The first organism to exercise control over the whole town of Manchester, was that of the Police Commissioners, according to the Manchester and Salford Police Act of 1792. These had responsibility for the night-watch, road building, street cleaning, street lighting, and the maintenance of fire engines.
With the Reform Act of June 1832, Manchester had 2 Members of Parliament.
1837 Division of the Conurbation into 3 Registration Districts (Manchester, Salford, Chorlton) for births, deaths, marriages.
The Municipal Borough 1838 included Manchester, Chorlton, Hulme, but not Salford.
