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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Administration
Full nameMetropolitan Borough of Stockport
Official nameMetropolitan Borough of Stockport
Settlement typeMetropolitan borough
Motto"Animo et Fide" "With Courage and Faith"
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Admin HQStockport (Town Hall)
Founded1 April 1974
Borough status23 November 1973
Government
TypeMetropolitan borough
Governing bodyStockport Metropolitan Borough Council
MayorCllr. Pam King (LD)
MPs:Ann Coffey (L)
Andrew Gwynne (L)
Mark Hunter (LD)
Andrew Stunell (LD)
Geography
Total Area48.7 sq mi (126.06 km2)
Elevation255.9 ft (78 m)
Demography
Total Population  (Ranked  ) ( )
Ethnicity
(United Kingdom 2005 estimate)
94.2% White
3.1% S. Asian or mixed
1.4% Black or mixed
1.0% Chinese or other
Other information
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcode areasSK
Area code0161 / 01457
ISO 3166-2GB-SKP
ONS code00BS
OS grid reference 
NUTS 3UKD31

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The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council governs the borough.


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