Government Wolverhampton

1 government

1.1 civic history
1.2 wolverhampton city council
1.3 honorary aldermen
1.4 police

government

the vast majority of wolverhampton governed locally wolverhampton city council, although smaller parts of urban area governed south staffordshire district council.

the area administered city council represented in national united kingdom parliament 3 mps representing wolverhampton south west, wolverhampton south east , wolverhampton north east constituencies, areas administered south staffordshire district council being represented south staffordshire constituency. entire city part of west midlands constituency of european parliament.

the city of wolverhampton metropolitan borough, meaning city council unitary authority, , therefore single-tier , provides services district borough , county council together. south staffordshire district council two-tier authority, services provided staffordshire county council.

civic history

wolverhampton in 1921



the old town hall (magistrates court)

wolverhampton gained beginnings of modern local government in 1777, when wolverhampton improvement act passed parliament. allowed establishment of 125 town commissioners undertook variety of local improvement work such punishing bear baiting, improving drainage, widening streets , end of century street lighting had been provided @ every street corner , on doorway of every inn, , water supply had been improved sinking of ten new wells , provision of great water tank in market place. policing had been improved appointment of ten watchmen , attempts made regulate markets , inspect hazardous food.

wolverhampton parliamentary borough created reform act 1832, included areas located metropolitan boroughs of dudley, walsall , sandwell such wren s nest, new invention , sedgley. 1 of 22 large towns returned 2 members of parliament. under redistribution of seats act 1885, original borough replaced 3 new single-member constituencies: wolverhampton east, wolverhampton south , wolverhampton west.

in 1837, wolverhampton borough police formed. disestablished in 1966, , larger west midlands constabulary, covered not wolverhampton county boroughs of walsall, dudley, west bromwich , warley took on duties , headquartered in city. force replaced in 1974 west midlands police.

wolverhampton incorporated municipal borough in 1849 under municipal corporations act 1835. town made county borough in 1889 under local government act 1888.

in 1933, boundaries of borough expanded, taking in areas cannock rural district , seisdon rural district, little of surrounding urban area being affected, heath town urban district being abolished.

the bulk of urban districts of bilston (a borough after 1933), tettenhall , wednesfield added borough in 1966, along northern section of urban district of coseley , parts north of sedgley , west of willenhall. vast majority of these areas traditionally part of parish of wolverhampton, , part of original parliamentary borough.

wolverhampton 1 of 2 county boroughs (the other being liverpool) have no changes made boundary during 1974 reorganisation of local government, borough having population larger 250,000 required education authorities. contrasted both redcliffe-maud report, , initial white paper 1974 reforms large areas of present south staffordshire district added borough. during 1974 reforms placed within west midlands metropolitan county.

wolverhampton royal peculiar covering large area.

wolverhampton city council

the council offices in civic centre, located in st. peter s square in city centre. city council s motto out of darkness cometh light .

the labour party control council , have been in majority on council since 1974, exceptions of 1978–1979, 1987, 1992–1994 , 2008–2010. labour party won 18 out of 20 council seats election in 2016.

conservative councillor barry findlay mayor of wolverhampton 2016–17.

honorary aldermen

the local government act 1972 (section 249) provides appointment of honorary aldermen. names of honorary aldermen inscribed on roll of honour board. situated on ground floor of civic centre.

police

the main police station wolverhampton based on bilston street in city centre. wolverhampton borough police became part of west midlands constabulary in 1966. policing delivered west midlands police.