The English town of Atherton is located within the county of Greater Manchester and has a population of approximately 28,400.
Most of Atherton is governed by Wigan District (B) council with the remainder being in the area of Bolton District (B) council
Atherton is policed by Greater Manchester Police
The largest Parliamentary Constituency in Atherton is Bolton West (54.26%) with the remainder being in Leigh (34.04%) and Bolton South East (11.70%).
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