Distribution of ethnic groups in Greater Manchester according to the 2011 census.Distribution of religions in Greater Manchester according to the 2011 census.In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading. The names used by the competing manufacturers to describe their products was bewildering and some of these were; felt hats, silk hats, fur hats, wear fur hats, soft hats, stiff hats, velour hats, wool hats, straw hats and, of course, the ubiquitous In 2003, the prominent Wilson's Hat Factory on Wilton Street, together with the adjacent mill-workers' houses, other factories, Wilton Street Chapel and Mainstream Studios was demolished to make way for a new retail shopping park 'Crown Point North'. Denton Colliery had flooded to the extent that it was no longer workable and the Denton Colliery Co. went into voluntary liquidation in 1929. At Denton CC play at Egerton Street. Denton Colliery was connected to the In 1926, miners at Denton Colliery joined the national strike against reduced wages and longer working hours. Figures from the Denton section of the Tameside council website, state that 3,500 Denton men served in the Great War (1914–1918), of that number, 369 people were killed. Parts of the track bed of the tramway to Denton Colliery can still be traced, both on modern maps and on the ground, as can traces of a canal, known as the After hatting, the most important industry in Denton was the manufacture of In 1920, the manufacture of automotive batteries for commercial vehicles, cars and motorcycles commenced and over the years this business expanded into the manufacture of traction batteries, which also included submarine batteries.

Denton West is the most Conservative-inclined of the three wards, and from 1975 to 1991 had Conservative Party representation. From 1950 to 1955 the town was contained within the short-lived Droylsden constituency. The new wards took the same format as the original six Denton UDC wards (which were East, North, South-east, South, South-west and West). It has been demolished, and a planning application for a further town centre retail park was approved by Tameside Council. At its peak in the Edwardian period, Denton's felt hat industry was the largest felt hat manufacturing centre in BritainAlthough the felt hat industry in Denton and Haughton was prosperous and an integral part of the town, working conditions in the factories were not risk free. The city experienced the greatest percentage population growth outside London, with an increase of 19% to over 500,000.

The old council chamber in Denton Town Hall was refurbished to provide a permanent home and meeting place for the Denton and Since its formation the District Assembly Chairs have been: Andrew Gwynne (1998–2001); Mike Craven (2001–2004); Allison Gwynne (2004–2005); Margaret Downs (2005–present). Today Edit Haughton Green is mainly a residential area that has roughly 3,000 households. The group fundraise and rely on generous donations to continue cultivating educational, cultural, and commercial links between Denton and its twin towns.The area of the former Denton urban district initially formed part of the Gorton Parliamentary Division of South East Lancashire from 1885 to 1918; it then became part of the Lancashire, Mossley Parliamentary Division from boundary changes effective in that year's election until 1950. Two miner's cottages, much altered and now converted into one house, stand near the junction of Stockport Road and Cemetery Road. The war memorial was unveiled on 23 July 1921. This memorial commemorates people from Denton and Haughton who served in two world wars.

From 1955 to 1983 Denton was re-grouped with Gorton to form the Manchester, Gorton constituency. Oldham Batteries became a major Denton employer with over 1,000 employees, but by the beginning of 2002 the decision to close the factory had been made. The foundations of Hulmes Pit were excavated in the early 1970s and can still be seen. The M67 Denton Relief Road motorway was constructed, running east to west through Denton, between 1978 and 1981. Each Assembly has a town manager and devolved staff and budgets to deal with local services such as grounds maintenance, road repairs, parks, Britain in Bloom, community events, youth services, crime and disorder and town centre regeneration. The factory, which used to be off Lime Grove, Denton, is no longer there. The headstock was demolished in 1932 and the shaft was finally filled and capped in 1974.Some traces of Denton Colliery can still be found.

About the Demographic Information. For ten years the French sign on Denton Town Hall pointed north, implying that Denton's French twin-town is located in the sea somewhere to the west of Since September 2012, Denton has been twinned with There is a similar road sign to Kierspe displayed on the wall of the town hall building that points in a southerly direction, indicating that you may find it close to Le Mans in France, rather than Germany where Kierspe is currently located. Denton West had a long history of Sri Lankan professionals including the first, Test Player Denton St Lawrence CC play at Sycamore Park and their 2005 professional was West Indian Ryan Nurse. One of the problems workers faced was Throughout the 19th century and well into the 20th century, a wide range of hats was manufactured to suit all tastes and purses. According to the 2011 census, of Greater Manchester's ten metropolitan boroughs, the City of Manchester is the most populous with a population of 503,127, whilst the Metropolitan Borough of Bury is the least populous with 185,100.