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Wigan Council was the area's top performer, according to inspectors. They said it was an "excellent" council, giving it top ratings in six out of 10 key areas.

No local authority in the area was rated "poor", but Bury, Oldham, Salford and Trafford councils fared the weakest in the performance inspections.
Councils in the North West
Key: Overall ratings are marked excellent, good, fair, weak or poor. Individual categories are marked out of 4 Education Care, Adult Care, Child Leisure Environment Housing Resource use Benefits Core Service Ability
Overall rating: Excellent Blackburn with Darwen 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 4
Overall rating: Fair Blackpool 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 2
Overall rating: Good Bolton 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3
Overall rating: Weak Bury 3 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 2
Overall rating: Excellent Cheshire 4 3 3 3 3 n/a 3 n/a 4 3
Overall rating: Fair Cumbria 3 2 2 3 2 n/a 3 n/a 3 2
Overall rating: Good Halton 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 3
Overall rating: Good Knowsley 3 3 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 3
Overall rating: Good Lancashire 3 2 2 3 3 n/a 4 n/a 3 3
Overall rating: Fair Liverpool 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3
Overall rating: Good Manchester 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3
Overall rating: Weak Oldham 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 1
Overall rating: Fair Rochdale 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2
Overall rating: Weak Salford 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 2
Overall rating: Fair Sefton 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
Overall rating: Good St Helens 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 3
Overall rating: Good Stockport 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
Overall rating: Good Tameside 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 4
Overall rating: Weak Trafford 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
Overall rating: Good Warrington 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Overall rating: Excellent Wigan 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
Overall rating: Fair Wirral 3 2 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 2
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