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Walsall (borough)

Borough of Walsall
Geography
Status:Metropolitan borough
Region:West Midlands
Ceremonial County:West Midlands
Area:
- Total
Ranked 240th
103.95 km²
Admin. HQ:Walsall
ONS code:00CU
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 34th
252,408
2,428 / km²
Ethnicity:86.4% White
10.4% S.Asian
1.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.walsall.gov.uk/
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Conservative
MPs:Bruce George, Richard Shepherd, David Winnick

The Metropolitan borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. It is named after Walsall, its administrative headquarters.

Other major towns on the borough include Aldridge, Bloxwich, Darlaston, Streetly and Willenhall.

The current boundaries of the borough were set in April 1, 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 came into force. The former county borough of Walsall took in Aldridge-Brownhills urban district from Staffordshire and became a metropolitan district of the West Midlands.

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