Metropolitan Borough of Oldham information

Borough of Oldham
Borough of Oldham
Metropolitan borough
	Oldham skyline with Oldham Civic Centre in the distance and Oldham Parish Church
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Latin: Sapere Aude, lit. 'Dare to be wise'
	Oldham shown within Greater Manchester
	Coordinates: 53°32′N 2°07′W / 53.533°N 2.117°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West
City region and ceremonial county	Greater Manchester
Historic counties	Lancashire; Yorkshire;
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Named for	Oldham
Administrative HQ	Oldham Civic Centre
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough with leader and cabinet
• Body	Oldham Council
• Control	Labour
• Leader	Arooj Shah (L)
• Mayor	Zahid Chauhan
• Chief Executive	Harry Catherall
• House of Commons	3 MPs Debbie Abrahams (L) ; Jim McMahon (L) ; Angela Rayner (L) ;
Area
• Total	55 sq mi (142 km2)
• Rank	167th
Population (2022)
• Total	243,912
• Rank	77th
• Density	4,440/sq mi (1,714/km2)
Demonym	Oldhamer
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 68.1% White ; 24.6% Asian ; 3.4% Black ; 2.5% Mixed ; 1.4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 44.9% Christianity ; 25.0% no religion ; 24.4% Islam ; 0.5% Hinduism ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.2% other ; 4.7% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode area	M; OL;
Dialling codes	01457; 0161; 01706;
ISO 3166 code	GB-OLD
GSS code	E08000004
ITL code	TLD37
GVA	2021 estimate
• Total	£4.0 billion
• Per capita	£16,652
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	£4.7 billion
• Per capita	£19,578
Website	oldham.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham. The borough had a population of 243,912 in 2022, making it the sixth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester.^[3] The borough spans 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi).^[2]

^ "Councillors and leadership". Oldham Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Oldham Local Authority (E08000004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross domestic product: city regions". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[Council_leadership-1] "Councillors and leadership". Oldham Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[areastats-2] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[popstats-3] "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2021_Nomis-4] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Oldham Local Authority (E08000004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[ONS_GVA_and_GDP-5] Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross domestic product: city regions". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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