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Walsall (borough)

Borough of Walsall
Metropolitan borough
Walsall Council House in Walsall, West Midlands
Walsall Council House in Walsall, West Midlands
Coat of arms of Borough of Walsall
Coat of arms
Walsall shown within the West Midlands and England
Walsall shown within the West Midlands and England
Coordinates: 52°34′48″N 1°58′48″W / 52.58000°N 1.98000°W / 52.58000; -1.98000Coordinates: 52°34′48″N 1°58′48″W / 52.58000°N 1.98000°W / 52.58000; -1.98000
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region West Midlands
Metropolitan county West Midlands
Admin HQ Walsall
Metropolitan borough status 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Metropolitan borough
 • Governing body Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
 • Mayor Cllr Mike Bird
 • MPs: Valerie Vaz (L)
David Winnick (L)
Wendy Morton (C)
Area
 • Total 40.14 sq mi (103.95 km2)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 276,100 (Ranked 46th)
 • Ethnicity
(2011 census)
78.8% White (76.9% White British)
15.2% Asian
2.3% Black
2.7% Mixed Race
0.8% Other
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcode WS, WV & B
Area code(s) 01922, 01902, 01543 & 0121
ISO 3166-2 GB-WLL
ONS code 00CU (ONS)
E08000030 (GSS)
OS grid reference SP015985
NUTS 3 UKG35
Website www.walsall.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston and Willenhall. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region (code UKG35) and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region. The borough had an estimated population of 254,500 in 2007.

The current boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, with a change to the north of the borough in 1994. It is bounded on the west by the City of Wolverhampton, the south by the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, to the south east by the City of Birmingham, and by the Staffordshire districts of Lichfield, Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire to the east, north and northwest respectively. Most of the borough is highly industrialised and densely populated, but areas around the north and east of the borough are open space.

In 1986 the 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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