Manchester City Council

Manchester was incorporated in 1838 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 as the Corporation of Manchester or Manchester Corporation. It achieved city status in 1853, only the second such grant since the Reformation. The area included in the city has been increased many times, in 1885 (Bradford, Harpurhey and Rusholme), 1890 (Blackley, Crumpsall, part of Droylsden, Kirkmanshulme, Moston, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and West Gorton), 1903 (Heaton), 1904 (Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, and Moss Side), 1909 (Gorton, and Levenshulme), 1931 (Wythenshawe: Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells), and Ringway. A new Town Hall was opened in 1877 (by Alderman Abel Heywood) and the Mayor of Manchester was granted the title of Lord Mayor in 1893.

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the council was reconstituted as a metropolitan borough council in 1974, and since then it has been controlled by the Labour Party. In 1980, Manchester was the first council to declare itself a nuclear-free zone. In 1984 it formed an equal opportunities unit as part of its opposition to Section 28.

(Information from Wikipedia on 4/9/2018)

Website: https://www.manchester.gov.uk/
Additional licensing? No
Selective licensing? Yes
Selective licensing further information: here
Licensing charges:
All fees accessible via the application link below.
Application form: here
Additional information: useful information and links

**To report an unlicensed HMO email: [email protected]

Contact telephone number: 01612345000
Contact email address: [email protected]

Additional information and links for Local Authority services

Homelessness Prevention Services: Rent arrears advice found here
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy: here
Disabled Facilities Grant: here
Green Improvement Support: here and here



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Last modified: March 15, 2024