pton st all ▁and ▁W ad sw orth , ▁came ▁into ▁being . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁Char ter ▁of ▁In cor por ation ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁became ▁a ▁municipal ▁bor ough . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁w ards ▁was ▁increased ▁from ▁four ▁to ▁six : ▁Central , ▁W als den , ▁Lang field , ▁St ans field , ▁Sto od ley ▁and ▁Corn hol me . ▁Tod m orden ▁R ural ▁District ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁He pton ▁R ural ▁District . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁re forms ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Tod m orden ▁has ▁been ▁admin ister ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Cal der dale , ▁within ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁county ▁of ▁West ▁York shire . ▁At ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁level , ▁Tod m orden , ▁the ▁town , ▁is ▁almost ▁entirely ▁within ▁Tod m orden ▁w ard ▁although ▁the ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁toward ▁East wood ▁shares ▁some ▁of ▁ad jo ining ▁Cal der ▁w ard ▁with ▁Heb den ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁postal ▁count ies ▁were ▁abol ished , ▁Tod m orden ' s ▁official ▁postal ▁county ▁was ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁Tod m orden ▁Town ▁Council ▁Com position ▁ ▁{{ E lection ▁summary | ▁▁ ▁''' | party ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁= ▁Total ▁ ▁| se ats ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁= ▁ 1 8 ▁ ▁|