Borough of Tamworth

"Tamworth (district)" redirects here. For other uses, see Tamworth (disambiguation).

Borough of Tamworth
Borough and Non-metropolitan district
Tamworth Borough Council
Tamworth shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Tamworth
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Tamworth Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Christopher Pincher
Area
• Total	11.91 sq mi (30.85 km²)
Area rank	308th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	77,112
• Rank	294th (of 326)
• Density	6,500/sq mi (2,500/km²)
• Ethnicity	96.5% White British 3.5% Other
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	41UC (ONS) E07000193 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SK207040
Website	www.tamworth.gov.uk

Tamworth is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after Tamworth which is the town in which it covers.

Areas of Tamworth include Amington, Belgrave, Bolehall, Coton Green, Dosthill, Glascote, Stonydelph and Wilnecote. The town of Fazeley despite bordering Tamworth is within the Lichfield District.

The borough is completely unparished.

At the last election in May 2013, the Conservative Party held the borough with 17 councillors and Labour held 12 and there was 1 Independent.^[1] As of April 2016, the political make up of the council is 18 Conservative, 10 Labour, one UK Independence Party (UKIP) and one Independent.^[2] The Mayor for 2015/16 is Cllr Maureen Gant.^[3]

Since 2011, Tamworth has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull and Wyre Forest.

Elections

Main article: Tamworth Borough Council elections

References

↑ "2011 Election, Tamworth". BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
↑ "Councillors". Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
↑ "Mayor of Tamworth". Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2016-04-18.

External links

Tamworth Borough Council

Ceremonial county of Staffordshire

Unitary authorities	Stoke-on-Trent

Boroughs or districts	Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth

Major settlements	Biddulph Burntwood Burton upon Trent Cannock Cheadle Eccleshall Fazeley Hednesford Kidsgrove Leek Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme Penkridge Rugeley Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Burslem Fenton Hanley Longton Stoke Tunstall Stone Tamworth Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire

Rivers	Anker Blithe Churnet Dane Dove Manifold Mease Penk Sow Swarbourn Tame Trent Wheelock

Canals	Birmingham & Fazeley Caldon Lichfield Shropshire Union Staffs & Worcestershire Trent & Mersey Wyrley & Essington

Topics	Flag Museums Schools Grade I buildings Grade II* buildings Windmills High Sheriffs

Districts of the West Midlands Region

Herefordshire	Herefordshire

Shropshire	Shropshire Telford and Wrekin

Staffordshire	Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Stoke-on-Trent Tamworth

Warwickshire	North Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on-Avon Warwick

West Midlands	Birmingham Coventry Dudley Sandwell Solihull Walsall Wolverhampton

Worcestershire	Bromsgrove Malvern Hills Redditch Worcester Wychavon Wyre Forest

Areas of Tamworth

Amington Belgrave Bitterscote Bolehall Borough Park Coton Green Dosthill Gillway Glascote Glascote Heath Hockley Kettlebrook Lakeside Leyfields Perry Crofts Quarry Hill Riverside Stonydelph The Alders The Leys Two Gates Wilnecote

Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 1°41′42″W / 52.633°N 1.695°W / 52.633; -1.695

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