Dudley (borough)

Borough of Dudley

Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	West Midlands
Ceremonial County:	West Midlands
Area: - Total	Ranked 247th 97.96 km²
Admin. HQ:	Dudley
ONS code:	00CR
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 15th 304,830 3,112 / km²
Ethnicity:	93.7% White 4.0% S.Asian
Politics
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Ross Cranston, Ian Pearson, Sylvia Heal, Debra Shipley

Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It was created in 1974, and is made up of the towns of Dudley (where the council has its headquarters), Stourbridge, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Amblecote, Sedgley and Coseley.

A part of the West Midlands metropolitan county since 1974, the area was traditionally part of the historic counties of Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Dudley, along with the boroughs of Halesowen and Stourbridge.

The council has 72 councillors, representing 24 wards.

Localities

Localities within the borough include:

Amblecote
Brierley Hill, Bromley, Buckpool
Coseley, Cradley
Dudley
Gornalwood
Halesowen, Hawbush, Hurst Green, Hurst Hill
Kingswinford
Lye
Merry Hill
Netherton
Old Swinford
Quarry Bank
Sedgley, Stourbridge
The Straits
Wall Heath, Withymoor, Wollaston, Wollescote, Wordsley, Districts of England - West Midlands ||


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