List of electoral wards in the West Midlands (county)
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of West Midlands in the West Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
District councils
Birmingham
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 6 May 1982:[1]
Wards from 6 May 1982 to 10 June 2004:[2]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[3]
- Acocks Green (3)
- Aston (3)
- Bartley Green (3)
- Billesley (3)
- Bordesley Green (3)
- Bournville (3)
- Brandwood (3)
- Edgbaston (3)
- Erdington (3)
- Hall Green (3)
- Handsworth Wood (3)
- Harborne (3)
- Hodge Hill (3)
- Kings Norton (3)
- Kingstanding (3)
- Ladywood (3)
- Longbridge (3)
- Lozells & East Handsworth (3)
- Moseley & Kings Heath (3)
- Nechells (3)
- Northfield (3)
- Oscott (3)
- Perry Barr (3)
- Quinton (3)
- Selly Oak (3)
- Shard End (3)
- Sheldon (3)
- Soho (3)
- South Yardley (3)
- Sparkbrook (3)
- Springfield (3)
- Stechford & Yardley North (3)
- Stockland Green (3)
- Sutton Four Oaks (3)
- Sutton New Hall (3)
- Sutton Trinity (3)
- Sutton Vesey (3)
- Tyburn (3)
- Washwood Heath (3)
- Weoley (3)
Coventry
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]
Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[4]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[5]
- Bablake (3)
- Binley & Willenhall (3)
- Cheylesmore (3)
- Earlsdon (3)
- Foleshill (3)
- Henley (3)
- Holbrook (3)
- Longford (3)
- Lower Stoke (3)
- Radford (3)
- St Michael's (3)
- Sherbourne (3)
- Upper Stoke (3)
- Wainbody (3)
- Westwood (3)
- Whoberley (3)
- Woodlands (3)
- Wyken (3)
Dudley
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 6 May 1982:[1]
Wards from 6 May 1982 to 10 June 2004:[6]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[7]
- Amblecote (3)
- Belle Vale (3)
- Brierley Hill (3)
- Brockmoor & Pensnett (3)
- Castle & Priory (3)
- Coseley Eastv (3)
- Cradley & Foxcote (3); renamed Cradley & Wollescote in 2011[8]
- Gornal (3)
- Halesowen North (3)
- Halesowen South (3)
- Hayley Green & Cradley South (3)
- Kingswinford North & Wall Heath (3)
- Kingswinford South (3)
- Lye & Wollescote (3); renamed Lye & Stourbridge North in 2011[8]
- Netherton, Woodside & St Andrews (3)
- Norton (3)
- Pedmore & Stourbridge East (3)
- Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood (3)
- St James's (3)
- St Thomas's (3)
- Sedgley (3)
- Upper Gornal & Woodsetton (3)
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town (3)
- Wordsley (3)
Sandwell
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 3 May 1979:[1]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 10 June 2004:[9]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[10]
- Abbey (3)
- Blackheath (3)
- Bristnall (3)
- Charlemont with Grove Vale (3)
- Cradley Heath & Old Hill (3)
- Friar Park (3)
- Great Barr with Yew Tree (3)
- Great Bridge (3)
- Greets Green & Lyng (3)
- Hateley Heath (3)
- Langley (3)
- Newton (3)
- Oldbury (3)
- Old Warley (3)
- Princes End (3)
- Rowley (3)
- St Pauls (3)
- Smethwick (3)
- Soho & Victoria (3)
- Tipton Green (3)
- Tividale (3)
- Wednesbury North (3)
- Wednesbury South (3)
- West Bromwich Central (3)
Solihull
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 3 May 1979:[1]
