Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
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| Metropolitan Borough of Walsall | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial County: | West Midlands |
| Historic County: | Staffordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 240th 103.95 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Walsall |
| ONS code: | 00CU |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 35th 254,500 2448 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 84.9% White 10.9% S.Asian 1.8% Black British 1.7% Mixed Race.[1] |
| Politics | |
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.walsall.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Bruce George, Richard Shepherd, David Winnick |
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. It is named after Walsall, its administrative headquarters.
Other major towns on the borough include Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Streetly and Willenhall.
The current boundaries of the borough were set in April 1, 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 came into force. The former county borough of Walsall took in Aldridge-Brownhills urban district from Staffordshire and became a metropolitan district of the West Midlands.
In 1986 the Walsall borough became an effective unitary authority when the West Midlands County Council was abolished. However it remains part of the West Midlands for ceremonial purposes, and for functions such as policing, fire and public transport.
[edit] Localities
- Aldridge, Alumwell
- Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Brownhills West
- Caldmore, Chuckery, Clayhanger, Coalpool
- Darlaston
- Fullbrook
- Goscote
- Harden, High Heath
- Leamore, Little Bloxwich
- Moxley
- New Invention
- Palfrey, Park Hall, Pelsall, Pheasey, Pleck
- Rushall
- Shelfield, Shire Oak, Short Heath, Spring Bank, Streetly
- Tamebrigde
- Walsall, Walsall Wood, Willenhall
- Yew Tree
[edit] Politics
The borough council is presently Conservative controlled. The Mayor is Conservative Councillor Melvin Pitt. The borough is covered by three Parliamentary constituencies: Aldridge-Brownhills, Walsall North and Walsall South. The Metropolitan Borough Council has 60 local councillors representing 20 wards. The wards are:
- Aldridge Central and South
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
- Bentley and Darlaston North
- Birchills Leamore
- Blakenall
- Bloxwich East
- Bloxwich West
- Brownhills
- Darlaston South
- Paddock
- Palfrey
- Pelsall
- Pheasey Park Farm
- Pleck
- Rushall Shelfield
- Short Heath
- St. Matthews
- Streetly
- Willenhall North
- Willenhall South
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