Other local councils in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester has ten local authorities and 2.5 million people in one city region. There is great richness in its cultural heritage and in the diverse mix of its community. This diversity is melded together by services, transport, business links and mutual opportunities.

The sum is greater than the parts. The centre provides Greater Manchester with its global identity, specialist activities and employment opportunities. But the centre needs the rest of the conurbation for its employment pool, the skills of its people and its collective purchasing and bargaining power. Their futures are bound together in mutual dependency.