Wards from 3 May 1979 to 10 June 2004:[11]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[12]
- Bickenhill (3)
- Blythe (3)
- Castle Bromwich (3)
- Chelmsley Wood (3)
- Dorridge & Hockley Heath (3)
- Elmdon (3)
- Kingshurst & Fordbridge (3)
- Knowle (3)
- Lyndon (3)
- Meriden (3)
- Olton (3)
- St Alphege (3)
- Shirley East (3)
- Shirley South (3)
- Shirley West (3)
- Silhill (3)
- Smith’s Wood (3)
Walsall
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 1 May 1980:[1]
Wards from 1 May 1980 to 10 June 2004:[13]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[14]
- Aldridge Central & South (3)
- Aldridge North & Walsall Wood (3)
- Bentley & Darlaston North (3)
- Birchills Leamore (3)
- Blakenall (3)
- Bloxwich East (3)
- Bloxwich West (3)
- Brownhills (3)
- Darlaston South (3)
- Paddock (3)
- Palfrey (3)
- Pelsall (3)
- Pheasey Park Farm (3)
- Pleck (3)
- Rushall–Shelfield (3)
- St Matthew's (3)
- Short Heath (3)
- Streetly (3)
- Willenhall North (3)
- Willenhall South (3)
Wolverhampton
Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 10 May 1973) to 6 May 1982:[1]
Wards from 6 May 1982 to 10 June 2004:[15]
Wards from 10 June 2004 to present:[16]
- Bilston East (3)
- Bilston North (3)
- Blakenhall (3)
- Bushbury North (3)
- Bushbury South & Low Hill (3)
- East Park (3)
- Ettingshall (3)
- Fallings Park (3)
- Graiseley (3)
- Heath Town (3)
- Merry Hill (3)
- Oxley (3)
- Park (3)
- Penn (3)
- St Peter's (3)
- Spring Vale (3)
- Tettenhall Regis (3)
- Tettenhall Wightwick (3)
- Wednesfield North (3)
- Wednesfield South (3)
Former county council
West Midlands
Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 1 April 1986 (county abolished):[1][17][18]
- Acocks Green (1)
- Aldridge Brownhills No. 1 (1)
- Aldridge Brownhills No. 2 (1)
- Aldridge Brownhills No. 3 (1)
- All Saints (1)
- Aston (1)
- Billesley (1)
- Brandwood (1)
- Coventry No. 1 (3)
- Coventry No. 2 (3)
- Coventry No. 3 (3)
- Coventry No. 4 (3)
- Deritend (1)
- Duddeston (1)
- Dudley No. 1 (1)
- Dudley No. 2 (1)
- Dudley No. 3 (1)
- Dudley No. 4 (1)
- Dudley No. 5 (1)
- Dudley No. 6 (1)
- Dudley No. 7 (1)
- Edgbaston (1)
- Erdington (1)
- Fox Hollies (1)
- Gravelly Hill (1)
- Halesowen No. 1 (1)
- Halesowen No. 2 (1)
- Hall Green (1)
- Handsworth (1)
- Harborne (1)
- Kings Norton (1)
- Kingstanding (1)
- Ladywood (1)
- Longbridge (1)
- Meriden No. 1 (1)
- Meriden No. 2 (1)
- Meriden No. 3 (1)
- Moseley (1)
- Newtown (1)
- Northfield (1)
- Oscott (1)
- Perry Barr (1)
- Quinton (1)
- Rotton Park (1)
- Saltley (1)
- Sandwell (1)
- Selly Oak (1)
- Shard End (1)
- Sheldon (1)
- Small Heath (1)
- Soho (1)
- Solihull No. 1 (1)
- Solihull No. 2 (1)
- Solihull No. 3 (1)
- Solihull No. 4 (1)
- Sparkbrook (1)
- Sparkhill (1)
- Stechford (1)
- Stockland Green (1)
- Stourbridge No. 1 (1)
- Stourbridge No. 2 (1)
- Sutton Coldfield No. 1 (1)
- Sutton Coldfield No. 2 (1)
- Sutton Coldfield No. 3 (1)
- Walsall No. 1 (1)
- Walsall No. 2 (1)
- Walsall No. 3 (1)
- Walsall No. 4 (1)
- Walsall No. 5 (1)
- Walsall No. 6 (1)
- Walsall No. 7 (1)
- Warley No. 1 (1)
- Warley No. 2 (1)
- Warley No. 3 (1)
- Warley No. 4 (1)
- Warley No. 5 (1)
- Warley No. 6 (1)
- Washwood Heath (1)
- Weoley (1)
- West Bromwich No. 1 (1)
