Everybody knows it
For the eight years Chris Green has been a Conservative MP in Bolton, the borough has helped make up the Greater Manchester combined authority led by a Labour mayor.
So where does Bolton West Mr Green, who was elected in 2015, stand on the debate about whether Bolton belongs in Greater Manchester or should return to the historic county of Lancashire? "And I often refer to Greater Manchester as the Greater Manchester administrative district, because all of our admin, its paper clips and pens and biros are important.
"You know what, I never wanted the mayoral position. So if we were to ditch that, I'd be pretty happy. I'd be all right about moving out of Greater Manchester as a formal organisation. I think there'll be some benefits. Such a drastic change in how local services are run would also require an Act of Parliament, like the one triggered in 1974, when Bolton left the county of Lancashire. Dylan Evans from Bolton for Change, organised the petition and put his case to the council last month.
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