey, Andrew Gwynne, Mark Hunter, Andrew Stunell |
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester. It is named after its main town of Stockport but also includes neighboring towns such as Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Reddish and Romiley.
The present borough was created in 1974. The 2003 population estimate recorded a population of 282,532 in the borough.
Locallities
- Adswood
- Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington
- Cale Green, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Compstall
- Davenport
- Edgeley
- Four Heatons
- Hazel Grove, Heald Green, High Lane
- Marple, Mellor
- Offerton
- Reddish, Romiley
- Woodford, Woodley, Woodsmoor
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