Metropolitan 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 / 53.533; -2.117
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West
Ceremonial county and city region	Greater Manchester
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Named for	Oldham
Administrative HQ	Oldham Civic Centre
Government [1]
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Oldham Council
• Executive	Leader and cabinet
• Control	No overall control
• Leader	Arooj Shah (L)
• Mayor	Zahid Chauhan
• MPs	3 MPs Debbie Abrahams (L) Jim McMahon (L) Angela Rayner (L)
Area [2]
• Total	55 sq mi (142 km2)
• Rank	167th
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	243,912
• Rank	77th
• Density	4,440/sq mi (1,714/km2)
Demonym	Oldhamer
Ethnicity (2021) [4]
• Ethnic groups	List 68.1% White 24.6% Asian 3.4% Black 2.5% Mixed 1.4% other
Religion (2021) [4]
• 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 code	01457 0161 01706
ISO 3166 code	GB-OLD
GSS code	E08000004
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).^[5]