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West Bromwich (/ ˈ b r ɒ m ɪ tʃ / ⓘ BROM-itch), commonly known as West Brom, is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire , it is 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Birmingham .
West Bromwich Town Hall: Council's headquarters until 1989. Prior to 1989, the council met and had its main offices at West Bromwich Town Hall, which had been completed in 1875 and had been the headquarters of the old West Bromwich Borough Council prior to 1974. [28]
Sandwell's Strategic Town Centre is designated as West Bromwich, the largest town in the borough, while Sandwell Council House (the headquarters of the local authority) is situated in Oldbury. In 2019 Sandwell was ranked 12th most deprived of England's 317 boroughs. [3]
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Sandwell is a consistently Labour council. Labour have held majorities every election since its creation in 1973, apart from 1978 when the Conservatives gained the council. [ 4 ] From 2018 to 2021 , Sandwell was one of the few councils to be comprised fully of one party, with Labour in control of all 72 wards. [ 5 ]
The 2024 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council elections was held on 2 May 2024 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom and the 2024 West Midlands mayoral election. [1] One third of seats on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were up for election. [2] The council remained under Labour majority control.
The town hall was the headquarters of the county borough of West Bromwich and initially remained the local seat of government after Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council was formed in 1974. [8] [9] However, the council moved to a modern facility, known as Sandwell Council House, in Freeth Street in Oldbury in 1989. [10]
2.24 West Bromwich Central. 3 By-elections. Toggle By-elections subsection ... The 2021 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to ...