the coat of arms of former swinton , pendlebury municipal borough council. swinton , pendlebury incorporated municipal borough in 1934.
pendlebury joined swinton in 1875 form local board of health area , later governed swinton , pendlebury urban district council. incorporation of clifton municipal borough of swinton , pendlebury result of abolition of predecessor, barton-upon-irwell urban district.
swinton , pendlebury municipal borough of administrative county of lancashire, contained pendlebury, swinton , clifton. received charter of incorporation 18th earl of derby on 29 september 1934 @ ceremony in victoria park, swinton when council meetings held in victoria house in park. new borough council required larger premises , launched competition design new town hall. winners architects sir percy thomas , ernest prestwich. site of swinton industrial schools on chorley road in swinton purchased £12,500 , foundation stone of new town hall laid on 17 october 1936. opened on 17 september 1938 , since 1 april 1974 has been administrative headquarters of enlarged salford city council.
the borough of swinton , pendlebury amalgamated city of salford in 1974 result of local government reforms.
in terms of parliamentary representation, town until 2010 part of eccles constituency. since has been part of salford , eccles constituency.
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