Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale explained

Borough of Rochdale
Settlement Type:Metropolitan borough
Coordinates:53.6167°N -2.1567°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:England
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:North West
Subdivision Type3:Ceremonial county and city region
Subdivision Name3:Greater Manchester
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1 April 1974
Named For:Rochdale
Seat Type:Administrative HQ
Seat:Number One Riverside
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Metropolitanborough
Governing Body:Rochdale Borough Council
Leader Title:Executive
Leader Name:Leader and cabinet
Leader Title1:Control
Leader Title2:Leader
Leader Name2:Neil Emmott (L)
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Name3:Shakil Ahmed
Leader Title4:MPs
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Rank:
Population Rank:
Population Demonym:Rochdalian
Demographics Type1:Ethnicity (2021)
Demographics1 Title1:Ethnic groups
Demographics Type2:Religion (2021)
Demographics2 Title1:Religion
Timezone1:GMT
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:BST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Postal Code Type:Postcode area
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Iso Code:GB-RCH
Blank1 Name:GSS code
Blank1 Info:E08000005

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. Its largest town is Rochdale and the wider borough covers other outlying towns and villages, including Middleton, Heywood, Milnrow and Littleborough. It is the ninth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester with a population of in .

History

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of six former local government districts. It was originally proposed that the borough include the neighbouring town of Bury and disclude Middleton; Bury however went on to form the administrative centre for the adjacent Metropolitan Borough of Bury. The borough was formed by a merger of the former county borough of Rochdale and from the administrative county of Lancashire, the municipal boroughs of Heywood and Middleton, along with the urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle.The borough lies mostly within the historic county of Lancashire but a small part lies in the former West Riding of Yorkshire. Prior to its creation, it was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named Chadwick (with reference to Sir Edwin Chadwick), but this was rejected in favour of Rochdale.[2]

Premises

The council is based at Number One Riverside in Rochdale town centre, which was opened in 2014. It serves as a public library, includes a café, private meeting areas, a conference centre and a workplace. It merged 33 buildings into one and won the award for the best workplace of 2014.[3]

Electoral arrangements

The borough of Rochdale is divided into 20 wards, each ward having three councillors for a total of 60 councillors. Councillors serve four-year terms, with one-third of the council elected every year except every fourth year when no councilors are elected.

Current political make-up

The council has been controlled by Labour since 2011.

Party Affiliationcouncillors
Labour 44
Conservative 9
Liberal Democrats 3
Independent 2
Workers Party of Britain 2

Geography

The borough lies directly north-northeast of the City of Manchester, to the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, to the north of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and partly to the east of the county of West Yorkshire bordering near to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale and the Lancashire borough of Rossendale is to the northwest. There are some rural parts and urban parts of the district including Blackstone Edge and the Pennine hills which form part of the rural areas of the borough. The more urban areas centre around the town and neighbouring boroughs of Bury, Oldham and Manchester. The town of Middleton is contiguous with the northeastern suburbs of Manchester and the towns of Chadderton, Failsworth and Oldham. The towns of Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow form an urban area with Rochdale.

Demography

Ethnicity

Ethnic GroupYear
1981 estimations[4] 1991 census[5] [6] 2021 census[7]
Number%Number%Number%
White

Total

196,51294.8%188,42892%165,48574.0%
White: British156,66970.0
White: Irish1,7350.8
White: Roma163
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller194
White: Other6,7243.0
Asian or Asian British

Total

9,5344.6%14,8067.2%41,40618.4%
Asian or Asian British: Indian5568211,1900.5
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani7,5053.6%11,4025.6%30,52513.6
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi86316935,1702.3
Asian or Asian British: Chinese2854048670.4
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian3254863,6541.6
Black or Black British: Total7009517,927
Black or Black British: African1111456,476
Black or Black British: Caribbean281374440
Other Black3084321,011
Mixed or British Mixed: Total5,2842.4%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean1,303
Mixed: White and Black African1,210
Mixed: White and Asian1,736
Mixed: Other Mixed1,035
Other: Total4376133,669
Other: Arab815
Other: Any other ethnic group2,854
Ethnic minority: Total10,6715.2%16,3708%58,28626%
Total207,183100%204,798100%223,773100%

Religion

The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Rochdale.

