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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Local authority area: Walsall
Walsall is a metropolitan borough, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 104.0 km² and had 286,105 residents in 2022 — about 2,752 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Walsall.
Town hall in the administrative centreWalsall Town Hall
Photo: Derek Bennett · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Walsall, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022286,105+5.6% since 2012
Land area104.0km²40.1 sq mi
Density2,752/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#83of 382 UK councils · #76 in England
Population estimates5 data points
270.9K276.1K283.4K284.1K286.1K
20122015201820212022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Walsall became a local authority area.
Same region, same type
All councils in West MidlandsOther metropolitan boroughs in West Midlands
Elections
20 electoral wards
Census 2021: 284,129 residents in 112,233 households across the wards; 17.4% aged 65+, 59.3% of homes owned, 24.9% of households without a car.
1Darlaston South6,749 households · 12.2% aged 65+17,6052Palfrey & The Delves5,307 households · 11.4% aged 65+16,6893Pleck5,882 households · 11.5% aged 65+16,5384Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft5,708 households · 10.9% aged 65+15,9865Bentley & Darlaston North5,966 households · 14.2% aged 65+15,7406Rushall-Shelfield6,096 households · 19.0% aged 65+14,522
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CDarlaston - Walsall Council West Locality HubCouncil office · Wednesbury WS10 8AECIntegrated community equipment services (ICES) NHS Walsall CouncilCouncil office · Willenhall WV12 4LFCWalsall Council School AdmissionsCouncil office · Walsall WS1 1TP · hours listedCWalsall for AllCouncil office · Walsall WS1 1TP · hours listed
Source: Wikidata Q178356 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.