Tamworth Borough Council

Tamworth Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Tamworth in the county of Staffordshire, England. The council consists of 30 councillors, three for each of the 10 wards in the town.[2] It is currently under no overall control, led by Paul Turner.[3] The borough council is based at Marmion House.[4]

Tamworth Borough Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Paul Turner,
Conservative
since May 2023 [1]
Structure
Seats30 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  Conservative (14)
Other parties
  Labour (10)
  Independent (6)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Meeting place
Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7BZ
Website
https://www.tamworth.gov.uk/

History

Tamworth was an ancient borough. It was reformed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to become a municipal borough.[5] Until 1889 the borough straddled Warwickshire and Staffordshire. When elected county councils were established under the Local Government Act 1888 one provision of the act was that boroughs could no longer straddle county boundaries, as Tamworth did. The town was therefore placed entirely in Staffordshire, as that county had the larger share of the borough's population, with the new Staffordshire County Council providing higher-tier services.[6] On 1 April 1974 the borough became a non-metropolitan district, altering its powers and responsibilities but keeping the same area.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Council minutes, 23 February 2021" (PDF). Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "Your Councillors by Ward". Tamworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "Six councillors resign from Conservative party of Tamworth Borough Council - full statements". Birmingham Mail. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. "Tamworth Borough Council could sell Marmion House HQ to ease cash crisis". Birmingham Mail. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. "Relationships and changes Tamworth MB through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. "Tamworth - Staffordshire - Place (including Fazeley chapelry)". Genuki. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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