AGMA acts as the voice of the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester and works in partnership with a wide range of organisations both private, public and voluntary within the city-region and beyond.

In 1974, the county boundaries were reorganised and the 10 Greater Manchester districts were created, each one taking in a number of previously independent towns and villages.

Greater Manchester now has around 2.6 million people living within its boundaries, with another 7 million in the wider region and a further 11 million living within 50 miles of the City of Manchester.  Greater Manchester is the largest sub-regional economy outside London.

The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities is a partnership between those ten local authorities within the Greater Manchester area.  These ten authorities co-operate on a number of issues, both statutory and non-statutory, where there is the possibility of improving service delivery by working together.  The ten authorities are listed below, further details about the individual authorities can be found by clicking on the links- 

• Bolton Council
• Bury MBC
• Manchester CC
• Oldham MBC
• Rochdale MBC
• Salford CC
• Stockport MBC
• Tameside MBC
• Trafford MBC
• Wigan Council

To further increase partnership working, AGMA invited unitary local authorities from the surrounding areas to join AGMA as associate members.   The following authorities are Associate Members:

• Blackburn with Darwen BC
• Blackpool BC
• Warrington BC