Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
|
Leader
|
Steve Elling, Labour Party
|
|
Mayor
|
Councillor Julie Webb
|
|
Chief Executive
|
Jan Britton
|
| Seats | 72 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
|
Last election
|
3 May 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
 |
|
| Council House, Sandwell | |
| Website | |
| sandwell |
|
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was created in 1974 to administer the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands county of England.
The council offices are located at the Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury town centre, which opened in 1989.
Sandwell is divided into 24 Wards and is represented by 72 ward councillors. Elections to the council take place in three out of every four years, with one-third of the seats being contested at each election.
Since the Local Government Act 1985, Sandwell Council has effectively been a unitary authority, serving as the sole executive, deliberative, and legislative body responsible for local policy, setting council tax, and allocating budget in the district; although public transport, fire and police services, and the local government pension fund (West Midlands Pension Fund) are jointly run by the seven metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands county.
Most of Sandwell's councillors are members of the Labour Party, with the Labour party having run the council since the first election in 1973, apart from one year between 1978 and 1979 when the Conservatives had a majority. By 2014, all but two of Sandwell's 72 councillors were Labour members.
In May 2013, it was announced that following a re-shuffle, there was a freeze on allowances for Sandwell Council Cabinet Members and that the membership of the cabinet was reduced from 10 to 8.
...
Wikipedia