Wyre Forest (district)
Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 2°15′18″W / 52.389°N 2.255°W
| Wyre Forest District | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Worcestershire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Stourport-on-Severn |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Wyre Forest District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Mark Garnier Bill Wiggin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.4 sq mi (195.4 km2) |
| Area rank | 169th (of 326) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 98,100 |
| • Rank | 230th (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.2% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 47UG |
| OS grid reference | SO8264776847 |
| Website | www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk |
This article is about the local government district in Worcestershire
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Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England, covering the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, and several civil parishes and their villages. Its council is based in Stourport-on-Severn.
The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974, as a merger of Bewdley and Kidderminster municipal boroughs, Stourport-on-Severn Urban District Council and Kidderminster Rural District Council.
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[edit] Governance
The Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency, which covers most of the district, is represented by the Conservative MP Mark Garnier. In the 2008 local election, the Conservative Party won a majority on the council for the first time since 1979[1], and went on to increase their majority in the 2010 local election.
| Party name !! 2008 affiliation[2] !! 2008 affiliation !! 2009 affiliation!!Current Composition [3]. | |||
| Conservative Party (UK) | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Liberal Party (UK, 1989) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Labour Party (UK) | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 2 |
A wiki with over 2000 articles regarding the district has been created at Wyfopedia
[edit] Parishes in Wyre Forest District
Kidderminster is unparished.
- Areley Kings
- Bewdley
- Broome
- Chaddesley Corbett
- Churchill and Blakedown
- Kidderminster Foreign
- Ribbesford
- Rock
- Rushock
- Stone
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Upper Arley
- Wilden
- Wolverley and Cookley
[edit] Schools in Wyre Forest
- The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre
- Wolverley C E Secondary School
- The Stourport High School & VIth Form Centre
- King Charles I School
- Baxter College
[edit] References
- ^ "Wyre Forest". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/30uq.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ Results of council election May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/47ug.stm.
[edit] External links
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