Brooklands, Greater Manchester
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Brooklands is a district and electoral ward in the south west of the city of Manchester, in North West England.
Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council. Currently all three councilors, Glynn Evans, Susan Cooley and Sue Murphy, are members of the Labour Party.
The Manchester Metrolink tram network passes through the district; Brooklands Station lies on the route between Manchester City Centre and Altrincham.
James Joule a notable English physicist, who lent his name to the standard unit of energy, is buried in Brooklands cemetry.
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