Walsall Council, formerly Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council was created in 1974 to administer the newly formed
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, ...
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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council was assessed by the
Audit Commission in 2008 and judged to be "improving well" in providing services for local people. Overall the council was awarded "three star" status meaning it was "performing well" and "consistently above minimum requirements", similar to 46% of all local authorities.
The council offices are located at the Civic Centre in the heart of
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield.
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Elections to the council take place in three out of every four years, with one-third of the seats being contested at each election. Between its formation in 1974 and the
2003 election, the council varied between control by the
Labour Party, and where no one party had an overall majority. From 2003 to the
2011 election the
Conservative Party then held a majority of councillors.
However, in 2011 Labour made eight gains, including 5 from the Conservatives and as a result the council came under
no overall control,
with the Conservatives continuing as a
minority administration.
During 2018, the number of councillors held by the Conservative group (30) exactly matches the number held by Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Independents combined (30). Therefore the re-appointed mayor used his deciding vote in favour of the Conservatives.
As of June 2021 the Conservatives have an overall majority of councillors (37 of the 60 seats) and therefore run a majority administration.
Political composition
Electoral wards
The Metropolitan Borough Council has 60 local councillors representing 20
wards. The wards are:
References
External links
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Metropolitan district councils of England
Local authorities in the West Midlands (county)
Local education authorities in England
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Leader and cabinet executives