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City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Wolverhampton has had an elected local authority since 1848, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city.
The statue of Lady Wulfruna by the sculptor, Sir Charles Wheeler, was erected on the site, to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the newspaper the Express & Star, in 1974. [ 3 ] The new building, which was designed by Clifford Culpin & Partners in the Postmodern style and built by Taylor Woodrow Construction , was completed in 1978. [ 4 ]
Wolverhampton is a strong Labour council. The party have controlled the council for most of its history, only failing to win a majority in 1987, 1992, 2008, and 2010. [1] The 2023 election was for the entire council on new ward boundaries. [2] In that election, Labour won 47 seats with 57.2% of the vote, and the Conservatives won 13 with 37.0%.
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East Park is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands, England. It lies to the east of Wolverhampton city centre, stretching to the city's boundary with the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It also borders the wards of Bilston North, Ettingshall, St Peter's, Heath Town and Wednesfield South.
City of Wolverhampton Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands , England .
Merry Hill is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands and a ward of Wolverhampton City Council. It is situated in the south-west of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Tettenhall Wightwick, Park, Graiseley and Penn wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West constituency. [1]
The 2023 City of Wolverhampton Council election took place on 4 May 2023, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. Due to changes in the boundaries of the wards, all 60 seats on the City of Wolverhampton Council, were up for election. [1] [2] [3] All twenty wards elected three councillors. [4] Labour increased its majority on ...