Religion2021[8]
Number%
104,841 46.9
42,121 18.8
2180.1
613 0.3
191 0.1
398 0.2
Other religion 675 0.3
64,349 28.8
Religion not stated 10,366 4.6
Total 295,963 100.0

Population change

The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has only existed 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough.

Population growth in Rochdale since 1801
Year180118111821183118411851186118711881189119011911192119311941195119611971198119912001
Population28,68936,81546,44057,37769,95680,317102,247124,177146,107151,490165,617181,061181,227181,395177,574173,833188,316204,071206,351204,802205,233
% change - +28.3+26.1+23.6+21.9+14.8+27.3+21.4+17.7+3.7+9.3+9.3+0.1+0.1-2.1-2.1+8.3+8.4+1.1-0.8+0.2
Source: Vision of Britain[9]

Twin towns

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has formal twinning arrangements with six places. Three were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough boundaries prior to its creation in 1974.[10]

Country! width="100" Place! width="130" County / District / Region / State! width="130" Originally twinned with! width="40" Date
! France! Tourcoing! Nord-Pas de Calais! County Borough of Rochdale! 1956
! Germany! Peine! Niedersachsen! Municipal Borough of Heywood! 1967
! Germany! Bielefeld! Nordrhein-Westfalen! County Borough of Rochdale! 1953
! Pakistan! Sahiwal! Punjab! Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale! 1988
! Ukraine! Lviv! Lviv! Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale! 1992
! Bangladesh! Sylhet! Sylhet Division! Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale! 2009

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Rochdale.

Individuals

Military units

[26]

See also

References

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Councillors and elections . Rochdale Borough Council . 7 January 2024.
  2. .
  3. News: Is your office as trendy as this? . BBC News . 7 October 2014.
  4. Book: Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration . 1996 . London : HMSO . Internet Archive . 978-0-11-691655-6.
  5. Book: Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration . 1996 . London : HMSO . Internet Archive . 978-0-11-691655-6.
  6. Web site: 1991 census – theme tables . 20 January 2017 . NOMIS.
  7. Web site: Ethnicity - Ethnicity by local authorities, ONS .
  8. Web site: Religion - Religion by local authorities, ONS.
  9. Web site: Rochdale District: total population . Vision of Britain. Retrieved on 20 December 2008.
  10. Web site: Town twinning . rochdale.gov.uk . 18 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029173635/http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/libraries/town_twinning.aspx . 29 October 2007.
  11. Web site: Receiving the Freedom of Rochdale | the Official Gracie Fields.
  12. Web site: Cyril Smith stripped of the freedom of borough.
  13. Web site: 'True hero' unveils L/Cpl Stephen Shaw MC Way in Heywood . BBC News Manchester . 27 May 2013 . 9 October 2022 . en.
  14. Web site: Battle hero Stephen Shaw to be given freedom on his day of honour . Gray . Lisa . 16 May 2014 . The Manchester Evening News . 9 October 2022.
  15. Web site: Death of former MP and influential minister Joel Barnett . Selby . Alan . 3 November 2017 . The Manchester Evening News . 9 October 2022.
  16. Web site: Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear is to be given the freedom of Rochdale . Wilkinson . Damon . 29 August 2017 . The Manchester Evening News . 9 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear 'truly humbled' as she is awarded freedom of Rochdale . Wilkinson . Damon . 5 October 2017 . The Manchester Evening News . 9 October 2022.
  18. Web site: Freedom of the Borough honour for Rochdale's England hero Keira Walsh . Rochdale Borough Council . 7 October 2022 . 9 October 2022 . en.
  19. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  20. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  21. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  22. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  23. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  24. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  25. Web site: Honorary Freemen, Aldermen and Alderwomen . Rochdale Borough Council . en.
  26. Web site: Honorary Aldermen and Freemen - Freedom of the Borough.