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Tamworth Borough Council

Local authority area: Tamworth

Tamworth is a district council in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 30.9 km² and had 79,639 residents in 2022 — about 2,581 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Tamworth.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Tamworth, 2012–2022.

Residents, 202279,639+3.3% since 2012

Land area30.9km²11.9 sq mi

Density2,581/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#358of 382 UK councils · #302 in England

Population estimates5 data points

77.1K77.1K76.7K78.6K79.6K

20122015201820212022

History

How the council came to be

1835
Created
Tamworth became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Staffordshire

All councils in West Midlands

Stafford138,670 East Staffordshire125,760 Newcastle-under-Lyme125,297 South Staffordshire111,527 Lichfield108,352 Cannock Chase101,140 Staffordshire Moorlands95,899

Elections

10 electoral wards

Census 2021: 78,649 residents in 32,897 households across the wards; 19.0% aged 65+, 67.0% of homes owned, 18.3% of households without a car.

1Wilnecote3,781 households · 15.3% aged 65+9,369 2Amington3,426 households · 18.8% aged 65+8,355 3Spital3,428 households · 21.3% aged 65+8,141 4Belgrave3,111 households · 18.0% aged 65+7,912 5Glascote3,039 households · 17.4% aged 65+7,687 6Stonydelph3,118 households · 15.2% aged 65+7,626

All wards of Tamworth

Westminster

Constituencies

Tamworth · 10 wards

Source: Wikidata Q7170938 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.