Walsall as a metropolitan authority is also a unitary council, meaning it has full delegation of planning functions for the area as there is no overarching county council.
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Walsall Council, formerly Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council was created in 1974 to administer the newly formed Metropolitan Borough of Walsall.
Who controls Walsall Council?
Dr Helen Paterson, Chief Executive. Dr Helen Paterson became Chief Executive of Walsall Council in November 2017.
What does Walsall Council do?
All 60 elected members act collectively as the council and meet on an 8-weekly cycle. The council’s role is to act as a focus for the authority, to discuss and debate issues of importance to the borough and to determine the authority’s budgetary and policy framework.
What area does Walsall Council cover?
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.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is 18 local authorities, including Birmingham City Council and four Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) including Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP, working together to move powers from Whitehall to the West Midlands.
We deliver the plans and funding that unlock those services. We represent 18 local authorities and three Local Enterprise Partnerships. We’re led by the Mayor of the West Midlands. We work together to move powers to the West Midlands’ elected politicians, who know this region best.
How many Muslims are in Walsall?
22,146
Further information about the population structure:
| Religion | Persons |
|---|---|
| Christian | 158,971 |
| Muslim | 22,146 |
| Hindu | 4,560 |
| Sikh | 11,606 |
Is Walsall classed as the Black Country?
The Black Country is comprised of the four local authority areas of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton and sits in the heart of the West Midlands.
What is the most deprived area in Walsall?
Blakenall
The average IMD score for each Walsall ward is shown in Table 6, based on a population-weighted average of the scores of the best-fit of LSOAs in each ward. Ranked for Walsall, these scores show Blakenall remains the most deprived ward overall, while Streetly is the least deprived.
Why is Walsall called Walsall?
The place name of Walsall is now generally believed to derive from the Old English personal name ‘Walh’, thought to be from the Saxon term for a Briton or Welshman, and ‘H(e)alh’ meaning ‘a sheltered place’.
What is the oldest pub in Walsall?
The hostelry is one of the town’s most ancient and historic, and has been used as an Inn from as early as 1707 when the building was leased from the Corporation of Walsall by Ephraim Deykin.
Why is Walsall called the Black Country?
The Black Country gained its name in the mid nineteenth century due to the smoke from the many thousands of ironworking foundries and forges plus also the working of the shallow and 30ft thick coal seams.
What borough is Walsall under?
Walsall, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England. It is situated on a ridge between the industrial districts of Wolverhampton and Birmingham and is centred on the historic town of Walsall (the administrative centre).
Why is there a hippo in Walsall?
Further digging reveals the concrete Hippo was in fact designed and made by local architect John Wood, who initially thought it an April fool’s joke and needed some persuading from the council before he believed them!
Is Walsall classed as West Midlands?
WEST MIDLANDS REGION
The County of West Midlands comprises seven local authority areas: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The county council was abolished in 1986 and Birmingham effectively reverted to being a unitary authority although sharing some services with other authorities in the county. A Birmingham coat of arms was awarded to the corporation in 1889 and updated for the city council in 1977.
There are now 10 combined authorities in England, nine of which have a directly elected ‘metro mayor’ (mayoral combined authorities or MCAs). The North East Combined Authority does not have an elected mayor.
Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock are unitary authorities. They provide all the services in their area, have their own councillors and are not represented on Essex County Council.
A combined authority (CA) is a legal body set up using national legislation that enables a group of two or more councils to collaborate and take /collective decisions across council boundaries. It is far more robust than an informal partnership or even a joint committee.
All CAs can be funded by their constituent councils through a levy. This is a shift in funding from the councils that make up the CA to the authority.