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| − | [[File:WestMidlandsNumbered.png|thumb|The West Midlands showing boroughs: 1–City of Wolverhampton 2–Dudley 3–Walsall 4–Sandwell 5–City of Birmingham 6–Solihull 7–City of Coventry]]The '''West Midlands''' is a metropolitan county in central [[England]]. It was created, like other metropolitan counties, in 1974, and originally had an elected metropolitan authority, the West Midlands County Council. The County Council, like other metropolitan authorities and the [[Greater London Council]], was abolished in 1986, and the | + | [[File:WestMidlandsNumbered.png|thumb|The West Midlands showing boroughs: 1–City of Wolverhampton 2–Dudley 3–Walsall 4–Sandwell 5–City of Birmingham 6–Solihull 7–City of Coventry]]The '''West Midlands''' is a metropolitan county in central [[England]]. It was created, like other metropolitan counties, in 1974, and originally had an elected metropolitan authority, the '''West Midlands County Council''. The County Council, like other metropolitan authorities and the [[Greater London Council]], was abolished in 1986, and the individual boroughs became [[unitary authority]] areas. In 2016 the '''West Midlands Combined Authority''' was created, comprising one councillor from each of the seven constituent boroughs, plus the directly elected [[Mayor of the West Midlands]]. |
'''West Midlands Police''' covers the entire county. | '''West Midlands Police''' covers the entire county. | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 21 February 2018
West Midlands Police covers the entire county.
The county comprises seven metropolitan boroughs:
- City of Birmingham
- City of Coventry
- City of Wolverhampton
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Solihull
- Walsall.
An area roughly corresponding to the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, and Walsall is referred to as the Black Country. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the Black Country together roughly comprise the West Midlands conurbation.
The name West Midlands is also confusingly, given to the much larger West Midlands region, comprising the counties of West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
LGBT history
A West Midlands CHE Group was formed in March 1970, but soon split into Birmingham and Wolverhampton groups.
West Midlands Police has its own LGBT Network.
External links
http://www.locallife.co.uk/westmidlands/gay-lesbian-organisations.asp West Midlands gay and lesbian organisations
