Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Pelsall and Willenhall.
Borough of Walsall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Walsall shown within the West Midlands and England | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′48″N 1°58′48″W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Metropolitan county | West Midlands |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Admin HQ | Walsall |
| Metropolitan borough status | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough |
| • Governing body | Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Chris Towe |
| • MPs: | Valerie Vaz (L) Eddie Hughes (C) Wendy Morton (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.14 sq mi (103.95 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 284,306 (Ranked 55th) |
| • Density | 6,943/sq mi (2,681/km2) |
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| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode | |
| Area code(s) | 01922, 01902, 01543 & 0121 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WLL |
| ONS code | 00CU (ONS) E08000030 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SP015985 |
| NUTS 3 | UKG35 |
| Website | www.walsall.gov.uk |
The borough had an estimated population of 254,500 in 2007.
The borough was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It is bounded on the west by the City of Wolverhampton, the south by the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, to the south east by the City of Birmingham, and by the Staffordshire districts of Lichfield, Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire to the east, north and northwest respectively. Most of the borough is highly industrialised and densely populated, but areas around the north and east of the borough are open space.