METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL

Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Walsall
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	86.4% White 10.4% S.Asian 1.4% Black British 1.6% Mixed Race.
Politics
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.walsall.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
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.

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Localities

Politics

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

Politics

The borough council is presently Conservative controlled. The Mayor is Conservative Councillor Melvin Pitt. There are three Members of Parliament in the constituencies Aldridge-Brownhills, Walsall North and Walsall South. Richard Shepherd M.P. (Conservative) is the member for Aldridge-Brownhills.