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Birmingham City Council

Local authority area: Birmingham

Birmingham is a metropolitan borough, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 267.8 km² and had 1,157,603 residents in 2022 — about 4,323 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Birmingham.

All metropolitan boroughsWest Midlands
Town hall in the administrative centreCouncil House, Birmingham
Council House, Birmingham
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for Birmingham, 2012–2022.

Residents, 20221,157,603+6.7% since 2012
Land area267.8km²103.4 sq mi
Density4,323/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#7of 382 UK councils · #7 in England
Population estimates5 data points
1.1M1.1M1.1M1.1M1.2M
20122015201820212022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1974
    Created

    Birmingham became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in West Midlands

All councils in West Midlands
Coventry355,600Sandwell344,210Dudley324,969Walsall286,105City of Wolverhampton267,651Solihull217,678
Elections

69 electoral wards

Census 2021: 1,144,911 residents in 423,457 households across the wards; 13.1% aged 65+, 52.7% of homes owned, 31.7% of households without a car.

1Alum Rock7,099 households · 7.2% aged 65+28,0182Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East7,742 households · 7.8% aged 65+27,3343Ladywood13,034 households · 5.1% aged 65+25,7384Soho & Jewellery Quarter10,716 households · 6.8% aged 65+25,4765Hall Green North7,884 households · 12.6% aged 65+24,5526Glebe Farm & Tile Cross9,033 households · 11.7% aged 65+24,530

All wards of Birmingham

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CBirmingham Council of FaithsCouncil office · Birmingham B5 6DRTBirmingham City CouncilTown council · Birmingham B1 1BB · hours listedTBirmingham City Council Adults & CommunitiesTown council · Birmingham B1 1TS · hours listedPNew Frankley in Birmingham Parish CouncilParish council · Birmingham B45 0JA · hours listed
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Constituencies

Birmingham Northfield · 8 wardsBirmingham Ladywood · 8 wardsBirmingham Perry Barr · 8 wardsBirmingham Selly Oak · 8 wardsBirmingham Erdington · 8 wardsSutton Coldfield · 8 wardsBirmingham Yardley · 7 wardsBirmingham Hall Green and Moseley · 6 wardsBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North · 6 wardsBirmingham Edgbaston · 5 wards
Source: Wikidata Q20986424 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.