City of Wolverhampton Council

City of Wolverhampton Council
Coat of arms or logo
Coat of arms
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Linda Leach,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1]
Stephen Simkins,
Labour
since 13 September 2023[2]
Tim Johnson
since July 2018[3]
Structure
Seats60 councillors[4]
City of Wolverhampton Council composition
Political groups
Administration (45)
  Labour (45)
Other parties (15)
  Conservative (11)
  Independent (3)
  Reform UK (1)
Joint committees
West Midlands Combined Authority
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Motto
Out of Darkness Cometh Light
Meeting place
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH
Website
www.wolverhampton.gov.uk

City of Wolverhampton Council is the local authority for the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Wolverhampton has had an elected local authority since 1848, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011. It is based at the Civic Centre on St Peter's Square.

  1. ^ "The Mayor of Wolverhampton". City of Wolverhampton Council. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Wolverhampton Labour group elects new city council leader". Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ Ross, Alex (18 July 2018). "Wolverhampton council to appoint new managing director Tim Johnson". Express and Star. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Your Councillors". 22 December 2021.