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Birmingham City Council

ONS code E08000025

Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Birmingham has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council, a type of unitary authority. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. It is the most populous local government district in England, serving over 1.1 million people. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.

Political Control & Leadership

Political control
No overall controlLargest party: Reform UK, 23 of 101 seats
Run by
Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent minority coalition
Seats
Reform UK 22 · Green 19 · Labour 17 · Conservative 16 · Independents and others 15 · Liberal Democrats 12 (101 seats)As at May 2026. "Independents and others" includes local parties. Source: Open Council Data UK (public domain).
Leader
Zaker Choudhry
Chief executive
Joanne Roney
Last election
2026

Overview

Population
1,141,374
Founded
1974