The borough of Bolton was created in 1974 through the Local Government Act 1972 and brought together seven districts in Greater Manchester into a single entity.
It is a diverse city – one in five of its 295,000 citizens identify as being Muslim - and has a rich heritage through the coal and cotton industries and its rail and canal systems. In the latter part of the the 20th century its population declined as heavy industry dwindled, but the last 20 years have seen a resurgence linked to economic regeneration and there are ambitious plans to be a “smart city” by 2030.
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