Editing Greater Manchester (section)

===Calls to rejoin historic counties===
Since the formation of Greater Manchester, residents have debated their identities in the metropolitan and historic counties through heritage, culture and governance. Residents in [[Saddleworth]] in the Borough of Oldham have called for independence from Greater Manchester and Oldham Council and a new authority covering the [[Pennines]] around Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, and the Saddleworth White Rose Society erected signs with the wording "The Historic West Riding of Yorkshire".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Megan |date=6 December 2020 |title=The fight to keep these historic villages in Yorkshire nearing a sad end |language=en |work=YorkshireLive |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/saddleworth-white-rose-yorkshire-fight-19288364 |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=12 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812034648/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/saddleworth-white-rose-yorkshire-fight-19288364 |url-status=live}}</ref> A 2015 petition called for Wigan to apply for independence from Greater Manchester and rejoin Lancashire because of its heritage and location.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mallinson |first1=Matt |date=18 March 2015 |title=Wigan must DITCH 'false region' Manchester and rejoin Lancashire, urges petition |url=https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/18032015-wigan-must-ditch-false-region-manchester-and-rejoin-lancashire-urges-petition/ |access-date=20 July 2021 |website=Mancunian Matters |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720222735/https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/news/18032015-wigan-must-ditch-false-region-manchester-and-rejoin-lancashire-urges-petition/ |url-status=live}}</ref> There was a proposal for [[Horwich]], [[Atherton, Greater Manchester|Atherton]], [[Blackrod]] and [[Westhoughton]] to form either a new part of Greater Manchester or become a separate area back within Lancashire possibly under the [[Borough of Chorley]] although this was not pursued.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tweed |first1=Lyell |title=Vote on whether Horwich should leave Bolton Council |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19039205.vote-whether-horwich-leave-bolton-council/ |access-date=20 July 2021 |website=The Bolton News |date=26 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720222735/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/19039205.vote-whether-horwich-leave-bolton-council/ |url-status=live}}</ref>