Borough Council
The first elections to Warley Borough Council were in February 1966, with those elected being a "shadow council" until coming into full powers on 1 April. The Labour Party initially held power, losing it to the Conservatives in 1968. Labour regained control in 1972 at the final borough election before abolition. The county borough was divided into fifteen wards, each returning three councillors and one alderman:
- Abbey
- Bearwood
- Brandhall
- Bristnall
- Cradley Heath
- Langley
- Old Hill and Blackheath
- Rounds Green
- Rowley
- St Paul's
- Sandwell
- Soho
- Tividale
- Uplands
- Victoria
The political composition of the borough council was as follows following each election from 1967 to 1972:
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 1968 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 3 |
| 1969 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 2 |
| 1970 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 26 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Read more about this topic: County Borough Of Warley
Famous quotes containing the word council:
“There by some wrinkled stones round a leafless tree
With beards askew, their eyes dull and wild
Twelve ragged men, the council of charity
Wandering the face of the earth a fatherless child....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)