- West Bromwich No. 2 (1)
- West Bromwich No. 3 (1)
- West Bromwich No. 4 (1)
- West Bromwich No. 5 (1)
- West Bromwich No. 6 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 1 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 2 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 3 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 4 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 5 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 6 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 7 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 8 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 9 (1)
- Wolverhampton No. 10 (1)
- Yardley (1)
Electoral Divisions due from 2 May 1985 (order revoked by the Local Government Act 1985):[19]
- Abbey & Old Warley (1)
- Acock's Green (1)
- Aldridge & Walsall Wood (1)
- Allesley Park (1)
- Amblecote, Quarry Bank & Cradley (1)
- Aston (1)
- Bartley Green (1)
- Bentley & Darlaston (1)
- Bickenhill & Meriden (1)
- Billesley (1)
- Bilston (1)
- Birchills Leamore & Pleck (1)
- Blackheath, Cradley Heath & Old Hill (1)
- Blakenall & Bloxwich East (1)
- Blakenhall & Spring Vale (1)
- Bloxwich West & Willenhall North (1)
- Bournville (1)
- Brandwood (1)
- Brownhills & Pelsall (1)
- Bushbury & Oxley (1)
- Caludon (1)
- Cannon Park (1)
- Castle Bromwich (1)
- Charlemont & Newton (1)
- Charterhouse (1)
- Chelmsley Wood (1)
- Coseley East, Castle & Priory (1)
- Daimler (1)
- Edgbaston (1)
- Elmdon & Lyndon (1)
- Erdington (1)
- Ernesford (1)
- Ettingshall & East Park (1)
- Fox Hollies (1)
- Gornal & Pensnett (1)
- Graiseley & Park (1)
- Great Barr & Friar Park (1)
- Great Bridge, Greets Green & Lyng (1)
- Halesowen East (1)
- Halesowen West (1)
- Hall Green (1)
- Handsworth (1)
- Harborne (1)
- Hearsall (1)
- Heath Town & St Peter's (1)
- Hereward (1)
- Hodge Hill (1)
- Humber (1)
- Jaguar (1)
- King's Norton (1)
- Kingsbury (1)
- Kingstanding (1)
- Kingswinford & Wall Heath (1)
- Knowle & Packwood (1)
- Ladywood (1)
- Langley & Oldbury (1)
- Longbridge (1)
- Low Hill & Fallings Park (1)
- Merry Hill & Penn (1)
- Morris (1)
- Moseley (1)
- Nechells (1)
- Netherton & St Andrews (1)
- Northfield (1)
- Olton & Silhill (1)
- Oscott (1)
- Paddock & Hatherton Rushall (1)
- Perry Barr (1)
- Pheasey & Streetly (1)
- Quinton (1)
- Rowley & Tividale (1)
- Sandwell (1)
- Sedgley & Coseley West (1)
- Selly Oak (1)
- Shard End (1)
- Sheldon (1)
- Shirley South & West (1)
- Short Heath & Willenhall South (1)
- Small Heath (1)
- Smethwick & Bristnall (1)
- Soho (1)
- Sparkbrook (1)
- Sparkhill (1)
- St Alphege & Shirley East (1)
- St James's & St Thomas's (1)
- St Matthew's & Palfrey (1)
- St Pauls, Soho & Victoria (1)
- Stockland Green (1)
- Stourbridge East (1)
- Stourbridge West (1)
- Sutton Four Oaks (1)
- Sutton New Hall (1)
- Sutton Vesey (1)
- Tettenhall (1)
- Tipton (1)
- Washwood Heath (1)
- Wednesbury (1)
- Wednesfield (1)
- Weoley (1)
- West Bromwich Central & Hateley Heath (1)
- Whittle (1)
- Wordsley & Brierley Hill (1)
- Yardley (1)
Electoral wards by constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Aldridge Central and South, Aldridge North and Walsall Wood, Brownhills, Pelsall, Rushall-Shelfield, Streetly.
