Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
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Type
Type
Leadership
Syeda Khatun,
Labour
since 21 May 2024[1]
Kerrie Carmichael,
Labour Party
since 7 December 2021
Shokat Lal
since November 2022[2]
Structure
Seats72 councillors
Political groups
Administration (64)
  Labour (64)
Other parties (8)
  Conservative (5)
  Independent (3)
Joint committees
West Midlands Combined Authority
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DB
Website
www.sandwell.gov.uk

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, or Sandwell Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority since 2016.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 1979. It is based at the Council House in Oldbury.

  1. ^ Barnett, Christian (22 May 2024). "First female Muslim mayor appointed by council". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Sandwell Council appoints new chief executive". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.