Tamworth (borough)

Borough of Tamworth
Borough and Non-metropolitan district
Tamworth Borough Council
Tamworth shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Tamworth
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Tamworth Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Christopher Pincher
Area
• Total	11.91 sq mi (30.85 km2)
Area rank	308th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	77,100
• Rank	296th (of 326)
• Density	6,500/sq mi (2,500/km2)
• Ethnicity	96.5% White British 3.5% Other
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	41UC (ONS) E07000193 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SK207040
Website	www.tamworth.gov.uk

Tamworth is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after Tamworth which is the town in which it covers.

Areas of Tamworth include Amington, Belgrave, Bolehall, Coton Green, Dosthill, Glascote, Stonydelph and Wilnecote. The town of Fazeley, despite bordering Tamworth is within the Lichfield District.

The borough is completely unparished.

The borough council has been Conservative-controlled since 2004, but was Labour-controlled since the early 1980s. At the last election, May 2016, the Conservative Party held the borough. The council is now made up of with 20 Conservative councillors, 7 Labour Councillors and 3 UKIP councillors. The Mayor for 2015/16 is Cllr Ken Norci (Labour).

Since 2011, Tamworth has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull and Wyre Forest. Tamworth is also a non-constituent member of the West Midlands Combined Authority.