British municipal elections
Birmingham City Council elections are held every four years.
Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the
metropolitan district of
Birmingham in the
West Midlands ,
England . Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 101
councillors have been elected from 69
wards .
[1] Prior to 2018 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.
[2]
Political control
From 1889 to 1974 Birmingham was a
county borough , independent of any county council.
[3] Under the
Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a
metropolitan borough , with
West Midlands County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. West Midlands County Council was abolished in 1986 and Birmingham became a
unitary authority . Political control of the council since 1974 has been held by the following parties:
[4]
[5]
Leadership
The role of Lord Mayor of Birmingham is largely ceremonial, with political leadership provided by the
leader of the council . The first leader of the council after the 1974 reforms, Clive Wilkinson, had been the leader of the old county borough of Birmingham since December 1973.
[6] The leaders since 1974 have been:
Council elections
Result maps
2022
2018
2016
2015
2014
2012
2011
2010
2008
By-election results
2022-2026
Death of
Labour Cllr Mohammed Azim.
[19]
2018-2022
Death of
Liberal Democrats Cllr Neil Eustace.
[21]
Resignation of
Labour Cllr Lucy Seymour-Smith.
[23]
Resignation of
Labour Cllr Lou Robson.
[25]
Death of
Labour Cllr Keith Linnecor.
[27]
Death of
Labour Cllr John Clancy.
[29]
2014-2018
Resignation of
Labour Cllr Sam Burden.
Death of
Lib Dem Cllr
Ray Hassall .
[31]
2010-2014
Resignation of
Labour Cllr Cath Grundy.
2006-2010
2002-2006
1998-2002
Death of
Labour Cllr David Wells.
1994-1998
Death of
Labour Cllr Anthony Rust.
Death of
Lib Dem Cllr Neil Biddlestone.
Death of
Labour Cllr Edward Rochford.
Death of
Labour Cllr Paul Haymeraj.
1990-1994
Death of
Conservative Cllr Arthur Walker.
Death of
Conservative Cllr Clare Fancote.
Resignation of
Labour Cllr Khalid Mahmood.
Resignation of
Lib Dem Cllr Paul Shefield.
Resignation of
Labour Cllr Fred Grattidge.
Before 1990
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