Birmingham, Edgbaston
Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne, Quinton.
Birmingham, Erdington
Erdington, Kingstanding, Stockland Green, Tyburn.
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hall Green, Moseley and Kings Heath, Sparkbrook, Springfield.
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Bordesley Green, Hodge Hill, Shard End, Washwood Heath.
Birmingham, Ladywood
Aston, Ladywood, Nechells, Soho.
Birmingham, Northfield
Kings Norton, Longbridge, Northfield, Weoley.
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr.
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Billesley, Bournville, Brandwood, Selly Oak.
Birmingham, Yardley
Acocks Green, Sheldon, South Yardley, Stechford and Yardley North.
Coventry North East
Foleshill, Henley, Longford, Lower Stoke, Upper Stoke, Wyken.
Coventry North West
Bablake, Holbrook, Radford, Sherbourne, Whoberley, Woodlands.
Coventry South
Binley and Willenhall, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, St Michael’s, Wainbody, Westwood.
Dudley North
Castle and Priory, Gornal, St James’s, St Thomas’s, Sedgley, Upper Gornal and Woodsetton.
Dudley South
Brierley Hill, Brockmoor and Pensnett, Kingswinford North and Wall Heath, Kingswinford South, Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews, Wordsley.
Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Belle Vale, Blackheath, Cradley Heath and Old Hill, Halesowen North, Halesowen South, Hayley Green and Cradley South, Rowley.
Meriden
Bickenhill, Blythe, Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Dorridge and Hockley Heath, Kingshurst and Fordbridge, Knowle, Meriden, Smith’s Wood.
Solihull
Elmdon, Lyndon, Olton, St Alphege, Shirley East, Shirley South, Shirley West, Silhill.
Stourbridge
Amblecote, Cradley and Foxcote, Lye and Wollescote, Norton, Pedmore and Stourbridge East, Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood, Wollaston and Stourbridge Town.
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Four Oaks, Sutton New Hall, Sutton Trinity, Sutton Vesey.
Walsall North
Birchills Leamore, Blakenall, Bloxwich East, Bloxwich West, Short Heath, Willenhall North, Willenhall South.
Walsall South
Bentley and Darlaston North, Darlaston South, Paddock, Palfrey, Pheasey Park Farm, Pleck, St Matthew’s.
Warley
Abbey, Bristnall, Langley, Old Warley, St Pauls, Smethwick, Soho and Victoria.
West Bromwich East
Charlemont with Grove Vale, Friar Park, Great Barr with Yew Tree, Greets Green and Lyng, Hateley Heath, Newton, West Bromwich Central.
West Bromwich West
Great Bridge, Oldbury, Princes End, Tipton Green, Tividale, Wednesbury North, Wednesbury South.
Wolverhampton North East
Bushbury North, Bushbury South and Low Hill, Fallings Park, Heath Town, Oxley, Wednesfield North, Wednesfield South.
Wolverhampton South East
Bilston East, Bilston North, Blakenhall, Coseley East, East Park, Ettingshall, Spring Vale.
Wolverhampton South West
Graiseley, Merry Hill, Park, Penn, St Peter’s, Tettenhall Regis, Tettenhall Wightwick.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The County of West Midlands (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Birmingham (Electoral Arrangement) Order 1980. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Birmingham (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ The City of Coventry (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ The Borough of Dudley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Dudley (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- 1 2 Dudley Borough Council letter dated 22 March 2011
- ↑ The Borough of Sandwell (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Sandwell (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Solihull (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Solihull (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Walsall (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Walsall (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ The Borough of Wolverhampton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Wolverhampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The County of West Midlands (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1982. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.