Borough of Tamworth
Borough of Tamworth | |
|---|---|
 Tamworth Borough Council | |
 Tamworth shown within Staffordshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Tamworth |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Tamworth Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (No overall control) |
| • MPs | Christopher Pincher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.91 sq mi (30.85 km2) |
| • Rank | 278th (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 79,639 |
| • Rank | 281st (of 296) |
| • Density | 6,700/sq mi (2,600/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 96.5% White British 3.5% Other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 41UC (ONS) E07000193 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SK207040 |
| Website | www |
Tamworth is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after Tamworth which is the town in which it covers.
Areas of Tamworth include Amington, Belgrave, Bolehall, Coton Green, Dosthill, Glascote, Stonydelph and Wilnecote. The town of Fazeley, despite bordering Tamworth is within the Lichfield District.
The borough is completely unparished.
The borough council has been Conservative Controlled since 2004, being Labour controlled since the early 1980's.[1] At the last election, May 2016, the Conservative Party held the borough. The council is now made up of with 20 Conservative councillors, 7 Labour Councillors and 3 UKIP councillors.[2] The Mayor for 2015/16 is Cllr Ken Norci (Labour).[3]
Since 2011, Tamworth has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull and Wyre Forest. Tamworth is also a non-constituent member of the West Midlands Combined Authority.[4]
Tamworth Council elects by thirds. Meaning there is an election of 1 councillor for each of the 10 wards over a three year period. The fourth year see elections to Staffordshire County Council.[5] Councillors are elected for a four year term.
The council has a cabinet system of governance,[6] the Leader of the council is Cllr Daniel Cook and the Deputy Leader is Cllr Robert Pritchard.[7]
Elections
References
- ^ "Tamworth Historic Election Results" (PDF).
- ^ "Elections 2016 | Tamworth Borough Council". www.tamworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Mayor | Tamworth Borough Council". www.tamworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "West Midlands Combined Authority - Who's included?". westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Election news | Tamworth Borough Council". www.tamworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Committee structure". 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Committee details - Cabinet". 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
