Walsall (borough) - Definition and Overview

Borough of Walsall
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	West Midlands
Ceremonial County:	West Midlands
Area: - Total	Ranked 240th 103.95 km²
Admin. HQ:	Walsall
ONS code:	00CU
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 34th 252,408 2,428 / km²
Ethnicity:	86.4% White 10.4% S.Asian 1.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.walsall.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Bruce George, Richard Shepherd, David Winnick

Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. It is named after Walsall, its administrative headquarters.

The current boundaries of the borough were set in April 1, 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 came into force. The former county borough of Walsall took in Aldridge-Brownhills urban district from Staffordshire and became a metropolitan district of West Midlands.

Localities

• Aldridge
• Barr Beacon, Bentley, Blakenhall Heath, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Brownhills West
• Caldmore, Clayhanger, Coalpool
• Darlaston
• Fullbrook
• Harden, High Heath
• Leamore, Little Bloxwich
• Moxley
• New Invention
• Palfrey, Pelsall, Pleck, Pleasey
• Rushall
• Shelfield, Shire Oak, Short Heath, Spring Bank, Streetly
• Walsall Wood, Willenhall